From LEO

March 5, 2008

You Mean We Get Paid For This?
The Juggernaut Jug Band
(SELF-RELEASED)

More fun from a group of guys who have been making upbeat, traditional jug music for the better part of three decades, You Mean We Get Paid For This? is dominated by jazz and country swing covers from the early half of the 20th century.
This crisply produced local effort leads off with the original title track that details life on the road in a modern jug band — what more could one want in a four-minute song?
Interestingly, Mr. Fish, Roscoe Goose and their talented bandmates have chosen three covers from the Mills Brothers’ 1930s catalog for this 14-song collection, and added a Russian folk composition for good measure.
While the selections differ from past efforts, like silly sendups of “Black Dog” and “People Are Strange,” the Juggernauts once again remind us just how far washboards, kazoos, slide whistles and incredible vocal harmonies can go in the right hands. These guys are true professionals. The fact that they know how to have a damn good time (ask them for a rubber chicken keychain and see what happens) doesn’t hurt a bit. —Kevin Gibson