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Release Date: May 19, 2003
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The Real McKenzies: Dirty Kurt Robertson (vocals, guitar); Paul McKenzie (vocals); Matt MacNasty (bagpipes); Mark "The Bone" Roland (guitar); Jamie Fawkes (bass); Brad Attitude (drums).
Additional personnel: Dave (drums); Spike Slawson (background vocals).
Recorded at Motor Studios, San Francisco, California between January and February 2003.
Personnel: Paul McKenzie (vocals); Matt MacNasty (bagpipe); Brad Attitude (drums); Spike Slawson (background vocals).
Recording information: Motor Studios, SF (01/2003-02/2003).
Photographer: Brian Archer.
Arranger: The Real McKenzies.
In theory, it seems Vancouver's irrepressibly goofy the Real McKenzies have set out to do for Scottish folk what the Pogues did for Irish folk: give a cheerful boot up the ol' arse. In reality, they sound closer to the ultra-gimmicky one-hit wonders Tenpole Tudor: three-chord bubblegum-punk that occasionally throws in a set of bagpipes or essays a traditional tune for color. This is not necessarily a bad thing, because the Real McKenzies deliver the goods with unpretentious charm and a refreshing sense of humor on Oot & Aboot. Sly, sassy songs like "Cross the Ocean" and "Shit Outta Luck" hit the same pleasure centers as the goofier songs on the mid-period Replacements songs ("Gary's Got a Boner" or "I Don't Know," for example). So it's not really all that folksy, except for the surprisingly trad closing instrumental, "Taylor Made," but it's fun. ~ Stewart Mason
Additional personnel: Dave (drums); Spike Slawson (background vocals).
Recorded at Motor Studios, San Francisco, California between January and February 2003.
Personnel: Paul McKenzie (vocals); Matt MacNasty (bagpipe); Brad Attitude (drums); Spike Slawson (background vocals).
Recording information: Motor Studios, SF (01/2003-02/2003).
Photographer: Brian Archer.
Arranger: The Real McKenzies.
In theory, it seems Vancouver's irrepressibly goofy the Real McKenzies have set out to do for Scottish folk what the Pogues did for Irish folk: give a cheerful boot up the ol' arse. In reality, they sound closer to the ultra-gimmicky one-hit wonders Tenpole Tudor: three-chord bubblegum-punk that occasionally throws in a set of bagpipes or essays a traditional tune for color. This is not necessarily a bad thing, because the Real McKenzies deliver the goods with unpretentious charm and a refreshing sense of humor on Oot & Aboot. Sly, sassy songs like "Cross the Ocean" and "Shit Outta Luck" hit the same pleasure centers as the goofier songs on the mid-period Replacements songs ("Gary's Got a Boner" or "I Don't Know," for example). So it's not really all that folksy, except for the surprisingly trad closing instrumental, "Taylor Made," but it's fun. ~ Stewart Mason
Tracks:
1 - Cross the Ocean
2 - Droppin' Like Flies
3 - Ye Banks and Braes
4 - Get Lost
5 - Lest We Forget
6 - Heather Bells
7 - Dance Around the Whiskey
8 - Oot & Aboot
9 - Shit Outta Luck
10 - Jennifer Que
11 - Drink the Way I Do
12 - Night the Lights Went out in Scotland
13 - Taylor Made
2 - Droppin' Like Flies
3 - Ye Banks and Braes
4 - Get Lost
5 - Lest We Forget
6 - Heather Bells
7 - Dance Around the Whiskey
8 - Oot & Aboot
9 - Shit Outta Luck
10 - Jennifer Que
11 - Drink the Way I Do
12 - Night the Lights Went out in Scotland
13 - Taylor Made