Andrew Carlton & the Swing Doctors

Item: It's a Swing Thing
Author: Brian Vincent McGovern

It's a Swing Thing

Reviewed by Brian Vincent McGovern

Label Rugged RecordsHM Magazine #76March 1999

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The sad thing about this record is that it was conceived and recorded before the release of the phenomenal W's album, which cashed in on the swing craze. Unfortunately, the belated release of It's a Swing Thing might make it appear to be a copycat project. This is, in fact, not the case here. Swingy guitars and shiny horn blasts herald the authenticity. "Seeds" has a screaming clarinet solo to begin the song, as well as some o' those "George of the Jungle" type drums. This will bring a smile to your face and a tappin' to your shoes. The chorus, however, sounds like a rip-off of "It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing." The only problem I see is a less than believable vocal performance. \

Also in HM Magazine #76

Guardian — The Yellow and Black Attack Is Back!Michael Knott / LSU — Definitive Collection Sub-Train — Sub-Train Various Artists — Machines in the Garden Stauros — O Sentido da Vida Discern — Revive and Rebuke Ballydowse — The Land, the Bread, and the People Various Artists — Chords of the Grave Ramsie Shick — Live at the Door Various Artists — The Swing Set