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Title: Overrated.. by the other two reviewers
Review: I'm a huge fan of the Cheap Suit Serenader records and the curated collections by Crumb- I love his taste and it expanded my interest in the music of America's past. This album does not connect for me. It is an Original Cast Recording- which in retrospect I've come to realize means that all this music is created by people who not only like, but also perform in musicals. Musicals lack sincerity almost by definition. After all, they are the inhuman, plastinated smile of music- which is the polar opposite of what I've come to love about the music Crumb and pals have introduced me to. Net result is that there is nothing substantive to hold onto at all on this album.Save your money and fill out your Cheap Suit Serenaders collection or go with "That's what I call Sweet Music" (an AMAZING collection) or R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, & Country.This album is hokey, really hokey and I was disappointed.I gave up on it when the Casio keyboard came in..
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