THE JACK AND JIM SHOW
''PACHUCO CADAVER''
DECEMBER 12 1995
72:00
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1 Buggy Boogie Woogie 04:21
2 Willie The Pimp 03:46
3 Drop-Out Boogie 02:41
4 Sure 'Nuff 'N' Yes I Do 04:26
5 Clear Spot 07:21
6 Steal Softly Through Sunshine Steal Softly Through Snow (Drop) 07:09
7 The Past Is Tense 03:11
8 Veteran's Day Poppy 10:58
9 I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby 08:48
10 Pachuco Cadaver 07:20
11 Pachuco Cadaver 05:44
12 The Dust Blows Forward And The Dust Blows Back 06:07
All Tracks By Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart)
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Ener Bladezipper/Bass Guitar, Guitar, Vocals
Jimmy Carl Black/Drums, Vocals
Pablo De La Rosa/Flute (Transverse)
Eugene Chadbourne/Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Ricardo Shields/Guitar, Flute (Baroque)
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REVIEW/AMG
François Couture
The second album from the "Jack and Jim Show" (i.e. Eugene Chadbourne and Jimmy Carl Black) is a tribute to Captain Beefheart. Pachuco Cadaver was released in 1995 on Fire Ant and reissued five years later on Chadbourne's home label, House of Chadula (with an interesting booklet made of drawings and anecdotes). Most of this material was recorded live, most of it was left untampered. What it actually means is that the good Doctor couldn't refrain himself from altering a few things here and there, like adding a speed-up/bust-down effect in "Clear Spot." The 11-minute "Veteran's Day Poppy" begins on stage but quickly moves somewhere else as other recordings are added (like an uncredited saxophone part). The duo is joined by Leslie Ross (bassoon), Ashwin Batish (sitar), Chris Turner (harmonica), and Brian Ritchie (didjeridoo) on "I'm Goona Booglarize You Baby" (they also appeared in the Beefheart medley found on Locked in a Dutch Coffeeshop). Rik Rue (tapes), Pablo De Rosa (flute), Ricardo Shields (guitar), and daughter Molly Chadbourne are featured in the title track. But the best songs remain the duet-only, untouched songs early in the set, especially those sung by Black, a convincing interpreter of Don Van Vliet's lyrics. "Sure 'Nuff an' Yes I Do" and "Willie the Pimp" (a Frank Zappa song immortalized by Beefheart) are great zany performances. Well produced (on a Chadbourne scale), focused, and engaging, Pachuco Cadaver should surprise any fan of the Captain.
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''PACHUCO CADAVER''
DECEMBER 12 1995
72:00
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1 Buggy Boogie Woogie 04:21
2 Willie The Pimp 03:46
3 Drop-Out Boogie 02:41
4 Sure 'Nuff 'N' Yes I Do 04:26
5 Clear Spot 07:21
6 Steal Softly Through Sunshine Steal Softly Through Snow (Drop) 07:09
7 The Past Is Tense 03:11
8 Veteran's Day Poppy 10:58
9 I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby 08:48
10 Pachuco Cadaver 07:20
11 Pachuco Cadaver 05:44
12 The Dust Blows Forward And The Dust Blows Back 06:07
All Tracks By Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart)
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Ener Bladezipper/Bass Guitar, Guitar, Vocals
Jimmy Carl Black/Drums, Vocals
Pablo De La Rosa/Flute (Transverse)
Eugene Chadbourne/Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Ricardo Shields/Guitar, Flute (Baroque)
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REVIEW/AMG
François Couture
The second album from the "Jack and Jim Show" (i.e. Eugene Chadbourne and Jimmy Carl Black) is a tribute to Captain Beefheart. Pachuco Cadaver was released in 1995 on Fire Ant and reissued five years later on Chadbourne's home label, House of Chadula (with an interesting booklet made of drawings and anecdotes). Most of this material was recorded live, most of it was left untampered. What it actually means is that the good Doctor couldn't refrain himself from altering a few things here and there, like adding a speed-up/bust-down effect in "Clear Spot." The 11-minute "Veteran's Day Poppy" begins on stage but quickly moves somewhere else as other recordings are added (like an uncredited saxophone part). The duo is joined by Leslie Ross (bassoon), Ashwin Batish (sitar), Chris Turner (harmonica), and Brian Ritchie (didjeridoo) on "I'm Goona Booglarize You Baby" (they also appeared in the Beefheart medley found on Locked in a Dutch Coffeeshop). Rik Rue (tapes), Pablo De Rosa (flute), Ricardo Shields (guitar), and daughter Molly Chadbourne are featured in the title track. But the best songs remain the duet-only, untouched songs early in the set, especially those sung by Black, a convincing interpreter of Don Van Vliet's lyrics. "Sure 'Nuff an' Yes I Do" and "Willie the Pimp" (a Frank Zappa song immortalized by Beefheart) are great zany performances. Well produced (on a Chadbourne scale), focused, and engaging, Pachuco Cadaver should surprise any fan of the Captain.
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TO THE TOP
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1 comment :
great band, great repertoire... what's not to love? thanks for the chance to hear this...
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