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AND IN WE GO! Into the Gestation Period (1983-1985), the Chuxx (it is tradition never to pluralize "Chuxx") most prolific period. Eight albums in all! Six of them traditional "studio" albums. One concept/"soundtrack" EP. And a "true" live album, not like that fake live album that started it all. With these three years and eight albums, the Chuxx pad their resume with 102 new tunes, 24 live tracks, four remakes and four cover tunes -- a total of 134 recorded tracks. A number which is (at this writing) more than half of the Chuxx total output as a band. It's hard to think of any band who has produced so much in only 36 months, much less in its entire existence. Now, this is by no means the Chuxx best material, but more so the creative coming-of-age of the band, where they finally move away from the nonsensical gibberish of their earlier lyrics to a more dignified form of nonsense. That is to say that the words actually make sense strung together, and tell little stories, whereas before it was just so many syllables filling up the spaces. During this time, it is interesting to note, Foz Gutterslime seamlessly transforms into Roi Llieu, much as a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly. In similar fashion, Fenris "The Rhythmless" Scumrut drops all but the Fenris from his name, probably for reasons which parallel those of the newly christened Roi Llieu -- something I think to do with growing up and putting away childish things -- or maybe it's just for simplicity's sake. (NOTE: At the end of this period, Fenris and Roi Llieu will undergo one more transformation, as will Thos E. Roi Llieu will become simply Roillieu, Thos E. will become thos e, and, most dramatically, Fenris will become Schwa.) Name changes notwithstanding, it is during this period that the Chuxx move into more complicated songwriting, actually using time-tested compositional techniques like melody and harmony. The songs now are thought out much more beforehand. Some could even be called "crafted." Songs such as "Whistler's Mother," "Moonblind," "Hey Steve! I Like Your Cat," "Keep Your Nose Clean," "Choke The Mime" and "(Follow, Follow) The Drinking Gourd" each break new ground for the Chuxx. And let's not forget the high concept musical-adventure-comedy Cry, Pepita, Cry. While maybe not the Chuxx most successful endeavor, the album at least shows the Chuxx dumb enough to try to take the civil war in El Salvador and make a mockery of it through music. It is during this period that the Chuxx have possibly their most inspired moment: the single session that produced "Trouble at the Circus," "Theme of the Guys From France" and "Manhood Is a Soup," three of the most hilarious songs in the entire Chuxx oeuvre. That's right, I said oeuvre. What? You were expecting "canon" maybe? |
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1983 Bobby & the Chuxx: Bobby Wendalo Fenris Roi Llieu Thos E. |
Lunchmeat of the Gods The Garbage Truck Herschel's Horta Everybody's Gonna Be There Interstate 58 Ramblin' Man Revisited A Very, Very Long Visit With Gramps Roadkill The Sewers of Paree Rock the Kremlin! Prime Time Primates Wolfgang's Organ Dammit, I Love You! That Train Jingle Bell Horror At The Stock Exchange Mom & the Sailor 1313 Mockingbird Lane |
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Adolescent Bath Music Creamy Goatmeal The Ape Is Dead Four A.M. Got Me a Haircut Chitlun' County Fair Going to the Museum Dead Trip The Rampant Dust-Bunnie Mating Song Four-Eyed Baby Modern Introductory Analysis Mutilation Row Salmon From the Maniac Tripod The Gypsy Queen Loves the Gallant One Vaudeville Hurts |
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Supplementary Earfood Intelligence Lies at the Bottom of My Yogurt Carton (And Directly Reflects the State of the Economy) Whistler's Mother/Penguin Rock Trapezoid Pop! Goes the Working Man The Janitor Song Holes Fred & His Oasis Prague Plague 'Round I'm Gonna Be Sick (Granny, Granny) The Neuro Groove Sunday Nite Drive Man Named Jones Juggernaut Rock 'n' Roll Pizza Dog & Cat |
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1984 Bobby & the Chuxx: Bobby Wendalo Fenris Roi Llieu Thos E. |
White Women & Song Sex for Christmas They Know Who We Are (I Think) The Jesus Laundromat Oriental Pleasure Bin Liquid Paper Hey Steve! I Like Your Cat Peanuts Envy He's Out There Alphabet Stewed Moonblind You & What Army Male Models From Outer Space So You Want to Be a Ham Pound Yer Head A Special Place Mayor Rubber Penguin Politics: Opus #116 |
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Cry, Pepita, Cry Opening Titles Pinata Massacre Phil's Theme The Happy Zone Crib Death Desert Chase Five Mile Hike Dance of the Contras Romero's Revenge |
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Time Slugs Intro Choke the Mime Alias - Bruce Wayne Chores Around the House Hop & Shout Maurice (the Singer) Camelrash Broken (Theme to "Sean's Corner") Foot Fetish Dinner Roles El Rotundo Eduardo (the Malefactor) Dance, Dammit Rockfish Cuttlefish Eduardo (the Blaspheme) The Escargot Blues |
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A Live & Livid I'm Gonna Be Sick (Granny, Granny) Creamy Goatmeal The Sewers of Paree Rumpy Bottom Cafe The Jesus Laundromat The Ape is Dead The Vibrating Chicken Stomp Sex for Christmas You & What Army That Train Tripod Take Me Back to Guido's Man Named Jones Juggernaut Moonblind Choke the Mime Mister Tuttle Broken (Theme to "Sean's Corner") So You Want to Be a Ham At the Stock Exchange The Garbage Truck The Neuro Groove The Gypsy Queen Loves the Gallant One Holes Requiem to a Concert |
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1985 Bobby & the Chuxx: Bobby Wendalo Fenris Roi Llieu Thos E. |
The Back of a Man's Head Keep Your Nose Clean At the Stock Exchange Trouble at the Circus Theme of the Guys From France Manhood Is a Soup Fred & His Oasis Downhome Christmastime Honk Funk (Follow, Follow) The Drinking Gourd Sunday Nite Drive Zig The Night Disco Died The Thorazine Shuffle Who Better Than Us? Ead Insinuation Anaconda The Slug Sarcasm |
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