Rump Posse ‎– Steamy Scandals And Love Handles CD

Rump Posse ‎– Steamy Scandals And Love Handles CD

"Forget the Black Lips and Deerhunter. Rump Posse is the true gem of the Atlanta music scene. Who else looks and sounds like a cross between a workout tape and a Van Halen video? That's why the Drunken Unicorn was packed with eager Rump fans, when the band got together to play their first show in more than a year.

I feared the worst when the Posse took the stage sporting goatees, flannel shirts and acoustic guitars. After launching into a hilariously bad cover of Alice in Chains "The Rooster" the band was pelted with empty beer cans. The booing proved to be too much for singer/guitarist Dr. Sweet.  "You guys don't like grunge? Oh, you wanna hear the old Rump Posse?"  With those words, the band tore off the flannels, grabbed the electric instruments and proceeded to shave off the goatees with an electric razor. What was left was the good old Rump Posse: heather gray tank tops, sunglasses, mustaches and American flag headbands.

Two seconds into the first song, "Exit the Dragon" it became clear that the Posse has mastered the art of cheese. The guitars, keyboard and drum machine were processed to the point that the band sounded like the upbeat metal soundtrack to a Nintendo game. Dr. Sweet was equal parts workout instructor, motivational speaker and frontman. Wearing a microphone headset, he danced around with his guitar, spouting hilarious motivational rhetoric, like "Living the dream has never felt so good!"

During "Getting in Shape" Dr. Sweet disappeared from the stage. Coming up from behind, he grabbed me, directing his headset mic toward my face.

"Hey, what's your name?"

"Corey" I screamed.

"Let me see you get in shape, Corey!"  With that, the entire audience turned around and stared at my embarrassingly grotesque attempt at dancing. Humiliation aside, the Rump Posse show felt like a good party. In a music world that's rampant with ironic posturing, it's good to know that there are bands that genuinely love the cheesier side of rock." - Corey Licht