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Straight Up Boogaloo

by The Muggs

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    The Muggs
    Straight Up Boogaloo
    Release date: 3/21/2015


    The Muggs have returned with their 4th studio LP, Straight Up Boogaloo. On this killer new release, the band takes their signature sound in a new direction. Their versatility as great songwriters is evident as they tap into new musical territory yet continue to blow the roof off of the bar with their style of bluesy rock-n-roll!
    The album kicks off with the classic Muggs riffage of “Applecart Blues,” keeping the rock momentum on a steady course. After a pit stop in “Fat City,” Side A is rounded out by the one-two punch of the rockers “Lightning Cries” and “Spit and Gristle.” Side B kicks off with the sci-fi fueled “Roger Over And Out,” an opus inspired by the films of the one and only Roger Corman (see if you can list all the Corman films that get a nod in this jam!). The dark and dirty “Blues For Mephistopheles” worms its way into your ears before driving on into the next offering, a cover of the Black Sabbath Vol. 4 classic “Tomorrow’s Dream.” Closing out the record is the title track, a mid-tempo ballad that feels like the soundtrack of a small bar somewhere along a desolate, dusty highway road.

    The Muggs are releasing two bonus tracks(CD/Download only): A 12 minute version of the epic "Rattlesnake Shake" by the Peter Green era of Fleetwood Mac & a spirited version "Yer Blues" by the Beatles by way of the Rolling Stones DVD, "Rock n' Roll Circus" featuring The Dirty Mac.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Straight Up Boogaloo via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    This vinyl was pressed in Spain in 2015 & includes different front and back art work covers than the originally pressed US vinyl. Black vinyl.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Straight Up Boogaloo via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    This is our latest album, and was manufactured in 2015. Standard 12" black vinyl.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Straight Up Boogaloo via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    The Muggs have returned with their 4th studio LP, Straight Up Boogaloo. On this killer new release, the band takes their signature sound in a new direction. Their versatility as great songwriters is evident as they tap into new musical territory yet continue to blow the roof off of the bar with their style of bluesy rock-n-roll!
    The album kicks off with the classic Muggs riffage of “Applecart Blues,” keeping the rock momentum on a steady course. After a pit stop in “Fat City,” Side A is rounded out by the one-two punch of the rockers “Lightning Cries” and “Spit and Gristle.” Side B kicks off with the sci-fi fueled “Roger Over And Out,” an opus inspired by the films of the one and only Roger Corman (see if you can list all the Corman films that get a nod in this jam!). The dark and dirty “Blues For Mephistopheles” worms its way into your ears before driving on into the next offering, a cover of the Black Sabbath Vol. 4 classic “Tomorrow’s Dream.” Closing out the record is the title track, a mid-tempo ballad that feels like the soundtrack of a small bar somewhere along a desolate, dusty highway road.

    The Muggs are releasing two bonus tracks(CD/Download only): A 12 minute version of the epic "Rattlesnake Shake" by the Peter Green era of Fleetwood Mac & a spirited version "Yer Blues" by the Beatles by way of the Rolling Stones DVD, "Rock n' Roll Circus" featuring The Dirty Mac.
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  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 10 The Muggs releases available on Bandcamp and save 10%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Autobiograffitti by DUDE, the muggs, Slave To Sound Volume 5, The Boogens, Straight Up Boogaloo, Full Tilt : LIVE at Cadieux Cafe, Born Ugly, Bite Of The Weredog, and 2 more. , and , .

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1.
Life is once you say Breakdancin’ on my grave I’m all alone it seems Blind drunk and losin’ steam Yeah I’m gonna shake Down on my knees Dead on my feet Carve my name in stone This weredog’s comin’ home Maladies unreal And melodies to steal I’m gonna shake Desperation Imagination Choice libation It’s my inspiration I’m gonna shake
2.
Fat City 04:47
I can do what you want, run on down to fat city If I do, if I do I can play what you need, fly me down to fat city If I do, If I do You can say at one time you’ve made it Lyrics sink like a stone It’s the fall that you later regret Broke and unknown Like a page out of time, I’m faded Yellow dusty and old I could be what you want me to be But no I wont You can do what you want, run on down to fat city It’s a ruse, it’s a ruse If its fame by design, you’re right at home in fat city It’s a ruse, it’s a ruse You can say at one time you’re famous Ethics sink like a stone It’s the fall that you later regret Broke and unknown Like a page out of time I’m faded Yellow dusted and old We could be what you want us to be But no we won’t I can do what you want Run on down to fat city If I do, if I do
3.
The barren seas, and azure skies They play their tricks on me Hard to analyze The empty seats, those vacant eyes The willow weeps you see And lightning cries Nothing new All I need, is what I know The records in between Muscle shoals Whitman reads, O’Clementine Western movement beat Toe the party line And lighting cries Nothing new Ancient script inside the cavern walls Once a proving ground Bones across the floor Letters etched in steel Glowing coals inside my mind Offend appease, amend define Don’t play those games with me I’d rather pay the fine The statute leaks, the eagle spies The dove she sleeps you see And lightning cries Nothing new The odds don’t favor signs The sods don’t know Eidetic fever dream Tearing down my door Letters etched in steel Glowing coals, in my mind
4.
So tired and sick of pretending The truth is too hard to ignore False information unending Slander just to even the score Make me think I’m unhealthy Make me think I’m in need Broken psyches unhinging Indefinitely Oooh what a high it is Oh what a lonely biz Until it’s pointed at you These lines are all that connect me Instantly don’t make a sound You think your piece can protect me Well they’re layin’ all over the ground Contentious crude and unholy Help a neighbor in need Slappin’ leather with Cochise And watching him bleed Oooh what a high it is Oh what a mighty biz Until it’s pointed at you
5.
Bucket of blood, the wild angels creep Night of the blood beast Humanoids from the deep Women in cages, comin’ up from the depths Piranha rages, Walter Paisleys’ the best Beast with a million eyes Teenage caveman, giant leeches feed Drive-in dementia, exploitation’s the key Masque of the red death Vincent Price isn’t dead Big bad mama, the trip screws with my head Beast with a million eyes
6.
Symmetry, got a hold on me Sanity, is a mystery Trinity, gets the best of me Destiny, be the death of me
7.
The dawn electric, what the morning brings The age of Methric, how the night owl sings The angels eulogize their pastor Recognizing their master Unschooled fanatics, in a boxing ring I choose to be, the stone in Davids’ sling The dark recalls the Devils’ laughter Echoes of the sweet hereafter
8.
Well I'm leaving tomorrow at daybreak Catch the fastest train around nine Yes I'm leaving the sorrow and heartache Before it takes me away from my mind Send me love and I may let you see me Send me hopes that can spin in my head But if you really want me to answer I can only let you know when I'm dead When sadness fills my days It's time to turn away And then tomorrow's dreams Become reality to me So realize I'm much better without you You're not the one and only thing in my heart I'll just go back to pretending I'm living So this time I'm gonna have to depart
9.
My type of blues drones on and on I think the solo should service the song Jimmy Reed is all to blame Brownie Mcghee and Sonny the same I love the Kings, oh lord they send me B.B., Freddie and the pres My type of blues flows on and on May it stay that way Yeah I’m kingbee, you got to move You can’s arrest me, for playing this groove But when you left me, a dozen times Drown in my blue moonshine I’d rather sip on the gasoline From the tank of a stretch limousine Not much a fan of those modern blues Gimme the hook, the wolf and some booze Yeah I love the Kings, oh lord they send me B.B., Freddie and the pres My type of blues flows on and on May it stay that way From Bessie Smith to Mavis Staples St. Louis Blues by wc But when you left me, a dozen times Baby please don’t go Some will say it all sounds the same But not to me, I’ll carry the flame I’m just a midwest boy at heart But gimme a stage, I’ll tear it apart I love the Kings, oh lord they send me B.B., Freddie and the pres My type of blues rolls on and on I hope it stays that way I’m gonna miss you too The straight up boogaloo It’s a straight up boogaloo
10.
Baby, if you got to rock I got to be your rocking horse Baby, think you'd like to roll Maybe your digging it more They're shaking the world When it's time to crash But when I get home tonight I guess I got to shake myself You need some love You must have the blues Ain't but the one thing A good man can do He do the shake The rattlesnake shake Man, do the shake Yes, and jerk away the blues Now, jerk it Now, I know this guy His name is Mick Now, he don't care when he ain't got no chick He do the shake The rattlesnake shake Yes, he do the shake And jerks away the blues Now, jerk it
11.
Yer Blues 04:03
Yes, I'm lonely Want to die Yes, I'm lonely Want to die If I ain't dead already Oh, girl, you know the reason why In the morning Want to die In the evening Want to die If I ain't dead already Oh, girl, you know the reason why My mother was of the sky My father was of the earth But I am of the universe And you know what it's worth I'm lonely Want to die If I ain't dead already Oh, girl, you know the reason why The eagle picks my eye The worm he licks my bone I feel so suicidal Just like Dylan's Mr. Jones Lonely Want to die If I ain't dead already Oh, girl, you know the reason why Black cloud crossed my mind Blue mist round my soul Feel so suicidal Even hate my rock and roll Want to die Yeah, want to die If I ain't dead already Oh, girl, you know the reason why
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released March 16, 2015

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