The sounds of
Jerry Lee Lewis
,
Bo Diddley
and other early rock & rollers runs all through this group of 30 songs, none necessarily original sounding, but pretty much all played and sung hard and well.
The Jiants
(
"Tornado"
) co-opt
Diddley
's sound in a shimmering guitar figure, while
Blacky Vale
's
"If I Had Me a Woman"
cuts across
Jerry Lee
and
Bill Haley
's sound with
Chuck Berry
-style lyrics.
"Sweet Rockin' Mama"
by
Cody Reynolds
'
Hi-Tombs
is a beautifully scatological piece of rock & roll that never could have gotten airplay, but doubtless elicited lots of knowing looks from their audience.
meets hillbilly rock on
"I've Got a Baby"
Clyde Arnold
. And
"She Sure Can Rock Me"
Dan Radar
doesn't leave too much to the imagination -- being practically a teen-music answer to
The Joy of Sex
-- the piano break is a little winky, but its heart (and other organs) is definitely in the right place (and positions). This is a delightfully rough and raunchy collection of singles, many of which weren't going to get heard on the radio, regardless of how good they were. ~ Bruce Eder