I can see the movie trailer for the documentary in 20 years: “In a world… where musical talent actually mattered… bands like Dime Store Zombies would have ruled the charts…” So, the story goes that zombies ate SLIDE and they were resurrected as Dime Store Zombies. Seems like a little undead buffet action was pretty good for the soul of this band, because the re-vamped version is even better than the original. What you get on this CD are several SLIDE classics re-recorded in zombie mode along with several new songs. The sound is similar to SLIDE but at a new level with less electronic elements and more organic ones – especially guitars. Oh, and some sprinklings of horns, accordions, mandolins, and a few other random instruments. I know that sounds like experimental weirdness, but each instrument works great in the various ways they are used. The re-worked SLIDE songs might throw long-time fans for a loop – but I think you will like most changes if you give them a chance. The new songs kind of pick up where the old ones left off and keep moving forward. Lyrically, the humor and fun of SLIDE is still present, even when addressing serious subjects (their video for “Political Zombie” should prove that they have a funny bone if you miss it in the lyrics). But as usual the Zombies don’t shy away from tackling modern day problems head-on. Everything from political tensions to social media trolls to societal fakeness gets tackled head on. If there was a true “rock” music scene alive and well today, Dime Store Zombies would own it with this release. I never once wanted to hit the skip button, and I kept letting the CD start over from the beginning once it was over. Yep, it’s that good. So be sure to grab it on the 17th.
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