Rockin Bones 1950s Punk

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It's easy to look at Rhino's four-disc 2006 box Rockin' Bones: 1950s Punk and Rockabilly and confuse it with the label's 1999 four-disc box Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of '50s Rock. It has the same garish neo-pulp artwork, covers the same era, and even has several of the same songs, usually big hits like Eddie Cochran's 'Summertime Blues' or Jerry Lee Lewis' 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On,' or Ricky Nelson's 'Believe What You Say,' but it also has cult classics like Joe Clay's 'Duck Tail' or the Phantom's 'Love Me,' or Vince Taylor's 'Brand New Cadillac' -- plus, this builds on the speeches and dialogue that were interspersed throughout Loud, Fast & Out of Control by adding the audio from '50s and '60s exploitation movie trailers; a cool idea on mixtapes that is unbearable in the digital age because for some reason, Rhino did not index the trailers as individual tracks, so whenever you try to make your own mix or listen to it on your iPod it's a mess. So, Rockin' Bones is very similar in many respects to Loud, Fast & Out of Control except in one important way: this contains only rockabilly tunes, cutting out any of the R&B, jump blues, and straight-up rock & roll that made the 1999 box an excellent, essential portrait of the rock & roll revolution. Creative ev1938 sound driver download win xp. In other words, with the exception of Big Al Downing, there are no black artists here -- no Chuck Berry, no Little Richard, no Bo Diddley, three artists who were as crucial to '50s rock & roll (not to mention greasers) as Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and Buddy Holly. While the argument could be made that Berry, Little Richard and Diddley weren't rockabilly, their absence nevertheless casts a shadow over the set, as if the compilers were trying to rewrite history so they could shoehorn the beginning of rock & roll into the nebulous '1950s Punk' of the set's subtitle, since punk in its 2006 incarnation is pretty much devoid of black musicians (but, let's face it, a generation raised on Hot Topic punk-pop and emo is unlikely to buy 50-year-old recordings no matter if they're labeled punk or not). It's a decision that can be defended, but it still leaves a bad aftertaste.

It's not the only flaw on Rockin' Bones, either. The set is pitched halfway between a basic introduction to rockabilly and a collection of wild-cat rarities for collectors, with the big, big hits alternating with oddball selections, including several songs that have never been on a U.S. CD before this box. This gives the set a bit of an unbalanced feel, particularly for listeners who have 'Baby Let's Play House,' 'Rumble,' 'Get Rhythm,' and 'Who Do You Love' on countless comps, but it also doesn't function as a good introduction for the curious since it provides little context for either the hits or rarities; it just plays like a very good rockabilly station on shuffle. Of course, there are some benefits to this -- it makes for good, consistent listening -- but it doesn't make this a definitive portrait of a style, the way that Rhino's first Nuggets set did, nor does this work as a worthy rarities roundup for the hardcore collector, the way that their girl group box One Kiss Can Lead to Another did. Instead, Rockin' Bones occupies a netherworld where it has too much familiar stuff for the hardcore fans and too many samey novelties for the less dedicated listener who would be better off getting Loud, Fast & Out of Control. But for those listeners who fall somewhere between those two extremes -- those who really like rockabilly, have a bunch in their collection, but want some good rarities and novelties -- this is worthwhile, since there are some great sides scattered throughout these 101 songs, including the tribal thump of Tommy Blake's 'Lordy Hoody' or John & Jackie's 'Little Girl,' a truly bizarre single where the duo's perky vocals are overshadowed by a female backing vocalist who sounds as if she's writhing in orgasm for the song's entire two-minute running time. These, along with such other highlights as rockabilly singles by George Jones and Buck Owens (released under pseudonyms: Thumper Jones and Corky Jones, respectively), are the reason for serious rock & roll fans to get this set: cuts like these, and there a lot of them here, are enough to forgive the severe flaws on Rockin' Bones as a historical set and just enjoy it as 101 tracks of pure raw rock & roll.

SampleTitle/ComposerPerformerTime
1 01:55
2 02:49
3 02:17
4 02:12
5 02:18
6 01:56
7 02:20
8 02:40
9 01:45
10 01:33
11 02:39
12 01:55
13
Stan Getz & His Tom Cats / Johnny Powers
02:10
14 02:57
15 02:30
16
Dorsey Burnette / Johnny Burnette
02:03
17 02:09
18 02:24
19
Buddy Holly / Bob Montgomery / Bobby Montgomery
02:02
20 01:54
21 02:27
22
Ronnie Dawson / Marvin Montgomery
03:33
23 03:14
24 02:15
25 02:36
SampleTitle/ComposerPerformerTime
1 02:12
2 02:50
3 02:16
4
James Bullington / Bill Foshee
02:01
5 02:03
6 02:02
7 01:27
8 02:19
9
Tommy Blake / Rhythm Rebels / Singing Sons
02:26
10 02:50
11 02:28
12 02:20
13 02:28
14 02:24
15 02:49
16 01:58
17 02:43
18
Hank Mizell / Ralph Simonton
02:44
19 01:59
20 01:53
21 01:57
22 02:09
23 01:46
24 02:32
25 02:35
SampleTitle/ComposerPerformerTime
1 02:17
2 02:28
3 02:44
4 02:17
5 02:22
6 02:35
7 02:15
8 02:10
9 02:24
10 02:10
11
Bobby & Terry Caraway / Bobby Caraway / Terry Caraway
01:53
12 02:19
13 02:15
14
Dorsey Burnette / Henry Jerome
02:33
15 02:31
16
Eleanor Broadwater / Dale Hawkins / Stan Lewis
02:16
17 02:47
18 02:51
19 02:17
20
Larry Collins / Lorrie Collins
Larry & Lorrie Collins / Larry Collins / Lorrie Collins
01:34
21 02:32
22 02:34
23
David DeMarĂ­a / Howie Stange
01:50
24 02:06
25 01:46
1950s
SampleTitle/ComposerPerformerTime
1 02:14
2 02:23
3 02:40
4
Jerry Capehart / Eddie Cochran
01:59
5
The Chantones / Jack Scott
02:42
6 02:01
7
Rick Cartey / The Jiv-A-Tones
02:17
8 01:46
9 02:10
10 03:03
11
Larry & Lorrie Collins / Larry Collins / Lorrie Collins
02:02
12 02:17
13 02:00
14 02:13
15 02:10
16 02:03
17 02:16
18 02:19
19 01:57
20
Charlie Feathers / Jerry Huffman
02:21
21 02:53
22 02:13
23 03:18
24 01:49
25 02:04
26
Don Carter / Jack Rhodes
01:57

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6/27/2006

Review

It's easy to look at Rhino's four-disc 2006 box Rockin' Bones: 1950s Punk and Rockabilly and confuse it with the label's 1999 four-disc box Loud, Fast & Out of Control: The Wild Sounds of '50s Rock. It has the same garish neo-pulp artwork, covers the same era, and even has several of the same songs, usually big hits like Eddie Cochran's 'Summertime Blues' or Jerry Lee Lewis' 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On,' or Ricky Nelson's 'Believe What You Say,' but it also has cult classics like Joe Clay's 'Duck Tail' or the Phantom's 'Love Me,' or Vince Taylor's 'Brand New Cadillac' -- plus, this builds on the speeches and dialogue that were interspersed throughout Loud, Fast & Out of Control by adding the audio from '50s and '60s exploitation movie trailers; a cool idea on mixtapes that is unbearable in the digital age because for some reason, Rhino did not index the trailers as individual tracks, so whenever you try to make your own mix or listen to it on your iPod it's a mess. So, Rockin' Bones is very similar in many respects to Loud, Fast & Out of Control except in one important way: this contains only rockabilly tunes, cutting out any of the R&B, jump blues, and straight-up rock & roll that made the 1999 box an excellent, essential portrait of the rock & roll revolution. In other words, with the exception of Big Al Downing, there are no black artists here -- no Chuck Berry, no Little Richard, no Bo Diddley, three artists who were as crucial to '50s rock & roll (not to mention greasers) as Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent and Buddy Holly. While the argument could be made that Berry, Little Richard and Diddley weren't rockabilly, their absence nevertheless casts a shadow over the set, as if the compilers were trying to rewrite history so they could shoehorn the beginning of rock & roll into the nebulous '1950s Punk' of the set's subtitle, since punk in its 2006 incarnation is pretty much devoid of black musicians (but, let's face it, a generation raised on Hot Topic punk-pop and emo is unlikely to buy 50-year-old recordings no matter if they're labeled punk or not). It's a decision that can be defended, but it still leaves a bad aftertaste.It's not the only flaw on Rockin' Bones, either. The set is pitched halfway between a basic introduction to rockabilly and a collection of wild-cat rarities for collectors, with the big, big hits alternating with oddball selections, including several songs that have never been on a U.S. CD before this box. This gives the set a bit of an unbalanced feel, particularly for listeners who have 'Baby Let's Play House,' 'Rumble,' 'Get Rhythm,' and 'Who Do You Love' on countless comps, but it also doesn't function as a good introduction for the curious since it provides little context for either the hits or rarities; it just plays like a very good rockabilly station on shuffle. Of course, there are some benefits to this -- it makes for good, consistent listening -- but it doesn't make this a definitive portrait of a style, the way that Rhino's first Nuggets set did, nor does this work as a worthy rarities roundup for the hardcore collector, the way that their girl group box One Kiss Can Lead to Another did. Instead, Rockin' Bones occupies a netherworld where it has too much familiar stuff for the hardcore fans and too many samey novelties for the less dedicated listener who would be better off getting Loud, Fast & Out of Control. But for those listeners who fall somewhere between those two extremes -- those who really like rockabilly, have a bunch in their collection, but want some good rarities and novelties -- this is worthwhile, since there are some great sides scattered throughout these 101 songs, including the tribal thump of Tommy Blake's 'Lordy Hoody' or John & Jackie's 'Little Girl,' a truly bizarre single where the duo's perky vocals are overshadowed by a female backing vocalist who sounds as if she's writhing in orgasm for the song's entire two-minute running time. These, along with such other highlights as rockabilly singles by George Jones and Buck Owens (released under pseudonyms: Thumper Jones and Corky Jones, respectively), are the reason for serious rock & roll fans to get this set: cuts like these, and there a lot of them here, are enough to forgive the severe flaws on Rockin' Bones as a historical set and just enjoy it as 101 tracks of pure raw rock & roll. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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  1. #TrackArtistLength
  2. 1Rockin' BonesRonnie Dawson1:53
  3. 2Let's Go Baby2:50
  4. 3Baby Let's Play HouseElvis Presley2:15
  5. 4Little GirlJohn & Jackie2:13
  6. 5Cat ManGene Vincent & the Blue Caps2:17
  7. 6Lobo JonesJackie Gotroe1:57
  8. 7Juvenile DelinquentRonnie Allen2:21
  9. 8Froggy Went a CourtingDanny Dell2:39
  10. 9Rattlesnake DaddyJoe D. Johnson1:46
  11. 10Down on the FarmAl Downing1:33
  12. 11Rockin' in the GraveyardJackie Morningstar2:40
  13. 12Dancing DollArt Adams1:55
  14. 13Long Blond Hair, Red Rose Lips2:11
  15. 14Action PackedJohnny Dollar2:58
  16. 15Boppin' High School BabyDon Willis2:31
  17. 16Believe What You SayRicky Nelson2:4
  18. 17Sunglasses After DarkDwight 'Whitey' Pullen2:8
  19. 18RumbleLink Wray & His Ray Men2:23
  20. 19Down the Line2:2
  21. 20Pink CadillacLarry Dowd1:55
  22. 21Black CadillacJoyce Green2:28
  23. 22Who's Been HereCommonwealth Jones3:33
  24. 23I Need a ManBarbara Pittman3:15
  25. 24Please Give Me SomthingBill Allen & The Backbeats2:14
  26. 25SinnersFreddie & The Hitchhikers2:37
  27. 1Rock Around with Ollie VeeBuddy Holly2:10
  28. 2Lou LouDarrell Rhodes2:50
  29. 3Rock Crazy BabyArt Adams2:16
  30. 4Love Bug CrawlJimmy Edwards1:59
  31. 5Fool I AmPat Ferguson2:3
  32. 6Red HotBob Luman2:1
  33. 7Love MePhantom1:26
  34. 8She's My WitchKip Tyler2:18
  35. 9Lordy Hoody2:26
  36. 10BloodshotString Kings2:51
  37. 11TroubleJackie DeShannon2:27
  38. 12Hot ShotRonnie Person2:20
  39. 13Long Gone DaddyPat Cupp2:26
  40. 14Curfew2:25
  41. 15Put Your Cat Clothes OnCarl Perkins2:50
  42. 16Pink and BlackSonny Fisher1:58
  43. 17DominoRoy Orbison2:44
  44. 18Jungle RockHank Mizell2:44
  45. 19Ubangi StompWarren Smith1:59
  46. 20Chicken WalkHasil Adkins1:52
  47. 21Chicken RockFat Daddy Holems1:56
  48. 22Eeny-Meeny-Miney-MoeBob & Lucille2:10
  49. 23Shirley LeeBobby Lee Trammell1:47
  50. 24Woman LoveGene Vincent & the Blue Caps2:30
  51. 25One Night of SinElvis Presley2:34
  52. 1Blue Suede ShoesCarl Perkins2:14
  53. 2Duck TailJoe Clay2:28
  54. 3Stack-A-RecordsTom Tall2:44
  55. 4Daddy-O-RockJeff Daniels2:18
  56. 5MoveBoyd Bennett2:23
  57. 6Brand New CadillacVince Taylor2:35
  58. 7Rumble RockKip Tyler2:16
  59. 8Hep CatLarry Terry2:9
  60. 9Cast Iron ArmPeanuts Wilson2:25
  61. 10Switch Blade SamJeff Daniels2:10
  62. 11Ballin' KeenBobby & Terry Caraway1:53
  63. 12Sweet Rockin' BabySonny West2:19
  64. 13Get RhythmJohnny Cash & the Tennessee Two2:15
  65. 14Rock Billy BoogieJohnny Burnette2:33
  66. 15Crazy BabyThe Rockin' R's2:32
  67. 16Susie-QDale Hawkins2:15
  68. 17Worried 'Bout You BabyMaylon Humphries2:48
  69. 18I Love My BabyThe Phaetons2:52
  70. 19Come on Little MamaRay Harris2:18
  71. 20Whistle Bait1:34
  72. 21Spin the BottleBenny Joy2:32
  73. 22Bertha LouDorsey Burnette2:34
  74. 23Real Gone DaddyJim Flaherty's Caravan1:51
  75. 24My Pink CadillacHal Willis2:7
  76. 25Draggin'Curtis Gordon1:47
  77. 1Action PackedRonnie Dee2:15
  78. 2Shakin' All OverJohnny Kidd & the Pirates2:23
  79. 3Who Do You LoveRonnie Hawkins2:40
  80. 4Summertime BluesEddie Cochran2:0
  81. 5The Way I WalkJack Scott2:41
  82. 6Wild Wild WomenJohnny Carroll2:1
  83. 7Oooh-Eeee2:18
  84. 8Get Hot or Go HomeJohn Kerby1:46
  85. 9Swamp GalTommy Bell2:11
  86. 10Miss PearlJimmy Wages3:3
  87. 11Mercy2:3
  88. 12Rock Boppin' BabyEd Bruce2:17
  89. 13Rockin' DaddyEddie Bond2:0
  90. 14Rock ItGeorge Jones2:11
  91. 15Rhythm and BoozeCorky Jones2:11
  92. 16Flyin' Saucers Rock 'N' RollRay Scott2:1
  93. 17Shake Um Up RockBenny Cliff Trio2:16
  94. 18Red Hot Rockin BluesJesse James2:20
  95. 19Bang BangJanis & Her Boyfriends1:55
  96. 20One Hand LooseCharlie Feathers2:22
  97. 21Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' OnJerry Lee Lewis2:54
  98. 22Fujiyama MamaWanda Jackson2:12
  99. 23I Got a Rocket in My PocketJim Lloyd3:18
  100. 24Oh LoveDon Wade1:50
  101. 25School of Rock 'N RollGene Summers & His Rebels2:5
  102. 26Rock-N-BonesElroy Dietzel1:57
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