Editorial Reviews Gathering their wits and willpower, the band recorded Inside/Outside USA over a three-week period at Area 52 studio, inviting several special guests along for the ride. Glen Phillips, vocalist from Toad the Wet Sprocket, sings on the faux folk number, "Woe to Him (Who Builds His House on Salty Sand)." Violinist Gilles Apap contributes to the cracked country western ditty, "Denver Umlaut." Vocalist Ellen Turner is the dream queen on the art pop song "Wintering in Heaven," and Arlene Dunlap adds impressionistic vocals to "Ballad for Bonnard's Wife." Trumpeter Jeff Elliott, currently with Les McCann, plays on "Mayor's Send-Off," a requiem for drummer Tony Moreno. Trumpeter/singer Nate Birkey is the focus of "I Can't Remember the Words," and saxist John Schnackenberg adds his two bits to "Johnny's Johnny" and "Trouble in Whoville." The Household chases down other muses, as well. Funk is the force behind "Free James Brown." Post-Beach Boy mutations occur on "Sufferin' USA." Ethnic-eclectic mayhem makes "I'll Think About It" worth thinking about. "Rhumba in Kuwait" and "Breadwinner's Procession" indulges in brooding, flecked by unhinged free improv. With the wide-ranging but concentrated statement made by Inside/Outside USA, Headless Household hopes to further clarify and/or discover why they got into this mess in the first place.
Inside/Outside USA
Greg Burk, L.A. Weekly
"Clever without being obnoxious, laid-back without snoozing..."
Jeff Gordinier, Santa Barbara News Press
"Two forces fuel the conflagration: a drive to experiment and a rollicking sense of humor."
Album Description
Headless Household's second album (and first CD),Inside/Outside USA is expectedly all over the map in terms of style, attitude, and mental wardrobe. Here, jazz, pop, folk, funk, free improvisation, cabaret, surf, C&W, polka, and other musical directions freely co-mingle.
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Inside/Outside USA
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ASIN: B00009NRW2 Release Date: 1993-01-01 |
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Album Description
Headless Household's second album (and first CD),Inside/Outside USA is expectedly all over the map in terms of style, attitude, and mental wardrobe. Here, jazz, pop, folk, funk, free improvisation, cabaret, surf, C&W, polka, and other musical directions freely co-mingle.Gathering their wits and willpower, the band recorded Inside/Outside USA over a three-week period at Area 52 studio, inviting several special guests along for the ride. Glen Phillips, vocalist from Toad the Wet Sprocket, sings on the faux folk number, "Woe to Him (Who Builds His House on Salty Sand)." Violinist Gilles Apap contributes to the cracked country western ditty, "Denver Umlaut." Vocalist Ellen Turner is the dream queen on the art pop song "Wintering in Heaven," and Arlene Dunlap adds impressionistic vocals to "Ballad for Bonnard's Wife." Trumpeter Jeff Elliott, currently with Les McCann, plays on "Mayor's Send-Off," a requiem for drummer Tony Moreno. Trumpeter/singer Nate Birkey is the focus of "I Can't Remember the Words," and saxist John Schnackenberg adds his two bits to "Johnny's Johnny" and "Trouble in Whoville."
The Household chases down other muses, as well. Funk is the force behind "Free James Brown." Post-Beach Boy mutations occur on "Sufferin' USA." Ethnic-eclectic mayhem makes "I'll Think About It" worth thinking about. "Rhumba in Kuwait" and "Breadwinner's Procession" indulges in brooding, flecked by unhinged free improv.
With the wide-ranging but concentrated statement made by Inside/Outside USA, Headless Household hopes to further clarify and/or discover why they got into this mess in the first place.
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