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And it's both musically and lyrically engaging. The album bounces from Breathin', a straight-up blues torch song

"Lovin' you is just like breathing in and breathing out."
to Whatever, a wicked but earnest piece about activism, dedication, social justice, and progressivism and the motives behind them.
"I'd love to hear your world peace plan/Why don't you tell me in my van/We can discuss Camus/Whatever I can do/To get in bed with you."
to a smooth be-bop tune to a twangy country song back to 3 kinds of blues.

If you're looking for a CD with everything, you will find it on My Favorite Record, and you'll find it's really well done. You probably won't find it on the radio: Whammo is not Britney, but that's a good thing. Really. Highly recommended for people with eclectic musical tastes, musicians, and anyone who likes smart lyrics.

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    Music about loving music. Declaring the best music is funny, joyful, moving and adventurous, the world's greatest all-acoustic band loaded the album with musical and lyrical references to their favorite ...

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  • 1 - Wammo

    Oct 09, 2002 at 3:15 pm

    Awesome review. Thanks. You hit the nail on the head. (Ed. Could you do me a favor and change the spelling of my name and the URL to www.wammolovesme.com? Thanks.)

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