1. I'm Gonna Booglarise Ya, Baby
2. White Jam
3. Blabber 'n Smoke
4. When It Blows Its Stacks
5. Alice in Blunderland
6. The Spotlight Kid
7. Click Clack
8. Grow Fins
9. There ain't no Santa Claus on the Evenin' Stage
10.Glider
Overview by Steve Froy
Benjamin Horrendous will already be known by many
as a member of the Beefheart tribute band, The Fourfathers, who
have privately released a number of albums of Beefheart covers interpersed
with some of their own material.
However, this time Ben has decided to go solo, just
him and guitar (and some foot stomping on Alice) and to give each
of the Beefheart songs his own personal arrangement.
Ben is channelling the blues greats in his refreshing
interpretations of the whole Spotlight
Kid album. His voice growls from his boots and his slide guitar
playing is precise and spot on.
Hes obviously having a lot of fun here. Each
song is placed in its own new blues setting giving a fresh perspective
on these songs we all know so well. In fact, a couple of these,
White Jam and The Spotlight Kid, have not been covered
before (as far as I know ... at least I've not heard any versions
before).
This album is foot tappingly good great fun
and gets even better with repeated listenings.