To hear a Sound Bite from this album, call 202/334-9000 and press 8123. A singer-songwriter who stops just short of being too clever for his own good, Ligon leads the band through a quirky, literate and often amusing maze of pop rock tracks, including the not atypical 'Jackson Pollack Was an Alcoholic (But He's Alright By Me).' VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'Spitting Seeds' (Rabbid Rabbit).

The Panic Lions, incidentally, have released their own cassette, 'Bananas and Doughnuts,' masterminded by Scott Ligon. Prefacing the solid Dylanesque ballad 'As Good as It Gets,' the Weaszels underscore the album's prevailing tone with the comment 'Let's design that song that you want to hear constantly.' As it turns out, many of the results aren't all that original, since they often draw on '60s pop-rock formulas for inspiration, but of the 17 tracks compiled here, the majority are either tuneful, crafty, loony or pointed enough to warrant more than a few spins.Īmong the standout tracks: 'Tryin' to Gel,' a rap and scratch cut by Midi Midi Bang Bang the often rhythmically bouyant pop-rock tunes by the Panic Lions, Greenberry Woods, the Lost Incas and Ron Kopet the progressive rock of OHO and Michael Cochran M.C Why-T's homage to Malcolm X and the simple, alluring flute melody 'Dance in the Moonlight' by Kiva. While it's not exactly a sonic snapshot of Charm City's ethnically diverse neighborhoods, its merging of folk, rock, funk, rap, metal and thrash is a lot more colorful than most. BY SOUNDING unfailingly eclectic the Baltimore music compilation 'Spitting Seeds' succeeds where other big city samplers have failed.

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