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  • Audio CD (September 27, 1994)
  • Original Release Date: September 27, 1994
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Warner Bros / Wea
  • ASIN: B000002MUG
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,896 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Is Chicago, Is Not Chicago
2. Sugar Free Jazz
3. Casiotone Nation
4. Blueeyed Devil
5. Bus to Beelzebub
6. True Dreams of Wichita
7. Screenwriter's Blues
8. Moonsammy
9. Supra Genius
10. City of Motors
11. Uh, Zoom Zip
12. Down to This
13. Mr. Bitterness
14. Janine

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Where the '60s had a fair amount of great blue-eyed soul, the 1990s had been remiss in offering up first-rate, blue-eyed hip-hop--until Soul Coughing came along. Frontman M. Doughty shied away from the label, dubbing the quartet's music "deep slacker jazz," which actually kinda fits tracks like the film noir homage, "Screenwriter's Blues." Doughty's acerbic, often hilarious (see "Casiotone Nation") rhymes--which never sound like he's trying to be too streetwise--float like butterflies over the sting-like-a-bee rhythm section of Sebastian Steinberg and Yuval Gabay. Add the unorthodox sampler technique of Mark de Gli Antoni, and you have a total package that you'll never tire of unwrapping. --David Sprague
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If you miss it, you have only yourself to blame, May 8, 2000
By sc_demandred (Irvine, CA USA) - See all my reviews
First of all, let me lay to rest the notion that Soul Coughing's five-star ratings are artificial. This band was easily one of the most creative, innovative and interesting to hit pop radio in twenty years. While they are (obviously) beyond some people's ken, those of us who like them understand their achievements. Never has a band blended poetry, hip-hop, rock, folk, blues, techno and more into such a wonderfully quirky and listenable mix as Soul Coughing, and frankly, I despair of seeing such creativity again now that they are gone.

Ruby Vroom contains some of the most memorable songs I have ever heard. "True Dreams of Wichita" is a wistful love song that conjures up ghostly images of a small town in Kansas. "Uh Zoom Zip" is a super-charged bass grooving song whose words are a nonsense-jam of epic proportions. "City of Motors" tells a sinister story of a cat burglar and a witness who tells all... "BlueEyed Devil" tells the tale of a travelling salesman who ODs on the floor of a motel bathroom.

The best-known song from this record is "Screenwriters' Blues", the epic snapshot of Doughty's imgagined life as a screenwriter in Los Angeles. The song is rife with imagery that contrasts the negative aspects of Hollywood and the L.A. scene with the beauty the city often exhibits. When I saw Soul Coughing in San Fran two years ago, they opened with this song to amazing effect. The entire audience was singing along.

I personally don't think this band is very much like Cake; you may be disappointed if you buy the record on such a recommendation. I think Soul Coughing cannot be pigeonholed in any way, nor can you point to any one band that might have heavily influenced them. In a wasteland of bad pop bands, Soul Coughing was an oasis of beauty and originality. Rest assured, we are poorer as a nation for their breakup.

Bottom line: if you are open-minded and appreciate originality, I think you will like Soul Coughing. Ruby Vroom is as good a place to start listening as any.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm on the "bus", November 15, 2000
By halloweenteeth (Syracuse, NY) - See all my reviews
I've been a diehard fan of Soul Coughing for a little over a year by now, and I just purchased this CD in June of 2000. I must say that it completely amazed me. Out of three stellar albums, this is definitely Soul Coughing's best. My favorite song on Ruby Vroom has to be "Bus to Beelzebub," either because it makes no sense whatsoever or because of the beginning. All I really know is that it didn't leave my head for weeks after I got the CD (get onto the bus...). Close second is "Screenwriters Blues," followed by "Sugar Free Jazz."

I most certainly wasted no money at all on this album, because it's kept it's spot in the very first pocket of my CD case ever since I got it. If there's a Soul Coughing album I'd reccommend you get first, it'd be Ruby Vroom.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Of Soul Coughing, And That's Saying Alot, May 5, 2005
By K. A D. Veer (Redmond, Washington United States) - See all my reviews
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Doing a quick glance over the various reviews of this album, i have noticed only one reviewer who even attempted to throughly criticize the hell out of this album. And a good job he did...for himself. But clearly, whoever recomended that he listen to Soul Coughing was glossly mistaken. Being the creepy stalker that i am, i read his other reviews to find that his primary musical interests center around 70s pop music, and while he may enjoy Cake, this is diffrent.

Diffrent to say the least. Soul Coughing is one of few bands that cannot be accurately compared to anything else at all. Sure, you can pick out the influences, but the complete sound is unique. It's a little like morphine, with free-form poetry and some drum and bass. Or like some of Garbages older stuff, but less electro and a male vocalist. Truely, though, Soul Coughing is not a band you ought to recommend to anyone based one their appreciation of another band.

"Ruby Vroom" is in my opinion, one of the greatest albums to be made in the 90s. I'm sure that comment won't go over well with the Nirvana crowd, but it's true. From the flawless, almost techno-quality drums of Yuval Gabay, to the haunting and precise upright bass of Sebastian, to, best of all, the vocals of Mike Doughty. Doughty does not sing songs about specific stuff, like falling in love or how politics are in the toilet. He sings about things that, granted, do not make complete sense, but rather, convey a mood.

And "Ruby Vroom" is all kinds of moody. The combination of unusual vocals and the use of an upright bass gives the entire album a brooding and dark tone. The wall to wall "hits" include "Casiotone Nation" (a song who's lyrics change every time it is performed) "Bus To Beelzebub" (which opens with a sample from a 'Looney Toons' song) "True Dreams Of Wichita" "Mr. Bitterness", and best of all "Screenwriters Blues", a track i personally think could continue the length on an entire LP and not get stale.

My humble opinion, but by the looks of it, I'm in good company.
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3.0 out of 5 stars ?review?
The first time I heard this album I thought it was little weird. It is a like jazz fuzion with singing. I think they would be cool to see live.
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5.0 out of 5 stars True Dreams
This album sent a ray of electric light through the 90's, an impulse through the air that seems to have gotten lost on its way to the satellite. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars For Fans of Music
You COULD be lazy enough to label this band the "for fans of..." crap, but your bound to disappoint someone. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best offering from a great band.
I'm a big Soul Coughing fan, but amazingly I had not picked up this album until recently. Good God, I didn't know what I was missing. Read more
Published 21 months ago by M. Randall

5.0 out of 5 stars intelligent ear candy
i stumbled upon these guys listening to woxy.com and just HAD to hear more. i chose ruby vroom because it had, screenwriter's blues, the song i had heard. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Like falling through Alice's looking glass...
I had just met in person the man I had been e-mailing for months. We had been swapping musical recommendations, along with the trivia and minutia that we both seemed to have an... Read more
Published on August 25, 2005 by musiccrazed61

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing.
Like lots of folks, I first heard Soul Coughing on Songs in the Key of X, which had "Unmarked Helicopters" on it. Read more
Published on April 28, 2005 by Nicholas J. Bertollo

5.0 out of 5 stars Vroom-Vroom
This is certainly my favorite release by this band. Soul Coughing has become one of my favorite bands--long after it has ceased to be. Read more
Published on December 5, 2004 by Jens

4.0 out of 5 stars Groovy beat (the poets) oriented "slacker jazz"
Great term that, "slacker jazz" and it pretty much sums up this grooving smart alecky, acoustic bass driven outfit. Ruby Vroom is funny and strangely disturbing. Read more
Published on November 16, 2004 by Chet Fakir

5.0 out of 5 stars Open-minded music in an age of fear
This band can mix sampler techniques and acoustic bass sound with primitive,funny vocal into unique musical organism that can breathe streetwise feel. Read more
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