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This Is American MusicAt last! A fitting tribute to one of America's greatest roots music bands. The 1990 album The Blasters Collection was terrific, but Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings leaves it in the dust. Not only do you get all four of their Eighties Slash albums in their entirety, you get eight previously unreleased songs--in addition to the three tracks from The Blasters Collection that were at that time previously unreleased. This anthology also includes The Blasters' two contributions to the soundtr…
At last! A fitting tribute to one of America's greatest roots music bands. The 1990 album The Blasters Collection was terrific, but Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings leaves it in the dust. Not only do you get all four of their Eighties Slash albums in their entirety, you get eight previously unreleased songs--in addition to the three tracks from The Blasters Collection that were at that time previously unreleased. This anthology also includes The Blasters' two contributions to the soundtrack of the 1984 film Streets of Fire: "One Bad Stud" and "Blue Shadows." The new songs include "Can't Stop Time," "Flattop Joint" (an alternate version to the one found on 1980's American Music), "Leave My Money Alone," four live tracks from 1982--"What Will Lucy Do," "Crazy Baby," "Got Love If You Want It," "Walkin' With Mr. Lee," and a live duet featuring Phil and Dave Alvin from 1985 on "Take Out Some Insurance."This band knew how to rock with Fats Domino's sax player Lee Allen (later replaced by Steve Berlin, who would eventually join Los Lobos), pianist Gene Taylor (who had performed with Ronnie Hawkins' Hawks and Canned Heat), drummer Bill Bateman, bassist John Bazz, and of course siblings Phil (guitar, vocals) and Dave (lead guitar) Alvin. Like they sang in "American Music," they were a combination of "Louisiana boogie and the Delta blues. We got country swing and rockabilly too. We got jazz, country-western and Chicago blues. It's the greatest music that you ever knew." This will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Written by Steve Vrana
skip the first 12skip the first twelve cuts, they are a work in progress, the rest really rock with that retro fifties/eighties punk attitude, well written songs....and guitar energy...
Written by Steve Dossey
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CD 1
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Marie Marie2:072No Other Girl2:293I'm Shakin'2:224Border Radio2:475American Music2:106So Long Baby Goodbye2:247Hollywood Bed3:338Never No More Blues2:479This Is It2:1510Highway 613:0011I Love You So2:5112Stop the Clock1:5613Red Rose2:3214Barefoot Rock2:3115Bus Station2:3216One More Dance2:2817It Must Be Love2:5618Jubilee Train3:0419Long White Cadillac2:5520Fool's Paradise2:4621Boomtown3:3722Leaving3:2723Tag Along2:5824Justine2:1625Flat Top Joint2:3326Leave My Money Alone3:2827One Bad Stud2:3028Blue Shadows3:15 -
CD 2
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Trouble Bound3:482Just Another Sunday4:153Hey, Girl3:114Dark Night3:515Little Honey3:356Samson and Delilah3:477Colored Lights3:278Help You Dream3:409Common Man3:4310Rock and Roll Will Stand2:3811Can't Stop Time3:4012Cry for Me2:5113Kathleen4:5714High School Confidential2:2215What Will Lucy Do?2:3316Crazy Baby2:3817Got Love If You Want It2:5318Rock Boppin' Baby2:1819Walkin' With Mr. Lee3:2020Keep a Knockin'2:0821I Don't Want To2:0422Go, Go, Go2:1223Roll 'em Pete4:5024Take Out Some Insurance4:59
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