Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57800 in Digital Music Album
• Released on: 1992-03-24
• Running time: 0 seconds

Customer Reviews

Great nostalgia
My Dad shared this one with me and now I am enjoying sharing it with my son. A wonderfully esoteric piece of music history.

You always hurt (*CRACK-BOOM* EGAH!) the one you love
Who else could gargle his way through the William Tell Overture, I ask you, than Spike Jones? This CD was first my grandmother's, then my mother's and now it's mine, and let me tell you, I am very proud to be in this hereditary line of musical insanity (strange as its existance is)! This is amazing stuff-HILARIOUS, innovative, imaginative (to say the least!), and gloriously over-the-top. I promise you, dear readers, my child will be humming Dance of the Hours before they know how to read, car-horns and all!

Humorous big band music from the 40's
Another reviewer says Spike Jones was like the Robin Williams of the 1940's. Good analogy. We would add, like Weird Al Yankovic too. Like Weird Al is, this was a really TALENTED band of their era that could play anything with great skill, and goofy humor. This is the best best-of for a good price. [And, if you REALLY love these samples, then opt for the 4-disk "Strictly For Music Lover's" collection instead. It has all these hits, plus many more gems.]