ALBUM REVIEW
Rick Majestic
Pink Floyd the Barber
The Dark Side of the Comb
A 1970’s mainstay of both the British rock scene and Mayberry Laserium shows, Pink Floyd the Barber is neither as mainstream as Andy nor as “out there” as Goober, combining homespun sayings in a funny voice with pseudo-intellectual blues songs.
Visually, Pink Floyd the Barber was known for sideburns that were never the same length and also for giant inflatable horn-rimmed glasses that used to fly around stadium shows.
The Barber’s lyrics often attacked oppressive authority, or what passed for oppressive authority in Mayberry (“Hey! Barney! Leave those kids alone!”), but this album is more respectful, probably because it was engineered by Opie.
Strange Phenomenon Alert: If you play this album while watching The Andy Griffith Show, the music seems to comment on the show. This also seems to work for Matlock and old “Everything tastes better when it sits on a Ritz” TV commercials.
Other classics include Wish You Were Beard and a rock opera based on Pink Floyd the Barber’s speech patterns called The Drawl.
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The Recession Era's Greatest Hits
The Recalls
I see you driving down the street
In your car or truck
Your brakes don’t work
Your gas pedal is stu - uh uh, uh - uck
Here it comes again
Unwanted acceleration under the starry skies
Here it comes again
The CEO’s going to apologize
My best friend’s Toyotas
My best friend’s Toyotas
My best friend’s Toyotas
They used to not suck
(The gas pedal’s still…stuck)
– “My Best Friend’s Toyotas”
The Recalls are a new hybrid of two new automotive genres, Japanese decline and American malaise. Whereas previous artists such as Chuck Berry and Bruce Springsteen celebrated the romance of the automobile and the call of the open road, the Recalls sing of faulty electronics systems and sticky floor mats.
Songs include “Let the Complaints Roll,” “Bye Bye Lexus,” “You’re All I’ve Killed Tonight,” “Just What I Bleeded” and “I’m in Touch With Your Customer Relations Department.”
This is the Recalls’ first CD and also their last, because all CDs have been recalled as well as the Recalls themselves.
A spokesman for the group said, “You have my personal commitment that we will work vigorously and unceasingly to restore the trust of the people we have the most contempt for. I mean, our customers.”
– Dr. Lester S. Carboni
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