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#273: Diablo Swing Orchestra - Snake Oil Baptism [4:40]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYsywfOsuN8&list=PLbqs-W3v0JokCip1yCvbDS5Diki_yhvvC&index=9

Nominator: CJones [3/18 Remaining]

Initial Score: 60.00
Revised Score: 64.38
Final Score: 64.38 [Upgraded to 69.44]

(First Reaction: It's not an absolute masterpiece like The Dear Hunter's "Bitter Suite IV &V", but this has a similar energy to The Pimp/Priest's songs that I enjoy. Why do the voices in the last part seem so quiet & distant though? It feels like something's off with the audio--which I know is a common complaint on the album, but this is the first track where it actually sounded wrong to me.)

!Twisted hard rocking gospel music. Quite an enjoyable song, I like it, but the audio mixing on that outro still feels off to me... it's not enough to ruin the song, but it feels like a baffling design choice.

[Final Thoughts: Yeah, definitely the sort of song I like, though that outro is... a thing.]

[Later: Not quite ready to move this up a tier, but I'm going to move it close to the line.]

I was away from my computer for about a week, so I must have missed some of these. Will have to go back through the last few pages of the previous topic.

If you like Snake Oil Baptism and Bitter Suite IV & V, you'll probably also like DSO's Tap Dancer's Dilemma.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6_Uy6HBAJY

That's actually a fan made music video that is quite good. Also, the sound quality is SO much better on this album (Sing Along Songs for the Damned and Delirious, their second album). I really hope they remaster Swagger and Stroll at some point. I'd buy it again.

Speaking of The Bitter Suite, I managed to track down a copy of Act IV. Pretty good. I don't like it as much as Act V though. Also found Act II, which I'm listening to now. Still looking for I & III for a reasonable price.

Also, yay for Skimbleshanks. One of my favorite songs from Cats. When I was a kid I wanted to be a train Engineer :)