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Far out rock-and-roll with sex symbol Mae West!
"Come on up and Rock with me," coos old-time sex star Mae West on the cover of this Tower Records release. Way Out West is one of the quintessential "non-musician celebrity makes an album" records, with West stumbling through a series of rock tunes including Day Tripper, You Turn Me On, Nervous, Boom-Boom and my personal favorite, Twist and Shout. And when they said "Way Out", they meant it: Mae West appears here completely in character, applying liberal amounts of her usual schtick to all of these songs, often forgoing the real lyrics in favor of the purrs and slogans for which she is famous. I say that's far out. Mae West aside, Way Out West is a suprisingly solid rock album. The band, identified in the liner notes as "Somebody's Chyldren", delivers exceptional covers with an authentic garage-rock feel, mixed down with a wide stereo separation reminiscent of early Beatles releases. The stark contrast between that sound and Mae West's persona only makes the result all the more ridiculous. Album liner notes were never known for their modesty, but producer David Mallet must have had his gall meter turned up to the max when he wrote, "It is singularly appropriate that Mae West should be recording an album of rock 'n roll hits". Goes to show you how far men will stoop for a little cleavage. |
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Twist And Shout (MP3) | Well shake it up, baaaaa-by! |
Day Tripper | Some parts of the generation gap were better left unfilled. |
You Turn Me On | Is this what fake orgasms sounded like in the 30's? |
See Also:
Ethel Merman Disco Album, William Shatner: Captain of the Starship, Telly
Evie
(cdof123@yahoo.com)
says: Jeannie, u are 100% right. Its not MAE WEST, its a male impersonator of MAE. Its more to say about that. Actually I did but my comment never appeared here, wonder why? (08-30-2010)
Mimi Bobeck
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Jeannie
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drum dude
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john page (london)
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michael kells
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Saint Jude
(saintjulian[at]yahoo.com)
says: These LPs are all good n' that, but it never completely clicks with me. The proposition, Mae West meets rock, is never more than the sum of its parts, as it promises to be. This promise *was* finally fulfilled though. Just make your way through the disjointed, psychedelic mish-mash film, called "Myra Breckenridge" and you'll be rewarded with a showstopping rendition of Otis' "Hard To Handle". It turns out that all Mae needed was a suitable lyric, fat beats, and twenty virile young black gentlemen dressed in top hats 'n' tails. The soundtrack LP was issued, but it's so rare we might as well forget I mentioned it at all.
(11-22-2006)
JeanW
says: Any doubts on her being cleverly unique, smart, and a woman men pantd over...read her book. Yeah, she could write too!
(09-05-2006)
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