Spanker Madness [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

Asylum Street Spankers

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 9, 2001)
• Original Release Date: March 21, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Bloodshot Records
• ASIN: B00005QG8A
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #214,421 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. High as You Can Be

2. Beer

3. Blade of Grass

4. Take the Heat

5. Winning the War on Drugs

6. Wake and Bake

7. Interlude

8. Knock Myself Out

9. Amsterdam

10. Pakalolo Baby

11. Gettin' High

12. It's Dry Down Here

13. Orion

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Spanker Madness is the Asylum Street Spankers' salute to the devil weed--or, if you prefer, the holy herb. Founding members Christina Marrs and Wammo are joined by a rotating cast of inmates that includes former full-time Spanker Guy Forsyth and producer David Leroy Biller on lead guitars. Marrs initiates a Betty Boop-style duet with the veddy British Martin Blacker on "Wake and Bake" and strums a ukulele on "Pakalolo Baby." Wammo mounts up with the Ghost Riders in the Sky for "Winning the War on Drugs" and does the Tom Waits thing on "Amsterdam." Clarinetist Stanley Smith takes a casually Dylanesque vocal on "Blade of Grass" before Forsyth revisits the Delta on the bluesy "Take the Heat." The Spankers' loose communal spirit entertainingly recalls seminal hippie folk groups such as the Jim Kweskin Jug Band and the Holy Modal Rounders. But the most telling observation belongs to Wammo, who confesses that after decades of devoted experimentation, his favorite altered state is ... beer. --Rick Mitchell

Product Description

This record is about using and enjoying drugs, particularly marijuana and beer. If this bothers you please go away.

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Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good music about fun drugs, January 30, 2004

By	Richard Johnson (Birmingham, AL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love this album! Asylum Street Spankers are very talented musicians that can't easily be pigeonholed into one musical genre. It is a great blend of folk, jazz, country, rockabilly and more, but the album has a cohesive sound throughout. This is the type of music that is most popular at drunken parties, but it's great to listen to anytime (except in front of your grandmother, your priest, or the DEA.) It skewers the war on drugs, and presents some positive viewpoints on drug use. If you have a libertarian attitude and want some quality music, check this album out.