A year and a half after Hit Parade, the band released their Island debut. On Watusi, the noisy rhythms of Seamonsters are gone. Steve Fisk's production gives the LP a more varied musical feel; he lends his piano and organ skills over the crackling and popping of a turntable on the beautiful "Spangle." The first track, "So Long, Baby," begins as a normal, uptempo number, but then completely changes rhythm and melody for the chorus, a surprising and enjoyable move. "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" is a high-powered, infectious sing-along. Although Seamonsters has more beautiful songs, Watusi's diversity gives it an added edge.
The Grateful Dead weren't through with me. I'd tried to like them on their own merits, I'd tried to use them as romantic subterfuge - I'd learned my lesson.The years passed, and I wrote songs when I wasn't busy with something else, and by the time the 90's rolled around I had an album's worth of material. I eventually accumulated a few friends who were reasonably proficient at different instr...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 So Long, Baby |
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| 2 Click Click |
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| 3 Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah |
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| 4 Let Him Have It |
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| 5 Gazebo |
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| 6 Shake It |
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| 7 Spangle |
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| 8 It's a Gas |
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| 9 Swimming Pools, Movie Stars |
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| 10 Big Rat |
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| 11 Catwoman |
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| 12 Hot Pants |
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