| Shuffle Demons, The / Greatest Hits |
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| Album: | Greatest Hits | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Shuffle Demons, The | Added: | Apr 2006 | |
| Label: | Stubby Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2006-04-16 | Pull Date: | 2006-06-18 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jun 18 | Jun 11 | Jun 4 | May 28 | May 21 | May 14 | May 7 | Apr 30 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 20, 2018: | Pumping Iron Spadina Bus | 4. | May 16, 2014: | No Cover, No Minimum Gabi's Gimi Suit | |
| 2. | Nov 15, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum Gabi's Gimi Suit | 5. | Nov 28, 2013: | The Songsmith Show The Funkin' Pumpkin | |
| 3. | Jul 13, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum Pavin' My Road | 6. | Jan 03, 2013: | Top 100 Albums of 2012 Out Of My House, Roach |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2006-04-12 | ||
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THE SHUFFLE DEMONS – “Greatest Hits” Stubby, 2004 Screwy jazz, funk, and comic novelties from an oddball Canadian band (3 saxes + bass & drums), recorded from 1986-1993. And they do it all so well! The band is really loose and punchy, a bit “out” at times but easy to love. This CD is packed, and I find it hard to pick favorites. Great stuff! Fo’s picks: All. Seriously. 1. 5:59 – avant-funky sax slide with skronky solos, freakout ending, crowd noise 2. 4:17 – silly funk/rap with group vocals: about Toronto bus lines! 3. 7:18 – rolling groove with an African flavor, overlapping saxes, bass solo 4. 4:41 – cockroach song: skittery intro, JB funk horns with silly lyrics 5. 3:11 – famous TV theme, with some crazy hockey play-by-play in the middle! 6. 5:14 – (FCC: “shit”) fun 3-way rapped story about a gig in East Berlin 7. 4:14 – stompin’ blues, a universal gripe about local politics. Great vocals/lyrics. 8. 4:08 – uptempo jazz-funk romp; much honking, stuttering drum break 9. 4:39 – goofy country song about beer: a cappella intro, then slow honky-tonk 10. 4:01 – funky strut, semi-rapped lyrics about bread & cheese 11. 2:53 – upbeat funk, goofy rap about pumpkins of all things… 12. 4:21 – bluesy with skewed bop bits; weird & wild vocal about personal ads 13. 2:11 – wacky a cappella country song about getting’ lucky in the Yukon [live] 14. 4:58 – midtempo modern-jazz instrumental, mix heavy on the bass & drums 15. 4:57 – stompin’ beat, horn riffs turn into free-funk jam, very strange voc break 16. 3:03 – fast groove over breakneck drums, dance-party lyrics, squealin’ sax solo 17. 8:58 – weirdo live poetry improv, starts like a Gregorian chant, has a great section where everyone’s shouting “corned beef on rye!” over drums. (extended crazy drum break later on, too, then fun horns ‘til end) [Fo] 4/12/06 | ||
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