Brian Setzer - Rockabilly Riot! All Original '2014/2016

Tracks list

Tracklist
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01. Lets Shake
02. Rockabilly Blues
03. Vinyl Records
04. Lemme Slide
05. Nothing Is A Sure Thing
06. Whats Her Name?
07. Calamity Jane
08. The Girl With The Blues In Her Eyes
09. Stiletto Cool
10. I Shoulda Had A V-8
11. Blue Lights, Big City
12. Cock-a-doodle Dont


A belated sequel to Brian Setzers original Rockabilly Riot - a salute to Sun
Records that appeared way back in 2005, while a live record under that rubric
appeared in 2012 -- 2014s Rockabilly Riot! All Original is distinguished by that
distinction in its subtitle: this is not a collection of covers but rather a
bunch of new songs penned by Setzer. Of course, you would be forgiven for
thinking some of these 12 tracks are covers because Setzer does shuffle riffs,
references, lyrics, and riffs so he brings to mind a bunch of beloved classics.
Lets Shake barrels along like Breathless and Lemme Slide alludes to another
Jerry Lee classic called End of the Road, Blue Lights, Big City cops a bit of Im
Left, Youre Right, Shes Gone, Nothing Is a Sure Thing opens with a bit of spooky
reverb straight out of Shakin All Over, while Whats Her Name? also rides some of
that Johnny Kidd & the Pirates rhythm while dropping a reference to Ray Charles
classic Drown in My Own Tears. Sometimes the allusions are a little elliptical -
he sets the hot rod ode I Shoulda Had a V-8 to a march straight out of Johnny
Horton - but thats part of the fun of the record; Setzer enjoys rummaging
through the past and its hard not to smile as he tips his hat to his idols. If
he no longer has the vocal chops to pull off a big ballad like The Girl with the
Blues in Her Eyes and if hes adding just a bit too many call-and-response
backing vocals to the mix, ultimately it doesnt matter because hearing him play
fresh material is a bit of a gas and certainly welcome after many years of
Christmas and covers records. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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