T-Rick and the gang made my favorite zydeco record this year. And the best song on the record (with all due respect to Swangin' Dick) isn't even zydeco: check Mo' Fiyah and light it up!

You won't regret it - lotsa fun to be had on this one! Not over-produced like so many first records you hear from bands today. The songwriting is solid, the drumming is awesome, vocals from the heart. Hiphopopotumus is whackadoo baby! That song alone is worth $14.99...

T-Richard’s heart and soul are firmly in the bayou but he has been influenced by many other styles of music along the way and that comes across clearly on this great new CD. Fourteen tracks of original Zydeco with a sense of humor and stylistic twists and turns. The old school opening track Z’Echo establishes the band’s South Louisiana bone fides. These cats are no Pauvre ‘Tit Johnny come lately’s! Back It Up and Moss Bluff Waltz continue in the traditional style before Spank My Monkey (a crowd favorite at their live shows) adds a more contemporary rock influence. Mo’ Fiyah sprinkles a Caribbean jerk spice into the gumbo. Back To Louisiana has a down home Cajun vibe that will have your feet moving right into the more contemporary feel of Hiphopopotumus. There is not a bad cut! If you are fan of authentic Louisiana music but aren’t into tired repetition of tradition you will love this CD.

hey that;s pretty good i do the same thing as mr rick [non-louisiana zydeco band, there are about 10 in the whole world..] so i know what it ought to sound like and this is pretty close! if you can;t dance to this, you need to drive to the funeral home, cher! wle.