Sunday, July 4, 2021

American Music, the Blasters

American Music, the Blasters, 1980, :46

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Rockabilly, old-style and pure. The six originals seamlessly blend with several covers from the '50s.  While I like this style of music just fine, a little goes a long way. This setlist of nineteen (including several bonus tracks released later) short, fast, rollicking songs would make a great set from a bar band but it's only a decent album. After a while the Bill Haley yowl and the rattletrap percussion all starts to sound the same. Favorite tracks: "Marie Marie," the covers "Barefoot Rock" and "Crazy Baby."

Apart From the Crowd, Great Buildings

Apart From the Crowd , Great Buildings, 1981, :40 ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Solid jangle-pop from a now largely-forgotten group featuring two guys who went ...