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| Music, Martinis, and Misanthropy | 
 enlarge | Artist: Boyd Rice And Friends
Label: NER
Category: Music
Buy New: $16.99
New (2) Used (2) from $12.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 24920
Format: Explicit Lyrics, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 4038846619694
ASIN: B0002N72KG
Release Date: November 17, 2005
Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.
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| Tracks:
| • | Invocation | | • | People | | • | The Hunter | | • | Nightwatch | | • | Disney Land Can Wait | | • | An Eye For An Eye | | • | Down In The Willow Garden | | • | I'd Rather Be Your Enemy | | • | Tripped A Beauteous Maiden | | • | As For The Fools | | • | Shadows Of The Night | | • | History Lesson | | • | Silence Is Golden | | • | Untitled |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
This album is considered a classic, yet defies easy categorization. The music is lilting, hypnotic, and aesthetically quite pleasing to the ear. It features restructurings of works by The Carpenters, Rod McKuen, and Ragnar Redbeard, as well as original vitriolic and humanist pieces and misanthropic tunes by Rice. There is also a plaintive duet of sorts between Rice and McDowall (who would later record an album of suicide songs under the name of Spell) on the traditional murder ballad, "Down in the Willow Garden". A great deal of the music was arranged by Douglas P. in collaboration with Rice and Ferbrache. This album was inspired by Jackie Gleason's romantic recordings from the 1950's. The title is a tribute to Gleasons's album, Music, Martinis, and Memories. The liner notes thank Anton LaVey, Rod McKuen, Ragnar Redbeard, Lee Hazlewood, Pat Purdy, Richard and Karen C., The Everly Brothers' Father, Walt Disney, Artie De Gobineau and "Big" Jim Huberty.
Album Description
Whilst Nada! may have been 'out of stock' for over 3 years, the Boyd Rice And Friends album Music, Martinis & Misanthropy has been 'unavailable' for nearly 5 years! Boyd Rice is joined by Michael Moynihan, Bob Ferbrache and Douglas P. and with cameo appearances by Tony Wakeford & Rose McDowall. Now included on the CD is the bonus track 'Secret News'. The CD comes in a digipak with a newly designed 12-page booklet. Badvc. 2006.
Album Details
Return of the Long Awaited Masterpiece in Misanthrophical Recordings, the Great "Music, Martinis and Misanthropy", Released in a Deluxe Embossed Digipack with Bonus Track and Newly Designed 12 Page Booklet with a Lot New Pictures. A Must!
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| Customer Reviews:
AND NOW YOU KNOW............. February 3, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Boyd Rice did indeed do it. Masterpiece re-issued. Enjoy with, what else, a martini. Preferably in a Tiki Bar somewhere.
Timeless Classic February 1, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The re-release of this album that originaly came out in the early 1990's is a welcome and needed addition to any fan of Boyd Rice, Michael Moynihan and Douglas Pearce. The packaging is top notch with photos that were not included in the original LP vinyl edition. Sound quality is also very fine and I was most pleased to be able to have this on disc as my vinyl sounded a little on the quiet side for my taste, perhaps that was my turntable who knows.
I find this to be the best out of the "60's Folk" sound material for Rice and company. Some of his work with Spell works quite well also, but this still grabs me more.
Kind of like a uber-group of the "Apocalyptic Folk" set, the musicians included besides Rice, Moynihan and Pearce are Tony Wakeford (of Sol Invictus and original member of Death in June) Rose McDowall (of Spell, Current 93, Strawberry Switchblade) and Robert Ferbrache (production wizard extrodinaire , Blood Axis recording artist as well as Tarentella.)
This album is worth it's price just for the cover image. A sombre homage to Jackie Gleason.
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