Although
David Lowery is still involved with
F.S.K. as producer and sort-of-bandmember, this has a less rootsy, oom-pahish feel than some of their previous work. Most of it's sung in German as well, which leaves the non-Deutsch speakers a bit puzzled, though song titles like "Roxy Munich," "The Moog Banjo Revival," "Amon Duul Diskographie," and "Mark Twain in Heidelberg" certainly sound like they might be a hoot. Their weird sense of humor gets taken to extremes on the covers of "She Acts Like a Woman Should" and "To the Other Woman," poker-faced renditions that add another level of confusion by having a woman assume the lead vocals of these male-to-female love songs. Even after repeated playings, it's hard to know what to make of an album so willfully eccentric. Fans of pop absurdists like
Zappa and
the Bonzo Dog Band might find some kinship with these folks, but
F.S.K.'s humor is more obscure and less immediately appealing. ~ Richie Unterberger