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    Salt #26/Don't Know
    Don't Know — Coodly P. Ramaswami Memorial Cheesecake cover

    Don't Know

    Coodly P. Ramaswami Memorial Cheesecake

    Reviewed by Gargantuan

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    Label Tooth & Nail RecordsSalt #26Summer 1995
    funk metalthrash metal

    O.K. you open up the C.D. case and inside is a picture of four guys with chocolate pudding drooling from their mouths and the caption above them says "This is Geekcore"! How very appropriate! The more I listen to this nutty barrage of craziness, the more I like it. It's sort of Primus-y if that is a word, but with songs like "Bad Cop", "96 Geeks", "Helium" & "Cheese Whiz Craze" and a slew of silly funk mixed with a bit of thrash and weird lyrics, one can't help but notice the comparison. Get this Memorial Cheesecake from Don't Know before they throw it in your face!

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