The Refreshments - Fizzy Fuzzy Big and Buzzy - 1996

Hailing from Tempe, AZ, the Refreshments is a solid frat boy band, and Fizzy, Fuzzy, Big & Buzzy is their definitive album. Don't let their good ol' boy sound discourage you, however. Though much of their oeuvre is about alcohol, Mexico, and girls, there is a lack of pretension and a definitive sense of humor about their material that makes them harmless and endlessly enjoyable. Listening to "Girly" or "Banditos" is like kicking back with a college bud and a brew: summery, smirky, and somewhat yearning. The irreverence in the Refreshments' lyrics makes all the difference between them and other more self-serious bands in the same vein, because it determines the group as accessible, and that is one thing that cannot be feigned or manufactured. All the grunge and post-grunge posing got old fast, and with clever, ironic lyrics, fast driving guitars, and earnest vocals, the Refreshments kept fun alive on the alternative scene through the '90s.

1 -Blue Collar Suicide 3:34
2 -European Swallow 4:32
3 -Down Together 4:23
4 -Mekong 4:34
5 -Don't Wanna Know 4:42
6 -Girly 3:59
7 -Banditos 4:17
8 -Mexico 4:00
9 -Interstate 5:37
10 -Suckerpunch 3:39
11 -Carefree 3:41
12 -Nada 6:28




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