Various Artists - Santa's Got A GTO! (1997) [FLAC] {Dionysus Records - ID123353}
Release Info:
RLSDATE: 2022/12/08 RTLDATE: 1997/11/18
GENRE: Rock SiZE: 480 MB
SOURCE: CD RUNTiME: 1:07:02
RELEASE: Dionysus Records ID123353
ORiGiN: US ENCODER: FLAC 1.42
MATRiX: IFPI L792 158854-D2-7297-A **ID123353** IFPI204A
with log/cue/nfo/m3u/sfv/300 dpi scans.
HipChristmas (dot) com adds...
Rodney On The ROQ (nee Rodney Bingenheimer ) is not a performer but,
rather, an elfin, legendary Los Angeles disc jockey - the self-proclaimed
"Prince of Pop" and "Mayor Of The Sunset Strip." Through his longstanding
shift on Los Angeles' powerful KROQ-FM, Rodney figured prominently in the
development of American west coast punk and new wave. His taste in modern
music jives strongly with my own - aggressive but pop-friendly rock 'n'
roll (cf. The Best Of Rodney On the ROQ, 1992). My interest was piqued,
then, when I stumbled upon Santa's Got A GTO: Rodney On The ROQ's Fav
Christmas Songs (1997) while surfing the 'net. Frantically searching, I
finally scored a copy - though I half expected it to be the usual mixed
bag of indie rock throwaways.
I was in for a very pleasant surprise, however, because Santa's Got A GTO
is a true delight - a consistently pleasing mix of pop-oriented tunes sure
to delight fans of the genre. If you, too, relish punky power pop and
pithy alternative rock, you'll love Santa's Got A GTO (a tribute, by the
way, to Rodney's late mother). Though the disc was given a limited release
at best, copies aren't terribly scare - try Amazon.
Most of the songs on Santa's Got A GTO were recorded specifically for the
CD, while a few (including the storied title track) were culled from
Rodney's vast collection. These include Redd Kross' "Super Sunny
Christmas" - as bright and irresistible as the title suggests - and the
Jigsaw Seen's trippy take on "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," which sounds
like the Beatles channeling Aftermath-era Rolling Stones. The newer songs
are as varied as Rodney's catholic tastes, from the horny ravings of Home
Grown's "Christmas Crush" to the Cranes' hypnotic "Christmas Angel,"
highlighted by the prettiest use of a curse word since Nilsson's
"Moonbeam Song."
Ripper's Notes:
Full title: Santa's Got A GTO! Rodney On The ROQ's Fav X-Mas Songs - A
tribute to Marian A. Bingenheimer.
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