Frenzy (Mojo Nixon album)
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Frenzy is an album released by Mojo Nixon
and Skid Roper
in 1986. It was re-released on CD in 2005 with the entire contents of the mini-album Get Out Of My Way! added to the end. The CD uses the Get Out of My Way! mix of "Stuffin' Martha's Muffin," which filters the telephone conversation part of Mojo's opening monologue to sound like he's talking on the phone, instead of the original Frenzy LP mix. "Transylvanian Xmas" is a version of "Joy to the World
," performed by Skid on harmonica (with the melody tweaked to sound spooky) with Mojo on bongos. "Jesus at McDonalds" is a newer recording of the song from their eponymous debut LP
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and published by Tallywacker Tunes/La Rana Music except as indicated.
Mojo Nixon
Mojo Nixon is an American musician, known for playing psychobilly music...
and Skid Roper
Skid Roper
Skid Roper is an American musician active in the 1980s and early 1990s. He has recorded with several groups including surf band, The Evasions, but is best known for his work with Mojo Nixon between 1985 and 1989.With Nixon, Roper served mainly as an instrumentalist...
in 1986. It was re-released on CD in 2005 with the entire contents of the mini-album Get Out Of My Way! added to the end. The CD uses the Get Out of My Way! mix of "Stuffin' Martha's Muffin," which filters the telephone conversation part of Mojo's opening monologue to sound like he's talking on the phone, instead of the original Frenzy LP mix. "Transylvanian Xmas" is a version of "Joy to the World
Joy to the World
"Joy to the World" is a Christian Christmas carol.The words are by English hymn writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98 in the Bible. The song was first published in 1719 in Watts' collection; The Psalms of David: Imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and...
," performed by Skid on harmonica (with the melody tweaked to sound spooky) with Mojo on bongos. "Jesus at McDonalds" is a newer recording of the song from their eponymous debut LP
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper (album)
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper is the debut album from rock/psychobilly musical artists Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, released in 1985.- Track listing :# "Jesus At McDonalds"# "Mushroom Maniac"# "Moanin' With Your Mama"# "Promised Land Tonight"...
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Track listing
All songs written by Mojo NixonMojo Nixon
Mojo Nixon is an American musician, known for playing psychobilly music...
and published by Tallywacker Tunes/La Rana Music except as indicated.
- "The Amazing Bigfoot Diet"
- "Stuffin' Martha's Muffin"
- "I Hate Banks"
- "Feeling Existential"
- "Be My Lover" (M. Bruce) Ezra Music BMIBroadcast Music IncorporatedBroadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...
- "Where the Hell's My Money?"
- "Gonna Put My Face On a Nuclear Bomb"
- "Ain't Got No Boss"
- "I'm Living With a Three-Foot Anti-Christ"
- "Gonna Eat Them Words"
- "Twilight's Last Gleaming" (Joey Harris) Harris Control BMIBroadcast Music IncorporatedBroadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...
- "23 Mile Ride"
- "In a Gadda Da Vida" (Doug IngleDoug IngleDoug Ingle is a founding member and former organist, vocalist and primary composer for the band Iron Butterfly. He also had a short stint with the pop group Stark Naked and the Car Thieves in the early 1970s after he left Iron Butterfly.- Biography :Ingle's father Lloyd, a church organist,...
) Ten East/Cotillion/Itasca BMIBroadcast Music IncorporatedBroadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed... - "The Ballad of Wendell ScottWendell ScottWendell Oliver Scott was an American stock car racing driver from Danville, Virginia. He is the only black driver to win a race in what is now the Sprint Cup Series. According to a 2008 biography of Scott, he broke the color barrier in Southern stock car racing on May 23, 1952, at the Danville...
" - "Get Out of My Way!" (CD Re-release)
- "Rutabagas" (CD Re-release)
- "Burn Down the Malls" (CD Re-release)
- "Son of Santa" (CD Re-release)
- "Transylvanian Xmas" (Trad.) Arr. by Skid Roper (CD Re-release)
- "Jesus at McDonalds" (CD Re-release)
Personnel
- Mojo NixonMojo NixonMojo Nixon is an American musician, known for playing psychobilly music...
- Vocals, GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Sonic Love Jug, bongosBongo drumBongo or bongos are a Cuban percussion instrument consisting of a pair of single-headed, open-ended drums attached to each other. The drums are of different size: the larger drum is called in Spanish the hembra and the smaller the macho... - Skid RoperSkid RoperSkid Roper is an American musician active in the 1980s and early 1990s. He has recorded with several groups including surf band, The Evasions, but is best known for his work with Mojo Nixon between 1985 and 1989.With Nixon, Roper served mainly as an instrumentalist...
- WashboardWashboardA washboard is a tool designed for hand washing clothing. With mechanized cleaning of clothing becoming more common by the end of the 20th century, the washboard has become better known for its originally subsidiary use as a musical instrument....
, BanjoBanjoIn the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, MandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
, maracas, HarmonicaHarmonicaThe harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, Vocal on "In A Gadda Da Vida", Kick Box, HarpHarpThe harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
, Bells, TambourineTambourineThe tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all.... - Steve WynnSteve Wynn (songwriter)Steve Wynn is a songwriter based in New York . He led the band the Dream Syndicate from 1981 to 1989 and afterward began a solo career.- Career in bands :...
- Guest Vocal on "Feeling Existential" - The Bigfoot Choir - David Farage, Steve WynnSteve Wynn (songwriter)Steve Wynn is a songwriter based in New York . He led the band the Dream Syndicate from 1981 to 1989 and afterward began a solo career.- Career in bands :...
, Douglas Farage, Pete Webster, Chris DaviesChris DaviesChristopher Graham Davies is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He is a former Member of Parliament, and since 1999 he has been a Member of the European Parliament.- Biography :...
, Johnette, Fish Karma, Bruce Joyner, Paul Kamenski, $cott A. Reilly - Moron Tallywacker Choir - Allan Waddle, Dean Naleway, Charley Brown, $cott A. Reilly, Peter HolsapplePeter HolsapplePeter Holsapple formed, along with Chris Stamey, the singing, songwriting, and guitar-playing core of the dB's, a jangle-pop band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He became the band's principal songwriter and singer after Stamey's departure. The dB's were at the forefront of the guitar bands...
, Ileen Markel, Ron Lepper