THE AUTO BODY EXPERIENCE: A Tribute To Carhenge

The Auto Body Experience

A Tribute To Carhenge

© 1999 Auto Order Music (BMI) (789577055827)

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Horn-driven quirky pop tunes for cave-dwelling hermits and their dogs.

tracks

1 The Auto Body Theme
2 Mr. Potato Head
3 (I'm Turning Into) Mister Wilson
4 Nobody's Running The Ship
5 Head
6 All Your Friends
7 Tom Is Late
8 Crap
9 X-Ray Specs
10 The Worms Don't Hear
11 Class Reunion
12 The Auto Body Reprise

notes

The Auto Body Experience is a horn-driven rock band from St. Paul, Minnesota.

They play off-kilter songs written by bandleader Scott Yoho.

The lyrics are often humorous and cover unusual topics, from exploring the tunnels under Disneyland to discovering that your childhood companions were all employed by your dad.

Stylistically, the music ranges from cartoon jazz to ska, Latin to guitar-driven pop, and reggae to gospel - often all within the course of one song.

Since thier formation in 1989 they've shared the stage with such swell artists as Adrian Belew, Brave Combo, Dread Zeppelin, Moxy Fruvous, and Something Fierce.

They've been played on national radio shows like Doctor Demento, Car Talk, The Splendid Table and were recently heard on CNBC. Michael Feldman's What D'Ya Know has featured Auto Body Experience CDs as booby prizes.

The band has toured across three states, been featured on many Twin Cities radio stations, and performed at most local venues. Some places have even had them back a second time.

In '89 the band was a quartet. Now it's a septet. There are two prevailing theories about this growth. The first is that it's an attempt to have the number of current members remain higher than the number of members who have quit over the years, maintaining a positive turn-over ratio, thus de-emphasizing the fact that the bandleader is a tyrannical megalomaniac and impossible to work with. The second theory has to do with the continual expansion of the universe, and is just plain silly.

Their initial plan of world-wide pop domination has been continually revised over the years. Today they aspire to earn enough at each gig to cover the cost of sending out their promotional postcards.

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  • Nothing compares!
    author: Mike Loonan

    These guys are phenomenal, starting at the top with Mr. Scott Yoho, who kicks serious bottom on the guitar. He can go from Vivaldi to Vai in a nanosecond. His lyrics are hilarious yet insightful, and the arrangements and melodies are pure genius. Where's the music videos? That would be the next logical step...the world is ready and waiting. Keep up the great work!

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