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Not much different from a typical Show Business Giants CD, the Apologists include long-time SBG collaborators Scott Henderson and Ford Pier. Kicking off with ‘Talk Minus Action Equals A Good Dinner Party’ (the title a humorous swipe at local icon D.O.A.’s earnest ‘Talk-Action=0′ slogan), ‘I Want You To Twist With Me’ plunks, stomps, veers, hovers and rocks all over the musical map. Lyrically it is more straight-forward than most Holliston releases; ‘I Need A Demographic’ has Tom plaintively wondering who will buy his records, while ‘Fan Night’ could be Hanson Brothers outtake. There are, of course, obtuse and wacky references - ‘Fussin’ With The ‘Tussin’ is about getting high on a particular brand of cough syrup, and ‘Ernst Rohm vs The NFL’ puts the boss of the Nazi SA in front of the TV on a Sunday afternoon. Diehard NoMeansNo fans should know an Uncredited Rob Wright can be heard in the intro to the bizarre guitar feedback instrumental ‘Pick Slide’. interesting but unessential.


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