Jimmy Buffett - Feeding Frenzy

Any Parrothead worth his or her salt-rimmed margarita glass knows that the central experience of being a Jimmy Buffett fan is attending his concerts. As Buffett mentions in the liner notes to this live set, it's like the circus coming to town each summer, except that in the case of his shows, it's the audience, not the cast, that wears the costumes. Feeding Frenzy contains the essential elements of a classic Buffett concert: his two best early songs, "Come Monday" and "A Pirate Looks at Forty"; crowd pleasers such as "Margaritaville," "Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Fins," and "Why Don't We Get Drunk (and Screw)" (retitled "A Love Song [From a Different Point of View]" to placate his Puritan censors); and some island-leaning fare such as "Jolly Mon" and a version of Harry Belafonte's "Jamaica Farewell." A Buffett concert is like taking a Gulf Coast vacation without leaving your hometown. With "Feeding Frenzy," you can don your bird, lizard, or shark regalia and enjoy the comfort of your favorite easy chair. --Daniel Durchholz