Description
Watusi is the debut album by the American ska-influenced alternative rock band Silage, released on Sublime Records in 1997, manufactured and distributed by Brentwood Music. The album was recorded and mixed by Craig Nepp at Front Page Recorders in Glendale, California; with Nepp, Bob Wohler, and the band producing. Arranged by the band.
Main members were the brothers Lance Black (on lead and backing vocals as well as lead guitar) and Shane Black (bass, rhythm guitar, piano, and backing vocals) in addition of Damian Horne (lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, trombone, and bass). The album also features Ryan Clark on drums; Biff Vincent on piano, synthesizer, B-3 organ, and backing vocals; Josh Hagquist on cornet and backing vocals; Aaron Moorlag on handclaps and backing vocals; as well as Bob Wohler and Monique Powell on backing vocals.
I looked in my dictionary for a definition of silage, but all it offered was something stored in a silo. In many ways this shadows my attempt to review this album, lt is lucid and witty with a smidge of self parody but defies precise analysis. Maybe if the Police joined Madness in sending up the American high school scene from a Christian perspective it would sound like this. The beat is heavily driven by the bass (remember the Cars and the Ramones?), although the final track is the title opener reprised in swing style. Sad man that I am, I preferred it. There is also a “sappy intermission” with some duffly pitched horns that had me howling with laughter: these guys must be great fun to be around. The motif “It’s not my intention to be cl” strikes a resonance”. Would there were a few others who did their thing without bowing to the idol of pose. Buy it! [Cliff Doust, Cross Rhythms, April 1998]
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CD tracklist:
01. Watusi – 2:35
02. My Car Makes Me Sin – 3:41
03. Drop Some Names – 2:20
04. Cool Shoes – 1:28
05. Blue Igloo Cooler – 3:07
06. I Love The Radio – 3:03
07. Sappy Intermission – 1:14
08. Election Skank – 2:08
09. Do This – 2:27
10. Giggle – 2:55
11. Stumble – 1:46
12. Jesus Is My Best Friend – 2:27
13. ¿Double You Es? – 3:58
14. Smile – 4:05
15. Be True To Your School – 1:55
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Sublime Records.
“Watusi” (MUSIC VIDEO)
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