The Dirty Dozen Brass Band's What's Going On is \a powerful album that gives the listener a sense of personal connection to a national tragedy,"" writes Jack Borgo.'
On a hot August day in 1969, a skinny Latino guy with a guitar, afro and a handful of drummers took the stage at Woodstock. Sandwiched between Country Joe McDonald ' ¦'
The tambourine is a lead singer's best friend: It gives the lonely vocalist something to hit while his guitar player rips a mad solo. The Subdudes love the instrument so much that they have a single man dedicated to the tambourine. Steve Amed??e, the tambourine master, expresses this passion freely, and annoyingly, in the Subdudes sixth studio album Behind the Levee. Amed??e's efforts, combined with those of his four bandmates have produced an album that exudes mediocrity.
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