Bobby Conn: Macaroni (CD on Fire Records)

Band: Bobby Conn
Label: Fire Records
Title: Macaroni

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Band:Bobby Conn
Title:Macaroni
Reviewed By:Maarten Schiethart
Date Published:21/04/2012

Label:Fire Records
Format:CD
Release Year:2012
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Now on an English label, Chicago's Bobby Conn gets a further chance to stage his protest songs, set to a bunch of funky licks and breaks. A hop, skip and jump through music styles, 'Macaroni' touches ground on Balkan beats, jiggy klezmer and Philadelphia soul, and also throws in two spoonfuls of Afro-funk.

There are moments when Bobby Conn tries out his best Billy Joel impersonations and I recommend skipping 'More Than You Need'. Consistent in going over the top, the album becomes a most complex set of tunes. Zappa suckers better pricketh up thy ears here.

'Greed' must be the winning track here. It is grim glam rock to get you through the credit crunch. A self-proclaimed nihilist, Bobby Conn likes a bit of drama and theatre. Think early Tubes and loud Mothers Of Invention with a touch of the Danube sound. Prog mock of irony and style.

Track Listing:

01) Can't Stop The War
02) GREEED
03) Underground Vktm
04) The Truth
05) Afterschool
06) Macaroni
07) Govt
08) Face Blind
09) Walker's Game
10) More Than You Need

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