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Colleen Green released a complete Dude Ranch cover album this past August on Burger Records. Does it bang you ask? Yes (well, it's a fantastic take on the album, but maybe bang isn't the best choice of descriptor). Colleen took all 15 of the songs on Dude Ranch and slowed them down to about 3/4 speed (as played by Coleen Green clocks in at just about 64 minutes while the original album was a tight 45). Colleen's almost whispered (but not quite) vocals are accompanied by her playing a short scale bass through what sounds like some sort of pedal. This cover album is sleepy but not boring and breathes new, and different life, into a classic album. How do the sometimes juvenile lyrics hold up when delivered more clearly with stripped down backing you ask? They hold up, now take off and stop asking silly questions. (I believe that) This is a great album on it's own merit, but it's hard for me to speak to anything related to Dude Ranch without a bit of a bias. I'd recommend going to the bandcamp and listening to the few songs that are available for preview, if you like what you hear (that's exactly what the rest of the album sounds like..beautiful) give it a purchase then sit back and relax.

I've had Burts Thick Cut Hand Cooked Potato Chips before. I've had Burts Thick Cut Guiness potato chips before. I have not had Burts Thick Cut Guiness Rich Chilli Flavour chips before. So what makes these chips soo rich? I don't know, they taste like chips lightly covered with sweet chilli seasoning and a hint of Guiness? dankness. Once again, Burts "thick cut" is somewhat of a ruse, they're pretty standard kettle cooked chips (with the skins left on). They're okay but nothing to write home about.

Stay hydrated,
marc

ps. I don't really know what ties Dude Ranch played by Colleen Green and Burts TC Rich Chilli Flavour together. If you can figure out how the above paragraphs relate to each other, feel free to let me know, otherwise seek out the first paragraph and if you stumble across paragraph 2 give em a try as long as they're not too expensive...wait, I've got it, I'm not terribly Enthused by Burts chips..and Dude Ranch has a song called Enthused *staring at you with my eyes wide open waiting for validation*.

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