This is another one of those free discs from my college radio days. In spite of some buried vocals in places it all sounds very professional, but there just isn't a lot of spark here. Clearly a lot is owed to the Beatles here, with a lot of the singing sounding like John Lennon on helium and a vibe that hits more in Rutles territory, but without the directness or humor of that band.
You can learn a lot from reading the liner notes. Guitarist/singer Kennie Cruz gushes about "the music" and the Beatles and thanks about one thousand of his closest friends with all deepest sincerity. Bassist Mickey Bliss is nearly as verbose, but if you read between the lines it's all tounge-in-cheek. Finally drummer Buddy Greco only confesses he's a minimalist and leaves it there. Clearly one member of the band was deeply invested in this project and the other two not so much.
As is always fun to do with these "lost bands of the 1990's", I did a little internet archaeology. From what I can piece together the Bobbies were around from the 1980's or so and their first album (and only album other than this one that I could find) Supersongs came out in 1993. Buddy Greco (Jr.) according to a sketchy fan site is the son of the jazz piano player of the same name and his involvement in the band I don't think was consistent and there may have been some others behind the drumkit. It looks like shortly after this album Bliss and Greco split (surprise? liner notes!) and formed The Situation with Iovanna Medina. Recently a Facebook page popped up, with the URL indicating Mickey Bliss as the author so it seems like a reunion of sorts happened a little ways down the road and the band is continuing to enjoy a low-key existence, with no loss of humor.
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