Lounge Against the Machine

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On Lounge Against the Machine, alt-rock hits get the Vegas treatment way before their time. Vocalist Richard Cheese and his piano trio really know how to warp a song. Rage Against the Machine's "Guerilla Radio" sounds smooth as silk, if incredibly schmaltzy, in the hands of this wayward lounge act. The Dead Kennedys' "Holiday in Cambodia" gets completely defanged in Cheese's rendition. And it's definitely strange to hear the rage drained out of Nirvana's "Rape Me" and replaced with bland, mindless enthusiasm. The tone of these covers is so far removed from the originals that at times you forget what you're really listening to. At moments like these, Cheese and the boys sound like some anonymous combo going through the motions. But then you'll hear the singer let loose with some foul language or croon a harsh line and it sounds downright strange and funny. Lounge Against the Machine can be tiresome at times, but it certainly takes the piss out of these songs. --Fred Cisterna

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Lounge Against the Machine

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Cheesy
Very funny
Stick it up your yeah!
RICHARD CHEESE SAYS: "DON'T BUY THIS CD"
A "Must Have" for any Real Cheese Collector!

Lounge Against the Machine
Richard Cheese
Manufacturer: Oglio Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Aperitif for Destruction
Tuxicity
I'd Like a Virgin
The Sunny Side of the Moon: The Best of Richard Cheese
Tuxicity

ASIN: B00004Z40S
Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

Nookie/Break Stuff (originally by Limp Bizkit)
Guerilla Radio (originally by Rage Against The Machine)
Come Out And Play (originally by Offspring)
Closer (originally by Nine Inch Nails)
Wrong Way (originally by Sublime)
Bullet The Blue Sky (originally by U2)
Creep (originally by Radiohead)
Last Resort (originally by Papa Roach)
Rape Me (originally by Nirvana)
What's My Age Again (originally by Blink 182)
Smack My Bitch Up (originally by Prodigy)
Fight For Your Right (originally by Beastie Boys)
Only Happy When It Rains (originally by Garbage)
Suck My Kiss (originally by Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Holiday In Cambodia (originally by Dead Kennedys)
The Rockafeller Skank (originally by Fat Boy Slim)

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On Lounge Against the Machine, alt-rock hits get the Vegas treatment way before their time. Vocalist Richard Cheese and his piano trio really know how to warp a song. Rage Against the Machine's "Guerilla Radio" sounds smooth as silk, if incredibly schmaltzy, in the hands of this wayward lounge act. The Dead Kennedys' "Holiday in Cambodia" gets completely defanged in Cheese's rendition. And it's definitely strange to hear the rage drained out of Nirvana's "Rape Me" and replaced with bland, mindless enthusiasm. The tone of these covers is so far removed from the originals that at times you forget what you're really listening to. At moments like these, Cheese and the boys sound like some anonymous combo going through the motions. But then you'll hear the singer let loose with some foul language or croon a harsh line and it sounds downright strange and funny. Lounge Against the Machine can be tiresome at times, but it certainly takes the piss out of these songs. --Fred Cisterna

Customer Reviews:

Cheesy.......2006-08-24

Thats the point though, Its supposed to be a cover of the original in lounge style. This one has some of my favorites done in that laid back way. You could play this at cocktail parties and no one would notice that its lyrics to hard core rock. Enjoy

Very funny.......2006-07-06

Comical twist on songs that you know well. There is some strong language and four letter words that occured in the original form, you can just understand it more clearly in this version.

Stick it up your yeah!.......2005-10-22

This CD features lounge music versions of "alternative standards". It is performed by a singer accompanied by a jazz trio (piano, bass and drums). The singer is suitably cheesy and sleazy, and the jazz trio is actually quite talented. The humor comes from hearing the radically different arrangements of these songs, plus the oddness of hearing a lounge singer sing the (mostly) dirty lyrics of these songs. Funny stuff!

RICHARD CHEESE SAYS: "DON'T BUY THIS CD".......2005-08-26

I saw Dick's show last night at the El Rey and he was unbelievable! He stated that he's in the middle of a lawsuit with the record label of this cd and we should not buy this one. He's putting out a cd this January with new recordings of all these songs, so he said last night. So BUY THE OTHER THREE!!! TUXICITY is the best! Get down with the sickness everybody!

A "Must Have" for any Real Cheese Collector!.......2005-08-16

This is Richard Cheese's first CD, and was produced by a different label than his subsequent three CD's. In it, Richard and the band cover songs from the Dead Kennedy's and Fat Boy Slim to Nirvana and Offspring; all in their unique, "swankified" Las Vegas lounge act style. As always, they keep the scores musically complex, the lyrics true to the original song, and Richard imbues the vocals with just the right touch of faux seriousness to keep you laughing through multiple listening sessions of the CD.

A co-worker turned me on to Richard Cheese's latest release "Aperitif for Destruction" about a month ago. Since then, his CD's have been passed around our office with the popularity of beer flavored cheese curds at a Wisconsin dairy festival.

Although "Lounge Against the Machine" wouldn't be my top recommendation for a Richard Cheese newbie (start with "Aperitif for Destruction" and work your way back), it is definitely a must have for any true Cheese-fan's collection. So... My recommendation is to get it while it is still available.

Average customer rating:

LA Face with Oakland Booty!
Only the best

Tuxicity
Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine
Manufacturer: Surfdog Records Ada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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I'd Like a Virgin
Aperitif for Destruction
Lounge Against the Machine
The Sunny Side of the Moon: The Best of Richard Cheese
Silent Nightclub

ASIN: B000IOMXPI
Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

She Hates Me
Fell in Love with a Girl
Baby Got Back
Down with the Sickness
Hate to Say I Told You So
Insane in the Brain
Relax
Shake Ya Ass
Hot for Teacher
One Step Closer
Live in the Lounge
Smoke Two Joints
Chop Suey
Loser
More Human Than Human
I Used to Love Her
Crazy
Buddy Holly

Album Description

Released in 2002, this record contains eighteen uncensored songs, swankifying selections from The White Stripes to White Zombie; from Guns 'N Roses to Britney Spears.

Customer Reviews:

LA Face with Oakland Booty!.......2007-07-13

I can't believe there's only one other review for this album. Richard Cheese is the sickness! I've only heard two of his albums (the other one has covers of NIN's Closer and Nirvana's Rape Me), but this one's my favorite simply for the first 8 tracks. Hilarious. His covers of Baby Got Back, Down with the Sickness, Shake Yo A**, and Fell in Love with a Girl (bad scatting at its best) make me giggle madly. And I love his smooth, smarmy voice.

If you like to get a little silly with your music sometimes, if Weird Al Yankovic has ever made you smile, or you thought Gunther's Ding Ding Dong song was funny, you'll get this. Sooo much fun!

Only the best.......2006-12-31

Another Richard Cheese diamond mine! I can actually say I jam out to this in my car.This is the best album out of all of them.

Average customer rating:

SImply awesome!!!!!!!
grEat stuff!!
Interesting
Music to drink codeine cough syrup by.
For those who like their pop with extra cheese

Tuxicity
Richard Cheese & Lounge Against the Machine
Manufacturer: Ideatown
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Lounge Against the Machine
I'd Like a Virgin
Aperitif for Destruction
The Sunny Side of the Moon: The Best of Richard Cheese
Silent Nightclub

ASIN: B00008RH8V
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

SHE HATES ME (originally by PUDDLE OF MUDD) *
FELL IN LOVE WITH A GIRL (originally by THE WHITE STRIPES)
BABY GOT BACK (originally by SIR MIX-A-LOT)
DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS (originally by DISTURBED) *
HATE TO SAY I TOLD YOU SO (originally by THE HIVES)
INSANE IN THE BRAIN (originally by CYPRESS HILL) *
RELAX (originally by FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD)
SHAKE YA ASS (originally by MYSTIKAL) *
HOT FOR TEACHER (originally by VAN HALEN)
ONE STEP CLOSER (originally by LINKIN PARK)
LIVE IN THE LOUNGE
SMOKE TWO JOINTS (originally by THE TOYES)
CHOP SUEY (originally by SYSTEM OF A DOWN) *
LOSER (originally by BECK)
MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN (originally by WHITE ZOMBIE) *
I USED TO LOVE HER (originally by GUNS 'N' ROSES)
(YOU DRIVE ME) CRAZY (originally by BRITNEY SPEARS) *
BUDDY HOLLY (originally by WEEZER)

Album Description

GET DOWN WITH THE DICKNESS!

America's loudest lounge singer Richard Cheese is back in black tie with "TUXICITY," an all-new CD featuring kooky lounge-style covers of rock hits. With his swingin' Lounge Against The Machine band, the finger-snapping, liquor-lapping, night-capping crooner turns a round of rock songs into traditional pop vocal standards.

Yes, it's the perfect mix of music, martini, and madcap as Dick delivers shaken and stirring Vegas versions of popular hits like "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot, "She Hates Me" by Puddle Of Mudd, "Chop Suey" by System Of A Down, "Shake Ya Ass" by Mystikal, and "Hot For Teacher" by Van Halen. From The White Stripes to White Zombie, from Linkin Park to Cypress Hill, from Guns 'N Roses to Britney Spears, "TUXICITY" is a "fromage homage" to the biggest names in music.

Album Description

Kooky lounge-style covers of rock hits, crooned by America's loudest lounge singer. Eighteen uncensored selections from the alternative, rap, pop, eighties, and classic rock charts, from The White Stripes to White Zombie, from Linkin Park to Cypress Hill, from Guns 'N Roses to Britney Spears, Tuxicity is a 'fromage homage' to the biggest names in music. Paper sleeve. Revelation. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

SImply awesome!!!!!!!.......2007-04-14

Richard Cheese is the ___________ man. He did the unthinkable, make a _______ song like YOu Drive me Crazy by Britanny Spears into a great song!!! Weird, but cool. ANd this is not a novelty band either, you know, when a _____head with a dinky keyboard puts a premade beat (that dosen't even sound musical) with weak notes. It's real. Seriously though, the piano, bass, drums, a real lounge jazz band. No fake bull_____.

DOn't be fooled with the list. Even though Disturbed, Sir-Mix-Alot, Spears suck _____, Lounge Against The Machine does it well. A parody album that isn't total ______, the music is so great, you'll just want the songs themselves. IT does sounds like the song, but with real talented playing instead of the _____ guitars and _______ computer beats (not countring the great songs from Toots and the.... White Stripes, etc.)

IT's got some humor in it too. But LATM relies on making it actually sound good. There is also alot of great songs NOT on this album, so if you wants more after th is, get the other ones!reccomended for anybody who isn't a closeminded rock fanatic or a stupid _______r who listens to D4L. Remember though, I do like some of the artists to begin with, while some are _________ gay.

PS: Lounge Jazz is that jazz in places like Vegas. Fast, lot's of piano, something you would here in a club on the strip. SOunds good? Then this album is for you.

grEat stuff!!.......2007-03-12

Bought this for my teenage boys. they love it and are playing it as i type.. AHHHHHH!!!
but they love it so thats what really counts..lol
thanks for the great quality and fast shipping..

Interesting.......2006-03-02

I will go through the various stages that my mind catapulted through while listening to the various songs on this album.

First and foremost, utter shock at what this album actually is. A collection of lounge covers of some of the weirdest, hardest, and most shocking rock, rap, and...Britney Spears??? This is absolutely the worst idea I've ever heard of! Now don't get me wrong, I've heard of Richard Cheese before. This isn't the first time I've been graced with that name. I guess I just never had an excuse to force myself before. The songs were too short, too varied, and there was no possible way he could actually expect people to take him seriously.

But of COURSE not. That's the whole point, right? Now I'll focus on the instrumentation. It is typical jazz fare, no real spark or anything of real mention. Well, they DO manage to capture the point and essence of just about every song they do musically. That is rather uncanny. I mean, consider "Chop Suey". They pretty much nailed every aspect of that song. And in less time than the original, no less. I am vascillating between complete awe and complete disgust.

His voice is nothing spectacular. Again, typical jazz fare. But what he can do with his voice and the music with these songs is, again, rather impressive. I have *never* liked "Fell In Love With A Girl", but his rendition is both easy to listen to and easy to understand, which has always been an issue with White Stripes, in my opinion.

And now I talk about song choice. With "Chop Suey" and "Fell In Love With A Girl", he was lucky. I mean, those songs had something going for them and he picked up on that. But..."Shake Ya Ass"??? I really have to question someone's credibility, opting to turn songs like that, and other rap songs, into lounge songs. I found myself, instead of laughing, cringing at the utter horridness that is his rather loyal lyrical transition from thumping hip-hop to smooth lounge. But then something occurred to me. If you listen to those songs enough, the true meaning of them comes through with the subtlety of a flying brick. Just how horrid are those lyrics anyway? Everyone accepted them in the context of the original song, but transplanted overtop a jazz band just exposes them for what they really are. True accounts of pop culture. And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is where the true genius of Richard Cheese is. He has the ability to strip down everything that makes a song popular and expose it for the trite farce it truly is. "Down With the Sickness" may be a fun song, but in no way is it lyrically intriguing or intelligent. The same follows for the majority of those songs. In fact, Richard Cheese even comments on it with the beginning of "Crazy", Britney Spears' tune, when he says that Britney is a true artist. If anyone should ever listen to this album, it is because of what it says. And what it says is pure lyrical dumbness.

I give this album a nice big B.

Music to drink codeine cough syrup by........2005-10-10

Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine have done the obvious, obviously. While not strictly as bad as William (Bill) Murry's obnoxious lounge act, nor as over-the-top as the late Andy Kaufman's Tony Clifton persona, `Richard Cheese' keeps his performance within the character's velvet rope guidelines, and instead minimizes and only slightly deconstructs the classic lounge song. This is neither Sinatra nor Bennet, nor is it your little brother doing a bad imitation of them. This is serious lounge, yet alternative. Like waking from a familiar dream, Richard Cheese's renditions are still recognizable, yet obviously something "other", and yet as pure as the originals.

Richard Cheese and Lounge Against The Machine, therefore, are not tribute creators in another style, like Dred Zepplin, for they are members of their genre. They also are not a joke on the genre within the genre, as was the lamented "Nig Heist" within the touring "Black Flag" shows of the early 80s. Neither do they make `lounge' more `lounge' with overproduction, digital techniques, and rich strings. Indeed, minimalism and limited range are the bywords. Or perhaps it is driven by a small production budget.

And the obvious question must be answered: is Richard Cheese "Cheesy?" Only in the sophomoric dimensions of a joke as obvious as a goiter, where we cry out "Dick Cheese!" in the same breath that we call "Mike Hunt!" over a smoky crowd of strapless cocktail dresses, and elicit a few titters. Cheesy, yes, but the music does compel repeated listening, like Alex Chilton covering "More" with Bobby Darrin's shade speaking through the whisky, there is something there, there.

But Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine are not cocktail classics to spin when you have the smoking jacket on and the new recruits from the secretary pool dropping by your place after the show, for this lounge set speaks more to the `cocktails made with codeine' set of cool.

And yes, I am dying to know what Sir-Mix-A-Lot thinks of this version of "Baby Got Back."

For those who like their pop with extra cheese.......2005-08-19

This is one of the funniest CDs I have ever heard. Some may consider this album insulting to the original artists, but Cheese's "loungization" of each is so perfect that one has to appreciate the time and effort put into the process. All Cheese albums are technically parodies, but each song is done with such style and precision that it comes off as more of a quirky, left-handed homage to the bands he covers. This is for those (like me) who love heavy, "alternative" bands, and who don't take their music--or themselves--too seriously.