# Songs to take oversized mallets to

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** music\
**Created:** [February 19, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-take-oversized-mallets-to/848183 "2020-02-19T17:30:17Z")\
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Albums to take a giant mallet to include Dave Edmunds’ second solo album, _Subtle as a Flying Mallet_, wherein he covers '50s and '60s oldies in an attempt to recreate period sound.

Unfortunately the results are often murky, and poor Dave sounds like he’s performing in the bottom of a barrel.

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