How's it going eh? Everybody's two favorite Canadians made an album. And it's glorious. The McKenzie brothers started off on SCTV, a Canadian SNL type skit show, which also helped launch the careers of John Candy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, and others. Two years after this album, perhaps one of the greatest achievements in cinematic history, Strange Brew, was released. It's an absolute masterpiece.
I'm listening to this on Christmas Eve because of the McKenzie brothers' wonderful rendition of the "Twelve Days of Christmas." Most of the album is just the brothers talking to each other, about back bacon, beer, donuts, coffee sandwiches, Star Wars, and other very important things. But the song "Take Off," featuring none other than the great Geddy Lee of Rush, is also on the album. You're going to want to check that out if you haven't already heard it.
I found this album at COAS in Las Cruces, and it's one of the most exciting finds I've had to date. Not that it's rare or anything, I just have always loved this album (I've had it on CD for years) and love to find my favorite albums on vinyl. Plus, as you can see, the inside sleeve doubles as an issue of "The Daily Hoser." Hard to beat that.
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