The Royal Crown Revue is one hot little band. Here the sextet roars through a set of originals and jump swing standards in a live performance. The band is all swagger and attitude. But while the vocals can tend toward a sing-song sameness of spoken-word rapping, the horns and rhythm section constantly rev things up. On tracks like "Park's Place" and "The Mooch," the band really cuts loose, especially the horns. Other highlights include "Barflies at the Beach" and the band's signature tune, "Hey Pachuco!" which the group performed in the film The Mask. Not as solid as the band's major-label debut, but enjoyable.
In history, like everything else, none of the actors are ever entirely innocent, nor are they entirely evil. A good rule of thumb is that all stories are derived from incidents in which two or more parties behaved poorly, and in the case of history, say as much about the storytellers as the subjects.The American Experience website has an interesting account of the Zoot Suit Riots that takes an...
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| 1 Futro |
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| 2 Barflies at the Beach |
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| 3 Boogie After Midnight |
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| 4 Something's Gotta Give |
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| 5 Honey Child |
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| 6 Park's Place |
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| 7 The Mooche |
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| 8 Hey Pachuco! |
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| 9 Who Dat? |
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| 10 Mousetrap |
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| 11 Datin' With No Dough |
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| 12 Hot Rod |
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| 13 Poppity Pop Goes the Motorcycle |
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