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The Mighty Vitamins

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(Foxy Digitalis 3/13/2007) This is a chaotic record that proves not only that you c an hum to anything if you only try and also that the creativity that has overloaded Cleveland made its way to Omaha. Like an updated Devo or Ubu, The Mighty Vitamins splice together electronics, short-sharp guitar lines and Rashid Ali’ drumming, into the perfect backdrop for eavesdropped conversations and drunken manifestos. “Way To Go” and “Marked” are variations on percussion-driven totems made monumental on “39 Steps,” where the bass line trots alongside a big BEAT. “April 21,” the closer, is the most straight-ahead rock tune of the set, but even here the band takes extreme liberties with the format. Public Eyesore is a busy label that has not shied away from the experimental and confrontational. They hit on a goodie with The Mighty Vitamins, who mix humor and bile, chops and curiosity to “Talk The Big Talk,” as one of their songs is titled, and to walk it as well. - Mike Wood

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