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Better Than the Average Weekend: A Tribute to Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet
© 2001 Deep Eddy Records (775020159020)
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A tasteful and tasty surf/instrumental tribute to Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - the guys who wrote and played all of that cool music from the Kids in the Hall TV series.
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- 1 The Heatscores - Good Cop Bad Cop
- 2 The Dead Barons - Zombie Compromise
- 3 The Mulchmen - Shake Some Evil
- 4 The Insect Surfers - Egypt Texas
- 5 The Unknown - Customized
- 6 The Neptones - Harlem by the Sea
- 7 Dirk Doom & the Overdrive Orchestra - Having An Average Weekend
- 8 Spy-Fi - Reid's Situation
- 9 The Sandblasters - Aunt's Invasion
- 10 Derf Zorr & Stella - Hot Box Car
- 11 Bass Playin' Ben - Jackpot
- 12 Popdefect - Ben Hur Picked Off in a Gazebo
- 13 The Deoras - Siesta Cinema
- 14 The Mill Valley Taters - Unwatchable/Three Piece Suit
- 15 Breakfastime - That Wuz Ear Me Callin' a Horse
- 16 Squid Vicious - Spy School Graduation Theme
- 17 The Cocktail Preachers - Mecca
- 18 The Sadies - Algoma Reflections
- 19 The Surfdusters - Peas Porridge Rock/You Spin Me Round '86
- 20 The Fabulous Planktones - They Don't Call Them Chihuahuas Anymor
- 21 Sawney Bean - Off Our Back Conrad Black
- 22 Urban Surf Kings - Memories of Gay Paree
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A tasteful and loving tribute to Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet - the guys that wrote and played all of that cool music used in the Kids in the Hall TV series. They actually recorded three full albums and a ton of singles and compilation tracks. Really!
This is a very cool tribute featuring 22 of the top surf and instrumental combos from the U.S. and, of course, Canada including The Deoras (featuring Mike Palm of Agent Orange), The Sadies, The Insect Surfers, The Surfdusters, and Squid Vicious.
Here's the liner notes from the CD.
Why Shadowy Men? What's the deal? Like a lot of fans outside of Toronto, my first exposure was through The Kids In The Hall television series. I enjoyed the show, but I just couldn't get the theme song and the link music out of my head. I finally found a store locally that had a Shadowy Men CD (specifically DIM THE LIGHTS, CHILL THE HAM), so I snatched it up. Part of me was worried that the music on the show wasn't their "real" sound. Once "Reid's Situation" started up, I couldn't help but smile. There was that *SOUND*. Catchy, melodic, but with a sense of humor thrown in. I was hooked right off. Since then, I've found other bands that remind me of the Men, but no one else seems to have quite the same formula.
Owen Gwilliam - Webmaster, Shadowy Page on a Shadowy Web
And if you still don't know who Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet are, check out their web site at http://shadowy.brainiac.com
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Tasteful is right...
author: Susan R.A great CD if you're a Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet fan. This CD is recorded by musicians who've done a fantastic job paying tribute to Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, three guys who sounded like they were having a great time on every record they made.
Well played, gentlemen
author: Daryle PompeoI love an obscure concept, especially when it comes with a tremolo bar.