Who Stole My Monkey

Boozoo Chavis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 2, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 2, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B00000I5KA
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #185,948 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Light the BBQ pit, Move the furniture and have at it!, July 11, 2000

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P. Collins "THE PC" (LAS VEGAS, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Who Stole My Monkey (Audio CD)

If you are looking for the kind of CD that has you "car dancing" like an idiot, this is the one to buy. This is one of the best examples of button accordian around, by one of the two most influental men in Zydeco (clifton Chernier being the other. From the opening song, "Dance All Night," your body starts to move on it's own-there is no need to look for the beat. All the way through, Boozo's hard edge voice drives to your very soul, and makes you want to howl right along with him. Be sure to send the kids away, then turn the volume all the way up for the X-rated songs "Uncle Bud" and "Deacon Jones," both long time Bar favorites by the master and now availible for home use. This disk will get the party jumpin' and the Spirits flying. By far, thisis the one disk I pull out for every party.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars He's a baaaaaad man, November 5, 2005

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zydeholic (Albany, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Who Stole My Monkey (Audio CD)

I've always heard about his x-rated records that they used to sell from underneath the counter at the record stores. Now I get to hear them. I'm not sure anyone but Boozoo could have pulled it off. Kinda raw, but in fun. After hearing the sanitized versions for so many years, its sort of like "hey, he can't say that on a cd". Maybe I need to get out more.

Boozoo's timing is ephemeral. Lots of stories about people having a hard time following him when playing with him. It shows more so in this particular cd than others I have by him, but, he makes it work, and he always does.

I'm not sure anyone but Boozoo could pull it off.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Boozoo Still Had It, July 6, 2009

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Karl W. Nehring (Ostrander, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Who Stole My Monkey (Audio CD)

Who Stole My Monkey? by the late rural Zydeco grandmaster Boozoo Chavis marked a first, at least in my collection: a Zydeco recording with a Parental Advisory on the cover. The notes on the back cover warn that cuts 15 and 16 are not suitable for airplay. I guess the old rooster (Boozoo was nearly 70 when he recorded this) wanted to show the other roosters who's still the master of the barnyard. Boozoo had complained that the record company liked to put pictures of him with his mouth open on the cover of his CDs because they made him look stupid--maybe the next time he opened his mouth, they should have shoved a bar of soap in it!

At any rate, even the young roosters will have to admit that old Boozoo's still had it: this is a great collection of tunes that will make you smile and get you in the mood for some dancing. Boozoo does not play a lot of fast and fancy stuff on his accordion, but he has a great sense of timing, and his singing, although hardly mellifluous, really communicates the lyrics. This is good, good stuff, although I would recommend that you program out the last couple of cuts.