Rump Shaker (album)

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Rump Shaker
Studio album by Suburban Legends
Released	June 28, 2003
Genre	Ska
Length	42:30
Label	Lobster Girl Records Brand New Hero Records
Producer	John Avila (Oingo Boingo)
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Suburban Legends chronology
Suburban Legends (Tim Remix) (2002) Rump Shaker (2003) Dance Like Nobody's Watching (2006)

Rump Shaker is the second album of the third-wave ska band Suburban Legends. It was released June 28, 2003 in Los Angeles, California by Lobster Girl Records. The album initially sold 15,000 copies and was subsequently released on Brand New Hero Records in the UK. Rump Shaker was the last Suburban Legends album to feature trombonist Dallas Cook, who died in a hit-and-run motorcycle accident on October 19, 2005. It was also the last CD to feature Aaron Bertram on trumpet, Chris Maurer on bass guitar and Tim Maurer on vocals.

It was produced by John Avila, former bassist of Oingo Boingo, one of the band's major influences. In 2005, when the band was featured as ManiaTV!'s Artist of the Day, Tim Maurer jokes of the experience, "We went to [Avila's] house. We strapped him down to a bed. We played our music in the CD player 20,000 times. We fed him only a diet of oatmeal and gruel. He agreed then to produce our album. And we paid him and we thanked him and it was fun. And it was good. And it was fun." [1]

[edit] Track listing

1. "High Fives" – 4:24
2. "You" – 3:59
3. "Bright Spring Morning" – 4:04
4. "Up All Night" – 4:13
5. "Blingity Bling" – 2:36
6. "Autumn in the Park" – 3:56
7. "Powerful Game" – 3:29
8. "Zanzibar" – 3:58
9. "All the Nights" – 2:53
10. "Do it for the Kids" – 3:52
11. "Last Dance" – 5:04

[edit] Personnel

Regular members:

• Tim Maurer - Vocals
• Brian Klemm - Lead guitar
• Derek Lee Rock - Drums
• Chris Maurer - Bass guitar
• Aaron Bertram - Trumpet
• Vince Walker - Trumpet
• Brian Robertson - Trombone
• Dallas Cook - Trombone

Guest musicians:

• Tubazar - Tuba ("Autumn in the Park" & "Zanzibar")
• Yoko Nishiguchi, Brent Toda, Walter Tsushima & Evan Webb - from Nishikaze Taiko ("Bright Spring Morning & "Zanzibar")

v • d • e Suburban Legends Vincent Walker | Brian Klemm | Derek Lee Rock | Brian Robertson | Mikey Hachey | Luis Beza | Dallas Kruse Former members Chris Batstone | Aaron Bertram | Dallas Cook | Brent Figue | Phillip Inzerillo | Fred Johnson | Josh Lander | Chris Maurer | Tim Maurer | Justin Meacham | Jimmy Sullivan Studio albums Origin Edition | Rump Shaker | Dance Like Nobody's Watching: Tokyo Nights | Infectious | Let's Be Friends EPs Suburban Legends | Suburban Legends (Tim Remix) | Suburban Legends (Raw) | Dance Like Nobody's Watching Live albums / DVDs Season One | Poisonous Candy Factory Miscellaneous Suburban Legends: The Show