Musical Style and Lyricism
While the Daddies are generally labeled as swing and/or ska, critics have conceived terms such as "punk swing", "power swing" and "big band punk rock" to describe the band's unique interpretation, mixing "the propulsion of swing beats and rabbit-punch bursts of brass with grimy rebel-rock guitars to give the jumpin' jive sound a much-needed facelift". The Pacific Northwest Inlander wrote of this style, "atop the swing of the band's jazz you can hear strains of Parliament-Funkadelic, crumbs of barrelhouse rhythm and blues, snippets of ska, and huge whiffs of in-your-face punk rock", likening the Daddies to "Cab Calloway-meets-Johnny Rotten, or the Duke Ellington Orchestra pumped up on steroids and caffeine".
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"White Trash Toodle-oo" (2008)
You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. Sample of "White Trash Toodle-oo" from Susquehanna, an example of the band's "swing-core", starkly contrasting jazz and punk melodies. Read more about this topic: Cherry Poppin' Daddies Famous quotes containing the words musical, style and/or lyricism:“I was with Hercules and Cadmus once, “The flattering, if arbitrary, label, First Lady of the Theatre, takes its toll. The demands are great, not only in energy but eventually in dramatic focus. It is difficult, if not impossible, for a star to occupy an inch of space without bursting seams, cramping everyone else’s style and unbalancing a play. No matter how self-effacing a famous player may be, he makes an entrance as a casual neighbor and the audience interest shifts to the house next door.” “The lyricism of marginality may find inspiration in the image of the “outlaw,” the great social nomad, who prowls on the confines of a docile, frightened order.” |