Music From a Sparkling Planet
Esquivel has been such a hit with lounge revivalists that a sequel toSpace Age Bachelor Pad Musicwas undeniable.Music From a Sparkling Planetinevitably carries a heavy load of kitsch, and rightly so. By any fair standard, Juan Garcia Esquivel's desperately spry arrangements (complete with "zoom zoom" vocals, blaring brass, and truly mind-bending steel guitar) were a product of their time. You almost feel like you should be eating a TV dinner off a TV tray while watchingMy Favorite Martianto fully enjoy this stuff. But you'll never hear a sprightlier version of "Boulevard of Broken Dreams."--Steven Stolder