Vista Blue - Wonderband (CD)
$7.00
Description
Vista Blue's 2017 baseball album, originally released on cassette.
1. DL Time Again
2. I Wanna Be Your Shortstop
3. Designated Hitter
4. Blame It All on the Ump
5. Hey, Bruce Springsteen, What's a Speedball?
6. My Best Friend's Glove
7. Wonderboy Bat
8. WAR (What Is It Good For?)
9. Pick Him Off
Digital: https://wearevistablue.bandcamp.com/album/wonderband
Faster and Louder review:
The nine-track Wonderband stays in the vein of pop-punk by way of '90s alt rock power pop, and it's a buzzing good time from start to finish. This is what you call a solid lineup from one through nine! With songs about once-promising injury-plagued pitchers, triple AAA shortstops lobbying for a chance to start in the majors, the plight of the professional DH, marginal major leaguers hindered by unfavorable umpiring, Bruce Springsteen's lack of fundamental baseball knowledge, the good fortune of making a great catch with a borrowed glove, Roy Hobbs' mythical bat, the absurdity of "wins above replacement" as a valued statistic, and the importance of a good pick-off move, there's something here to interest any fan of America's pastime. Vista Blue continues to serve the community of baseball-loving pop-punk fans while also perhaps swaying some additional hardball devotees to the pop-punk dark side. This release even comes with liner notes by Mark Hughson - easily the finest literature I've seen accompanying a musical release in a long time. Download Wonderband for free today, and give it a spin or two while you (speak) with your friends about the merits of "WAR" and whether or not David Ortiz should go into the hall of fame (of course he should!). And seriously, what in the hell is a "speedball"?
http://fasterandlouderblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/vista-blue-new-baseball-album.html
WBUR's Only a Game interview: https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2017/09/08/mike-patton-war-baseball-music
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