From: David Sarno <dsarno@pipeline.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 23:42:48 -0500
Message-Id: <199411150442.XAA23043@pipe1.pipeline.com>
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Subject: (Fwd) Perfect Thyroid  
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Forwarding mail by: pauls@cic.net () on 11/7/94 11:08:50 PM
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PERFECT THYROID
Stony Ridge, NY

This band is another ska-funk band.  They  have released two 
recordings.  Their tape,  THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH, LET'S GO
HOME, and CD, KISS THE MAMMOTH
AND RUN! are both good examples of what  this band calls skunk. 
 (get it:
Ska+Funk=Skunk.)  And that is what they  have on all their 
T-shirts.  Their horns are  excellent in all their songs, and 
make a show  enjoyable, even when they are not playing  ska.

As for their ska, it's very traditional.  They  play a number 
of slower tunes on their CD,  including "E'da Dar Agua NA 
Boca," a polka  style ska tune, and "Ocean," which falls into  
the rocksteady category.  I enjoy their ska on  the CD quite a 
bit.  Furthermore, they do an  excellent cover of "Lorraine," 
recorded live  at Bogies, Albany where this band is a
legend.

I've seen this band live a number of times. Every show, people 
seamed content at the  end of the night.  That is the kind of 
band  this is.  You can get a beer during some of  their 
funkier stuff, and then hop into the pit  during their ska 
songs.  Rarely is there any  pushing, though at times, you'll 
see some  hippie losing motor control.  For the most  part, 
however, the crowd is filled with rudies  and intellectual 
college students. (haha)

CASSETTE: THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH,
LET'S GO HOME **1/2* (SkunkJam
Productions, PO Box 259, Stony Ridge, NY 12484-0259)
$9

CD: KISS THE MAMMOTH AND RUN!
*** (SkunkJam Productions, PO Box 259,
Stony Ridge, NY  12484-0259) $13