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Las Pistolas
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There are dozens of bands playing the Neo-Rockabilly style of music, but
many ends up sounding like Psychobilly or even hardcore punkabilly. Well, Las Pistolas are different. The group actually plays really red hot modern sounding rockabilly music, and listening to their debut album I realized how I like that 'classic' neo-rockabilly sound.
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Ben Cooper
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This is a solo project from one of the founding members of Restless, and does just as the title sugests. This is a real neo-rockabilly sound, pounding slap bass with a tight cutting guitar, the musianship is excellent throughout. If you grew up with the neo scene of the 80's you'll love this, however if you...
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Domestic Bumblebees, The
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The Domestic Bumblebees… It was only some months ago that I first heard this name – interesting, unusual, easy to remember, impossible to forget… finally it has nothing to do with cats, rockers, hot rods, rockin’, boppin’ and different kind of billies. Well, as soon as I saw they must play in De...
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Jack Rabbit Slim
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Put this on loud and hold tight! Could Bob and the boys follow Sleazabilly? Well the answer is a resounding yes. These guys take the original 50's energy of raw rockabilly and inject it with some 21st century 'sleaze'. During the course of the album there are clear references to Buddy Holly, Johnny Burnette and...
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Mojokings
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The Mojo Kings are a renowned rockin' three piece band from East of England, well known under their previous name The Fat Cat Trio. With the new name the guys play Bluesy rockin' music and they definitely spread that Mojo charm to their listeners. Lucky 13 sleazy tracks, the majority of which where written...
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Hillbilly Casino
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Second album of raging rockabilly from the Nashville band. In July last year (2007) we reviewed their first album 'Sucker Punched', and after listening to what was then a new band I became a big fan straight away. The band has a star line up with ex-members of The Blue Moon Boys, BR5-49 and...
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Upsouth Twisters
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This is the first album released by the band under the new name The Upsouth Twisters. To their fans, they are better known under their previous name of 'Lucky 7'. The band comprise of 5 musicians who enhance every songs on the album with their masterful playing.
Out of 13 songs on the...
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The Western Aces
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Very new band on the rockin' scene with one of the finest sounds around. All the tracks are enriched with splendid steel guitar breaks, with skillful lead guitar and an excellent rhythm section. All four members of 'The Western Aces' played in distinguished rockin' bands before. Brothers Gordon and Dave Doel were performing...
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Hayden Thompson
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Featuring blues-drenched rockabilly and honky-tonk heartache, this exciting 35-song collection spotlights the first 10 years of Hayden Thompson’s career. Collectors will be delighted to learn that Thompson’s only single for the Von label in 1954 “Act Like You Love Me” and “I Feel The Blues Coming On” is also included along with sides recorded for Phillips...
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Randy Rich And The Poor Boys
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After three years of touring and playing, Randy Rich and his Poor Boys got inspiration and released (on Rhythm Bomb Records) this wonderful CD. I liked it immediately as soon as CD player gave out the first tune. What a joy! Difficult to believe that this band exists now, right away you have got feeling of...
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Jussi Syren Rockabilly Revival
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Jussi Syren began making records with Rockabilly 4-piece Red Hot in the early 1980s, recording for labels such as Hi-Hat and Rebel. He has since become a well-known performer on Bluegrass music. 'One Step Ahead Of Trouble' marks his return to Rockabilly, his first musical love. These 15 tracks are played as a stripped-down three-piece and...
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Wild Goners
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Favourites of the Authentic Rockabilly revival of the 1990s, The Wild Goners cut two vinyl LPs for the famous Tail Records label. They also started working on a third album, never released because the singer moved over to Canada and the band ceased.
But now he, and they, are back again and rockin' the European 50s...
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Atomic Sunset
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Modern Hot-Rod Rockabilly from Belgrade. There's some incredible guitar playing here, and slap-bass man Djordje is becoming known as one of the world's best having played with Deke Dickerson, Lemmy, and Slim Jim Phantom. This is not traditional 50s style Rockabilly, it is very modern and now! Powerful thumpin' stuff with a big Brian Setzer/Stray Cats...
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Chris Sprague
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Twangin' 'n' Truckin' Country Music sounds from multi-instumentalist Chris Sprague, well known on the Roots & Rockabilly scene as a member of The Sprague Brothers and Deke Dickerson's Ecco-Fonics. This solo-album has a truck-driving theme mixing his excellent original songs with rockin' truckin' covers like "Roll On Big Mama" and "Eastbound And Down". Featuring a...
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Lil' Esther & The Tinstars
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From her beginnings is Swing-A-Billy trio The Bugaloos to her solo career, Lil' Esther is now firmly established as one of the best performers in American Roots and Rockabilly music. She's on the Country side of Rockabilly - perhaps comparible with Marti Brom - but this album shows that on the uptempo material she can rock...
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