Music Review: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Medium Rare
Published February 28, 2008
“The One With The Woes All Over It” is the third new recording by the band and also one of my favorites on this CD. It’s not so much of a ska-core song as it is just a well rounded tune. I am not entirely sure of the meaning of the lyrics but it sounds like a battle with hell and success. I could be wrong.
“So Many Ways” is a B-side from one of the band's more mainstream albums, Let’s Face It. The song was actually featured on the CD single “The Impression That I Get.” The song is not as catchy as the songs on Let’s Face It so perhaps that is why it never made it to the album. It is an okay song but I could do without it.
I really enjoyed listening to “Who’s Fooling Who.” This song was very ska influenced with an amazing horn section accompanying the sing-along style lyrics. This song was a B-side from the Let’s Face It CD that never made it but it did make its way to a ska compilation in 1998.
“Chocolate Pudding” a B-side from the Question The Answers CD was more like experimental ska. The song praising a childhood dessert did not have Dicky Barrett’s gruff singing primarily. The song sounds like it might have been recorded just for fun especially with the last line of the song “No need to take another take!”
Closing the CD is “Favorite Records” a B-side from the Pay Attention CD. If there is one thing about the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, the members love records. The reason the members started their own label was so they could release their own material on vinyl when Mercury Records would not allow it. This song is about the love for the LP. This was another track on the CD I enjoyed the most and I appreciate it being a vinyl collector myself.
There was only one thing really about this CD that bothered me. Where were the B-sides from the first three albums? Were they not worthy of being heard by fans or have they just not been re-discovered yet? Regardless, this was a great collection from a band that needs to continue their career. Ska may be dead to some, but the Mighty Mighty Bosstones have the ability to resurrect it once again.
- Music Review: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Medium Rare
- Published: February 28, 2008
- Type: Review
- Section: Music
- Filed Under: Music: Rock, Music: Punk Rock, Review
- Writer: Brian McConville
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