The title track from our 2006 album shows the band dipping its toes into the R&B and soul genre. I’d like to record this again with the newer equipment, as this is very primitive. It kind of sounds like karaoke, but you get the idea of what we were trying to accomplish. Besides, I sure ain’t tryin’ to pleez.
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From the 1998 album “Pornucopia” comes one of the first political songs in the Jackass Penguins catalog. The lyrics to this are half-satire, and half-real, reflecting the general emotions of the period in the wake of the twin bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. The refrain of “Osama is a fuckin’ beast” would prove to be an understatement in the years following this release.
From the 2010 EP “Furlough Jam” comes this cover of Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg with a reggae twist. Recorded on a whim during the dog days of the Great Recession, when I had plenty of time and not enough money. A little over a year after this (and an alternate cut called “Dub Thang”) came out, Snoop Dogg becomes Snoop Lion and enthusiastically records reggae music. Coincidence? Most likely. But it’s nice to imagine that somehow Mr. Snoop Dogg was inspired by this cut.
I know it’s a day early, but in honor of 4/20 I decided to upload this song from the 2002 EP “Strand” which was recorded around the same time as Silver Queen. Every April 20 I go to the beach, so I won’t be posting much until next week. Have a great weekend. Peace.
One of the worst songs Jackass Penguins has done in relation to tempo, but then again most of the songs on the 1998 album “Not An Album” had some kind of fatal flaw. If you can manage to listen through the tempo problems, the concept and vibe of the song is actually not that bad, good even. Enjoy?
Since I brought up “Murph” yesterday, I had to post it here for reference. From the 1994 album “Crude Hoyle” this song features only beat box and vocals and may have been one of the best songs in the Diskovepher catalog. Each track was done in one take, thus any mistakes are left in. Still, I would like to think that this is still an enjoyable song to listen to. Cheers!
From the 1997 album “Stolen Shoes” this song signaled a return to multi-tracked recording, although the results are not of the best quality. Also, the first reggae song in the Jackass Penguins repertoire since the reggae-tinged “Murph” back in 1994. Enjoy.
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