''No Quarter Pounder'' is an album by the American band

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, released in 1995. Its title is wordplay on the

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hamburger, the

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. The band promoted the album with a North American tour.

Critical reception

The '' Calgary Herald'' noted that "once around, it was fun and funny ... But after four or five albums (lost track there) it's worn as thin as ingerTortelvis's Jenny Craig fantasies." The ''

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'' argued that "it's still a good joke, because Tortelvis combines a great voice with a truly warped sense of humor," and considered the album to be better than '' The Fun Sessions''. The ''

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'' wrote: "The idea of a reggae band fronted by an Elvis impersonator performing Led Zeppelin cover tunes should have been, at most, a one-hit novelty. But because Dread Zep told the joke so well, they've endured and won approving nods from even those '70s survivors who thought Zeppelin sucked almost as bad as disco." The ''

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'' dismissed ''No Quarter Pounder'' as "even more lifeless than its inspirations."

Track listing

# "Un Leddd Ed (In 3d)" (Traditional) – 1:09 # "

Ramble On "Ramble On" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin from their 1969 album '' Led Zeppelin II''. It was co-written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, and was recorded in 1969 at Juggy Sound Studio, New York City, during the band's second concert ...

" ( Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 4:01 # "

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, Mort Schuman) - 3:35 # "

What Is and What Should Never Be "What Is and What Should Never Be" is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was written by Jimmy Page and Robert Plant and was included as the second track on ''Led Zeppelin II'' (1969). Composition and recording "What is and What Should ...

" (Page, Plant) – 4:58 # "Li'l Baby Elvis Jackson" (Jah Paul Jo & Butt-Boy) – 3:48 # "

How Many More Times "How Many More Times" is the ninth and final track on English rock band Led Zeppelin's 1969 debut album ''Led Zeppelin''. The song is credited in the album liner to Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham, but Robert Plant was later added to ...

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, Jones, Page) – 6:25 # "

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, Page, Plant) – 4:33 # "The Last Resort" (Dread Zeppelin), from the film '' National Lampoon's Last Resort'' – 4:19 # "1-800-Psychic Pal" (Jah Paul Jo, Tortelvis) – 1:44 # " American Trilogy" (

Mickey Newbury Milton Sims "Mickey" Newbury Jr. (May 19, 1940 – September 29, 2002) was an American songwriter, recording artist, and a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Early life and career Newbury was born in Houston, Texas, on May 19, ...

) – 3:42 # " Brick House ( Of the Holy!)" (King, Lapread, McClary, Orange, Ritchie, Williams) – 5:01 # "Li'l Baby E.J. Goes to College (The "Son" Sessions)" (Hambone Butt-Boy, Jo, Tortelvis) – 3:55

Additional notes

Catalogue: Birdcage 11006

References

1995 albums Dread Zeppelin albums Birdcage Records albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub