Blasters

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If Funkadelic was aimed at older rock fans and Parliament at older R&B fans, then the offshoot Bootsy's Rubber Band was aimed at younger listeners, the "geepies" in Bootsy-talk, who would be attracted to Bootsy's cartoon character and funky, cartoonish songs. His lengthy career continues with the double CD Blasters of the Universe. The first disc contains 14 songs, which recall the glory days of P-Funk with their catchy chants and elaborate vocal harmonies atop a churning, muscular dance beats. The second disc recycles eight of those tunes in extended, instrumental mixes, thus making it easier for today's hip-hop collagists to sample (and pay royalties on) Collins' inimitable grooves. After all, there's hardly a major rap act who hasn't sampled a P-Funk or Bootsy's Rubber Band track at some point. --Geoffrey Himes

From the Label
He invented funk bass with James Brown. He reinvented it with George Clinton in Parliament/Funkadelic. His solo career turned funk inside out with the Rubber Band. Ladies and Gentleman, from all corners of the universe, the man with the sunglasses and the platforms is back and he's gonna tear the roof off the sucker again. The name is still Bootsy, baby....May the funk be with you.

After laying low for a few years, Bootsy Collins relaunched his career just in time for the '90s "funk resurgence," though true believers know that the funk never went away. BLASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, his first release for Rykodisc features an all-new Rubber Band, along with some of the original Funk Mob from back in the day. A two-hour-plus collage of live and studio material, slow grinds and bottom-heavy gutbucket grooves, BLASTERS was greeted as a welcome kick in the booty from one of the true originators of the funk canon.

"It's all come back around," Bootsy noted at the time of release. "This is a record that we've been wanting to do for awhile. After doing all live shows, that told me people really wanted to hear the old way that we used to put records together, but with a whole 'nother outlook, a whole new reach for it with new faces and new places. I tried to mix the old and the new, with more of a live feel to it, which is something we didn't think about trying to do until the people said, 'Well, give up the funk!' "

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Average customer rating: Great stuff skip the first 12 ALL IN ONE Rebirth rock & roll Rave on! Blasters Rule!

Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) The Blasters Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Ashgrove American Music Out in California Live: Going Home Trouble Bound ASIN: B000060OL6 Release Date: 2002-03-05

Tracks:

1. Marie Marie
2. No Other Girl
3. I'm Shakin'
4. Border Radio
5. American Music
6. So Long Baby Goodbye
7. Hollywood Bed
8. Never No More Blues
9. This Is It
10. Highway 61
11. I Love You So
12. Stop The Clock
13. Red Rose
14. Barefoot Rock
15. Bus Station
16. One More Dance
17. It Must Be Love
18. Jubilee Train
19. Long White Cadillac
20. Fool's Paradise
21. Boomtown
22. Leaving
23. Tag Along
24. Justine
25. Flat Top Joint
26. Leave My Money Alone
27. One Bad Stud
28. Blue Shadows

Tracks:

1. Trouble Bound
2. Just Another Sunday
3. Hey, Girl
4. Dark Night
5. Little Honey
6. Samson And Delilah
7. Colored Lights
8. Help You Dream
9. Common Man
10. Rock And Roll Will Stand
11. Can't Stop Time
12. Cry For Me
13. Kathleen
14. High School Confidential (live)
15. What Will Lucy Do? (live)
16. Crazy Baby (live)
17. Got Love If You Want It (live)
18. Rock Boppin' Baby (live)
19. Walkin' With Mr. Lee (live)
20. Keep A Knockin' (live)
21. I Don't Want To (live)
22. Go, Go, Go (live)
23. Roll 'Em Pete (live)
24. Take Out Some Insurance (live)

Album Description

2 CD's packaged in a deluxe gatefold digipak with 52 tracks, including 8 previously unreleased tracks, 'Flat Top Joint', 'Leave My Money Alone', 'Can't Stop Time', 'Crazy Baby' (live 1982), 'Got Love If You Want It' (live 1982), 'Walkin With Mr. Lee' (live 1982) & 'Take Out Some Insurance' (live 1995). 2002. Rhino Records.

Customer Reviews:

Great stuff.......2007-07-18

The Blasters were truly original. Many people think of them as only a Rockabilly band (which they did extraordinarily well), but as this set confirms, they blazed a wide path. Truly a great band and a great CD set to showcase that. I'm very pleased with the purchase.

skip the first 12.......2007-06-10

skip 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...

ALL IN ONE.......2007-01-10

IF YOU LIKE THE ROCKABILLY SOUND THIS IS FOR YOU. GREAT SONGS FROM ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS FROM U.S.A., THIS COLLECTION HAVE ALL THE SONGS YOU SHOULD NEED TO HAVE FROM THE BLASTERS, A CLASICC RECORD!!!

Rebirth rock & roll.......2004-06-21

I was born in 1955. When I first heard the Blasters, it was like being born again ! I don't see how I could add to the praises others have bestowed upon this fabulous album right here, but I just wanted to insist on one point one fellow came up with : Pleeeeeaaaaaaase, re-release Phil Alvin's Unsung Stories on CD ! What on earth must we do ? Start a petition here on Amazon ? Meet in the street and start a demonstration ? A riot maybe ? Pleeeeeeeaaaaase, re-lease Unsung Stories !

Rave on! Blasters Rule!.......2004-06-19

This band was the only thing that made the 80's bearable.

The Blasters put the roll back in rock.

Celebrate them.

Love them.

LISTEN to them.

Loudly.

Daily.

Dig?

Average customer rating: STRECHTING OUT AND IN blasters return of the uncut tight&funky

Blasters of the Universe Bootsy Collins Manufacturer: Rykodisc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Disco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Funk | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away Play With Bootsy Stretchin' Out in Bootsy's Rubber Band Fresh Outta 'P' University Bootsy? Player of the Year ASIN: B0000009WF Release Date: 1994-08-02

Tracks:

1. Funk Express Card
2. J.R. (Just Right)
3. Blasters Of The Universe
4. Bad Girls
5. Back N The Day
6. Where R The Children
7. Female Trouble's (The National Anthem)
8. Wide Track
9. Funk Me Dirty
10. Blasters
11. Good Night Eddie
12. A Sacred Place
13. Half Past Midnight
14. It's A Silly Serious World

Tracks:

1. J.R. (Just Right)
2. Funk Express Card
3. Back N The Day
4. Bad Girls
5. Good Night Eddie
6. Where R The Children
7. Funk Me Dirty
8. It's A Silly Serious World
9. A Scared Place

Amazon.com

If Funkadelic was aimed at older rock fans and Parliament at older R&B fans, then the offshoot Bootsy's Rubber Band was aimed at younger listeners, the "geepies" in Bootsy-talk, who would be attracted to Bootsy's cartoon character and funky, cartoonish songs. His lengthy career continues with the double CD Blasters of the Universe. The first disc contains 14 songs, which recall the glory days of P-Funk with their catchy chants and elaborate vocal harmonies atop a churning, muscular dance beats. The second disc recycles eight of those tunes in extended, instrumental mixes, thus making it easier for today's hip-hop collagists to sample (and pay royalties on) Collins' inimitable grooves. After all, there's hardly a major rap act who hasn't sampled a P-Funk or Bootsy's Rubber Band track at some point. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

STRECHTING OUT AND IN.......2006-05-16

. IT'S REALLY ABOUT TIME people gave this young man his props ,I mean form james browns band to his own band and hanging tuff with clinton,b-52's,talking heads c'mon folks you heard him sometimes if he did not sing you knew the sound of his style , ohh, so he got funkified on this set, where have you been momma ? WAS STILL GOOD TO YOU ? This cd kicks BUTT!!!! and you get instrumentals as well.If this doesn't make you dance nothing will,unless you still find your satisfation with the rappers who can only assimilate the funk ,So on that note don't fake the funk or your nose has got to grow Baby.P.S don't forget THE OTHER MAN MR EDDIE HAZEL

blasters return of the uncut.......2001-10-31

yeah bootzills here wind me up, return of casper, p-funk in effect rught here, botsy seeing everybody, and their mama sampling, james brown, and george cliton, decided to make some new tracks so 10,15 years someone will use these in future raps or whatever they wanna make, half of the p-funk crew stops by like dr.funkenstein, bernie worrell, mudbone, maceo, and fred wesley so old fans should enjoy this new funk of the millenium and beyond, there's even a tribute to eddie hazel on here plus a song mr. hazel, and bootsy did back in the day called what else blasters come on bootsy fans come and get funked for 2001, and beyond.

tight&funky.......2000-02-07

these two discs are blazing for the most part.Bootsy hardly gets the Love&respect he deserves.this man is very talented.not only on bass,but as a guitar player,keyboard player and a blazing drummer.not to mention as a writer,arranger&producer.then on top of all of that he has a blazing band that can give up the funk and take names.this is a good set.a must have for fans of the P-Funk Mob.

Average customer rating: 4-11-44 Blast Off Newest is Best Classic Blasters Was a band ever better named?

4-11-44 The Blasters Manufacturer: Rainman ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) The Modern Sounds of the Knitters Live: Going Home Trouble Bound American Music ASIN: B000A2H9VQ Release Date: 2005-08-16

Tracks:

1. Daddy Rollin' Stone
2. 4-11-44
3. Rebound
4. It's All Your Fault
5. Julie
6. Dry River
7. Your Kind Of Love
8. Love Is My Business
9. Slip Of The Tongue
10. Precious Memories (The Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised)
11. Boneyard (Dick Tracey Theme)
12. Window Up Above
13. Just To Be With You
14. Fire Of Love

Customer Reviews:

4-11-44 Blast Off.......2007-03-19

"4-11-44" is as good as its gonna get without Dave Alvin. This is classic rockabilly blues. Phil Alvin's voice is like hearing an old friend and "on the rebound" would make Charlie Rich Proud. If you pine for the past (the 50's, 60's and The 80's) this is where it's at. Buy Now.

Newest is Best.......2007-01-12

Blasters newest studio CD is the best music and sound they have ever produced.....GREAT CD !!! Now we want more of the same out here Blasterland !!!!! Get to work fella's

Classic Blasters.......2007-01-05

must have for Blasters fans...everyone else ought to want this in their player at home too

Was a band ever better named?.......2005-10-10

The Blasters are a blast! And this album is a real treat. I'm not certain how to describe their music - rockabilly? blues? rockabluesy? or just rockin' American music? -- and I'm not sure it matters. My suggestion is to listen to the samples Amazon has provided, because even 30 second bites of The Blasters are pretty darn tasty.

With so many good songs on one CD, I'll touch on a few. Daddy Rollin' Stone struts, in the studio audio version, as well as the live, computer-playable video version (this is the only video on the disc). The title track is a great number about playing your lucky numbers ("If you're working harder than you're getting paid, 4-11-44/The poor man's remedy"). Julie is a plaintive promise to a lover who's a prison term away. Dry River is a fine ballad about lost Los Angeles and lost love. Precious Memories is a rollicking romp down memory lane ("I turned out to be/The only hell my Mama ever raised"). Just To Be With You is a very good harmonica-led blues track. And the closing track, Fire of Love, is about playing with fire ("Now love is an ember/It once was a flame") while trying not to get burned. Throughout, Phil Alvin is in fine voice and the band is terrific.

I've saved the best for last. My favorite is the rocker Rebound. Just try sitting still during Rebound, I dare you. If you're not bouncing around the room inside the first minute...call 911...check for a pulse...heartbreak has never been so much fun.

Thanks to The Blasters, even being unlucky can be very lucky indeed. 4-11-44 is a very lucky number.

Average customer rating: Best One Disc Collection Ever

The Blasters Collection The Blasters Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Wildfires & Misfires: Two Decades Of Outtakes & Rarities Live: Going Home Cry Baby: Original Soundtrack Album Back to Black ASIN: B000008DJ5 Release Date: 1991-03-12

Tracks:

1. Marie Marie
2. No Other Girl
3. I'm Shakin'
4. Border Radio
5. American Music
6. So Long Baby Goodbye
7. Hollywood Bed
8. Roll 'Em Pete
9. Red Rose
10. Long White Cadillac
11. Boomtown
12. Common Man
13. Justine
14. Trouble Bound
15. Little Honey
16. Samson and Delilah
17. Dark Night
18. Cry for Me
19. Kathleen
20. Help You Dream

Customer Reviews:

Best One Disc Collection Ever.......2005-11-29

These guys were literally "Born Too Late". They should have been rockin' back with the likes of Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Chuck Berry. This is a great one disc collection, but if you can pick up all their stuff, you won't be disapointed

Average customer rating: Best CD of 2004 - What it means to be Live! Exellent come back cd, recorded in Santa Ana, CA The Blasters are back! Awesome CD!! Blasters Forever! Better then i thought it would be.

Live: Going Home The Blasters Manufacturer: Shout Factory ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative | Live Albums | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Similar Items: Trouble Bound Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) American Music The Blasters Live - Going Home West of the West ASIN: B0001ENY1W Release Date: 2004-02-24

Tracks:

1. Marie Marie
2. Real Rock Drive
3. Border Radio
4. Crazy Baby
5. Help You Dream
6. Have Mercy Baby
7. No Other Girl
8. Don't You Lie To Me
9. So Long Baby Goodbye
10. Red Headed Woman
11. Wandering Eye
12. American Music
13. One Bad Stud
14. JB Lenoir Jam
15. All Your Love
16. Flip Flop & Fly

Album Description

The Blasters emerged from the Los Angeles rock scene in the late 1970s. Led by brothers Phil and Dave Alvin, their contemporary twist on America's not-so-distant past set new standards for American roots rock. Frequent shows with fellow Angelenos X helped earn the band legions of loyal fans whose numbers continue to swell today. In August 2003, the original members reunited (once again) with both Alvin brothers intact. Captured on their first DVD and this companion CD, the set showcases 19 tracks, including staples like "Marie Marie," "Border Radio" and "I'm Shaking." Joining them onstage are Sonny Burgess, Billy Boy Arnold, and surviving members of The Calvanes and The Medallions - artists who have all played an important and influential role in the band's history. The Blasters Live! Going Home documents the band nearly 25 years after its formation. They've never sounded better.

Customer Reviews:

Best CD of 2004 - What it means to be Live!.......2005-01-27

This is clearly the best CD of 2004 if not the best of the decade. The production and sound for a live CD is incredible - clear, clean, and captivating. But to love this CD like I do, you have to appreciate piano (Gene Taylor) and background vocals (The Valvanes and The Medallions) -- all together. What The Blasters provide by themselves is incredible (Phil Alvin's singing and Dave Alvin's guitar alone would be worth the price of admission), but who they have accompying them is extraordinary. I cannot wait to receive the DVD of this concert because the CD makes it sound like a blast. Most of their classics are here (Marie, Marie; American Music; and Border Radio), an all-time (Joe Turner) classics (Flip, Flop, and Fly), and some incredible sounding "lesser classics" (Don`t You Lie To Me, So Long Baby Goodbye, and Have Mercy Baby). In the old horror classics they use to put a mirror near one's mouth to see if one were alive and breathing, now all you need to do is put this CD on and check if their feet are tapping. Try it on yourself, since you are alive, you will also want to dance.

Exellent come back cd, recorded in Santa Ana, CA.......2004-06-03

I love local bands from the most beautiful place on earth Orange County! This is one of OC's best rockabilly bands, and they sound as good if not better then they ever have, an extra added bonus is hearing Billy Boy Arnold's duet with them, his voice is so "rockabilly 1950's", and of course he really was a recording artist from that period, and hasn't lost a thing. This concert sounds like it could have been recorded in 1955, I mean this music sounds like the stuff from Sun Records! A great fun set of lively rockabilly and occasional jump blues, by a super tight swingin' band, recorded at the famed Galexy theatere in Santa Ana!

The Blasters are back!.......2004-04-08

A blistering live set, recorded in the Santa Ana, California's Galaxy Theatre, in the band's old Southern California stomping grounds... Phil Alvin spits out his lyrics like he wants to set the mic on fire, while Dave whips through some dazzling guitar licks... These guys may be old geezers, but they sure haven't mellowed out!

Awesome CD!! Blasters Forever!.......2004-03-05

Just had to post a few comments about this. When i heard that the Blaster's first and only concert video would be released on DVD and CD i just had to go out and get em both.. all you blasters fans out there will know that these guys are all about playing live! - well, the CD & DVD totally captures the energy and atmosphere... and if you never got to hear em play live... u just have to get this !! - The companion DVD that comes with the CD is just as awesome in it own capacity... Both the CD and DVD feature performances of "Blasters" classics such as "American Music", "Marie, Marie" and "Border Radio". They are also joined on stage by rockabilly guitarist Sonny Burgess, Chicago blues great Billy Boy Arnold and the surviving members of the California doo wop legends The Calvanes and The Medallions.

go buy this now!!

adios

Better then i thought it would be........2004-03-01

Here is the truth, this is a great dvd. The sound quality is excellent, the picture very sharp, the Blasters as a group materiel is a bit stronger then the seven tracks with there invited guests.I was not sure to i wanted to take a chance on this dvd at first, but i am glad i did.I believe it was put together by the former Rhino people, it is a top notch product.

Average customer rating: ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS EVER!!! One of the Best Live Recordings Ever Top 10 of 2002 Quit teasing us Viva Phil Alvin!

Trouble Bound The Blasters Manufacturer: Hightone Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative | Live Albums | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live: Going Home American Music Out in California Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) The Blasters Live - Going Home ASIN: B00006IZH6 Release Date: 2002-10-15

Tracks:

1. Red Rose
2. Trouble Bound
3. Long White Cadillac
4. Cryin' for My Baby
5. I'm Shakin'
6. Blue Shadows
7. Help You Dream
8. Common Man
9. Hollywood Bed
10. Too Tired
11. I Wish You Would
12. Sadie's Back in Town
13. Dark Night
14. So Long Baby Goodbye
15. American Music
16. One Bad Stud
17. Marie Marie

Album Description

Recorded live (by the original Blasters) at the House of Blues, Los Angeles, March/June 2002. Features new (2002) performances of Dave Alvin-penned Blasters favorites such as 'Marie Marie,' 'Long White Cadillac,' 'So Long Baby Goodbye' and 'Red Rose.' It also contains a version of their first hit, Little Willie John's 'I'm Shakin' and a Dave Alvin song they recorded but seldom performed live, 'Common Man.' Digipak. Hightone Records.

Customer Reviews:

ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS EVER!!!.......2003-08-03

Founded by brothers Phil and Dave Alvin, the Blasters tore up the early 80s L.A. punk scene with their electric, punked-out, blend of rockabilly, blues and country. Breaking up shortly after their John Mellencamp-produced "Hard Line" failed to garner the national attention it deserved, and the brothers began fighting all the time, it looked like the Blasters would be nothing more than a vinyl-only footnote to the later, Grammy-winning, career of Dave Alvin. Luckily, however, their catalog is being reissued and, even luckier, Phil and Dave have mended some fences. The result of that fence-mending was an intentionally brief live reunion last year that yields this scorcher of an album.

Joined by fellow Blasters John Bazz, Bill Bateman and Gene Taylor, the Alvin brothers tear through seventeen of their best songs, from originals like "Long White Cadillac" (later a hit for Dwight Yoakam) and Dark Night (featured in the film "From Dusk to Dawn") to blues classics like "Cryin for my Baby" and "One Bad Stud," all done with a fiery style that makes moving your body mandatory.

If there's a flaw to this album, it's that it's probably their last for another twenty years, given the brothers are back to their solo careers. But at least we have this one.

One of the Best Live Recordings Ever.......2003-01-31

I know I'm going to sound like an oldtimer in writing this review, but back when I was in high school in the early 1980's I had the pleasure of growing up in Southern California when music was so alive. Bands like X, Van Halen, Los Lobos, the Plimsouls and the Minutemen were playing small clubs and creating excitement about new music. Some of it was punk, some of it was hard rock, and then there were the Blasters.

Some folks said the Blasters played rockabilly. Some even thought they sounded Country. Then again, they were playing blues too. The bottom line is that they played the best American music you would ever want to hear, and they were absolutely the best live band around.

Alas, things don't last forever. The band, which features brothers Phil and Dave Alvin couldn't stay intact in their original form and that was a good thing. Dave went on to a great solo career and even won a Grammy and continues to be one of America's great songwriters.

Given the Blaster's heritage, the band re-released a compendium of all of their recorded music titled Testament. The two CD-set enabled the band to offer a more permanent public release of music that had long been out of print.

Last year, the band played five concerts in Southern California and this CD was recorded at one of the shows at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip. The band also toured after the release of this CD as well.

I had the pleasure of attending two of those shows and feel honored to have had the opportunity to witness two of the greatest rock and roll shows I've ever seen. This CD is faithful to the quality and energy of those shows and is worth your investment.

Yes, the band members have aged a bit. Phil is a bit heavier and Gene Taylor has plenty of gray hair in that bushy beard. But they will give any band in the world a run for their money. This CD doesn't have a single track on it that won't make you want to sing along or dance. This is what American Rock and Roll is supposed to be.

Top 10 of 2002.......2003-01-22

Why, oh why has massive acceptance escaped this band? They continue to be one of the vital forces in American music, after more than 20 years. The caliber of live performances contained herein will never be matched by 75% of the CDs on Billboard Magazine's weekly Top 10 in sales in any given week, even with millions of dollars in studio "sweetening." Talent and tunes!!!When I win the mega lottery, this is the band I'm hiring to play at my celebration party.

Quit teasing us.......2003-01-15

So they got together in L.A. last year to put together a terrific show, which sounds great when played on CD as a live recording. I love this album. What sets it apart from many live albums is that the songs still sound fresh. Maybe it's because they "broke up" and hadn't played in awhile, and needed to prove something. Maybe because they knew it was going to a gig just to record a live album and they wanted to get it right. But boy, I miss them even more after seeing this.

So then why four stars instead of five? Stubborn principle. First, they're redone songs. Second, I didn't see the band tour in my area, so I imagine it was a one time get together. The album itself has all the energy and musicianship I would expect from the band, and I've played it over and over again. It's just not knowing if they're going to get back into the studio or tour again that bugs me.

Viva Phil Alvin!.......2002-12-08

3.5 stars

Don't get me wrong, I'm as happy to see the Blasters back together as I would be if Carl Perkins crawled out of the ground and reached for a Stringbender. For all the crowing about Dave Alvin's maturation as a solo artist, the Blasters were his high-water mark for energy and just plain fun music. And there is plenty of energy here, but perhaps a bit too much bombast. A few of the tracks sound like Jimmy Thackery or some other uber-amplified bar-band drudgery. The Blasters worked because they could mix tasteful playing with driving, nine-pound hammer rock and roll.

Nevertheless, this is a welcome return. Good covers of Guitar Watson and Billy Boy Arnold, great version of "Long White Cadillac." ...

Average customer rating: The Blasters - American Music GREAT ALL-AMERICAN ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC God Bless America, AND THE BLASTERS!! High-Energy Road Music Birth Of A Legend

American Music The Blasters Manufacturer: Hightone Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings (1981-1985) Trouble Bound Live: Going Home Blue Blvd Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land ASIN: B0000005S7 Release Date: 1997-09-16

Tracks:

1. American Music
2. Real Rock Drive
3. Barefoot Rock
4. I Don't Want To
5. Marie, Marie
6. I Wish I Would
7. She Ain't Got The Beat
8. Flat Top Joint
9. Crazy Baby
10. Never No More Blues
11. Buzz Buzz Buzz
12. She's Gone Away
13. Barn Burning
14. 21 Days In Jail
15. Love 24 Hours A Day
16. I Fell In Love
17. So Glad
18. Ashamed Of You
19. Lone Wolf

Amazon.com

Americana--a mixture of folk, rockabilly, blues, country, Cajun, and other roots music--is now a well-established radio and industry genre, and this is the album that almost single-handedly created it. When the Blasters, fronted by brothers Phil and Dave Alvin, came roaring out of Downey, California, during the heyday of punk back in 1977, many considered them a throwback, but once the savage energy of this band hits you, it's obvious they ain't no wannabes. They took every style considered corny and unhip by the new wave generation, and in a magical burst of inspiration, turned it into something that never goes out of style--high octane, pedal-to-the-metal rock & roll. Luckily, Rollin' Rock's Ronnie Weiser had the wisdom to rush them into the studio and capture them at the height of their creative frenzy. Now classic Dave Alvin tunes such as "Marie Marie" and the title track rub up against chestnuts like the Hollywood Flames' "Buzz Buzz Buzz," and sparks fly. This long-overdue reissue includes seven tracks that never made it onto the original vinyl, to give you 19 raw and raunchy tracks that sum up the past, present, and future of American music. --j. poet

Customer Reviews:

The Blasters - American Music.......2007-02-07

This is a great release. All the tracks from the first Blaster's LP plus the bonus tracks. The sound quality is a little edgy, but still well worth the listen. I saw them live in Philadelphia in 1985 as a five piece band and they were phenominal. This is where it all began. Check it out.

GREAT ALL-AMERICAN ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC.......2001-08-04

The Blasters were one of the great unsung roots rock bands. With Dave Alvin leading the way on guitar, and his brother Phil on vocals, these guys were at the forefront of the late 70's early 80's rockabilly revival. What seperated the Blasters from the rest of the pack was their ability to combine their rockabilly sound with everything from R&B and country to punk. And as members of the L.A. punk scene, they were influenced by bands like X, who Dave Alvin later joined after the Blasters broke up. They also had a little bit of a country sound at times, probably influenced a little by Dwight Yoakam, who they often shared a double bill with. Just like the title of this cd suggest, this is all American Music. Influenced a lot by people like Jerry Lee Lewis and Big Joe Turner. But by no means did they copy these artists. The Blasters had a distinct sound of their own. There is a ton of great music on this cd. The songs I particually like are their anthem "AMERICAN MUSIC" and "MARIE MARIE", a song which another outstanding rockabilly artist Shakin' Stevens made a hit out of over in England. I also like the song "BARN BURNING", a bluesy tune that Dave Alvin later did on his solo album. All the tunes here are 2 to 3 minute little gems that keep this album rolling along nicely. My only gripe about Blasters music is why haven't they released more of it. Warner Brothers needs to re-release the "Blasters Collection" cd of their greatest hits off their 4 albums. I can't believe "American Music" is all they have availiable from their catalogue. If you like the Blasters, I also suggest picking up "Blastered", a Tribute To The Blasters. This is an excellent collection of Blaster songs from 16 of the best rockabilly bands around. In the meantime, American music is a good (and only) place to start listening to what I consider one of the very best roots rock bands ever.

God Bless America, AND THE BLASTERS!!.......2001-06-20

So someone introduced you to the music of Dave Alvin and The Guilty Men one night at a ripping good party, eh? Or maybe they played stuff by "X"? If this is the case then, you had one of two polar reactions... you either loved it beyond belief or hated it with a passion. If the former is the case, then you MUST hear where it all began!! The Blasters are Rockabilly/Hillbilly/Cajun/Blues/R&B/Rock & Roll all blendered together into what the album title describes as "American Music"! I'm sure the members of the Stray Cats and Webb Wilder all have multiple, well-worn copies of this classic everywhere they go. If you dig roots music with a blues edge played with a ripping good guitar, thumping bass, thundering drums, and surprisingly thoughtful songwriting, then this will blow you out of the water! It will also send you on a frenzy trying to get every copy known of the original Blasters live shows from the late 1970s when punk rock was all the rage. Dave Alvin and the rest of this band are true American originals that made legendary reputations out of all the roadhouses that this band tore up musically during their too short reign.

Buy it and tell a friend!!

High-Energy Road Music.......2001-04-14

I saw the Blasters play in Austin back in the early 80s-great show-but I had forgotten all about them until I was recently turned on to Dave Alvin. Remembering what a great show it was and wanting to know more about Alvin's music, I picked up this little gem. This album is good old-time rock and roll with a judicious layer of rockabilly and blues. It takes me back to the days of the Mandolin Wind club in San Diego where one could always go and get a good dose of high-powered blues rock. While there is nothing here that could be termed virtuoso, every cut is enjoyable. The Blasters are bursting with high energy and that makes this CD a perfect companion for a road trip through the wide open west. Crank it up, beat on the steering wheel, and sail on down the road!

Birth Of A Legend.......2001-04-11

Now that The Blasters' complete Slash recordings are now available on CD, I guess I'll have to find something else to lament. "American Music" is essential for any fan of rockabilly, roots, Americana, however you want to label it. This album takes us back to a time when the brothers Alvin were honing their chops in and around their hometown of Downey, CA. Rockin' Ronny Weiser believed in the band enough to take them into the studio and release the results on his tiny, but apparently influential label Rollin' Rock back in 1980, albeit in a run of less than 2,000 vinyl LP's. Even at this early stage, The Blasters fused an almost punk energy with rockabilly, swing, R&B, and country and called the results their own. Displaying the unrelenting drive and swing that would become their trademark, powered by Dave Alvin's revved up Fender pyrotechnics, brother Phil's versatile vocals (and on stage, a facial grimace that combined equal parts jack-o-lantern grin and constipation visage), and the crack rhythm section of bassist John Bazz and drummer Bill Bateman, this is a pretty engrossing look at the band in it nascent stage. Included are the original versions of several songs they would go on to re-record for their Slash/Warner Bros. releases, like "American Music," "Barefoot Rock," "Marie, Marie," and "Never No More Blues," as well as covers of Magic Sam's "21 Days In Jail" and Ray Harris' "Lone Wolf." Unqualifyingly recommended...

Average customer rating: Still the Blasters

4-11-44 The Blasters Manufacturer: Evangeline ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Modern Sounds of the Knitters West of the West ASIN: B0003021FY Release Date: 2004-12-27

Tracks:

1. Daddy Rollin' Stone
2. 4-11-44
3. Rebound
4. It's All Your Fault
5. Julie
6. Dry River
7. Your Kind of Love
8. Love Is My Business
9. Slip of the Tongue
10. Precious Memories (The Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised)
11. Boneyard (Dick Tracy Theme)
12. Window Up Above
13. Just to Be with You
14. Fire of Love

Album Description

2004 album from the legendary roots rock band from Los Angeles via Downey, California. Phil Alvin still leads with original Blaster bassist John Bazz, joined by two new members. Evangeline. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

Still the Blasters.......2005-01-12

This is the Blasters first studio album since their original run ended in the 1980s. So there are no Dave Alvin songs or guitar solos here. That said, this is still a good record. Phil Alvin sounds as great as ever, embodying the songs with his big voice and big personality. John Bazz also remains from the original lineup. The new members fit well, and the songs are great. My only quibble is that there are no songwriting credits. I recognize a lot of the tracks as being old songs, but is the entire album covers? Are any of these originals?

And on a final note, could somebody PLEASE reissue Phil Alvin's incredible first solo album, "(Un)Sung Stories" on CD?!

Average customer rating: Wrong songlist on website

Live: Going Home The Blasters Manufacturer: Evangeline ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00074WOCG Release Date: 2005-02-21

Tracks:

1. Marie Marie
2. Real Rock Drive
3. Border Radio
4. Crazy Baby
5. Help You Dream - The Blasters, Calvanes,
6. Have Mercy Baby - The Blasters, Calvanes,
7. No Other Girl
8. Don't You Lie to Me
9. So Long Baby Goodbye
10. Red Headed Woman - The Blasters, Sonny Burgess
11. Wandering Eye - Billy Boy Arnold, The Blasters
12. American Music
13. One Bad Stud - The Blasters, Calvanes,
14. J.B. Lenoir Jam
15. All Your Love
16. Flip Flop & Fly

Album Description

Captured live in 2003 after a year of reunion shows from one of America's greatest roots rock bands in its natural environment, on stage in front of an appreciative audience. Featuring the original lineup including vocalist and guitarist Phil Alvin, guitarist Dave Alvin, drummer Bill Bateman, and bassist John Bazz - along with special guests - Chicago blues harp mastere Billy Boy Arnold, rockabilly legend Sonny Burgess, and members of two classic L.A. doo wop acts, The Calvanes and The Medallions. This UK pressing features a bonus disc with seven additional tracks - 'Red Rose', 'Trouble Bound', 'I'm Shaking', 'Sadie's Back In Town', 'I Ain't Got You', 'American Music' (Current Line Up), and 'Daddy Rollin' Stone' (Current Line Up). Evangeline. 2005.

Album Details

Expanded Two Disc Version. Guests Includes the Sun Records Rockabilly Great Sonny Burgess and Chicago Blues Great Billy Boy Arnold.

Customer Reviews:

Wrong songlist on website.......2006-08-11

There are 2 versions of this disk. The single disk 2004 version on Shout! (who's track list is listed) and an expanded 2 disc set released Feb 2005 on Evangeline. The correct track list is:
Track Listing
1. Marie Marie
2. Real Rock Drive
3. Border Radio
4. Crazy Baby
5. Help You Dream
6. Have Mercy Baby
7. No Other Girl
8. Don¿T You Lie To Me
9. So Long Baby Goodbye
10. Red Headed Woman
11. Wandering Eye
12. American Music
13. One Bad Stud
14. J.B. Lenoir Jam
15. All Your Love
16. Flip, Flop & Fly
17. Red Rose
18. Trouble Bound
19. I'M Shakin'
20. Sadie'S Back In Town
21. I Ain't Got You
22. American Music
23. Daddy Rollin' Stone
24. Instrumental

Details
Contributing artists: Billy Boy Arnold, Sonny Burgess, The Calvanes, The Medallions
Distributor: Hepcat Distribution
Recording Mode: Stereo
SPAR Code: DDD

Album Notes
Expanded 2 disc version. Guests includes the Sun Records rockabilly great Sonny Burgess and Chicago blues great Billy Boy Arnold., The Blasters include: Dave Alvin, Phil Alvin (vocals, guitar).
Additional personnel includes: Sonny Burgess, Billy Boy Arnold, The Calvanes, The Medallions.
Recorded live at The Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, California on August 13, 2003. Includes liner notes by Holly George-Warren.

Average customer rating:

Bayou Blues Blasters Various Artists Manufacturer: Ace Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music New Orleans Blues | Regional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Late in the Night ASIN: B0000009HH Release Date: 2007-01-09

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1. I'm A Country Boy - Ivory Jackson
2. Purty Little Dolly (Doolie) - Clarence Garlow
3. Going Crazy Baby - Guitar Jr.
4. Broke & Hungry - Hop Wilson
5. Make Up My Mind - Little Bob
6. Need Shorter Hours - Lazy Lester/Katie Webster/Ashton Savoy
7. It Ain't Right - Lonesome Sundown/Clarence Garlow
8. Just Got To (Take A) Ride - Juke Boy Bonner
9. Wanna Do Me Wrong - Al Smith
10. Tin Pan Alley - Jimmy Wilson
11. I Got Fever - Charles 'Mad Dog' Sheffield
12. Life's Journey - Tal Miller
13. Honey Bee - Left Handed Charlie
14. Sunday Morning - Clarence Garlow
15. Trouble In My Home - Jimmy Wilson
16. Oh Ramona - Big Walter Price
17. Highway Back Home - Elton Anderson
18. I'm Going - Cookie & The Cupcakes
19. Please Stand By Me - Carol Fran
20. Too Tired - Elton Anderson
21. Let Me Hold Your Hand - Big Chenier
22. What In The World Are You Gonna Do - Katie Webster
23. Something Working Baby - Rockin' Sidney
24. Pretty Little Red Dress - Marcel Dugas & Wild Bill's Washboard Band
25. C-Key Blues - Little Latour's Sulphur Playboys
26. Catch That Morning Train - Thaddus Declouet

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