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| Rank and Revue Austin- Sexiful Review 03/16/2005 |
The International Playboys
Sexiful
Motron Records
Oh, joy, another riff-oriented record based on hackneyed �70�s boogie-woogie. But wait, is that a bit of syncopation? Was that a jazz breakdown? These boys do know how to keep it interesting. Perhaps it has something to do with coming from the ennui-inspiring plains of Montana, but the International Playboys have established for themselves a place at the lead of the retro hair rock movement that seems to be sweeping the nation currently with an off kilter swagger and a tongue in cheek view of the genre in general.
From the opening track �The International Playboys get a Bottle of Wine, Go to the Beach and get Fucked up� to the �My Sharona� bop of �The Wet Look� to the closing cover of Nazareth�s �Hair of the Dog�, TIP have put forth a record destined to shoot straight to the heart of any self-respecting hip shaker. And for the sword and sorcery geeks out there, the CD contains a tune dedicated to Michael Moorcock�s most famous creation, �Stormbringer, Eater of Souls.� All this and a revision of Gladys Knight�s �If I Was Your Woman�, sung straight, from the female viewpoint.
�Now you�re messing with a son of a bitch.� No shit. �Trevor Wallace
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