Description
dämb it, sub-titled DAMB FAN ALBÜM, is a multi-artist double disc compilation featuring 35 songs written by Terry Scott Taylor of Daniel Amos fame, independently released on BigDork Production in 2002. The tracks were recorded by members from the Daniel Amos Message Board (a.k.a. DAmbers) as A Tribute to Daniel Amos, Terry Taylor, Lost Dogs, and The Swirling Eddies.
See also the follow-up double disc More Negative Fruit: dämb it – part deux, released the following year.
Tribute discs can be an iffy thing (I didn’t totally pan the official tribute, I just had high hopes). Fan tribute discs are more than iffy, they can be down right scary and disturbing (I’m only guessing since this is the only fan disc in my collection). This one takes a giant step beyond scary and lands into territory normally reserved for the criminally insane.
Daniel Amos has attracted a following of strange and disturbingly talented artists (you name it, writers, artists, musicians and health professionals) who follow the band’s output the way astronomers watch the evening sky for new happenings in the heavens. The band also has a stupefying message board. At times this board is a place of thought provoking discussions, but most often it resembles a not quite done Mexican taco.
The packaging for an indie fan release is better than many commercial CDs I’ve seen. The art work and notes are first class – really. This was obviously a labour of love, and it looks great.
So how is this dämb it thing anyway? Well, it is wildly inconsistent – at times it’s beautifully poignant; other times it’s painful. But mostly it’s pretty dämb good. Surprisingly so. Many of the arrangements are clever thoughtful interpretations of the originals, and the performances are better than average. Even the sonically challenged submissions have an honesty and heart that does the originals justice.
Of course I’m somewhat biased considering I have some skin in the game on this thing – however I’m not a big fan of my own submission (no I’m not fishing, it’s pretty good, but I should have been more careful recording to avoid the vocal distortion) so I’m not just being charitable to the other artists. And to be honest I’m pretty impressed. For a fan disc, this really is a pretty amazing accomplishment. Not every band gets such an honour.
For a very detailed look into the making of dämb it visit BigDork.org
It’ll be interesting to find out what the band thought of this thing. In some ways it’s a fitting payback to the band for their involvement in the Sacred Cows CD.
Although this was done as a tribute not as a skewer. [Jevon, Banophernalia, January 2003]
2CD tracklist:
Disc One – dämb it
1-01. Dw. Dunphy – Strange Days – 4:07
1-02. carl – God Went Bowling – 3:55
1-03. Rev. J.T. Tucker, III & Aunt Betty – Happily Married Man – 2:29
1-04. Dolphin & Buffalo – In The Calling – 3:44
1-05. wes berlin – Red White and Blue – 2:44
1-06. The Banos – I Love You #19 – 4:21
1-07. jamespop – The Unsuccessful Itailan Missionary – 0:13
1-08. JiMinY – The Big Guns – 4:22
1-09. Jonny Edwards & Wife – Fortunate Sons – 3:12
1-10. wes berlin – Darn Floor – Big Bite – 5:40
1-11. TM – Bibleland Suite – 4:17
1-12. Woggy & JiMinY – The Wall Of Heaven – 4:28
1-13. Theo – Angels Tuck You In – 3:57
1-14. brdhsnyrsoul – Steal Away – 3:22
1-15. Melody & Jim Butler – All That Remains – 5:21
1-16. arcticsunburn – Home Permanent – 3:25
1-17. Dr. Sticky – She’s A Hard Drink – 2:24
1-18. Shemp – Babble On – 2:40
Disc Two – MORE! dämb it
2-01. Bowling Pin – Carman – 1:21
2-02. wes berlin – The Unattainable Earth – 3:52
2-03. Jerry Chapman – She’s All Heart – 3:32
2-04. Dw. Dunphy – A Certain Love – 3:09
2-05. Contemptible Dreamers – Travelog – 3:38
2-06. Woggy & JiMiNY – New Car – 2:42
2-07. jamespop – Tico The Talking Trumpet – 0:46
2-08. Jim Muglia – If You Loved Here, You’d Be Home By Now – 2:38
2-09. Bubba Death Machine – Sprinklerhead – 2:49
2-10. Casual Cruelty – Hey John Wayne – 2:10
2-11. Fluid Imbibers – Outdoor Elvis – 3:05
2-12. D.M.L – (The First) Noel[le] – 2:16
2-13. Dr. Rich & Uncle Ralph – Darn Floor – Big Bite – 4:24
2-14. jamespop – The Shape Of Air – 3:03
2-15. Shemp – (What’s Come) Over Me – 3:54
2-16. Buffalo & Egret – Faces To The Window – 3:52
2-17. Mark – Wacky Fan Letter – 7:37
Note: Available at: http://bigdork.org/BDCDR/bdcdr002-damb/bdcdr002dambit.htm
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