Five Chinese Brothers Discography of CDs

Five Chinese Brothers music CDs This, the second 5 Chinese Brothers CD, doesn't have quite the irrepressible drive and bite of their first disc, but this one is still so good that it's not a fair comparision. The standout song is "Mole in the Ground." Tom Meltzer's elastic voice adds the right amount of energy and edge to The 5CBs sound. Like Singer-Songwriter-Beggarman Thief, you ought to play this until it is part of you. ~ Richard Meyer Five Chinese Brothers have some major-league fans. That's why their ...

Five Chinese Brothers discography This is not your typical Christmas album. 5 Chinese Brothers adopt a variety of generic folk, country, and rock & roll song styles and then write new, gently comic, Christmas-themed lyrics over them. For example, "Dept. Store Santa Claus Strike" borrows the talking-blues folk song structure most familiar from Woody Guthrie's "Pretty Boy Floyd" for a tale of Santa's management-labor dispute, while "The Fruitcake Song" borrows the shave-and-a-haircut rhythm of "Bo Diddley" to discuss the persistence of that most inedible of Christmas ...

Five Chinese Brothers songs Track Listing of songs: Let's Kill Saturday Night; It's a Secret; Three Cool Guys; My Love for You Has Turned to Hate; Marionette; Look at It Rain; That's What I Would Do; Product of Dysfunction; I'm Not Finished Yet; Midnight at the Liberty; Big Boots; Blue Boy; I Call My Pain by Your Name; I Can See; Boy from New York City, the Girl from Tennessee, The;

Five Chinese Brothers CD discography After some remixing of their indie cassette and the addition of a few tracks, 5 Chinese Brothers have released their first album after ten years of the New York scene. Tom Meltzer and Paul Foglino handle the writing separately, though their styles complement each other so well you'd think they were a team. These songs have open-hearted humor and the performances are tight but animated with a very live feeling. This is a great record that captures the fun of the band live but with the precision of a studio. Not a bad cut on this record; it's a must ...