I love where this guy is coming from.Can Mr Waits do better?I don`t think so!

The funky , twisted jazz , warped delta , bent blues style of Slam Buckra works well again , bringing life to some great songs . Wry humor and excellent guitar work shine on songs like "Whoopsy!" a hangover love story , the wacky "Blizzards O' Boomerangs" and the more traditional "Go Go Go" . Slam never disappoints . At times brilliant , always interesting . Zany , colorful , acid-drenched lyrics set to music that makes them seem appropriate . He definitley thinks outside the box , and does it well . Varied and cohesive at once , every song's an an adventure. From the funked down groove of the title cut ,to the jazzy , sentimental "Long Island Dream" or the lascivious "Stick It In" Slam Buckra delivers . Like a more surreal and much happier Bukowski , with Robben Ford chops , Slam gives a reading to storypoems "Mustafa Calhoun" and "Tear Heaven Out The Sky" that don't fail to intrigue or entertain . A carnival for the music freak , a shock to the uninitiated , a blackball from gigging at any future political conventions , Lucky Scars is many things , but never boring or predictable. A treasure to anyone who values originality , musicianship , or just great music .

Wow! There's a great deal of musical variation on this CD with more than a few unexpected (and sharp) turns. Genre busting blues and Zappa-like funk mixed with jazzy ballads and a comic country number. The wild lyrics just never stop coming. All over the map, but very fun and musically intriguing.