OOMPA LOOMPA DOOPITY DOO
JEFFREY’S STIRRING UP SOME
CHOCOLATE FOR YOU
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPITY DEE
HE WORKED AT THE
AMBROSIA CHOCOLATE FACTORY
WHAT WOULD YOU
BET JEFFREY GUZZLED DOWN MEAT
EATING A BUNCH OF THE
FELLAS HE’D MEET
IF JEFF WAS A CAT
AND MEN WERE THE RATS
WHAT DO YOU THINK
WILL COME OF THAT
I DON’T LIKE THE LOOK OF IT
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOPITY DAH
JEFFREY LOVED EATING
MEN FROM GAY BARS
AND HE LIVED IN HAPPINESS TOO
LIKE THE OOMPA LOOMPA DOOPITY DOO
DOOPITY DOO”
That was the lyrics to ‘Jeffrey Dahmer and the Chocolate Factory’ from MACABRE’S ‘Dahmer’, the song is of course a parody of the ditty from the Willy Wonka film…
This album was originally released in 2000 but due to the sheer genius of it I’m gonna give it some exposure yet again for those who might have missed it.
Chicago’s MACABRE are a 3 piece METAL band with a sound that is truly unique. Throughout the 90’s they were more often than not, simply labeled a Death Metal band with an odd vocal delivery. Oh, but they are so much more! The band has self-labled themselves as ‘Murder Metal’. With this album especially, they stretched the bounderies, and injected a healthy dose of jazz and punk into the thrash-based tunes. The vocals are screamed/growled/cleanly sung/allovertheplace…you get the picture. More on this in a bit…
‘DAHMER’ is a concept album based on the life and death of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. 26 tracks, nearly an hour long, every facet of this fella’s life is covered. From Jeff’s early fascination with ‘dog guts’ to his ultimate end via the hands of Chris Scarver. Everything is covered in this amazing but true story.
And is told with conviction and humor. The lyrics are quite frequently funny in a black humor kind of way. If you like yer comedy on the dark side you’ll love this. Otherwise, stay FAR away from this.
“A MAN ESCAPED JEFFREY’S EMBRACE
AFTER BEING DRUGGED AT HIS
GRANDMOTHER’S PLACE
HE DRANK A CUP OF DRUG LACED
COFFEE JEFFREY POURED
THEN HE ENDED UP ON GRANDMA’S BASEMENT FLOOR
HOW BOUT SOME COFFEE OR A SODA
OR SOME BEER
HE DRANK A CUP OF COFFEE AND THINGS DIDN’T SEEM TOO CLEAR
HOW BOUT SOME COFFEE OR A SODA
OR SOME BEER
ASLEEP FROM THE DRUGGED POTION
JEFFREY FUCKED HIM IN THE REAR
HAVING HIS WAY WITH
THE MAN ON THE FLOOR
WHEN GRANDMA OPENED UP
THE BASEMENT DOOR
BECAUSE OF WHAT JEFFREY’S
GRANDMOTHER SAW
HE DROPPED THE MAN OFF ON
SOMEONES FRONT LAWN”
The quality that stands out the most on this album is simply the songs. Most are catchy, many are immediately hooky, almost pop-like with memorable vocal lines and insanely catchy choruses. Even though I would say this album is quite progressive in nature, every note is superbly placed and played in a way that is lost on most bands nowadays (except FRIGHTMARE and BLOOD FREAK!) The performance on this album is awesome, there is no other way to put it…listen to the riffs, the drums, the too-infrequent solos, the wonderfully delivered vocals of ALL styles. cool.
‘Dahmer’ was produced, recorded, and mixed by the legendary Neil Kernon and it shows. From the spine shattering highs to the brain melting lows this album sounds near perfect. Inside the jewel case are some nice little surprises, like a sketch Jeff busted out that lays out the plans for his temple of the dead… complete with ‘Painted Skulls’, ‘Lamp With Blue Globe’ and ‘Black Chair’. neat.
“ALL THAT REMAINS
OF THE MAN WHO WAS INSANE
INSIDE OF A JAR
IS JEFFREY DAHMER’S BRAIN
BBBRRRAAAIIINNN
BBBRRRAAAIIINNN
HIS FATHER WANTS TO
BURN THE BRAIN
AND HIS MOTHER WANTS IT STUDIED
FOR THE KNOWLEDGE WE CAN GAIN
GGGAAAIIINNN
FROM THE BBBRRRAAAIIINNN
THEY RULED TO DESTROY THE BRAIN
AND HIS FATHER GOT HIS WISH
WHEN THEY PUT IT IN THE FLAME
FFFLLLAAAMMMEEE
THE BBBRRRAAAIIINNN”
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