M. S. Tucker

Chic and Magnifique, Mar 19 2004

I am never dissapointed with this series. this is the perfect CD to put on at work, on a long drive with the top down, background at your cocktail party...or whenever. Great blend of Jazz and Electronica. My favorite track is "The Black of Night", exceptional vocals.

Not bad at all, Feb 16 2004

I do like this CD for what it is..I too got suckered in by the iPod commerical and if the rest of the CD was closer to "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" I would like it a bit more. I love the whole sort of Stooges vibe you get with that track.

The rest of the CD is a tad too psychedelic rock for me, sort of like "The Coral", only better, actually more like Zeppelin and Steppenwolf mixed in a blender, a much more expensive blender than in the 60's..but I digress. There are some fantastic tracks on this that are very old school formula rock, but the overwhelming swirling feeling I get from the rest of it make me feel like I took the pill that makes me smaller..and I will… Read more

Welcome to the Lounge on a Forbidden Planet!, Feb 16 2004

This is one of the quirkiest CD's I have ever purchased. It is difficult to describe the sound exactly but if a combo of Lounge/Bad European 60's movies/Electronica/Go-Go is your bag, then this is for you.

Some exceptional tracks are:

"Reverse Cowgirl" which sounds like Beck meets Cibo Matto meets Hank Williams meets the Jetsons...figure that one out?

"Hard Petting" which is right out of a late 60's Euro-trash movie or maybe one of those goofy "Our Man Flynt" movies...kinda kitsch spy and Italian/French movie where they are driving around in a convertible down on the coast..you know what I mean, the slide whistle really adds a powerful kick… Read more