Himmler’s Ring – Lowell George (1979)

Here it is, what you’ve always needed but never knew it. A song that pokes fun at Nazis while doing a nice retro imitation of very old music styles? Ummm… OK?

But wait! For just an additional $9.95… Bob sings the aria from Car Wash. He sings it real good too, not like he used to before. And is that Jim Nabors singi——(yoink!)

Whoopsie! Firesign Theatre flashback. I must be low on iodine.

Anyway, it’s not “Springtime For Hitler” or anything but “Himmler’s Ring” is still lots of fun to listen to, and weird as shit. I love weird! It’s the only thing keeping us all barely sane, right? How else do you explain 98 varieties of Oreos? Seriously! HOW ELSE?!?

I’m back… Pie.

Lowell really digs deep into the lower reaches of his range on this one vocally, and the arrangement itself can make you laugh, which has to be rare. It’s just fun! It’s great musically too though! The Nazi-mocking is like a bonus!

So please, enjoy this artifact of a simpler time, when a man could mention the drug cocktail that would kill him on an album years before the deed as a morbid teaser kinda thing. Probably got him some discounts. Speedballs. Just say no kids. You might die tryin’. Throw me a line, etc…

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