Search - Richard Cheese :: Silent Nightclub

One song short for three bucks less

Chris | USA | 11/28/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The perfect album for every holiday party. It's a better deal here on Amazon, but if you absolutely have to have everything Cheesy, be aware that this version doesn't include a bonus track (Holidae In) sometimes found elsewhere."

Merry Christmas, everybody! Thank you!

Johnny Heering | Bethel, CT United States | 11/11/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Richard Cheese is a character played by Mark Jonathan Davis. He is a parody of a sleazy, cheesy lounge singer. Most of the humor on his albums comes from hearing cheesy lounge versions of contemporary songs, which frequently have dirty lyrics. This particular album is a Christmas album, although less than half the songs on it are actually Christmas songs. The rest of the songs, many of which have appeared on his earlier albums, aren't Christmas songs, but at least they have vaguely Christmas related words in the titles; like "Virgin", "Jesus", "Naughty" and "Trees". This is a pretty amusing album, although it is a very short one, clocking in at 25 minutes long."

Songs for Swingin' Parties, and Songs for Chillin' Lovers

SuperPlagiarizer | USA | 12/02/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"So I set Silent Nightclub on shuffle and.... It's brassy... It's super-swank party time! Cheese throws down more POW! and BAM! than a Batman season -- He's done it again!



But wait a minute......



A few tracks -- 2, 5, 8, 13 take it down a notch.... what the..... oh... yes.... The songs do for Richard Cheese what Nebraska did for Bruce Springsteen. Cheese strips the clutter and mutes the bombast, leaving a raw and heartfelt texture... like pure natural velvet. [The cuts seem to have less instruments (sometimes piano and persussion only, sometimes with subtext bass), simpler structures, and few vocal histrionics]. The critics and the nation's displaced farmers will surely embrace the austere sound. But what about us folks in California, with our metal-flake Christmas trees and fireside romps to "Dino vs. Salt-N-Pepa" remixes? Will the songs be good for our Less than Zero X-Mas parties? Will we dig the subdued songs of Nightclub??



These were the questions I hoped to answer as I turned the AC down to a chilling 66, fired up the gas fireplace, turned on 14 muted TV's with Bangles videos, poured some Nog into martini glasses and programmed the disc. Twelve hours later the answer was clear: Silent Nightclub's stripped down tracks work their magic as *morning after songs.* When you're waking out of an abstract flesh dream, trying to discreetly learn the name of the person laying next to you, and you just want to eat muffins and chill the freak out... just maintain... the most soothing sounds of an old favorite are there for you.... Ice Ice Baby will keep you cocksure without any loud noises, I Melt With You will have you and your new gal... what's her name... in a slow-mo Valley Girl montage... more Steve and Edie purr than Frank and Ava meooowww!... Cheese is soothing, baby... His carefree version of Imagine renews your collective-cool optimism... and Naughty Girl primes the pump for some tender afternoon delight... while Like A Virgin feels so good inside ooh-ooooh-ooOoooooh. You're back to swingin' health and balmy cool again... revitalized with Silent Nightclub... and with... Melody! Melody Daniels!



In sum, Silent Nightclub may just be Cheese's best album yet. Range texture rich smooth belt pop swing swoon whisper snap croon boom swank ache rejoice. A few listens uncovers special details (note the sly wink piano bing on Ice Ice Baby, to differentiate from Under Pressure... yo, it's different, yo)... and Cheese's vocals from full on pipes to nuance can't be beat.... These guys are the best -- straight up.



-- If you have other Cheese platters, Holiday in Cambodia and Personal Jesus are new versions. Christmas in Las Vegas is an original by Richard Cheese -- excellent!!"