With the sounds of rockabilly sweeping the nation as the next big fad following swing, it is only right that someone capitalizes off of the waywardness of teenage loyalties. In all seriousness, the folks at Jackson/Rubio have done a great job putting together this collection of rockabilly favorites and remakes guaranteed to bring families together as Grandma and Grandpa right on down to little Bubba will be out on the dance floor swinging their partners round and round to no end . Thee Spivies start off the cd with "I dreamed I Searched Heaven," a classic hillbilly tune that sounds like it belongs on an old Hank Williams record. Havalina Rail Co. is up next delivering their version of "Train 13" in epic Havalina fashion, complete with Matt Wignall's signature vocals and the band's rockin' skillful and highly diverse instrumentation. I can't wait until I can get a hold of their new album. Song by song, thirteen bands, including The Calicoes, Ruby Joe, Upside Down Room, punk rock heroes Blaster the Rocketman, and tons more deliver sixteen tracks of nonstop foot stomping rockabilly fun. My favorite cut would have to be Matt and Johnny Ray's rousing version of Amazing Grace; an oldie but a goody, played in classic rockabilly style. If your idea of a good time is an all night square dancing jamboree in Uncle Jeb's renovated barn, or maybe if you're a swingster that is finally growing weary of zoot suits and swing lessons with your girlfriend, this CD should be next on your musical hit list.
Other coverage for this album
Bandoppler 1999Reviewed by Sucré MusiqueYeeeehaw!! If ever a hymn collection made one want to two-step, this is it! An eclectic assembly of current bands with talent to boot has been culled for our listening pleasure. But this is not yer typical country twang; because, yours truly would rather gag on a spur than listen to what most refer to as country music. Instead, this collection runs the gamut, spanning the breadth and width of…Decapolis 1999Reviewed by ConradThis comp is pretty good just because it's rockabilly and there's quite a number of decent songs. My favorites were the gospel numbers. There are also a lot of songs about trains, "I'm on the train to glory," type lyrics. Of course with any comp there are going to be bad songs. This one has a few that are complete throwaways. But for the most part it's a decent comp. B-Decapolis 1999Reviewed by Tom BastianThis was a pretty good comp. First off, most, if not all of the songs are unreleased, always a plus with compilations. The other plus is that not all the bands on the comp are on the same label. Yet one more plus is that all the songs generally fit into the rockabilly category, so there is a definite theme to this comp. The songs that stood out to me include "Train 13" by Havalina Rail Co., "I…Decapolis 1999Reviewed by TimThis album is typical rockabilly stuff. It has the same vibe as the last Mike Ness album. That is basically the only good way to explain it. My favorite song is "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" by Ruby Joe. While this album has a few highlights, like the great guitar leads, I have to say that I would just rather listen to Buddy Holly or Johnny Cash...but this is a tribute album...so I guess…The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Trish PattersonJackson/Rubio Entertainment has taken sixteen of this country's favorite old hymns and put them onto one CD. That in itself is not unusual, but this particular compilation album's distinction is the rock-a-billy style of music it features by various artists, some of whom have come out of their comfort zone to record songs outside their usual genre. What is rock-a-billy? The liner notes include a…The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Steven S. BaldwinBack during its heyday, original Rockabilly artists often incorporated Country and Western gospel hymns into their repertoire. In that spirit, Jackson/Rubio and their impressive roster of new artists and friends have released an album jam packed with hymns played in everything from a retro-Rockabilly style to more updated Punkabilly. As anyone who has ever heard a Havalina Rail Co. album knows,…The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Bert GanglRockabilly music, one of rock & roll's earliest strains, was brought forth in the mid-to-late '50s, when artists like Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Elvis and a host of others combined equal parts of rock, pop and country music to achieve the rockabilly sound. Later, in the post-punk era of the late '70s and early '80s, rockabilly music experienced a revival of sorts under flagship groups like the…
