I am here to warn you, friends -- warn you about a band of scofflaws with telekinetic powers that would make the most demented supervillain green with envy. This gang of iconoclasts, having honed its inimitable approach for twenty years, possesses the uncanny ability to make anyone -- and I mean anyone, from granny to Goth, businessman to bohemian, slacker to supermodel -- perform acts they'd normally abhor. I'm talking irresistible mindmelds unleashed by evil geniuses from the den of inequity few have dared to enter. Yes, as those Old Testament followers among you will know, I speak, of course, of that Babylon of the Plains... Denton, Texas. Take my word for it, friends, I've seen this outfit focus its inescapable energies on the most innocent and obstinate hipster. And the results are stunning.
Before he knows what hit him, that unsuspecting cool dude finds that his body is not his own. I'm talking spiritual and physical possession here. For reasons he cannot explain, the recalcitrant snoot finds that his arms flail, his feet skip, his ass shakes. What has this world come to?! My god, the hep cat's doing the Hokey Pokey! Look out, he's performing the Chicken Dance! Take cover, he's gonna do the Bunny Hop! Mark my words, friends. No one's body is his own when the insidious siren song of these Denton degenerates is near. You have been warned: no one is safe from the contagious web of the world's most magnetic band, Brave Combo.
If Brave Combo's delightfully eclectic concoctions, which range from punk to polka, can make hardshelled teens and sour-pussed old farts alike have a good time, think what they can do to the kids in your life. Teamed with award-winning children's songwriters and performers Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, Brave Combo has crafted an utterly delightful collection of kids' classics. Mixing originals with covers, All Wound Up spins catchy tunes for old and young alike. Fink and Marxer's vocals tag team with Brave Combo's Carl Finch and Bubba Hernandez, as well as a the University Park Elementary School Ensemble, to present tales of humor and adventure. The duo's originals, such as "I Will Never Clean Up My Room", would make Shel Silverstein proud. In it, a kid's mountainous collection of closet junk attracts awed archeologists and fawning fans, making a celebrity of messy kids everywhere. The CD's cover songs -- ranging from Harry Belafonte tunes to Israeli folk songs to "Chopsticks" -- benefit from Brave Combo's inventive and beautifully skewed interpretations.
Do the kids of all ages in your life a favor. Start an addiction for them -- a lifelong, healthy addiction. Share this CD with them. Not only will it captivate all ankle biters, bit it also gives them something so much more imaginative, bold and exciting than the Britney Spears pap waiting for them down the road. Do your part. Help Brave Combo spread its viral blend of glee and delight. You, and the kids, will be glad you did.
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