I am Not a Bum... I'm a Jerk!
Jonny Manak and The Depressives
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| Total: 14 Songs |
iTunes Review
Where 2008’s 1.21 Jiggawatts riffed on the Back to the Future trilogy, 2010’s I Am Not a Bum…I’m a Jerk finds Jonny Manak musing on Steve Martin’s 1979 opus, The Jerk. After the opening “Tonight” kicks out the jams sounding like Motor City punk ‘n’ roll, “Cha Cha Cha Chewy” struts on a groove similar to Don & Dewey’s 1959 frat-rock hit “Farmer John.” Fans of the Sonics are sure to dig “Navin R. Johnson” which plays like mid-‘60s garage rock except of course for the lyrics which are collaged quotes from The Jerk. Similarly, “Special Purpose” throws in a nod to the Nashville Teens’ “Tobacco Road” while Manak croons more movie quotes cleverly shuffled around to rhyme in time. “Link” deviates from comedic references to bestow an instrumental homage to Link Wray while recalling moments of Manak’s other band, Clay Wheels (an instrumental skate-rock band gussied up in old-school Fender surf-guitar tones). Closing with a hyper cover of Johnny Thunders’ “You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory,” Manak wears his influence loudly on his sleeve.
Customer Reviews
Great Rock and Roll Album!!
Compared to the first and second albums, it reminds me of a "history of rock" album. All the songs hit every point in the rock and roll time line in under 3 minutes each. You can tell what these guys listen to and it makes me wonder... How old are these guys and where is everyone else. If you're going to take a piece of music from the past and make it your own, take it from a band that was worth a damn... like the Depressives did!
Well Here You Go!
If you need a CD to touch on every aspect that great Rock and Roll has to offer, come and get it! Its like watching your favorite movie in the whole world in half the time, even paying out to one of the greatest comedy movies ever "the Jerk", only this is just for ears. It has everything I wanted in a record and can't wait to here the album before this one.
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Rebound Town | Rebound Town | 1:34 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Partner In Crime | Rebound Town | 1:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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She Loves Me..... Not | Rebound Town | 1:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Down the Drain | Rebound Town | 1:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hey You, Get Your Damn Hands Off Her! | 1.21 Jiggawatts | 1:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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I Love My Sweetie | I am Not a Bum... I'm a Jerk! | 1:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Zombie Island | I am Not a Bum... I'm a Jerk! | 3:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tonight | I am Not a Bum... I'm a Jerk! | 2:14 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Gimmie Rock and Roll | Rebound Town | 2:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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It Aint Safe to Be a Skater Again | Rebound Town | 1:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
