Squirrel Nut Zippers - Best Of (2002) 320 vtwin88cube

Squirrel Nut Zippers
The Best Of
Squirrel Nut Zippers (2002)

The commercialization of alternative music in the '90s resulted in many strange one-hit wonders, but few were quite as unpredictable as Squirrel Nut Zippers. During a time when hipsters were obsessed with swing music in its relation to Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin's Rat Pack, the Zippers were fascinated with big-band swing and Harlem, creating a tongue-in-cheek salute to '20s and '30s jazz. For younger listeners familiar with the style but not the content of classic hot jazz, the band was good fun, but purists found the group's vaguely campy sense of humor and amateurish technique off-putting. This debate would never have even been a matter of consideration if "Hell," an incessantly catchy single from their 1997 album Hot, hadn't been able to sneak through loosened alternative airplay to become a novelty hit. "Hell" became a crossover hit on the strength of a bizarrely theatrical vehicle, and Squirrel Nut Zippers quickly became one of the hottest alternative bands of the first half of the year.

Channels: 2 (Stereo)
Sample Rate: 44.1 KHz
Sample Size: 16 bit
Bit Rate: 320 kbps

Audio Quality: Very High (Lossy)
Encoder: LAME 3.98r
Encoder Settings: Constant Bit Rate 320 kbps (Insane)
Contains: Album Art, ID Tag [ID3v2.3 (ANSI) & ID3v1.1]

Format: Mp3
Genre: Swing
M3U Playlist: Yes

01.Good Enough For Granddad
02.Anything But Love
03.Lover's Lane
04.Memphis Exorcism
05.Prince Nez
06.Put A Lid On It
07.Hell
08.Flight Of The Passing Fancy
09.Low Down Man
10.Ghost Of Stephen Foster
11.Under The Sea
12.Suits Are Picking Up The Bill
13.Dancing On The Moon
14.Pallin' With Al
15.The Kraken
16.Bedbugs
17.Baby Wants A Diamond Ring
18.Hush


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