- Audio CD (Mar 17 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Rounder / Umgd
- ASIN: B0000003LD
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #180,341 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. The Hokey Pokey (Rock Style) |
| 2. Mexican Hat Dance |
| 3. Never On Sunday |
| 4. Limbo Rock/Hand Jive |
| 5. The Hustle |
| 6. The Chicken Dance |
| 7. Mana Vu |
| 8. The Jeffrey |
| 9. Peanut Vendor |
| 10. Jeopardy (schottische) |
| 11. The Hokey Pokey (Go - Go Style) |
| 12. The Bunny Hop |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
"We saw new dances like `The Freeze' and `The Achy Breaky' spreading like an epidemic in country dance halls," the members of Brave Combo write in the liner notes to their new album, Group Dance Epidemic. "Then terpsichorean plague struck--`The Macarena.' No one was spared, not even the vice president of the United States." Does Brave Combo, the polka-rock band from Texas, object to these developments? No, they love it. They are fervent evangelists for the democratizing and uplifting values of group dances, no matter how corny (plus it gives them more work). Thus the album features a dozen songs that have been dance-floor-tested for group participation, and the CD booklet comes with dance instructions for each.
"The Freeze," "The Achy Breaky," and "The Macarena" are not included, but Van McCoy's disco classic, "The Hustle," is. Most of the others belong to an earlier age when dancers bent their knees and backs to do the "Limbo Rock," flapped their elbows to the "Chicken Dance," shuffled their soles to the "Mexican Hat Dance," and waved their hands over their heads for "The Hokey Pokey." This is not the sort of album you'll want to sit around and listen to, but if you're having friends over to the house and you're afraid they're going to talk about the federal budget, you might want to put this on.
Because Brave Combo is a bohemian band from Austin, these songs have two layers. At the forefront of the mix, the tune and beat are strong and clear, but in the background, secondary beats and jazzy embellishments are complicating things. The band's approach is reflected in their notes for "The Bunny Hop:" "Cute dance for children or modern fertility rite? That's the same thing, isn't it? This version features an Aboriginal dronepipe (the didgeridoo) and quotations from Peter Cottontail and Duke Ellington's `Cottontail.'" --Geoffrey Himes
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Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
Almost perfect
Oct 24 2003
Format:Audio CD
My kids, 3 and 5, developed a sudden fascination with the "Chicken Dance." I looked around for a good recording, and when I saw the Brave Combo version grabbed it (they think "All Wound Up" rules)
We've been generally happy with one small nit. In their search for artistic differentiation the band has thrown in quite a few twists that, while they sound interesting, make it a bit hard to dance to. That's not cool for an album titled "Group Dance Epidemic."
Still, it's a great kid's album and highly recommended.
Lunatic Fun
Jun 19 2003
Format:Audio CD
If you want a band that stays in one style and groove, forget it! A person could get stylistic whiplash off of this CD. The jump from Mana Vu to The Jeffrey comes to mind. The thing is though it is all played with real joy and passion, something most recordings are devoid of these days. The American Bandstand ratings system of is it cool and can you dance to it comes up with max marks for both. For those clueless, there's even instructions for how to dance to it.
Unadulterated Fun.
Nov 11 2001
Format:Audio CD
This CD is unadulterated FUN. The band is tight. The recording is good. I love what they do with the music, styles and lyrics. My all time favorite, though, is the Bunny Hop. It's great swing. I can't listen to this selection only once. I always repeat it. TWO versions of the Hokey Pokey - who could ask for more?! The Limbo Rock / Hand Jive is great. I always sing along with Mana Vu. (Jeffrey is nuts (in a good and creative way).) That's my humble and entertained opinion.
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Worlds Greatest Dance Band
There is no other way to put it. I don't know how someone can listen to any of their music and not want to dance. Don T. Ft.Worth TX
Published on Sep 17 2000 by Donald Troxell
Group Dance Epidemic
You haven't LIVED until you've danced to Brave Combo! More specifically, to BC's rockin' version of the Hokey Pokey! Read more
Published on Feb 24 2000 by D. Mears
Great for the younger set!!!
What the previous reviewers failed to note is the obvious youth appeal of this CD. Remember in elementary school when you learned the Hokey Pokey by listening to some tired old... Read more
Published on Feb 1 1999
Good enough to give to your best friends!
I own a copy already, and my friends from Colorado really fell in love with it, especially the Hokey-Pokey. So, I'm ordering a copy for them. Read more
Published on Dec 20 1998
You have to appreciate Brave Combo to enjoy this disc
Brave Combo approaches their music with a distinctive tongue-in-cheek humor that is easily shared if you're of the mind to go with it. Read more
Published on Oct 20 1998
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