Eat

• Genres: Rock
• Representative Albums: "Sell Me a God," "Epicure"

Biography

Eat is a London-based band of the '80s and '90s with a diverse style. ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide

Epicure Buy this CD

• Artist: Charming Hostess
• Rating:
• Release Date: March 10, 1999
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

A three-member women's chorus of East European-styled vocals is rousingly accompanied by nervous violin, guitar and Old World folk percussion. Charming Hostess' success is in their effective integration of such traditional approaches, with rock motifs and arty, avant-garde dissonance. This singular union is the result of the amalgamation of a female a cappella trio and most of Oakland, CA's experimental rock project Idiot Flesh. Cello, saxophone, flute, didgeridoo, and extra percussion also show up in these wild but effective pieces. The material is a heady mix of beautifully freakish originals and covers of such things as "Won't You Keep Us Working" (Residents), Jewish-Moroccan wedding songs, and other traditional material from Bulgaria, Jewish Spain, and Alabama. The volatile arrangements and skilled vocal harmonies make Eat a unique and rewarding recording. ~ Thomas Schulte, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Dali Tzerni	Traditional	Charming Hostess	(2:32)
Laws of Physics	Jewlia Eisenberg, Charming Hostess	Charming Hostess	(4:20)
Mi Nuera	Jewlia Eisenberg, Charming Hostess, Traditional	Charming Hostess	(3:14)
Won't You Keep Us Working?	The Residents	Charming Hostess	(2:37)
Give Him A Little Time	Traditional	Charming Hostess	(4:15)
Mi Dimandas	Traditional	Charming Hostess	(2:22)
Ferret Said	Jewlia Eisenberg, Charming Hostess	Charming Hostess	(5:42)
Dilmano Dilbero	Traditional	Charming Hostess	(1:41)
Oh Julie	Traditional	Charming Hostess	(3:27)
Sha! Shtil	Jewlia Eisenberg	Charming Hostess	(3:26)
Klezsex	Abe Schwartz	Charming Hostess	(2:28)
Elenke	Abe Schwartz, Traditional	Charming Hostess	(5:26)
I'm Not Hungry	Jewlia Eisenberg, Traditional	Charming Hostess	(2:25)
When Jesus Christ Was Here on Earth	Traditional	Charming Hostess	(4:05)

Credits

Mark Stichman (Harp), Abe Schwartz (Composer), Jewlia Eisenberg (Arranger), Jewlia Eisenberg (Vocals), Jewlia Eisenberg (Musical Director), Jewlia Eisenberg (Re-Arranged), Nils Frykdahl (Flute), Nils Frykdahl (Guitar), Nils Frykdahl (Percussion), Nils Frykdahl (Saxophone), Carla Kihlstedt (Vocals), Dan Rathbun (Bass), Dan Rathbun (Producer), Dan Rathbun (Engineer), Dan Rathbun (Mixing), Chuck Squier (Drums), Dren McDonald (Design), Dren McDonald (Layout Design), Morgan Guberman (Vocals), Charming Hostess (Arranger), Charming Hostess (Producer), Charming Hostess (Main Performer), Charming Hostess (Re-Arranged), Jenny Scheinman (Fiddle Arrangement), Wesley Anderson (Percussion), Wesley Anderson (Drums), Lorrieann Murray (Design), Lorrieann Murray (Layout Design), Phillipe Koutev (Vocal Arrangement)

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