Universal

Bim Skala Bim | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 20, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bib
• ASIN: B00000136A
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #366,446 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pete Needs a Friend

2. Johnny O'Reilly

3. Red Eyes

4. Shakin' All Over

5. Not Natural

6. Sakloop

7. Freeman

8. Same Mistake

9. Rings of Saturn

10. Electrolux

11. Talk, Talk, and Talk

12. Three Legged Dog

13. Going Back

14. Happy Weekend

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Out of this world! Hahahaha, March 3, 2005

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Drastic Action "Doug" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Universal (Audio CD)

This was the second Bim Skala Bim CD I have purchased, and since I was not really all to enamoured with my first purchase (Eyes and Ears), I wasn't too excited, but since I had found it exceptionally cheap, I figured I'd give them a try.

This CD is what pretty much turned around my view of this band. They seemed somewhat predicable and uninteresting on my first few listens to Eyes and Ears, but Universal seems to be anything but predictable. While there are a lot of expected attributes you'd expect from a seasoned ska band, the atmosphere of these songs is remarkable. From the jumpy Pete Needs a Friend, to the almost haunting Same Mistake, to the weirdness of Freeman, this CD not only succeeds in getting my pulse going, but also brings up more emotions than I could've expected.

This CD, along with most of their other work (I have since gotten my hands on Bones, Krinkle, How's it Goin'?, and Tuba City), seems to have something for any type of ska fan out there, whether your taste is for boisterous, rambunctious ska, or more laid-back mellow ska, they seem to do it all, and do it remarkably well.