It's easy to understand how three guys who worked at a fast-food chain called Meatshake would have a sense of humor about the experience, so the members of Ugly Duckling saluted the place they met (and found plenty of motif material as well) for the recording of their second album. The trio flaunts the groovy tracks, tuneful choruses, and constant microphone passing of the classic Native Tongues groups, plus much of the sampladelic lyricism. Though they can't pull off their one attempt at a real anthem ("Turn It Up"), they have plenty of excellent moments on Taste the Secret. "Meatshake," "The Confrontation," and "The Drive-Thru" send up the inanity of a restaurant that takes the meaning of Steak 'n' Shake to a new level. "The Opening Act" does for support slots what A Tribe Called Quest did for the ap industry on "Show Business" -- that is, deftly intersperses off the cuff humor with cutting commentary. It's as disarming as the hilariously bubble-bursting "A Little Samba" from their debut, Journey to Anywhere. Unfortunately, Ugly Duckling make up so many tracks from clichéd scenarios ("La Revolucion," "Rio de Janeiro," "I Wanna Go Home," "Mr. Tough Guy," "The Potty-Mouth") that the total effect is less a spin through 3 Feet High and Rising than it is an hour of Yogi Bear cartoons -- fine when you hear any one track, but much too much over the course of a full album.
During my time at college, I've come to the realization that life has a pattern, a flow, a rhythm. Everyone has a different plan, a different drummer to march to. This rhythm usually expresses itself in the music that one listens to regularly. There's a beat that I'm drawn to in music. It's not something that I'm good at describing, but I know it when I hear it, as do those closest to me. I lik...
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... here's to you....And hey: Don't forget to go and buy the album because it rocks!!!
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I could be working at a meat shake. One more day of boring blah blah blah. Does anyone know what the backing track to this song is? I know it was used for "Out Flight" by Anubian Lights but I don't think either artist created that. Thoughts? Wanna meat shake? Pork shake? There's three flavors you know.
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... here's to you....And hey: Don't forget to go and buy the album because it rocks!!!
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During my time at college, I've come to the realization that life has a pattern, a flow, a rhythm. Everyone has a different plan, a different drummer to march to. This rhythm usually expresses itself in the music that one listens to regularly. There's a beat that I'm drawn to in music. It's not something that I'm good at describing, but I know it when I hear it, as do those closest to me. I lik...
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| 1 Opening Act |
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| 2 Turn It Up |
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| 3 Meatshake |
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| 4 Dumb It Down |
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| 5 Abigail Silk |
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| 6 Energy Drink |
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| 7 The Drive-Thru |
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| 8 Mr. Tough Guy |
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| 9 Pass It On |
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| 10 La Revolucion |
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| 11 Potty Mouth |
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| 12 Daisy |
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| 13 The Confrontation |
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| 14 Rio de Janeiro |
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| 15 I Wanna Go Home |
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| 16 Goodnight Now |
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