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Turbo Ocho | 
 enlarge | Artist: Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
Label: Emma Java
Category: Music
Buy New: $16.98
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 4205
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.4
MPN: 929574
UPC: 616892957423
EAN: 0616892957423
ASIN: B0016AK3BO
Release Date: April 29, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | I Speak Your Language | | • | State of the Art | | • | I Know You Know | | • | Summer Number 39 | | • | Mercy | | • | I Can Drink the Water | | • | I Do | | • | Persephone | | • | Manana | | • | Captain Suburbia | | • | Mexicosis |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Experiment gone wrong July 20, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Creative people like to try new things, but the artificial deadline the band imposed on itself to create the songs on this disc resulted in songs that needed more work. That's too bad, as Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers have proven themselves to be one of the best bands going. If you are new to the band, I would suggest sampling one of their other albums first.
 Exceeded my expectations June 9, 2008
After No More Beautiful World and Americano!, I thought Roger Clyne lost his touch. Those two albums had some good, solid music to be sure, but they lacked the feeling that Sonoran Hope and Madness had. I figured they would be relegated to Good Band That I Really Can't Get Too Excited About status. I even stopped paying attention to their news feeds, and didn't even know they released a new album already, until I stumbled into a local Zia to pick up another new album and saw an ad for this one (needless to say, I ended up buying two CDs that day).
I did a little research, and gathered that this album was written and recorded (at least the first eight tracks) a song a day over eight days. I really didn't know what to expect, as I never really cared for the "reality" approach that is often used as a way to get the attention of the easily amused. Considering the way it was assembled, the direction they headed over the last few years, and the relatively small amount of time since the previous album, I didn't expect much.
After I actually popped the CD in and listened to the first track, I figured I had estimated correctly. It was weak, and remains the weakest track on the album. It takes off after that, however. The bulk of the music is actually very solid, and tends to lean more towards the rock side than some of their previous work. It has some energetic tracks (Mercy, I Do) and some interesting softer tracks (Summer Number 39, Persephone). Most importantly, this album seems to really capture the essense of RCPM on stage, which has always been one of my favorite aspects of this band.
Overall, it's a worthy effort. It's not Sonoran Hope and Madness, but it's right up there with Honky Tonk Union. Maybe there's just something in the air down there in Mexico, but it just seems to be where Roger is at his best.
Ocho is jammin June 4, 2008
If you know Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Turbo Ocho will not let you down. Many of the songs have a jam session feel that is similar to Roger in concert.
 Roger Clyne - Turbo Ocho May 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been a fan of Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers for several albums now. I would highly recommend any of their albums to anyone who enjoys real good music. And I would definitely also recommend the newest "Turbo Ocho" too.
When I put the CD in, it gave me that nice familiar feeling of listening to a Roger Clyne album. That's not to say that change is bad, but this newest keeps in the tradition of the older albums. He's not really changing it up and throwing a huge curveball by doing some funky, crazy experiments here.
I like to describe Roger Clyne's music as this - do you like that old school John Cougar Mellancamp and maybe back when Bon Jovi was making awesome records? And do you like a little Mexican flavor thrown in? Because that's basically what you've got here.
Listening to the album brings a smile to my face. I can't see how you couldn't hate/ dislike this album. It's just good ol fashioned guitar-based Americana/ alt-country music at its finest, with a little salsa thrown in.
I think this is a very solid album. A worthy addition to my collection. It's maybe not the best place for a newbie to start, but it's a hundred times better than a lot of the other CD's you could be buying.
A quick 8... plus three more May 12, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Turbo Ocho is the new album by Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers. For this album the band went to Mexico and created eight new songs in eight days (one per day). After creating the new song, the band performed the new song for the fans (no, I wasn't one that was down there) and posted them on the web (yes, I was one that listened on the web). For the album the band rounded out the play list to 11 songs. The songs:
I Speak Your Language - A good solid pop love song! Excellent lyrics with the band sounding good!
State of the Art - Excellent lyrics with a little South of the Border sound. Excellent flamingo style guitar sound.
I Know You Know - Upon hearing this I couldn't help but think of Roy Obersons Pretty Woman. Another love song, it doesn't do what I Speak Your Language does, but nicely done.
Summer Number 39 - This reminds me of some of the ditties I've heard from '30/'40's style country/folk music. An excellent look at a year in love. The lyrics are great, done as only Roger can. Musically, this is the most unique song and I look forward to seeing how this plays out live!
Mercy - A song of personal relationships where one must have mercy (sorry, this is one of the harder ones to summarize). Nicely done, but just blends into the rest of the album.
I Can Drink the Water - For me this is the weakest song on the album. A South of the Border song dealing with A jazzy little piece with a little brass thrown in (reminds me of Wars Low Rider).
I Do - An excellent piece that reminiscent of The Sex Pistols or Cheap Trick. A future tribute song to Rock! Should be excellent live!
Persephone - A beautiful love ballad using Persephone from Greek mythology as a back drop. Excellent in all fashions. Very different from the rest of the album.
Manana - A fun south of the border ditty that set a South of the Border attitude of relaxing a doing things in good time, party first, relax second.
Captain Suburbia - A favorite of mine. Roger bumping himself with how he's become in his 30's what he didn't want in his 20's. I am Captain Suburbia and I love this song. An excellent rendition with I believe his kids in the background at the end.
Mexicosis - A fun song that's reminiscent of Big and Rich. Not a favorite of mine, but captures a certain flavor...
Overall, this album is stronger than No More Beautiful World and shows the diversity of the band with different play styles and excellent lyrics. I was impressed with each song, especially the fact that the band generated each one in one day, an amazing feat especially considering the quality of the music. A five star album all the way!
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