Tool for Evening is the fourth studio album

Studio album

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 released by The Big Wu

The Big Wu

The Big Wu is a rock 'n' roll jam band from Minnesota. The group is composed of Al Oikari, Andy Miller, Chris Castino, and Terry VanDeWalker. The band made a mark on the jam band scene with a reputation for hook-oriented songwriting and as one of the earliest jam bands from the Midwest to achieve...

 during the seventh annual Big Wu Family Reunion on Memorial Day

Memorial Day

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 weekend in 2004. The album was recorded 20 minutes outside of The Big Wu’s birthplace at Pachyderm Studio

Pachyderm Studio

Pachyderm Recording Studio is a residential recording studio located in rural Cannon Falls, Minnesota, United States, 35.8 mi southeast of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. It is located in a secluded old-growth forest with a vibrant trout stream. The studio was founded in 1988...

 in Cannon Falls

Cannon Falls, Minnesota

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,795 people, 1,550 households, and 996 families residing in the city. The population density was 946.4 people per square mile . There were 1,611 housing units at an average density of 401.8 per square mile...

, Minnesota

Minnesota

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. The band took an unconventional approach to producing the CD, when they walked into the studio and set up their equipment, not knowing what songs were to be played or how they were going to sound. "We wanted to capture the same feeling as our live shows," said Big Wu guitarist Chris Castino. "I believe we’ve accomplished that. Tool For Evening has a fresh feel to it that comes through more on this CD than on past releases."

The CD contains the previously unreleased Wu favorites "Texas Fireball" and "Jazz 88

Jazz 88 (song)

Jazz 88 is the name of a song by The Big Wu off their album Tool for Evening. The lyrics of the song are directly related to the Minnesota public radio station, Jazz 88.5 KBEM-FM. The station plays mostly jazz music and has constant traffic reports every half hour, which is mentioned in the song....

". The Big Wu also pushed their musical ability by interlacing elements of electronica to create the slow trance groove "Black Rain". Other new material includes the southern-rock song "Dog’s Dead" that rings with that Big Wu classic sound, and the country

Country music

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-styled "Stole My Girlfriend".

Track listing

1. "Texas Fireball"
2. "Stole My Girlfriend"
3. "Dog's Dead"
4. "Middle of Nowhere"
5. "Ray Charles Can See"
6. "Jazz 88
   Jazz 88 (song)
   Jazz 88 is the name of a song by The Big Wu off their album Tool for Evening. The lyrics of the song are directly related to the Minnesota public radio station, Jazz 88.5 KBEM-FM. The station plays mostly jazz music and has constant traffic reports every half hour, which is mentioned in the song....
   
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7. "Black Rain"
8. "Kings of Bass"
9. "I'm Cryin'"
10. "Lowdown"

Miscellanea

• The new CD made Homegrown Music’s Top 10 seller’s list
• The CD’s release at the Seventh Annual Big Wu Family Reunion was praised by critics and fans
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  , and the first printing sold out before the band could even implement a publicity campaign