Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - "This Beautiful Life"

Technically I listened to this yesterday, but since it was driving to and from dancing and I didn't want to stay up any later I'm writing about it a day late. Neo-Swing is like the 80s glam rock of the swing world. It's flashy, uptempo, and the outfits play a big part of it. Granted the outfit is a zoot suit with chains rather than neon spandex, but you get where I'm going with this. It was party music for the nerdier set. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy was the Poison of Neo-Swing, and in much the same way, no one wants to admit that they still like to listen to them. Well, I do. This was their second album that I purchased. I bought it back in 1999 shortly before moving to California. Shortly after moving to California I was able to see them in concert. By then the neo-swing fad was dying down, but I kept listening to these guys for years. I haven't listened to this album much since acquiring a lot more authentic jazz, but it's still fun and entertaining to hear. The music really does make you want to wiggle and shake. So, go to Amazon and listen to the band that help turn the nerdier set of the nation's college kids into hep cats back in the late 90s.