The Rutles - Archaeology
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Free Music Notes for Archaeology
Free Music Review: A Dirk in the lonely heart
Hit: 2 Stars
Eric Idle's pre-fab creation, The RUTLES, were an hilarious dead-on knock-off of the Beatles. But that was 1978, and all four Fabs were alive then-- so laughter came easy. This 1990s rip of the ANTHOLOGY specials and CDs is Idle-less, ill-considered and quite unnecessary.
The new "old" songs here are dismissively mediocre, the three-man-left joke in poor taste, and even the mixes seem wrong: music obscures many vocals to the point where this not only doesn't sound like the Beatles, it ain't the RUTLES, either. Give it a rest Neil-- it's not funny anymore, mate!
TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 49:37
Free Music Review: Sad, Autumnal Album from the Pre-Fab Four
Hit: 1 Stars
The two most successful satires in music are P.D.Q. Bach and the Rutles. Probably because P.D.Q. Bach's satiric range is so broad (from early music to Philip Glass) and Professor Peter Schickele is so good, P.D.Q. Bach's albums have gotten subsequently better over the years. As for the Rutles, "All You Need is Cash" is one of the funniest movies ever for those in the know, and the first album was a masterpiece of faux-Beatles pastiche. To keep the satire perfect, it was necessary to release "Archaeology". While the look of the album, down to the cloyingly silly picture on the cd itself, is a perfect delight, the music was a disappointment. This is not to say the music is bad. Schickele has been able to keep the excitement and joy of his parodies going, but Innes seems to have lost the first euphoria of writing almost-Beatles songs. It simply doesn't have the satiric kick. There's certainly enough silliness to go around if you listen to the lyrics, and the music is still better than most everything else that's out there, but it makes me repeat Mick Jagger's words in "Cash": when asked if the Rutles will ever get back together, "I hope not."