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Olt, 1st me rasks sure IVe got thb straPht. Rocka
billy music first started back m the early '603 when a
! handful cf white rai:ci:i s 12:3 Elvis rrcsfcy, Jerry
, Lee Lewis and Gene Vincent decided they wanted to
; sound more fckek singers.- .
; The music ertjoyed a certain amount of popularit '
; for a v.-hL until it disappeared for nearly 20 years
! Then, the British, hot for a new musical genre alter
I punk began to fade, rediscovered rockabilly. Soon
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pub scene.
Meanwhile, Brian Setzer and his band had heard
that British rockabilly was hot stuff, so The Stray
Cats quickly hightailed to England to do rockabilly
, the way the British did.
I So, what do we end up with here: an American
band trying to sound like a British band trying to
sound like Southern white singers trying to sound
like black singers. Hardly sounds like a good start for
a musical genre, does it?
f However, rockabilly has always been able to over
come this lack of originality, with its sheer energy.
Three recent releases from each of the "golden peri
ods" of rockabilly music illustrate this point,
i Jerry Lee Lewis' Greatest Hits (Rhino) is a bril
liant collection of Lewis' carry recordings for Sun
records. Despite the archaic sound of these songs,
(made even worse by the picture disc format), the
energy and drive that Lewis possessed are stunning.
1 Cuts like "Breathless," "Lewis Boogie," "Wild One"
2nd the quintessential "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin'
On" virtually leap from the vinyL
Sometimes it is hard to imagine Lewis as a power
ful music force, especially after hearing his pale
country recordings. However, Jerry LeeLewis 'Great
est Hits is a perfect example of the singer's energy
and the sheer force of early rockabilly music.
f If it b Lewis originality which sets him apart from
other rockabilly artists, it is their striking lack of
i originality that distinguishes (or perhaps indistin-
f guishes) the Shakin' Pyramids
f Pie Pyramids were one of the British groups that
sprung up in the 10s. The band recorded two Eur
pean albums which sold moderately well, and have ,
recently released their first domestic album; Shakin '
Pyramids, on guitarist Rick Derringer's Rock TP Roll
Records.
Unfortunately this album, recorded nearly two
years ago, i3 a pretty plebian effort as far as rocka
billy releases go. While the power is there, it offers
little in the way of surprises, and most of the
instrumental breaks are quite plain.
One must seriously question why, nearly two
years after it was first recorded, the band did not
attempt to improve the material Perhaps one of the
side effects of unoriginality is laziness.
One group that could never be accused of not
being original or energetic is the Stray Cats. The
Cats' latest effort, Rant Vi 'Rave with the Stray Cats
(EMI) is illustrative of just what a tireless and inven
tive talent Brian Setzer is.
Setzer wrote all the selections on Rant WRave.
The album itself is a brilliant collection of American
music types. All sound strikingly authentic. "Rebels
Rule," "Sexy and 17" and "Something's Wrong with
my Radio" are classic rockabilly. "I Wont Stand in
Your Way" is the best example of doo-wop music
since Paul Simon's "Loves me Like A Rock." "18 Miles
to Memphis" has a distinct country feel to it.
Despite all these prototypes, the Cats manage to
do what few rockabilly outfits can: they make the
music sound new. They're not saying anything new
(the sentiments expressed by Setzer are Identical to
those expressed by his idol Eddie Cochran), yet they
make it sound , new. It's a lesson bands like the
Shaidn! Pyramids should take note of. ; f f
Rant 'n ' Ra ve is a proud part of the music that
Jerry Lee Lewis and his contemporaries originated
more than a quarter of a century ago.
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