Lead vocalist Trent Summar and his friend Eddie Grigg owned a farmhouse in Lascassas, Tennessee, where they began working on music together.

The band's name originated when a friend of Summar's gave him a plastic flamingo as a gift, which he mounted inside the farmhouse next to a portrait of Hank Williams.

[2] Included on the disc was a cover of George Jones' "White Lightning", along with songs written by John Hiatt and former NRBQ member Al Anderson.

[4] Writing about the band in Billboard, Melinda Newman stated that " This new sextet comes on like a cross between Webb Wilder and the Georgia Satellites...Much of this release is way too quirky for country radio, but cuts such as 'Redneck Martians Stole My Baby' should make inroads at college and wacky alternative outlets.

"[6] Susan Beyer of The Ottawa Citizen was more positive, praising the band's sense of humor and "controlled thrashing" of their playing, although she criticized the slower songs on the album.