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Classic Album Review: The Scofflaws | Record Of Convictions

The skanking septet cover the waterfront from Morricone to Zappa on this third LP.

This came out in 1998 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


Like their name suggests, The Scofflaws tend to play fast and loose with the rules.

The veteran New York septet specialize in peppy, upbeat, addictively jovial frat-boy skank. But along with the requisite tunes about beer, bud and the boob tube, they show off their slightly deeper roots. As far as I know, The Scofflaws are the only ska band so far to cover Frank Zappa‘s Any Way The Wind Blows and Ennio Morricone‘s The Good, The Bad and The Ugly on the same disc.