Devils Night Out

Performer: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Distributor: Fontana Distribution

Notes: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones: Dicky Barret (vocals); Nate Albert (guitar); Tim Burton (saxophone); Joe Gittleman (bass); Josh Dalsimer (drums); Ben Carr. Additional personnel: Jimmy Gestapo, Murphy's Law (vocals); Mike Costello (harmonica); Vito Incognito (trombone); Davey Holmes (keyboards); Bill Conway (percussion). Producers: Paul Kolderie, Sean Slade, The Bosstones. Engineers: Paul Kolderie, Bob Dimit, Sean Slade. Recorded at Fort Apache, Boston, Massachusetts. Personnel: Bill Conway (vocals, trombone, percussion); Jimmy Gestapo (vocals, background vocals); Dicky Barrett (vocals); Nate Albert (guitar); Joe Gittleman (fiddle); Mike Costello (harmonica); Tim Burton (saxophone); Davey Holmes, Dave Holmes (keyboards); Joshua Dalsimer, Josh Balsimer (drums); Billy Conway (percussion). Recording information: Fort Apache, Boston, MA. Unknown Contributor Role: Ben Carr. Any act in show business that gets attention usually has a trick or two up its sleeve. A favorite of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones is to flip back and forth within one tune between crunchy punk grooves and peppy ska beats without segues. It usually works every time and leaves listeners switching gears to the rhythms. Alcohol seems to be a familiar terrain for these mighty men--yes it's good party music--but "vocal noise" man Dicky Barrett has a few other things on his mind as well this time out. On DEVIL'S NIGHT OUT we find him pondering regret ("Howwhywuz Wowwhyam"), honesty ("Drunks and Children"), dread ("Hope I Never Lose My Wallet" wherein he also hopes to not lose much more than that), and dignity ("Patricia"). Besides Barrett's growling, the bifurcated sound of the Bosstones is held together by a precision-driven rhythm section and punchy unison horn lines.

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones formed in Beantown in the mid-1980s and are best known as the creators of the two-headed party-music beast known as ska-core. Featuring veterans of the infamous Boston hardcore scene, the Bosstones merged the rambunctious energy of punk and the metallic roar of classic metal with the good-natured rhythms of 2 Tone ska. The result proved hard not to like. Replete with matching plaid suits and ever-present Converse All-Stars, the band scored several hits during the 1990s, powered by a full horn section and singer Dicky Barrett's sandpaper yowl. Though the band didn't fare quite as well in the 2000s, they remained popular in punk and ska circles, and are thought of as key figures in ska's third wave.

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