Texas Chainsaw Orchestra

The Texas Chainsaw Orchestra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 16, 1997)
• Original Release Date: September 16, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B000003435
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #442,515 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tuning Up

2. Sabre Dance

3. American Woman

4. You Oughta Know

5. Chain Gang

6. I Will Always Love You

7. Birthday

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hearing is Believing, August 14, 2000

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M KIRK-DUGGAN "Reverse Mike" (El Cerrito Fellowship, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Texas Chainsaw Orchestra (Audio CD)

Is there room for well-done humor in MUSIC? Absolutely, and this abbreviated CD does the job with artistry. Like Spike Jones, this studio creation takes certain "instruments" and shows that music is in the ear and in the player regardless of the medium. My personal favorite is "Sabre Dance" as it truly cuts to the bone. The artistry is overwhelming, and everytime I play it I start to giggle, and wind up satisfied. Try playing it for friends without stating its genre, and sample their responses. Do not take it to Boston, as everyone knows that Boston lost its sense of humor when Tom Lehar departed for the Hungry I, e.g. see the affronted bean eaters responses to Wendy Carlos. Anyone who is long in the tooth will enjoy this buzzing masterpiece. AMDG

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Texas Chainsaw Orchestra, March 15, 2000

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[e-mail] (Wilmington, Delaware) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Texas Chainsaw Orchestra (Audio CD)

This CD is great. All of the music on it is played entirely on power tools. Everyone I've played it for has loved it, and I've never heard anything like it anywhere else. Truly one of a kind, and very cheap, I recommend this CD to everyone. If you know about any albums similar to this, please e-mail me. I loved this one so much I am anxious to know if there is more of this kind of music out there somewhere.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars That's the sound, June 12, 2004

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Texas Chainsaw Orchestra (Audio CD)

This album features instrumental versions of well known songs, played entirely on power tools. This is really funny stuff. Can you imagine "I Will Always Love You" being played on a chainsaw? You probably can't, so you need to get this CD to hear it. Recommended to fans of novelty music.