The name The Nutley Brass conjures up images of a traditional British brass band, uniformed members trotting out all the old songs for the old folks at the park. But in fact, this "band" is the project of busy New York guitarist/soundtrack composer Sam Elwitt. He certainly does capture a '50s/'60s sound, though, even as he remakes decidedly non-old-fashioned punk favorites. "The Ramones Songbook As Played By Nutley Brass" was a brilliant update of the kinds of E-Z-cover albums so popular in days gone by, like "The Liverpool Strings Play Songs Made Popular By Herman's Hermits" or "The New Christie Minstrels Sing Motown." But real Muzak rarely had so much style - note the "Chopsticks" interlude in:
"I Wanna Be Sedated"
The Nutley Brass have a brand new one out, "Fiend Club Lounge," dedicated to the music of pioneer shock-rockers The Misfits. Although it's only just been released, it's already offending the dopey goth kids reviewing it on Amazon who don't get the joke and think that it's an actual release by The Misfits. "What happened to them?! This sounds like elevator music!" Ha!
Click on this to listen to a snippet of The Nutley Brass performing "Die Die My Darling," a The Misfits classic from the days when Glen Danzig was lead howler:
"Die Die My Darling"
The alteration of RCA/Victor's "Living Stereo" logo is a nice touch, no?
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Now the punkers can rest easy that in their 80s and 90s they'll have something to listen to. Reserve your copies now!
Nutley Brass... I knew the name rang a bell. A quick search through my mp3s reveals their 'Chicken: Impossible'. Yep, a clucked version of the well-known Lalo Schifrin tune!
Chicken: Impossible is available on the CD comp Greasy Kid Stuff: Songs From Inside The Radio.
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