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Skid Roper – Lydia’s Cafe – Vinyl Record
Lydia’s Cafe is an album by Skid Roper, an American musician known for his work in the roots rock and alternative country genres. The album was released in 1993.
Skid Roper is recognized for his collaborations with Mojo Nixon, and together they created music that often blended rock, country, and humor. If you’re interested in alternative country with a rootsy and eclectic feel, “Lydia’s Cafe” might offer a unique musical experience.
Nothing on Lydia’s Cafe is quite as over-the-top as “Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two Headed Love Child,” “Don Henley Must Die,” or “Stuffin’ Martha’s Muffin,” which are among the tunes that have been recorded by Skid Roper’s former employer, Mojo Nixon.
However, Roper does offer an amusing ditty titled “I Was a Teenage Caveman”, it is an enjoyably quirky roots rock/alternative rock effort. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, Roper was someone who managed to appeal to both roots rock and alterna-rock audiences. The alternative rock crowd appreciated the eccentricity that he brings to humorous items like “Stop the Earth,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” and “Calling All Planets,” but the singer’s obvious appreciation of country, rockabilly, and early-’60s rock & roll make him relevant to the roots rock scene.
“The Riddle,” meanwhile, has a strong Irish influence, and Roper puts his own spin on the sort of Celtic rock that bands like the Pogues had been providing. But as much as there is to like about this album, some people don’t give Roper’s post-Nixon solo efforts enough credit. Roper was his own man, and Lydia’s Café was not meant to be a carbon copy of his ’80s work with Nixon. All things considered, Lydia’s Café is a respectable, decent effort that both roots rock and alternative rock enthusiasts are advised to check out.
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Triple XXX Records
Track Listing
Whirlwind
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Misconstrued
Calling All Planets
House of Cards
Dark Side of the Sun
She Walks Away
Shack Out on 101
Lydia’s Cafe
I Was A Teenage Caveman
Red Ridinghood Road
Stop the Earth
The Riddle
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