Sex & Violins [Import]

Rednex | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 19, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Jive / Sbme Europe
• ASIN: B0000AVTYQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,586 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Cotton Eye Joe

2. Hittin' the Hay

3. Riding Alone

4. Wish You Were Here

5. Mary Lou

6. Old Pop in an Oak

7. Nowhere in Idaho

8. Sad but True Story of Ray Mingus...That Could Be Derived From ...

9. Fat Sally Lee

10. Shooter

11. McKenzie Brothers

12. Rolling Home

13. Wild and Free

14. Cotton Eye Joe [Slide to the Side Mix][*]

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Y e e e H a a a w !, August 28, 2008

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Gary Peterson (San Diego, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sex & Violins (Audio CD)

I can vaguely remember hearing "Cotton-Eye Joe" by Rednex on the radio but I can't remember when or where. I probably wasn't listening very closely because I don't particularly care for most country music. Then recently, I heard it on my XM car radio on a 90s channel. This time it really caught my attention because I was interested in electronica and recognized immediately that "Cotton-Eye Joe" was country music done up in a techno fashion. Country techno? I just had to explore further! With a quick check, I found out that Rednex was the brainchild of a group of Swedish producers who mixed the traditional "Cotton-Eyed Joe" song into a Eurodance format and came up with a worldwide smash hit. This led to a plethora of other "Country House" songs and touched off a mid-90s fad which lasted a few years and still lingers. What will the Swedes come up with next? Their ability to manufacture American-style music is astounding!

Many of those recordings are still available. I purchased the "Sex and Violins," of which several different printings were available. My choice was this one with the most recent release date (2007). The other was released in 1995, shortly after the initial hit. It's a good album, without question. Stomp yer foot! Do si do! Yeee Haaaw! Man, that's Country! The music is supplied by banjo, violins, guitar, slide guitar, bass, drums and a host of electronic keyboard things. The vocalists might be Swedish, but they've got their country accents and country twang down pat. It's an enjoyable mix. Added are a few sound effects such as horse whinneys, a whip, roosters, a cow moo and gunshots. It almost seems as if you're watching Hee Haw. Fortunately, they didn't include any corn-pone Hee Haw humor. The lyrics to the songs are quite funny, I might add. The sound effects amuse me, at first, but I think all could be deleted without harming the music in any way. The cover art is a bit gross, but it all works together.

"Sex and Violins" is enjoyable music. Upbeat. Fun. It brings a smile to my face every time I play it. Let's face it, a lot of traditional country music is party music and this stuff is outstanding party music. If the present American Country Music Industry was offering stuff like this, then I'd be listening to a lot more country music.

"Cotton-eye Joe" is the best song on the recording. Second best is "Old Pop in and Oak." Honorable mention goes to all the others. There's just not a bad song on the album. Personally, I prefer the more upbeat, more dancehall numbers, but even the ballads, such as "Wish You Were Here," "Nowhere in Idaho," "McKenzie Brothers," and "Rolling Home," are excellent. This is fun music! Yeee Haaaw!

Gary Peterson

4.0 out of 5 stars Great high energy music!, December 20, 2011

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Jens Nielsen - See all my reviews

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Loved this cd. It has some really catchy songs on it. It is a cross between electronica and country music.

5.0 out of 5 stars great music if you like this kind......, November 19, 2009

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b movie boi "gunner" (northeast) - See all my reviews

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Cotton eyed joe. nuff said! REDNEX have some AWESOME videos on youtube and elsewhere, and if you like Cotton eyed joe, you will treasure this cd as it is much more of the same ol redneck countryrock from the old days! enjoy!