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    HM Magazine #76/Andrew Carlton & The Swing Doctors
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    Andrew Carlton & The Swing Doctors

    It's a Swing Thing

    (1998)

    Reviewed by Brian Vincent McGovern

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    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.

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