Jamboree by Guadalcanal Diary

Jamboree, the second album from Marietta, Georgia's Guadalcanal Diary, came out on Elektra in 1986 with Steve Nye producing, and it's a fine example of Southern jangle pop. The guitars chime and clang, the rhythm section bounces, and the songs carry a sly sense of humor: "I See Moe" is a nod to the Three Stooges.

The band hit the road across North America to push it, and "Cattle Prod" became the track that stuck, still turning up on the countdowns more than a decade on. It sits between Walking in the Shadow of the Big Man and 2X4 in a run of four major label albums before the group called it a day in 1989.

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