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== Musical style == === Instrumentation === Throughout their career, Crash Test Dummies have experimented with many different styles and genres of music. These styles include the acoustic [[folk rock]] of ''[[The Ghosts That Haunt Me]]'', the electric [[alternative rock]] of ''[[A Worm's Life]]'', the [[Urban contemporary|urban]] influences of ''[[Give Yourself a Hand]]'', and the [[optigan]]-based compositions of ''[[Oooh La La! (Crash Test Dummies album)|Oooh La La!]]'' Crash Test Dummies recorded as a full five piece band from their debut album ''The Ghosts That Haunt Me'' until ''Give Yourself a Hand''. At this time, the most notable instrumentation of the band's music included Brad Roberts' lead guitar, Ellen Reid's keyboards, and Benjamin Darvill's harmonica. Another notable element of Crash Test Dummies' music are the contrasting harmonies between Brad Roberts' deep lead vocals and Ellen Reid's backing vocals in the higher register. Beginning with ''[[I Don't Care That You Don't Mind]]'' in 2001, the band's albums were recorded primarily by Brad Roberts, Ellen Reid, and a rotating roster of session musicians. === Influences === One of the biggest influences for Brad Roberts was the band [[XTC]] and [[Andy Partridge]] in particular.<ref name="OfficialSite"/> The band even went on to cover two of XTC's songs: "[[The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead]]" for the [[soundtrack]] to the film ''[[Dumb and Dumber]]'', and "All You Pretty Girls" for the XTC [[tribute album]] ''[[A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC|A Testimonial Dinner]]''.
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