Various Artists: Whole Lotta Love: An All-Star Salute To Fat Chicks
Split Screen Entertainment
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Rating: B+

The larger the cushion the sweeter the pushing, baby!  Guys that love to ride mopeds will eat this one up (remember the joke… how is a fat chick and a moped alike? They are both fun to ride but you don't want your friends to see you on them).  Well, this album will take the shame out of loving the big un's out there.  It's the first ever public, hard rockin' celebration of rolling 'em in flour and looking for the wet spot. 

Tons of 80's rockers guest on the album, pumping out riff after riff in homage to the large, lovely ladies.  "Whole Lotta Rosie" features Cinderella's Jeff Lebar on lead guitar while "Fat Bottom Girls" has LA Guns Phil Lewis handling the vocals.  The band Triangle Excursion pump out a Stones like "Big Fat Sexy Mama" while the Spinal Tap classic "Big Bottom" is hammered out by Twisted Sister's Eddie Ojeda.  "Whole Lotta Love" features Quiet Riot's Alex Grossi and Frankie Banali and, as most other tracks on the album, it rocks like a big dog… errr… a big woman. A Big mama? Well, it rocks, so lets just leave it at that.

This is a funny, albeit tacky, album.  However, the songs are performed well and the tributes seem heartfelt.  So, big gals take a look at the artists on this compilation and then start lining up by the backstage door as rock n' roll loving is headed your way!  This album won't be over, even if the fat lady starts singing, and sing she will, as on this collection of tunes, she is the star.  Take that supermodels!

This album was made for 40+ year old men out there who are forever 13 and the plus sized gals that like to shake, wobble and wiggle it for all to see.

By Jeb Wright