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15 tracks | 51 minutes
Released Jan 2007
on Root Cellar Records
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:34 Kerouac King Kong lyrics FREE 03:34 Kerouac King Kong lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:34 Kerouac King Kong
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:26 My Mary Magdalene Lady lyrics BUY MP3 03:26 My Mary Magdalene Lady lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:26 My Mary Magdalene Lady
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:16 FUBAR lyrics BUY MP3 04:16 FUBAR lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:16 FUBAR
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:12 A Pimple of Talent lyrics BUY MP3 03:12 A Pimple of Talent lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:12 A Pimple of Talent
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:38 Spooky Valentine lyrics BUY MP3 02:38 Spooky Valentine lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:38 Spooky Valentine
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:42 Rigorous Mortis lyrics BUY MP3 02:42 Rigorous Mortis lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:42 Rigorous Mortis
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:22 Christ-like lyrics BUY MP3 05:22 Christ-like lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:22 Christ-like
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:18 Let's Sing About Christmas lyrics BUY MP3 03:18 Let's Sing About Christmas lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:18 Let's Sing About Christmas
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:29 Ghoul in the Night lyrics BUY MP3 03:29 Ghoul in the Night lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:29 Ghoul in the Night
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:23 The Mother Lode of Love lyrics BUY MP3 02:23 The Mother Lode of Love lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:23 The Mother Lode of Love
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:19 Do You Believe? lyrics BUY MP3 03:19 Do You Believe? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:19 Do You Believe?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:01 Misanthropia lyrics BUY MP3 03:01 Misanthropia lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:01 Misanthropia
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:28 Let's Sing About Christmas ('94) lyrics BUY MP3 03:28 Let's Sing About Christmas ('94) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:28 Let's Sing About Christmas ('94)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:14 Ghoul in the Night ('89) lyrics BUY MP3 04:14 Ghoul in the Night ('89) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:14 Ghoul in the Night ('89)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:06 A Pimple of Talent (with backup singers) lyrics BUY MP3 03:06 A Pimple of Talent (with backup singers) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:06 A Pimple of Talent (with backup singers)
You get an 'A' for enunciation and an 'A' for your lyrics... I like music with some rhythm... not bad... (Jeff's Mom)
Bio / Background
A real, blast of creativity! Lots of fine tunes! I especially enjoyed 'FUBAR', 'Christ-like' and 'Do You Believe'. The sense of humor really comes across in tunes like 'Pimple of Talent', 'Misanthropia' and elsewhere. I was pleased at how clearly the lyrics came through. Recording-wise, I was quite amazed at the quality of sound all the way through. The whole album has real solidity on the bottom end, and it quite masterfully mixed. I also enjoyed how many different guitars were used, and the number of well-placed sound effects and percussions in several songs. Altogether this is an impressive offering. Drums, guitars and bass were all well-arranged and played. I particularly enjoyed Zack Root's bass parts - very inventive.
↓ more ↓Overall "Kerouac King Kong" is a really professional job! - Wayne Wadhams (Record Producer, Songwriter, Artist - Fifth Estate, D-Men, Studio Musician - Lovin' Spoonful)
Question: Who are Bongo Poets?
Bongo Poets are a musical act based around
singer-songwriter, engineer, producer Jeff Root, the amazing, upside-down and backwards guitarist, Rob Carlson, bassist-vocalist Zack Root, the funky, spunky, maniacally-talented drummer Tom Ruckey, percussionist-vocalist Karl Sharicz and others.
Question: Who is Jeff Root?
Jeff is the maniac on the cover cartoon. He lives in Massachusetts. Jeff has been active at various levels in the greater Boston music scene since 1978, performing with acts as diverse as Edgar Winter, Johnny A, John Cafferty, NRBQ, Jon Butcher, Robin Lane, Charlie Farren, Mission Of Burma, Human Sexual Response, Rick Berlin, The Real Kids, City Thrills, The Nervous Eaters, The Rings, The Stompers, The Fools and Harlequin.
Question: What are some of Jeff’s credentials?
1) Placed 15,217’th in 2005 John Lennon
Songwriting Competition – Rock category
2) Watched the Beatles on Ed Sullivan while
living in El Paso, Texas at age nine.
3) Saw Chuck Berry backstage once.
4) Went to Nemo Boston back in 2003.
5) Had six songs forwarded by TAXI over the
course of eight years.
6) Won a third prize trophy at age 9 as part of a
40-piece all accordion band in Chicopee, MA.
7) Alleged to have been one of the many
transvestite guitarists in one of Alice Cooper’s
comeback bands.
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