Eddie Spaghetti, lead singer and bass player for legendary rock-n-roll band The Supersuckers has up and done it: the accursed solo record (¯ugh·solo records are so lame!?), titled ¯The Sauce?. That?s right, ... more »the irreverent, witty, wise-cracking bastard child of Roger Miller is here to take the piss out of this whole ¯look-at-me-I'm-an-important-artiste? scene with a record full of his favorite songs. Loose, fun and easy to swallow, ¯The Sauce? spans seven decades of songwriting and showcases Spaghetti?s impeccable song choices and uncanny ability to sing the drinking songs for drinkers who like to drink the drinks.« less
Eddie Spaghetti, lead singer and bass player for legendary rock-n-roll band The Supersuckers has up and done it: the accursed solo record (¯ugh·solo records are so lame!?), titled ¯The Sauce?. That?s right, the irreverent, witty, wise-cracking bastard child of Roger Miller is here to take the piss out of this whole ¯look-at-me-I'm-an-important-artiste? scene with a record full of his favorite songs. Loose, fun and easy to swallow, ¯The Sauce? spans seven decades of songwriting and showcases Spaghetti?s impeccable song choices and uncanny ability to sing the drinking songs for drinkers who like to drink the drinks.
"If you look at the covers for Eddie Spaghetti's two albums side by side it's really disturbing."
Slather yourself in "The Sauce"
Tombstone Tim | NYC, USA | 01/25/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
""The Sauce" is the new solo effort (on MID-FI Recordings) by the Supersuckers-Vocalist/Bassist/Conversationalist extraordinare, Mr. Eddie Spaghetti.
Punk Rock? No. Music that'll scare the old folks at family reunions, etc? No.(well maybe Cocaine Blues and Killer Weed will get 'em a little nervous) Country? Yeah I guess that'd be fair.
The cd combines upbeat "good ol' drinkin' songs" such as "Best Of All Possible Worlds" by Kris Kristofferson, Gotta Get Drunk" by Willie Nelson and "Little Ol' Wine Drinker, Me" by Mills/Jennings, with the Contemplative and Soulful, "Bottom Dollar" by D. Finely, "Misery and Gin" by John Durrill/Snuff Garrett, "I Don't Want To Lose You Yet" by Steve Earle and a real nice "acoustic" re-tooling of Eddie's "Sleepy Vampire." All this plus 5 more gems, one being "Killer Weed" another "Eddie" original.
Song/Stories that'll stick to your ribs, delivered in damn fine fashion by Eddie Spaghetti and alot of talented musicians including Rontrose Heathman, Mike Murderburger, Kurt Bloch and Quattro.(yeah even Eddie's son does a song-"Blue Shadows On The Trail" by Randy Newman)
So buy it, play it and slather yourself in "The Sauce" You'll be glad, damn glad that you did.
P.S. If you like the "Country" Supersuckers sound, check out "Must've Been High" and Must've Been Live."
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Mmmmmmm, The Sauce Is Just Right
bethy412 | Cleveland, OH United States | 01/24/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Although I never tire of listening to any of The Supersuckers' records, I have to say, "The Sauce" by Supersucker's frontman, Eddie Spaghetti, is just what I needed. The album contains mostly acoustic covers of great bluesy, country songs. Spaghetti's version of Steve Earle's "I Don't Want To Lose You Yet" brings tears to my eyes. Kris Kristofferson's "The Best Of All Possible Worlds" is perfect in Spaghetti's tuneful growl. My two favorite songs on the album are Eddie Spaghetti's own. "Sleepy Vampire", from The Supersuckers 2003 release "Motherf**ckers Be Trippin'", is stellar, and "Killer Weed" rocks out. "The Sauce" is just right."
Awesome
eazydoesit | CT | 04/15/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Brilliant. As a yankee who has loved country music for the last few years, it is hard for me to find singers or groups that are doing the music in the raw honest fashion I enjoy. Not only does Eddie perform these songs honestly and beautifully, but by performing mostly covers he shows a listener like myself other musicians I should check out. A great, beautiful, and honest album."