when you typically speak of fun records, the downside is that they are typically not very smart and of course vice versa. but, this is not the case with canadian joel plaskett and his emergency, or just joel plaskett emergency. his ashtray rock is a really freakin fun, yet smart record. not only is it fun and smart, its a freakin concept record about two high school dudes who fall for the same chick with one eventually winning the girl’s heart and the other forming a band and of course all the other drama in between. in my opinion the world needs more concept records, especially filled with disillusionment and half baked government conspiracies ala operation:mindcrime. musically its kinda all over the board with everything ranging from 50’s to do-wop to your atypical 80’s inspired rock - see elvis costello or the likes of joe jackson as a point of reference. i am really diggin this record, check it out!
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joel plaskett emergency site / myspace
I’m a huge Joel fan, and a friend also. THis album is amazing…Down at the Khyber may be one of my all time favorites. Kudos to you for getting it.
cool, jesse. this is my introduction to joel so i have yet to check out khyber but definitely will be.
I really like the sound of his stuff. Is there any legal way to get this without paying almost $25 to import it from Canada?
alex, its really a great record but yeah 35 bucks is a bit steep. luckily you can download it via amazon for 8.99 or buy the physical cd through some of their vendors for as low as 12 bucks. definitely worth it, imo.
Ah, somehow I missed it on the Amazon Download. It sounds like one I’d like to own a physical copy of but at least this way I get to hear the whole thing and Joel Plaskett still gets money from the purchase.
I have a feeling this will be the soundtrack to my summer. Perfect!