My Favorite Record

Asylum Street Spankers

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 24, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bloodshot Records
• ASIN: B00006JCG8
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #187,181 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Monkey Rag

2. Antifreeze

3. Breathin'

4. Whatever

5. Mountain Town

6. Wingless Angels

7. Smile

8. Wammo's Blues

9. Insane Asylum

10. The Minor Waltz

11. No Song Sad Enough

12. My Favorite Record

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Music about loving music. Declaring the best music is funny, joyful, moving and adventurous, the world's greatest all-acoustic band loaded the album with musical and lyrical references to their favorite records and shoot them at you faster than bad jokes in an Airplane! movie. This record will have you laughing, tapping your foot, dancing in your underwear and rooting through your record collection to track down another one of the Spankers' sources of inspired amalgamation.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous talent with a soft spot for silliness, January 13, 2003

By	Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

While their musical chops steadily improve, the Spankers devotion to novelty songs remains wholly undiminished. Clearly, they want to hit the magic formula to have a long-remembered goofball hit along the lines of "Euphoria," "Wahoo!," or "Marijuana Boogie" -- something that college radio DJs will play for decades to come. On one hand, they'll probably succeed -- this disc's title track comes pretty close. On the other hand, though, the sheer relentlessness of the pursuit is in itself a bit dreary, with the predictable application of time-worn, on-the-nose attention-getting themes such as irreverent religious references and druggie humor, etc. The songs I wound up playing off this record were the more or less straight swing-jazz tunes (mostly those written and sung by Christina Marrs)... I'd be interested to hear them try at least one full album where the repertoire tilts in this direction, showing off their musical chops rather than their sophmoric sense of humor.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep on Spankin', September 27, 2002

By	margaritaking "brdavis" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

The Spankers have become an Austin institution. Their live show is a must-see, and this record is a great example of that. They rely on no electronics whatsoever, just fiddles, resonator guitars, a hand saw (?!), and just about anything they can beat on. Many songs will have you crying... because you can't stop laughing. The musicianship is incredible only to be surpassed by the vocals. My favorties are "Whatever" and "Wammo's Blues". Buy this record... and if you can go see them live, you won't be disappointed! Check out their other stuff too!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There ain't nuthin' better!, January 3, 2003

By A Customer

The Spankers are one of the VERY few bands who perform with no electronic enhancement whatsoever, and are all the better for it. As opposed to popular singers, who shall remain nameless, who couldn't carry a tune in a bucket with the lid nailed shut if they didn't have soundmen with magic hands! Their sense of humor, style, performance level and downright sexiness are off the scale (on the positive end, that is) and they are an absolute necessity for any blues lover who wants that old-time, N'awlin's sound. Their licorice-stick player, and steel guitar player have to be heard to be believed and Wammo is bedda' dan poi, bedda' dan pig! Go for it, you won't be dissapointed.