The Ditty Bops

The Ditty Bops Artist: The Ditty Bops
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 093624865728
EAN: 0093624865728
ASIN: B00063MCKW


Release Date: 2004-10-26

The Ditty Bops


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Tracks:

  1. Walk or Ride
  2. Wishful Thinking
  3. Ooh La La
  4. Sister Kate
  5. Breeze Black Night
  6. Gentle Sheep
  7. Pale Yellow
  8. Four Left FEet
  9. There's A Girl
  10. Unfortunate Few
  11. Short Stacks
  12. Wake Up

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Amazon.com

As charming as the McGarrigle Sisters and pulsating as a scaled-down Lucious Jackson, Los Angeles duo The Ditty Bops call upon a 20th century grab bag of musical trends for the dozen songs that make up their eccentric debut album. Abby DeWald (vocals, acoustic guitar) and Amanda Barrett (vocals, mandolin, dulcimer) employ their effortless harmonies as instruments as they sashay through an influential spectrum that spans Bix Beiderbecke's swinging twenties, through the Hot Club Quintet of France by way of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys, and into the contemporary experimentation of producer Mitchell Froom (Elvis Costello, Suzanne Vega). The lyrics may never garner a Walt Whitman prize ("Why does blood turn brown when it dries?" and "Why can't white people play the blues?" the Bops wonder in "Wishful Thinking"), but they do offer the perfect, sing-a-long complement for the twosome's intoxicating, foot-tapping melodies. Give the record three spins. You'll know every song. <I>--Scott Holter</I>

Album Description

When Mitchell Froom (Suzanne Vega, Crowded House, Elvis Costello) produces a debut album, it is well worth taking notice. Thanks to their strangely beautiful voices, magnetic personalities, brilliant playing,bizarre storytelling and stunningly diverse range,The Ditty Bops —the duo of Amanda Barrett and Abby DeWald —earned his attention. A musical celebration embracing everything from contemporary folk pop to ragtime to musical theater, their self-titled debut is as gloriously unique as their name.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars some of it is fabulous...I just play those songs over and over.......2007-03-25

I love this album, but could definitey do without a couple of the songs. The ones that I'd keep, however, are way worth it and definitey unique in this era. There's an adorble, fun, old timey, song about one of these gals not being able to "shimmy like [her] sister Kate," all about staying out all night dancing, that I play over and over, because it's so fun and I wish the whole album were in that style. Instead, you get some slower songs, and some more modern sounding stuff, but none of it is bad, and a lot of it is good and mellow, and beautiful. I like these sisters' voices, and wouldn't mind seeing them live sometime, if possible. I will be buying their second album after I'm done writing this, in fact. Recommended.

4 out of 5 stars The Ditty Bops Bop.......2007-01-28

This duet chose a fine name. Their music is sweet, earnest, and happy.

5 out of 5 stars What makes this so damn good?.......2007-01-24

I don't really know.
I listen to a LOT of music. Probably nearing several hundred albums this year, nearly all well reviewed, and I just couldn't stop listening to this one. I heard about it, I take it, pretty late, so I think of this album as a 2006 one, and with that in mind I'd call it, hands down, my favorite of the year. Gorgeous harmonies, upbeat acoustic guitar/banjo type bluegrassy countryish music, and witty, funny lyrics all combine into something somehow significantly greater than the sum of its formidable parts. What a great group. And every song gets better with the second, third, and fiftieth listen. You should not hesitate if you're considering buying this.

5 out of 5 stars became my favorite.......2006-12-25

Imaginative and witty with a variety of song styles- I really fell in love with this album. It's their first album, and I got their second one too when it came out. Their lyrics are so great! I recommended this band to all of my friends after hearing this album, and got it for somebody as a birthday gift and she liked it! They also have a web site that is fun to go to. Sister Kate is probably my favorite song, because it's got so much good energy.

5 out of 5 stars

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  2. The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates ~ Hall & Oates
  3. Impossible Dream ~ Patty Griffin
  4. Elevator ~ Hot Hot Heat
  5. Hilary Duff ~ Hilary Duff
  6. Il Divo ~ Il Divo
  7. Crossfade ~ Crossfade
  8. Nexterday ~ Ric Ocasek
  9. The Secret Of Movin' On ~ David Pack
  10. Distort Yourself ~ Institute

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Plays the Harold Arlen Song Book ~ Oscar Peterson

Have Flute Will Travel Stop 1: Live In Berlin ~ Chip Shelton

I Loves You Porgy ~ Nina Simone

I'm Glad ~ Tom Pletcher & the Classic Jazzband

Thrill Is Gone ~ Phil Woods with Strings

Ace of Bass ~ Alad%C3%A1r Pege

Éxitos Eternos ~ Marc Anthony

Ullalla ~ Antonello Venditti

O Talento De ~ Simone

L.a.M.N. ~ Sp-Fair