The excitement that exploded from me when I saw this album was surprising even to myself. I absolutely loved this band when they first debuted in 1989 with the illustrious Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride. That album was unlike most of the so called hair metal of the era with a depth not heard by most bands even outside the hard rock/heavy metal world.
The band continued their astute creativity on their follow-up which was bathed in a darker shade of psychedelic sound scape's. After the explosion of grunge and the alternative rock genre the Electric Boys seemed to panic and stripped all the layers off their sound when releasing their third album. The label change and money for a big production also limited this albums quality hurting some of the songs. Still a solid hard rock record and "Sleeping In The World's Smallest Bed" is still one of the best rock songs that is lost in obscurity.
Seventeen years have passed since the last album by this exquisite band of rock n' roll gypsies. 2011 returns this band to their fans better late late never too. Now the absolute most important part of this band was the chemistry of the members. They are a team that made the music special with individual greatness, with the meritorious drumming of Niclas Sigevall driving their sound forward the band had their own signature sound. All that and more is present in 2011 and the band sound as if the years between releases never happened. That's what makes And Them Boys Done Swang as great as it is. Conny Bloom outside of being an incredible vocalist is also a great song writer. His understanding of writing a hook in a song is uncanny sometimes verging on brilliance.
This album is almost as good as the debut because of the immediacy of the songs. From the first note of "Reeferlord" my fears were laid to rest and my excitement level gained even more momentum. "Sometimes U Gotta Go Look For The Car" has the groovy swagger those of us who are familiar with the band love. The album is long at fifteen tracks but never falls off the rails at any point, just one cool tune after another. Overall this is another strong album from a band I never thought would get back together in their original form. It's my first shocking music moment of 2011 and I have to admit I didn't realize how much I missed this band until I became re-connected from hearing this sensational new set of tunes.
Song Highlights: The Day the Gypsies Came To Town, Father Popcorn's Magic Oysters, Reeferlord, A Mother Of A Love Story, Chickalicious & My Heart's Not For Sale
Electric Boys - Father Popcorn's Magic Oysters by Cosmos Music Group
Conny Niclas Andy Franco
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