FRIDAY FEEDBACK: THE GO! TEAM

Generic cheerleader uniforms are so rock 'n roll

This week's Friday Feedback track is:

"Bull in the Heather" by The Go! Team
from the import CD single Doing It Right

I've always loved the idea of the Go! Team -- multiple drummers, a pastiche of Saturday morning cartoon songs, the spirit of Japanese cheerleaders, and some hip hop beats on meth.

Yet, I rarely pull their discs from my bookcase of alphabetized CDs. Sure, it doesn't help that their two CDs are right next to every Go-Go's album ever made.

Alas, this is the first Go! Team song that keeps me coming back for multiple spins. "Bull in the Heather" is a faithful cover of Sonic Youth's noise jam, except that it has a more voracious orgy of xylophones and it leaves the counting to the Japanese cheerleaders.

Are you digging this? Or do the sounds of screeching car engines, guitar feedback, and cartoon sound effects make you hunt for Vacation, Beauty and the Beat, and God Bless The Go-Go's instead?

--Junichi