In the Shadow of Spike
"AN Unusual Musicale" from 2YD on Fridays conceals the ghost of Spike Jones, that iconoclast of popular music. Spike’s craziness has led "Al Satian and his Hot Dogs" to imitate hig approach. There are two characteristics that Spike Jones brings to his ludicrous travesties of popular music, the incongruous and the unexpected. Al Satian has imitated only the first, and the incongruous long continued becomes only monotonous. The sudden appearance of Spike’s devastating noises is their chief charm, craziness goes by contrast. Al Satian, however, works hard for the laughs he undoubtedly gets.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 486, 15 October 1948, Page 10
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98In the Shadow of Spike New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 486, 15 October 1948, Page 10
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