Richard Cheese - Silent Nightclub

Lounging Christmas Style never sounded so good.

Richard Cheese, for those of you that are not familiar, is a very amusing lounge act that takes great aim at skewering the music scene as a whole with their re-vamped versions of songs by artists as varied as Alice in Chains to Britney Spears to the Dead Kennedys…and sometimes all on one album. This album finds the band taking aim at Band Aid, Vanilla Ice, Chingy, Rush, Depeche Mode, Madonna and a few others along their Merry Christmas way..

Their lounge act shtick is almost as addictive as crack, and since the original listen to this disc, I have found myself walking around singing in Dick’s style, much to the chagrin of my wife and roommates…but as much fun as it is I simply don't care...LOL...

Opening with The Dead Kennedy’s “Holiday In Cambodia” , the album jumps full swing into Mr. Cheese’s warped world of laughter and homage to the music he so obviously loves. The laid back in your face hilarity continues as he pummels "Like a Virgin" (obviously a good natured ribbing of Mother Mary) in true Las Vegas late night lounge act perfection. The rendition of Jingle Bells is also truly funny, especially for fans of novelty christmas music. I must stop talking about each and every song as to not ruin the disc and it's golden moments for this, their future audience :D. I highly recommend this album to each and everyone of you looking for something to make you laugh and to fit nicely into your holiday music catalog with enough gut wrenching laughter filled surprises along the way to keep the interest level up and the album on repeat throughout the holiday season.

There are so many standout moments on this album I must reiterate again that I find it hard to single out any one particular song to call the best overall….although their version of WHAM’s “Last Christmas” is probably my personal favorite for many dark, deep seated reasons.. Richard Cheese may just be the best lounge singer ever...most assuredly he's the best dressed. Get this disc and celebrate Chrismas the way it was meant to be in America......lots of lights and glamour and a really bad singer entertaining us nonetheless....that's right.....Las Vegas style. What happens in Las Vegas should be playing on your media player right now!!!!!!!!

Artist: Richard Cheese
Album: Silent Nightclub
Genre:Jazz/Lounge/Swing/Comedy


Richard Cheese - Silent Nightclub

By Bez