Lounging
in the Belly of the Beast compilations: Seattle
Performing Songwriters also
see: electric
bonsai band recordings Electric
Bonsai Band is actually Andrew Ratshin, member of and
principal songwriter for the group Uncle Bonsai, and his
acoustic guitar. When this popular Seattle-based trio
disbanded in 1989, Andrew began recording and performing,
with just his voice and an acoustic guitar, as Electric
Bonsai Band.
Hmm...what
to say about the second Electric Bonsai Band release, But
I'm Happy Now? Why not let the press describe this
one: "The
songs on But I'm Happy Now are all impeccable. Each is
perfectly rendered. We are confident in the years to come,
Andrew Ratshin will be judged as one of the premier
songwriters of his generation. And
there you have it, Electric Bonsai Band's - But I'm Happy
Now, one of the brightest, most innovative, cheerful, and
rhythmic albums to come out in decades." - The Maverick
Report "For
this little slice of pop heaven, [But I'm Happy Now]
Ratshin deserves a pair of wings and a silver
halo...slightly bent." - Performing
Songwriter "Each
of Ratshin's songs describes a clear, self-contained,
lyrical, and musical landscape. While the complex chordings
and tricky rhythmic structures are clearly those of a
trained musician, the songs move crisply in a pop vein,
backed by Ratshin's impeccable acoustic guitar playing and
arranging skills." - Absolute Sound ""But
I'm Happy Now" explodes with energy, wit, wisdom, optimism
and plenty of sarcastic grins. It's happy now, but with not
a grain of saccharine... Engineered, and bolstered by an
all-star cadre of musicians and backup vocalists the sound
is lush, full and dizzy with detail." - The Ann Arbor
News SONGS
(click for lyric):
UNCLE
BONSAI YELLOW TAIL SAMPLER BIG LIST OF SONGS! LINKS PHOTOS SAMPLER
ELECTRIC BONSAI BAND Christine Lavin blankey.com
mulberrybushmusic.com uncle bonsai nwdiscs.com scott katz DISC ONE:
The Inessential Uncle Bonsai Send My Body Home; Isaac's Lament;
In It For The Children; Suzy; I Want A Man; Fat Boys; One In A
Million; Heartache; Johnny, It's Downhill From Here; He Must Have
Been A Genius; A Lonely Grain of Corn; Boys Want Sex In The Morning;
Lois Lane; Silent Night; Enterprising Young Man; Billboard Love;
Cheerleaders On Drugs; Penis Envy; Charlie and Me DISC TWO: Myn
Ynd Wymyn The Voice Of God; Men and Women; Doug At His Moms; Womb
For Rent; K-Mart; Bedroom Eyes; Midas Touch; Folk Song; Family
Restaurant; Julie Andrews; Another Fat Song; Takin' The Kids To
Disney World; Then God Made Malls; Me and Mrs. Middle America; Big
Chihuahua; Women With A "Y" (Womyn); Making Fun Of Foreigners DISC
THREE: Doug Doug's Birthday Song; Doug Goes To Town; Doug Gets
Married; Doug's Divorce: Part 2; Doug At His Mom's; Doug at the Gates
of Hell (Epilogue) (Electric Bonsai Band); Doug's First Job (Electric
Bonsai Band); Doug At Home (Mel Cooleys); Delilah Gets Married (Mel
Cooleys); Doug's Divorce: Preamble (Doug and the TV: Part 2) (Mel
Cooleys); Doug Engaged (Mel Cooleys); Doug's First Date (Uncle Bonsai
w/Mel Cooleys); Doug's Greatest Christmas Ever (Uncle Bonsai w/Mel
Cooleys) DISC FOUR: Plain Brown Wrapper Olivia Newton John;
Don't Put It In Your Mouth; Man For The 80's; Meet Me Under The Table
(A Drinking Song); Kill The Competition (A Love Song); Parcel Post;
In The Suburbs; To Market, To Market (Pigs); Too Many Creeps; Boys In
Heat; They're At It Again; Splitting The Genes; Eine Kleine Nacht
Musik; Chubby Wanna Sundae?; Ashley's Little Blues; There Is A Line;
I Like Girls; Rich Kids; The Star Spangled Banner APOLOGY Disc
Five - Bonus DISC: Sponge Boy Sponge Boy
But
I'm Happy Now
Isn't
It Sad
Comfort
Me
I
Am My Dad
If
A Tree Falls
Guardian
Angel
This
Is What Love Is For
The
King Of Love
Midas
Touch
Creatures
Of Habit
Puberty
Wars
True
Believer