THERE IS VERY LITTLE TRUTH TO THE RUMOR THAT SANDY MCKNIGHT IS EFF DUPP.
The Ragamuffins of Love are a young group of musicians who want nothing more than to make music, create havoc and tell bad jokes to each other. They usually sleep late, sometimes skipping breakfast in order to drive around their small town and look for girls. Then they play their favorite bands' cds way too loud before getting dressed and heading to the club to play. Effington Dupp (his friends call him 'eff') started the group when he got laid off at the hat factory, and met his new friends Amadou Schbagg, Kaye Seurat and Saul Goode. They've been together for 2 years now, and today all seems rosy for the band.
Eff Dupp grew up in Michigan with his brother, Big Bill, and his parents Pop and Mae. They encouraged eff to work in the hat factory, get laid off, and wander in search of new friends.
The music is really unique (as opposed to somewhat unique music found elsewhere on this site), and no one has ever not liked it. Ok, one guy
If you buy thier CD, good things will happen to you. If you don't, I can't say. But why take a chance? Eight friggin' bucks, what's that? Skip a latte, dude.
Now I'd like to discuss the ramifications of rock in a free market society. Unfortunately, I have no idea what a free market society is. But rock definitely has an effect.
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
The Ragamuffins of Love "Wise Up"
Are you looking for a group that knows how to rock with a sense of humor? The Ragamuffins of Love played at IPO this year and have the musical chops to show off on the opener "Kiss Those Good Times Goodbye." Sung and played by the likes of Eff Dupp, Amadou Schbag, Kaye Seurat and Saul Goode. I think Bart Simpson will be calling Moe's bar looking for these guys for sure. Eff (aka Sandy McKnight) has a slurred quality to the vocals that recall Joe Walsh or Randy Newman a bit. The riffs and melodies here are no joke though. The next song, "Tangerine" get into your head pretty well, and the "Plastic Yellow Raincoat" is a great song here in the Elvis Costello vein. The skinny tie jangle pop of "Julie Fashion Queen" will bring sweet memories to many power pop fans of the 80’s. More highlights here include "All Broken Hearted Lovers," and the Pete Townshend's gin soaked "It's Not True." Eff then lets the band go for a metal/punk intro sound on "I Want My Money Back." The intro doesn't match the song that well here. Overall, the production is a slightly uneven, and the backing vocals aren't that good, but the songwriting and musicianship is solid gold here. I only expect improvement from these guys. Fans of The Kinks, Elvis Costello and Buddy Love will love this stuff. I wised up, you should too.
