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Artist Biography by Richie Unterberger
What to do if you've been slogging away in the rock underground for a decade to slight critical acclaim without making any appreciable artistic or commercial headway? In the mold of David Johansen/Buster Poindexter, the band Christmas decided to retool themselves as lounge lizards. On their debut album, the Providence, RI, group played cocktail jazz, exotica, torch ballads, and B-movie spy/guitar themes. To complete their transformation, the band adopted ice cream-colored tuxedoes in their live performances; one member of the group adopted the pseudonym "the Millionaire," and former Christmas singer Liz Cox called herself "Miss Lily Banquette" as she crooned languid jazz-pop tunes. After debuting in 1994 with I, Swinger, Combustible Edison issued Schizophonic in 1996, followed two years later by The Impossible World.
Tracklist
1 | Cadillac | 1:39 |
2 | The Millionaire's Holiday | 2:15 |
3 | Breakfast At Denny's | 3:59 |
4 | Intermission | 3:56 |
5 | Cry Me A River | 2:57 |
6 | Impact! | 3:18 |
7 | Guadaloupe | 2:48 |
8 | Carnival Of Souls | 3:13 |
9 | The Veldt | 3:54 |
10 | Surabaya Johnny | 4:25 |
11 | Spy Vs. Spy | 3:36 |
12 | Theme From "The Tiki Wonder Hour" | 3:45 |
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