RICHARD CHEESE
AND LOUNGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
Tuxicity (ideatown)
Reviewed by Rusty Pipes

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Tuxicity proves that Richard Cheese is the funniest musical act to come along since Weird Al Yankovic. But then maybe he's really not kidding with his second album of pop and punk morphed into lounge standards. He certainly sounds sincere when he says "thank you" to the cocktail drinkers after a crisp rendition of Mystikal's "Shake Ya Ass" and he's more than serious enough when he breaks down and confesses his love, er, lust for Britney Spears while singing "Crazy."

Okay, okay he's not really serious, he's just fantastically talented at making howlers out of the most dearly held anthems of rage and uncontrolled hormones from the last few years. You may be surprised to find out what some of the lyrics in these tunes really are. Check out Cheese crooning Disturbed's "Down With The Sickness" for example, or Beck's "Loser" or Linkin Park's "One Step Closer." Cheese really does have a great voice and a flair for the Holiday Inn twist on the musical arrangements. His band also has an excellent keyboard player in Bobby Ricotta, who bossanovas with abandon all through the CD. Richard had a lot more fun with the liner notes this time out too.

Thank you ladies and gentlemen for your attendance at this review, and on your way out be sure to check out all of Richard's fine Cheese products at the card table over by the door. Tuxicity makes a great holiday gift, especially with 7 extra radio-friendly censored versions of the blue numbers after the regular versions. You won’t find them in stores, but you can order all of them online exclusively at www.letslounge.com. Thank you, you’ve been beautiful, clink!

Track List:

She Hates Me * Fell In Love With a Girl * Baby Got Back * Down With The Sickness * Hate To Say I Told You So * Insane In The Brain * Relax * Shake Ya Ass * Hot For The Teacher * One Step Closer * Live In The Lounge * Smoke Two Joints * Chop Suey * Loser * More Human Than Human * I Used To Lover Her * Buddy Holly * Crazy * Christmastime Is Here

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