This album represents a period of over 15 years of All Mighty Senators, a mainstay in the festival and club circuit. This compilation spans the first 7" single “TNRS” (1988) through the first five albums prior to Music Is Big Business (2003). Also included is live material recorded at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles while on tour with the Pretenders in 2003 and a previously unreleased tune called “Checkered Past”. Packaged in Digi-Pak format.
“By linking bits of Funk, Metal, R&B, Blues Boogie, acoustic instrumentation, and even Frank Zappa-isms, All Mighty Senators toss out a sassy, temperamental musical whole that is nothing short of beguiling.” – BILLBOARD
“[Landis Expandis] calls the funky guitar and horn-heavy music he makes ‘rock & soul,’ and it’s designed to empower the inner superhero in us all. Oh, and to make you dance. Expandis and his cohorts succeed admirably.” – THE NEW YORKER
LINER NOTES:
Superfriends! This CD represents a period of over 15 years of All Mighty Senators music. Our fans kept asking how they could get our out-of-print material, so we decided to put together a collection of our favorite songs. This compilation spans the first 7" single “TNRS” (1988) through the first five albums prior to Music Is Big Business (2003). We also included some live material recorded at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles while we were on tour with the Pretenders in 2003 and a previously unreleased tune called “Checkered Past.” We couldn’t fit all of our fans’ favorites on one CD, but we jammed in as many Senators standards as we could. Enjoy!
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MUSICIANS:
THE ALL MIGHTY SENATORS: Landis McCord--drums and vocals Warren Boes--guitars and vocals Jack Denning--bass guitar and electronics Dave Finnell--trumpet and keyboards Craig Considine--trombone
Additional musicians: Brett Sharbaugh--bass (2, 3, 7, 10, 13, 15) Todd Butler--trumpet (3, 8, 10) Jeff Chiaverinni--trombone (3, 8, 10-15) Frank Mitchell--tenor sax (1, 11, 12, 14) Calvin Tullos--tenor sax (13) John Partridge--baritone sax (2, 3, 8, 10-12) Mike Leedom--tenor sax (2) Greg Thompkins--tenor sax (15) Mitchell Valiant--vocals (9) Dave Davis--guitar (9) Eric Weigman--drums (9) Barry Hampton--background vocals (7) CJ--background vocals (1)
CREDITS:
Produced by -- All Mighty Senators, Frank Marchand (1-3, 5-8, 10-12, 14-15), Mark Strazza (9), Aaron Gee Clogh (13), Josh Mobley (2, 8), Landis McCord (2)
All songs by All Mighty Senators except track 6
For a more detailed version of these liner notes, please visit www.allmightysenators.com
We would like to dedicate this CD our friends Mark Strazza, Donnon Murray, Rob Little, Duke, and all the Superfriends who have supported us throughout the years. In addition, we would like to send a special thanks to Steve Cyphers for his help and encouragement in putting this project together. The All Mighty Senators would like to thank all our musical compatriots who have played with us over the years, including Brett Sharbaugh, Mitchell Valiant, Craig Considine, Ben Watson, Calvin Tullos, Jeff Chiaverinni, Mike Leedom, John Partridge, Frank Mitchell, Todd Butler, Barry Hampton, Junior Bryce, Greg Thompkins, Kyle Hollingsworth, CJ, Jeff Brown, Jon Gillespie, George Porter Jr., Jimmy Davies, Kelly Bell, Melissa Charlotte, Drex, Felicia Shakman, Rob Hornfeck, Jammal Jones, Kyle Coughlin, Al Oikari, Topaz, Dave Davis, Sean McCall, Alex Norse, Paul Hannah, Rob Ercolano, Eric Weigman, Ben Frock, Grady Southard, JC Kuhl, Ted Albano, and all the many others.
Cover photography--Sam Holden
Graphic design--Al Brandtner, Brandtner Design, Chicago, IL
Mastered by Charlie Pilzer at Airshow Mastering, Springfield, VA Manufactured under exclusive license from All Mighty Senators
