Torch This Place

Torch This Place is an album made in 1999 by The Atomic Fireballs. It is the band's only full-length studio release.

Torch This Place
Studio album by
Released18 May 1999
RecordedArmoury Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenreJump blues, Rhythm & blues, Swing revival[1]
Length47:28
LabelLava / Atlantic
ProducerBruce Fairbairn
The Atomic Fireballs chronology
Birth of the Swerve
(1998)
Torch This Place
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

All songs by John Bunkley, except where indicated

  1. "Man with the Hex" - 3:01
  2. "Mata Hari" - 3:44
  3. "Swing Sweet Pussycat" - 3:11
  4. "Caviar & Chitlins" - 2:46
  5. "Lover Lies" (Randall Sly) - 3:19
  6. "Spanish Fly" - 3:28
  7. "Pango Pango" - 3:37
  8. "Hit by a Brick" - 4:09
  9. "Calypso King" (Bunkley, Sly) - 2:45
  10. "Drink Drank Drunk" - 2:56
  11. "Flowers in the Sand" (Shawn Scaggs) - 2:44
  12. "Starve a Fever" (James Bostek, Bunkley) - 3:45

Personnel

Band members
  • James Bostek - trumpet
  • Tony Buccilli - trombone
  • John Bunkley - vocals
  • Geoff Kinde - drums
  • Duke Kingins - guitar
  • Shawn Scaggs - double bass
  • Eric Schabo - tenor saxophone
  • Randy Sly - piano
  • Tony James - electric guitar
  • Vivian Bayubay - violin
  • Andrea Rosario - cymbals
Additional musicians
Production
  • Bruce Fairbairn - producer
  • Mike Plotnikoff - engineer, mixing
  • George Marino - mastering

In pop culture

"Man with the Hex" saw use in multiple entries in the Scooby-Doo franchise, appearing in both "Big Scare in the Big Easy", the fourth episode of the first season of What's New, Scooby-Doo?, as well as the 2002 feature-length film Scooby-Doo and its accompanying soundtrack album.

It was also featured on the album for the 1999 teen comedy American Pie.

gollark: But only for a year.
gollark: Apparently you can be trusted to drive giant metal death machines down roads at several tens of km/h but not drink alcohol.
gollark: And drive at 17, but drink alcohol (generally speaking) at 18 too.
gollark: In the UK, you can apparently join the military at 16, but not vote until 18.
gollark: Who?

References

  1. Phares, Heather. "The Atomic Fireballs Torch This Place review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
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