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Bedlam Ballroom

by Squirrel Nut Zippers

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2000

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Overall Rating: 2.6404 Bedlam Ballroom is ranked overall as 2.6404 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.7680 Bedlam Ballroom has an avg. critic score of 2.7680 out of 4 stars

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All Music Guide

Funky is the surprising quality of this work, which is why the album stands out among the group's past efforts. ...more

Rolling Stone

Bedlam Ballroom is one hell of a hot musical night out on the town.... the sort of jazzy, bluesy stew that made the Zippers so cutting in the first place -- untrendy roots music that somehow got trendy again at the end of the 20th century. ...more

PopMatters

There once was a year called 1996. Hit songs came from bands like La Bouche. Humanity, near the brink of ruin, tottered, deserpate for salvation. So when SNZ made their mainstream debut with Hot , they were a novel, welcome glimmer in utterly desolate terrain. ...more

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CDNow

With Bedlam Ballroom, the Squirrel Nut Zippers sound rejuvenated. The musty '20s and '30s influences that made their previous endeavors sound occasionally laughable now crackle with ornery energy. ...read the complete review at CDNow

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Sonicnet

On their fourth album, Bedlam Ballroom, the Zippers have concocted another stew of lively dance music. Problem is, with so many people having jumped on the swing revival bandwagon, the group's new material sounds dated. And not in a good way, either --...read the complete review at Sonicnet

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