(818) Blacksburg VA

(818)

Cousin Oliver

Drive Thru Records, 1997

REVIEW BY: Paul Hanson

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 04/08/1998

Sometimes, you hear a CD and you are compelled to listen to itagain. You get to the end and think, "Wow. That couldn't have beenthat good, so you listen again. The next thing you know you can humthe melody to nearly all of the songs.

Waiting.

That's what best describes what happened with Cousin Oliver'spunk/ska slab of 37 minutes called (818). Aside from giving me fits on how to punctuate theparenthesis and quote marks, this release is almost always in my CDplayer. Shamelessly plugging for this, buy this disc. It's only $10and even in the remote chance that you aren't into music this good,you might get a kick out of their alcohol and recording equipmentexperiment. But that's later.

First off, I get the impression these guys are horny bastards.At least half are about sex, or a lack thereof.