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Peter Stampfel and Steve Weber obviously loved American folk music as much as any of the kids who had their head turned around by Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music in the 1950s, but unlike the many musicians who paid tribute to America's musical past by trying to re-create it as closely as possible, as The Holy Modal Rounders Stampfel and Weber opted to drag the music into the present, shrieking and giggling all the way. Even by the standards of The Holy Modal Rounders' first two albums, 1967's Indian War Whoop is a thoroughly bizarre listening experience; loosely structured around the between-song adventures of two seedy vagabonds named Jimmy and Crash, side one veers back and forth between neo-psychedelic fiddle-and-guitar freakouts and free-form (and often radically altered) interpretations of traditional folk tunes such as "Soldier's Joy" and "Sweet Apple Cider," while side two is devoted to like minded originals (including a couple songs from their friend Michael Hurley, who would later join the group). Most certainly a product of its time, Indian War Whoop sounds rather dated today, but its buoyant good humor and chemically-altered enthusiasm remains effective, even when the Rounders' reckless pursuit of inner space sounds like it was more fun to create than to observe on record. [The Calibre CD reissue features expanded liner notes, and while no bonus tracks have been added, the digital remastering sounds terrific.]
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Jimmy and Crash Survey the Universe
Steve Weber, Performer - Antonia Stampfel, Performer - Barbara, Performer - Holy Modal Rounders, The, Performer - Peter Stampfel, Performer - Lee Crabtree, Performer - Sam Shepard, Performer - Wendy, Performer - Steve Weber, Lyricist
2012 ESP-Disk 2012 ESP-Disk
Indian War Whoop (Traditional)
Wendy, Performer - Barbara, Performer - Antonia Stampfel, Performer - Holy Modal Rounders, The, Ensemble - Traditional, Composer - Peter Stampfel, Composer - Steve Weber, Composer
2012 ESP-Disk 2012 ESP-Disk
Sweet Apple Cider (Peter Stampfel)
Peter Stampfel, Performer - Wendy, Performer - Antonia Stampfel, Performer - Steve Weber, Performer - Holy Modal Rounders, The, Ensemble - Antonia, Barbara and Wendy, Ensemble - Barbara, Performer - Sam Shepard, Performer - Lee Crabtree, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Steve Weber, Composer - Peter Stampfel, Composer
2012 ESP-Disk 2012 ESP-Disk
Soldier's Joy (Peter Stampfel)
Wendy, Performer - Antonia Stampfel, Performer - Barbara, Performer - Lee Crabtree, Performer - Steve Weber, Performer - Holy Modal Rounders, The, Ensemble - Sam Shepard, Performer - Peter Stampfel, Performer - Traditional, Lyricist - Steve Weber, Composer - Peter Stampfel, Composer
2012 ESP-Disk 2012 ESP-Disk
Cocaine Blues (Peter Stampfel)
Steve Weber, Performer - Wendy, Performer - Lee Crabtree, Performer - Holy Modal Rounders, The, Ensemble - Peter Stampfel, Performer - Antonia Stampfel, Performer - Sam Shepard, Performer - Barbara, Performer - Luke Jordan, Composer - Steve Weber, Composer - Peter Stampfel, Composer
2012 ESP-Disk 2012 ESP-Disk
Sky Divers
Steve Weber, Performer - Barbara, Performer - Lee Crabtree, Performer - Holy Modal Rounders, The, Ensemble - Antonia Stampfel, Performer - Peter Stampfel, Performer - Sam Shepard, Performer - Wendy, Performer - Steve Weber, Composer
2012 ESP-Disk 2012 ESP-Disk
The Second-Hand Watch
Peter Stampfel, Performer - Wendy, Performer - Steve Weber, Performer - Lee Crabtree, Performer - Sam Shepard, Performer - Antonia Stampfel, Performer - Holy Modal Rounders, The, Ensemble - Barbara, Performer - Steve Weber, Composer
2012 ESP-Disk 2012 ESP-Disk
Radar Blues (Steve Weber)
Peter Stampfel, Performer - Sam Shepard, Performer - Antonia Stampfel, Performer - Wendy, Performer - Steve Weber, Performer - Lee Crabtree, Performer - Barbara, Performer - Antonia, Barbara and Wendy, Ensemble - Holy Modal Rounders, The, Ensemble - Peter Stampfel, Composer - Michael Hurley, Composer - Steve Weber, Composer
2012 ESP-Disk 2012 ESP-Disk
The I.W.W. Song
Steve Weber, Performer - Barbara, Performer - Lee Crabtree, Performer - Wendy, Performer - Sam Shepard, Performer - Peter Stampfel, Performer - Antonia Stampfel, Performer - Holy Modal Rounders, The, Ensemble - Peter Stampfel, Composer - Steve Weber, Composer
2012 ESP-Disk 2012 ESP-Disk
Football Blues (Peter Stampfel)
Sam Shepard, Performer - Antonia Stampfel, Performer - Wendy, Performer - Steve Weber, Performer - Peter Stampfel, Performer - Lee Crabtree, Performer - Barbara, Performer - Holy Modal Rounders, The, Ensemble - Antonia Stampfel, Composer - Peter Stampfel, Composer - Steve Weber, Composer
2012 ESP-Disk 2012 ESP-Disk
Bay Rum Blues (Peter Stampfel)
Peter Stampfel, Performer - Holy Modal Rounders, The, Ensemble - Antonia Stampfel, Performer - Barbara, Performer - Steve Weber, Performer - Lee Crabtree, Performer - Sam Shepard, Performer - Wendy, Performer - Traditional, Composer - Peter Stampfel, Composer - Steve Weber, Composer
2012 ESP-Disk 2012 ESP-Disk
Morning Glory (Peter Stampfel)
Steve Weber, Performer - Sam Shepard, Performer - Peter Stampfel, Performer - Antonia Stampfel, Performer - Barbara, Performer - Wendy, Performer - Lee Crabtree, Performer - Holy Modal Rounders, The, Ensemble - Peter Stampfel, Composer - Michael Hurley, Composer - Steve Weber, Composer
2012 ESP-Disk 2012 ESP-Disk
Album review
Peter Stampfel and Steve Weber obviously loved American folk music as much as any of the kids who had their head turned around by Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music in the 1950s, but unlike the many musicians who paid tribute to America's musical past by trying to re-create it as closely as possible, as The Holy Modal Rounders Stampfel and Weber opted to drag the music into the present, shrieking and giggling all the way. Even by the standards of The Holy Modal Rounders' first two albums, 1967's Indian War Whoop is a thoroughly bizarre listening experience; loosely structured around the between-song adventures of two seedy vagabonds named Jimmy and Crash, side one veers back and forth between neo-psychedelic fiddle-and-guitar freakouts and free-form (and often radically altered) interpretations of traditional folk tunes such as "Soldier's Joy" and "Sweet Apple Cider," while side two is devoted to like minded originals (including a couple songs from their friend Michael Hurley, who would later join the group). Most certainly a product of its time, Indian War Whoop sounds rather dated today, but its buoyant good humor and chemically-altered enthusiasm remains effective, even when the Rounders' reckless pursuit of inner space sounds like it was more fun to create than to observe on record. [The Calibre CD reissue features expanded liner notes, and while no bonus tracks have been added, the digital remastering sounds terrific.]
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:52
- Main artist: The Holy Modal Rounders
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ESP-Disk
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
2012 ESP-Disk 2012 ESP-Disk
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