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After making a name for themselves with the outstanding singles collection Savvy Show Stoppers, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet managed to top themselves with their first proper album, 1991's Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham. As before, the group's music was deeply rooted in vintage instrumental rock and surf music, but with one more year's worth of live work under their belts, the Shadowy Men sounded even tighter and grooved a bit harder on these sessions. Brian Connelly's guitar work is even more explosive on this album, as he filtered the work of everyone from Chet Atkins to Link Wray through his instrument while investing the music with a fierce sense of fun that was miraculously free of hipster irony. Bassist Reid Diamond and drummer Don Pyle match Connelly beautifully, lending both mass and force to these tunes and allowing them to rock impressively without a bit of clutter along the way. And while many instrumental bands have to labor hard in order to give each song a distinct personality, SMOASP have enough twists and turns up their sleeves on Dim the Lights that these tunes cover an impressively broad canvas, from the dreamy pop sincerity of their cover of "In My Room" to the short, sharp shot of fractured noise on "Dewy Drops of Spring." And best of all, you can dance to nearly all of it. Without changing up their formula, the strength of Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham confirmed Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet were no novelty act, and it's a smart and snappy joy to behold.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
SONNY BONO, Composer - Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, MainArtist - Chris Marc Music / Cotillion Music BMI, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Chris Marc Music / Cotillion Music BMI
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Gary Usher, Composer - Brian Wilson, Composer - Irving Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, MainArtist
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 1963 Irving Music BMI
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
John Catto, Composer - Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, MainArtist - Crash and Burn Music SOCAN, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 1991 Crash and Burn Music SOCAN
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Traditional, Composer, MusicPublisher - Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, MainArtist
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 1991 Traditional
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet, Composer, MainArtist - Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1, MusicPublisher
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet / Admin.Riff City Sounds SOCAN1
Album review
After making a name for themselves with the outstanding singles collection Savvy Show Stoppers, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet managed to top themselves with their first proper album, 1991's Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham. As before, the group's music was deeply rooted in vintage instrumental rock and surf music, but with one more year's worth of live work under their belts, the Shadowy Men sounded even tighter and grooved a bit harder on these sessions. Brian Connelly's guitar work is even more explosive on this album, as he filtered the work of everyone from Chet Atkins to Link Wray through his instrument while investing the music with a fierce sense of fun that was miraculously free of hipster irony. Bassist Reid Diamond and drummer Don Pyle match Connelly beautifully, lending both mass and force to these tunes and allowing them to rock impressively without a bit of clutter along the way. And while many instrumental bands have to labor hard in order to give each song a distinct personality, SMOASP have enough twists and turns up their sleeves on Dim the Lights that these tunes cover an impressively broad canvas, from the dreamy pop sincerity of their cover of "In My Room" to the short, sharp shot of fractured noise on "Dewy Drops of Spring." And best of all, you can dance to nearly all of it. Without changing up their formula, the strength of Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham confirmed Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet were no novelty act, and it's a smart and snappy joy to behold.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 31 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:33
- Main artists: Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Yep Roc Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records 2016 Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet Exclusively Licensed to Yep Roc Records
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