Foxy Shazam: Foxy Shazam | CD review

(Warner)The Ohio band Foxy Shazam are, more or less, an expression of the will-to-superstardom of singer Eric Nally, a man who essays a style best described as Deluded Loser. In Wanna-Be Angel he lays out his manifesto: "I don't want my friends to think I'm so punk rock/ So punk rock'n'roll/ And all you hipsters say I'm gay/ Well I'm not gay at all!" This delivered in a quavering voice over a backing that recalls Meat Loaf and Queen, with a dash of Sparks. Like most of this album, it's absolutel...

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