Bobs

[thedarkages]

I've gone back and forth on the Bobs. When their first two albums came out in the '80's, I was amazed at what those voices could do, not to mention the cleverness of their arrangements. I was doing a lot of singing at the time, and was pretty envious of their end product. After a couple of years, the idea got kind of flat; Garrison Keillor had jumped the shark, and the Bobs seemed to be alighting upon the exact same shark in the middle of its downward trajectory. I made one regrettable album purchase of Bobs cover songs, and vowed, never again. I just listened to My, I'm Large again, and they don't sound half bad. Same old mild humor, but now, there's nostalgia. Plus, if you listen right and rearrange the music in your head, the chorus of "Helmet" sounds like a Monteverdi motet. No kidding.