Twenty-six monsters, one for each letter of the alphabet, are appraised in this offbeat and humorous album. A young child introduces each track with an epigrammatic description of the creature. The beasties range from legendary personalities like Dracula to more modern characters like E.T. and such ghost story stars as Headless Horseman to crypto-zoological question marks as Sasquatch. The music is largely simple, with quirky guitar duets or similarly simple instrumentation. The effect is one of exaggerated and mock creepiness that mates with the verses well.
David Fair
gave us the lyrics and lends his sonorous tone to much of the material, sometimes with
Jad
. The CD insert is decorated with children's illustrations. The album is delightful, unique, and deserves to be a classic with children and adults that still like Halloween and Godzilla movies. ~ Tom Schulte