Word: chipmunk
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Doberman pinschers sitting perfectly still in the softly humming chamber. The dogs are bathed in a mysterious yellow light and surrounded by a Noah's ark menagerie of other perfectly serene-looking pets, all of which would probably be at one another's throats if still alive. A chipmunk, its tiny paws held out as if to receive a nut, is standing in front of a cat, which in turn is crouched beside one of the Dobermans. Farther back in the chamber the second Doberman is surrounded by some small dogs and dozens of cats, cockatiels, cockatoos, snakes and lizards...
Vocally, the contrast between the brothers is just as bizarre. Tony sings sort of like Buckwheat, while Chip sings like Alvin the Chipmunk. Amazingly, the two together sound a lot like the Everly Brothers, which may be why the Everly Brothers themselves decided last year to cover the Kinman brothers' "Amanda Ruth...
They work so well because their creator never looks at them with the eyes of a sociologist or a folk singer. He remains, despite whitening hair and expanding waistline, despite a popularity that has sold 40 million books in 20 countries, that eager high school senior with the chipmunk grin who still contemplates the world as if he were seeing it for the first time. "My four daughters are grown up," he says, "and I'm a grandfather three times. But I'm still one of those oversize kids who say Gee whiz! I say it at least twice...
Despite the moribund state of the record industry, this year's Christmas offerings are of surprisingly high quality, as a visit to any local record shop will prove. The latest single by the Chipmunks. "(All I Want For Christmas) Is My Two Front Teeth" (Mistletoe Records) should be on the top of everyone's gift list. Inexplicably buried in a compilation called The Best of Christmas along with some drab tunes by Lawrence Welk and Liberace, this recording finds lead vocalist Alvin Chipmunk in fine form Alvin's singing has gained in assurance over the years and his soulful...
...chipmunk's mainstream pop doesn't satiate your more adventuresome taste, try the Christmas Rock collection on Rhino Records. Likely to become a collectors item, this limited edition on a green, Christmas-tree-shaped disk features one of the hottest punk groups around. The Dragons, as well as California surf-rock veterans the Malibooz. The former let loose with an ear-shattering version of "Silent Night" that makes the infamous Neil Young rendition sound like chamber music. As for the Mals, they make Christmas in California a real treat. Who cares that there's no snow in Malibu. When Santa...