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In his 2006 album, The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites, his lyrics trawl the seamy side of L.A. fame and are filled with drugged-out starlets, late nights, struggling actors, wild parties, and huge morning-afters with pit stops at politics and the music business. The members of his large band whip through the tunes like pros with something to prove, sounding full and tough but also a bit unhinged at times when the moment calls for it, and sensitive when Walker brings the mood down on the ballads. The record is a blast, careening from the fiery political rocker "Paid to Get Excited" to the country corn of "Rich People Die Unhappy," from the lush balladry of "This Is the Sweetest Little Song" to the champagne glass-rattling fever of should-be-a-hit-single "Hot Girls in Good Moods." Although it sounds like he might be a little sick of the big-time music biz scene and the junk that comes along with it, Walker should keep the day job if it inspires albums as much fun as this.
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TRACK LISTING
1 Oooh...Aaah... 0:21
2 Hot Girls in Good Moods 3:45
3 Ladies and Gentlemen..."The Let's-Go-Out-Tonites!" 3:43
4 Bethamphetamine (Pretty Pretty) 3:09
5 Too Famous to Get Fully Dressed 3:04
6 We're All Going Down 4:16
7 Dominoes 3:57
8 Paid to Get Excited 3:00
9 Song Without a Chorus 2:36
10 The Taste of Red 4:05
11 Rich People Die Unhappy 2:28
12 This Is the Sweetest Little Song 4:13
13 When Canyons Ruled the City 4:44
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