Search - Mumps :: How I Saved the World

The most underrated NY band!

Avenell Road | GA, United States | 10/08/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This lovingly assembled compendium of unreleased audio and never-seen video could not possibly be any better. Mumps were (along with The Fast) one of the most underrated bands of the New York scene in the 1970s. They knew just a few too many chords and their lyrics were just that bit too arch, at a time when irony and musicianship hadn't come back into fashion yet. Taking their influence from Sparks, Roxy Music, and the glam scene, they rose to a level of sophistication which almost guaranteed they would never find their audience in that doctrinaire place and time.



Hopefully this reissue will help them find the audience who need to hear them.



Kristian Hoffman's commentary on the DVD is delightful. The footage is not first-rate, but the fact that it exists at all is something to be deeply grateful for. This is Lance Loud the way we all loved him and want to remember him.



Phenomenal."

Great complination--music and video

reviewer | Chicago | 09/18/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's a gift to have all the best available audio of the Mumps--easily one of the most enjoyable and exuberant bands ever. And I just never, ever thought I would have an opportunity to see them perform again, so the video is a treasure."