Grand Opening [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

Geggy Tah

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 28, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Luaka Bop
• ASIN: B00004RD31
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #281,017 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Last Word (The One for Her)

2. Go

3. L.A. Lujah

4. Giddy Up

5. P. Sluff

6. Tucked In

7. Fasterthan...

8. Who's in a Hurry?

9. Intro

10. Ovary Z's

11. Bonb Fishing

12. Crack of Dawn

13. (Ghost of P. Sluff)

14. Welcome into the World (Birthday Song)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful discovery, November 28, 2000

By	prufrock_j_a "prufrock_j_a" (Salt Lake City, UT USA) - See all my reviews

For years Geggy Tah has snoozed in the back of my brain, filed carelessly under "Novelty Band." This seemed logical to me, since they were the band who sang that classy little novelty song "Whoever You Are" (you remember-- the anti-road-rage anthem with the refrain "All I wanna do is to thank you...") Though that song held up to ad nauseum airplay far better than 99.9% of top-40s, I never bothered to look up their albums.

Six years later, after stumbling over their Grand Opening album, I'm got the same goofy, delighted grin I had on my face the first time I heard "Whoever You Are." And it's *not* the kind of goofy grin you get after listening to a clever Weird Al parody or a self-consciously silly Crash Test Dummies song. Geggy Tah's songs are certainly childlike in their joy, but not in their structure. And I don't feel that they're cute just to be cute, or eclectic just to be eclectic. I get the distinct impression that the Misters Geggy & Tah feel what they sing -- that the exuberance of their music is a natural outgrowth of their love of life and music, rather than a desire to be precious or ponderous.

Then again, maybe I'm hormonal, and am responding to Tommy Jordan's gentle, playful lyrics and vocals. Enough to charm the skin off mere mortals -- walks a delicate line between Peter Pan and Prince (w/o the profanity).

I'd better stop before I gush myself into Geggy Tah Groupie Land -- then no one would take my review seriously! Final verdict: an intelligent, dizzy album full of new sounds and guilt-free elation. Check it out.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a real pity..., August 17, 2000

By	J. Skinner "olentzero" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

...that a band this good has only two albums out. On the one hand it makes it easy to own their complete works, but then there's so little to listen to!

"Grand Opening" is indeed a grand album. There seems to be, in my opinion, a wider variety of songs here than on "Sacred Cow", and several songs like 'P. Sluff' and 'Bomb Fishing' stick in my head, begging to be hummed under my breath at work. 'L.A. Lujah' is a fun little impressionist tribute to the band's hometown, and the pseudo-Gregorian refrain underlying it is a nice touch. Overall this is a nifty little item that should be in the collections of people who like to listen to music outside of the mainstream, whatever that means. Check it out; it's certain you won't be disappointed.

5.0 out of 5 stars Instant Classic, January 29, 2008

By	C. Woodford (Philly, PA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

So you heard of Geggy Tah on a car commercial?

If so, this CD will not be what you expect. Check out their second or third CD.

Grand Opening is amazing, an album they - let alone anyone else - have since been able to reproduce or improve upon, an instant classic. There's nothing like this CD out. It's a twist of weird song concepts set to interesting beats and brilliant harmonies resulting in a magical musical journey.

If you're into milestones in musical history, definately snatch a copy of Grand Opening. If you just like their song on the car commercial, don't bother.