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- Date Released: August 31, 1999
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock, Surf Rock
- Label: Yep Roc Records / Redeye
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They Say...
Los Straitjackets' third album, The Velvet Touch of los Straitjackets, contains more witty, knowing guitar instrumentals that appropriate the best of surf, jangly pop, rockabilly, and spaghetti Western soundtracks with aplomb. Driving surf numbers like "Tempest" and "Hornet's Nest" are mixed with sweeter sounds like "Close to Champaign" and a cover of "My Heart Will Go On" that places the song closer to the Pacific shoreline than Atlantic icebergs. Klezmer and Mexican elements flavor songs like "Tabouli" and "Tijuana Boots," and while the group's inherent cleverness and kitsch occasionally veer into self-parody, Velvet Touch is another solid effort from an always entertaining band.
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Kawnaga! |
2:26 |
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| 02. | |
Rockula |
2:46 |
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| 03. | |
Close To Champaign |
3:53 |
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| 04. | |
Hornet's Nest |
3:00 |
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| 05. | |
My Heart Will Go On (Love Them From Titanic) |
4:29 |
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| 06. | |
Tempest |
3:22 |
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| 07. | |
Tijuana Boys |
2:51 |
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| 08. | |
Sing, Sing, Sing |
3:23 |
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| 09. | |
Tabouli |
3:39 |
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| 10. | |
Sterno |
1:54 |
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| 11. | |
State Fair |
2:34 |
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| 12. | |
All That Glitters |
2:47 |
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12 Total Tracks, 37:04 Total Length
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Credits
- Ben Vaughn - Producer // Darrel Gardner - Trumpet // Joe Gastwirt - Mastering // Mark Linett - Engineer // Jeff Sudakin - Keyboards // Jeff Sudakin - Orchestration // Jeff Sudakin - Sound Design // Danny Amis - Guitar // Peter Curry - Bass // Eddie Angel - Guitar // E. Scott Esbeck - Bass // Jay Mason - Clarinet // Jay Mason - Saxophone // George Miller - Artwork
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