Amped (Those Darn Accordions EP)

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ReleasedJanuary 22, 2002
Recorded2001 at Studio D Recordings, Sausalito, California
Genre Rock, pop, comedy
Length17:22
Label Globe Records
Producer Joel Jaffe and Those Darn Accordions
Those Darn Accordions chronology
Clownhead
(1999)
Clownhead
(2002)
Lawnball
(2004)

Amped is an EP by American accordion band Those Darn Accordions, released on January 22, 2002, by Globe Records.

Contents

Recorded with only a five-member line-up, the smallest at that point of the band's history, Amped was a drastic stylistic departure from TDA's previous pop and polka-infused albums, featuring heavy amounts of distortion effects on their accordions to sound more like electric guitars and organs on what was the most overtly rock-oriented release in the band's discography. [1]

Amped was the final TDA album to feature original member Patty Brady, who left the band in 2003. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Serious World"P. Rogers/P. Brady/S. Garramone/B. Schwartz/L. Wallace3:01
2."Mr. Slagle's Revenge"P. Rogers/P. Brady/S. Garramone/B. Schwartz/L. Wallace3:43
3."Magic Carpet Ride" J. Kay/R. Moreve 2:57
4."Enter The Douse"P. Rogers/P. Brady/S. Garramone/B. Schwartz/L. Wallace2:54
5."Making Our Dreams Come True (Theme from Laverne & Shirley )"C. Fox/N. Gimbel 201
6."Meaning of Life"P. Rogers/P. Brady/S. Garramone/B. Schwartz/L. Wallace2:46
Total length:17:22

Personnel

Those Darn Accordions

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References

  1. Hoffman, Jason (2001). "Amped - Those Darn Accordions". WhatzUp. Archived from the original on June 27, 2002.
  2. "Aloha, Patty". www.thosedarnaccordions.com. 2003. Archived from the original on August 6, 2003.