The Travelling Westburys
ROMAINE NOGGIN ep (1999)
the infamous family sing-along, with four westicles together in one room, immortalized by 1849. i sing about getting caught playing doctor on the stairs, uncle brian sings about impotence and kilts, grandpa sings about going to detroit and forgetting to bring brian back some cabbage rolls, and johnny smith is mostly inaudible because he’s standing in the doorway without a microphone, though he does contribute some harmonica and atmosphere. there’s a bit of czechoslovakian in there as well, and about six or seven songs trapped inside of twelve minutes. it ends up sounding something like a twisted broadway musical or dinner theater, unlike anything else i’ve ever done. i don’t think i’ll ever be able to listen to it without breaking into a laughing fit at some point. grandpa hits some nice high notes too, and he was no spring chicken. little laura lee isn’t at the same level of invention, and i don’t sing at all, but it features some nice bits of insanity from uncle brian, and johnny smith singing about nosehair. i thought a whole album would come of this (uncle brian would play the bugle!), and it never did, but at least we’ve got these two tracks.
TRACKS:
1849 (family singalong)
little laura lee
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