At last- "Llama Rhymes", the highly anticipated follow-up to one of the most beloved albums of all time (and the one that started the whole alternative dixieland/omnipop craze), "Let"s Have a Pancake." This one has more songs, more musicians, bigger sets, more lavish costumes... why, it"s positively bloated with pure quality and prairie goodness -and guest star appearances from Boston-area favorites Bleu, Ramona Silver, and Suzi Lee; plus NRBQ"s Johnny Spampinato; and even George Carlin (the famous comedian!) Even longtime fans of the Philharmonic"s uproarious live shows may be surprised at the range of material, which careens from the XTC-influenced pop of "Village of the Darned" to the salvation army brass of "My Old Man" to the space-glam noise of "Mothra" to the lovely Burt Bacharach-via-Caetano Veloso changes of "Did You Ever Know." Lovers of witty, inventive songwriting will acknowledge the band"s progress toward unearthing the missing link between Sun Ra and the Kinks. In summation, "Llama Rhymes" is the only good album ever released by anyone on the planet earth, ever - a true, deep, lasting piece of art that you"re damn lucky to even be reading about! Jesus!!