From the ashes of acclaimed but underheard Royal Crescent Mob, bass player Harold "Happy" Chichester switched to guitar and lead vocal for his new band Howlin Maggie, who released their debut album Honeysuckle Strange in 1996. With an all-star cast of Columbus, Ohio players, the band produced a fierce yet catchy album for Columbia Records at the height of alternative rock, but didn't make a dent with national radio or MTV. Which is a shame, because Honeysuckle Strange is more than just your run-of-the-mill 90s alt-rock album. Carrying over from his funk rock background in RC Mob, the album never rests on simple rhythms, chord progressions, or vocal hooks, always coming up with something a bit more interesting or challenging, even if it means pushing the volume and harshness up a notch.

 

Songs In This Episode

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Intro - Miss Universe

18:54 - Rubbing The Industry Raw

21:40 - You Are

25:57 - $3.99

31:45 - Promise To Be Happy

34:56 - I'm A Slut

40:13 - How The West Was Won

Outro - Easy To Be Stupid (Beautiful Girls soundtrack)

 

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