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- Date Released: January 1, 2003
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock, Power Pop
- Label: Parasol Records
A hefty dose of sugar tops this bubblegum power-pop.
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We Say...
Traces of Burt Bacharach, Matthew Sweet, Jellyfish, the Beatles and the Raspberries can be found throughout Million Dollar Milkshake, but Bacino takes those influences and adds a hefty dose of sugar to create his own style of modern bubblegum power-pop. Million Dollar Milkshake has no shortage of hooks and harmonies, much like his first album, but this album adds a richer, more lush and orchestrated sound. Banjos and Wulitzers find a home on this album along with handclaps and backing oooh's sung in harmony. The album gets bonus points for the straight-from-the-'60s Bossa Nova, but all of the songs inspire holding hands, driving with the top down, or sipping milkshakes at the local soda shop.
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They Say...
The Million Dollar Milkshake is all about sweetness, from the opening intro of "Bubblegum Factory" to lyrics about holding hands and sunny days to chirpy Bacharach-ian horns to Mark Bacino's melt-in-your-mouth vocals. The 12 songs skip by in a cloud of cotton candy, stolen kisses, and ba-ba-bas, leaving no trace but for a smile. Bacino and his band are ace at playing light and sweet, but with a peppy kick. "Downtown Girl" bops along like amped-up Marshall Crenshaw; "Rockin' Mood" lifts the opening from AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" but immediately reverts to traveling the highway to cutie, complete with castanets and dreamy background vocals; "All I Want" takes a detour into a strange world where bubblegum, burlesque, and country & western all meet; "Walking on Air" is a sticky-sweet paean to Bacino's main squeeze. This is an imaginative record that hits almost no wrong notes ("This Little Girl" is a touch generic musically and lyrically trite) and puts Bacino near the head of the modern power pop class. There are only a few power pop revivalists operating today who have the same blend of reverence for the past and energy and verve for today. Bacino walks that fine line like a pro, and The Million Dollar Milkshake will definitely satisfy your craving for sweet, frothy pop.
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| 01. |
Bubblegum Factory |
0:26 |
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| 02. |  |
Want You Around |
2:35 |
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| 03. | |
Downtown Girl |
2:23 |
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| 04. | |
Rockin' Mood |
2:39 |
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| 05. | |
How About Always |
2:44 |
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| 06. | |
Take Our Time |
2:49 |
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| 07. | |
Milkshake Bossanova |
1:45 |
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| 08. | |
All I Want |
2:38 |
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| 09. | |
This Little Girl |
3:20 |
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| 10. | |
Carry My Heart |
2:44 |
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| 11. | |
Sunny Day |
3:01 |
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| 12. | |
Walking On Air |
2:47 |
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12 Total Tracks, 29:51 Total Length
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Credits
- Laurence Etkin - Trumpet // Laurence Etkin - Flugelhorn // Margaret Taylor - Vocals // Willie Wisely - Castanets // Willie Wisely - Castanets // Willie Wisely - Castanets // John Ferrara - Piano // Scott Hull - Mastering // Jon Graboff - Pedal Steel // Ron Zabrocki - Banjo // Ron Zabrocki - Bass // Ron Zabrocki - Guitar // Ron Zabrocki - Percussion // Ron Zabrocki - Keyboards // Ron Zabrocki - Vocals // Ron Zabrocki - Vocals (Background) // Ron Zabrocki - Producer // Ron Zabrocki - Engineer // Ron Zabrocki - Mixing // Ron Zabrocki - Photography // Mark Bacino - Guitar // Mark Bacino - Percussion // Mark Bacino - Arranger // Mark Bacino - Keyboards // Mark Bacino - Vocals // Mark Bacino - Vocals (Background) // Mark Bacino - Toy Piano // Charles Newman - Engineer // Jenifer Jackson - Vocals // Jenifer Jackson - Vocals // Lori Zabrocki - Vocals // Lori Zabrocki - Photography // Cheri Leone - Vocals // Cheri Leone - Vocals (Background) // Fil Krohnengold - Wurlitzer // Ed Klinger - Drums // Jon Gordon - Engineer
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