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Blowing Goats
Piranha Man
A CD Review |
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They are songs you know and love. They are songs you
think you pretty much know all of the words to. They are songs that
are standing up to the test of time. They are songs, sung, like you
have never heard before. The CD is called "Blowing Goats,"
yea, that’s right, "Blowing Goats," and it’s from
Piranha Man.
Who the hell is Piranha Man you may ask? Well, radio listeners in
Chicago and some in Los Angeles may have heard him as the Pakistani
on Jonathon Brandmeier’s Radio Showgram. Most others probably have
never heard of him. But if you get "Blowing Goats" you
will never forget him and more importantly, the classics he sings
will never be the same.
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Piranha Man |
On "Blowing Goats" we find that Piranha Man has a sense
of rhythm yet none of it matches the songs he sings. On
"Blowing Goats" we find that Piranha Man has a marvelous
vocal range yet most of the notes he sings don’t match the music.
And on "Blowing Goats" we find that Piranha Man knows most
of the words, just sometimes he doesn’t sing them where they
belong. And yet, with all of this, I can’t stop listening. Why?
For me it is just that the CD is so over the top that you wonder
where the next wrong note will be, you wonder if Piranha Man will be
able to get at least close to that high note in "I Will Always
Love You," you wonder when the lyrics in "My Way"
changed just a little, and you wonder if you sound that way when you
sing. Sadly, you probably do, except without the Pakistani accent.
I won’t go much more into "Blowing Goats" except to
ask some questions. Can one man give new meaning to Van Halen’s
"Jump" yet still exhibit the vocal range needed for
"I Will Always Love You?" Can one man have the musical
rhythm to let a Tom Jones’ "Delilah" flow yet still give
Rocky inspiration covering "Eye of the Tiger?" Can one man
relate the touching tale of "Cat’s In The Cradle" yet
still exhibit the excitement of a "Viva Las Vegas?" Is
that one man Piranha Man? No. But do I highly recommend the CD
"Blowing Goats? Definitely, most definitely.
Now as much as I loved "Blowing Goats" (Boy, does that
sentence start out wrong!), I do have one complaint – some of the
songs are just snippets. Take "What’s New, Pussycat?"
which clocks in at fifteen seconds. Music aficionados may find this
rendition fifteen seconds too long, but not me. I was so looking
forward to Piranha Man continuing into "Pussycat, Pussycat, I
love you. Yes, I do?" as only Piranha Man could sing it, but
sadly the song faded quickly. Not to worry, though, an imperfect
cover of "Love Will Keep Us Together" will have you
quickly getting over the "Pussycat" disappointment. You
will never forget the lyric "Jump," you will sing
"Viva Las Vegas" just a little bit faster than Elvis, and
the next time you sing "Margaritaville" it probably won’t
sound anything like Jimmy Buffett, but you know what, it probably
never did anyway – it probably sounded a little bit more like Piranha
Man than you’d like to admit.
I give "Blowing Goats" from Piranha Man a 100% on the
Entertainment Ave! listenability scale. It is like nothing you will
probably ever hear on CD unless you try to cover the songs yourself.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!
A Dude note: You might read this review and be dying to find
the CD, but sadly most copies are gone. I hope
you can find it somewhere because it’s nothing like you have ever
heard before! DOTR |
