I have to chime in there and admit liking "Koochy" (besides the neat
lil' coinkidink of it being the unofficial pronunciation of KUCI)...
Normally, I'm not too hot on songs that modernize/plunder a familiar hit
single of the past... but somehow the tune and the 4/4 thumps go well
together this time. It's very anthemic in a commercial pop sense, which
sometimes works just right. (Then again, I like that Cuban Boys track
that plunders "The Hamster Dance", so take my opinion with a micron of
salt)
The thing that annoys me most about the track is not the Numan plunder
but the overused line-switching and wikka-wikka-wikka-wikka-peecheeeuuuuuw
record breaks. Why can't he just let the track build and build and not
spoil the momentum with boastful dee-jay cliches?
Otherwise, "Killing Puritans" is a hit/miss record. Some great moments,
and some rather dull moments.
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Brian MacDonald <brianm@kuci.org>
KUCI 88.9 fM in Irvine, CA -- Orange County
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On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, Irene McC wrote:
quoted 8 lines Am I dreaming or what? There, big and fraggin' fat, is the bassline> Am I dreaming or what? There, big and fraggin' fat, is the bassline
> from Gary Numan's CARS... I await the radio to back-announce and
> it's Armand van Helden's "Koochie". Oh dear.
>
> Nothing, at all, is sacred :-)
>
> I
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