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Jason Allen - Vocals, Guitar - Rob Zaporzan - Vocals, Bass - Rob Pachol - Guitar - Dean Desrocher - Drums
LA's Rockabilly Review
First off, looking at the CD tracklist, this
is a
great
selection
of covers these crazy
Canucks
have
chosen
to interpret. What we
get is
high
octane,
edgy rockabilly music
that
takes
the classics
and updates the sound
into
the 21st
century
while respecting the
original
classics.
This
is hard rockin’ rockabilly
music,
not too
dissimilar
from Highway 13,
that
seems
to be
taken from a live set. But
not to
fear,
this
is a tight set that is
very
well
recorded
with all the instrument
being
crystal
clear
with perfect levels on
the vocals.
This
band
really knows how to
play
music
that
gets your interest, keeps
it, and
makes
you want
more. Of the covers
they
have
chosen,
my personal favorites are
Joe Bennett
&
Sparkletones
“Black Slacks”,
Gene
Vincent’s
“Say
Mama” and Johnny Burnette’s
“Lonesome
Train”.
All of
the songs here are
energetic
and fantastically
arranged.
This
CD has
been
in my
player for some time now
and I
don't
see it
leaving for some time
to come.
Highly recommended
Darryl Sterdan - Winnipeg Sun
It's
hard
to go
wrong
with
a good rockabilly
band.
And the
Rowdymen,
fronted
by eternal
scenester
Rob Zaporzan
on bass
and Jason
Allen
on guitar
, are
as good
as they
come.
They've
got the
look
complete
with
ceiling-dusting
quiffs,b-b-b-b-b-b-black
slacks,
and yoked
shirts.
And on
this
ferocious
live
set taped
last
summer
at Times
Change(d)
the foursome
show
they
also
have
the classic
Sun sound;the
bouncing
bass
lines,the
slapback
echo,the
hiccuping
vocals,the
zippy
Telecaster
solos,the
between-verse
screams.All
to which
they
deploy
to full
effect
on golden
oldies
like
Baby,Let's
Play
House,Lonesome
Train,
and Claudette,
along
with
the mandatory
joke
rocker
KISS'S
Let Me
Go, Rock
and Roll.
If this
CD had
one original
song
on it,
maybe
we would
rate
it even
higher.
Then
again
maybe
not - as
Sleepy
LaBeef
once
told
us "Why
should
I write
songs
when
there's
so many
good ones
out there?"
It's
hard
to go
wrong
with
a motto
like
that.
4 out of 5 stars
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