Wtf is with this band name? Also, swing revival sucked and all my cousins got into swing.
Jim Carrey and the Mask did this
They weren't a neo-swing band, they were ska who just happened to make some swing songs.
You know who else loved the Lindy Hop?Malcolm X
>>131492329Crazy that a group of defloration fetishists got so popular for a brief period
>>131492357>Jim Carreyyou might be onto something. This movie does have a rather similar name
>>131492329one of the few major bands from Eugene, OR
>>131492921Zoot Suit Riot does not sound Ska whatsoever. Ska is neo-swing but with more guitar and less driving percussion
>>131493250Cool. Shout out to Eugene I guess.
Singin' With The Big Bands [Arista, 1994]Tempting though it might be to poke fun at reformed Halo of Flies fans going gaga for Tony Bennett, the wily old codger is certainly prudent about deploying his lovingly-preserved pipes. But this guy's got a nerve. It's not quite as awful as some computerized nightmare where Manilow replaces Tex Beneke and Martha Tilton on classic swing records, but it's also worse--swing as '50s TV music, astonishing chestnuts (Frank Sinatra and the Andrews Sisters, what taste), reimagined or reconceived arrangements by the original orchestras (whatever that can mean after 50 years). All, of course, fronted by Manilow's uncompromisingly inoffensive voice, a voice that never once hints at history or sex or chops. Incomprehensible press quote: "I've found a funkiness and intelligence in this music that will last forever and I wanted to remind my listeners of what a hip era this was." C
>>131493274Nevertheless, the C-PD were indeed a ska band that made the occasional neo-swing song. Eventually, they had enough to release OP's compilation album of just those.
>>131492329Fans that follow this group on tour refer to themselves as "cherry poppers"
