Loud, Fast & Out of Control - The Wild Sounds of the '50s (MP3@VBR) [FrankFoo]

Loud, Fast & Out of Control - The Wild Sounds of the '50s (MP3@VBR)

Review:

Rock & roll exploded in the '50s onto a cultural landscape that was so uptight and repressed as to be
unrecognizable today, even to those who lived through it.

Everything -- from the clothes young people wore to the music they listened to to the money they spent -- was a
hard-fought statement, because no youth group before those '50s teenagers ever had that kind of freedom and did
something with it.

Pop music was bland, bland, bland (just like it is now) and the bigger and badder and bolder rock & roll became,
the more of a threat it was to the status-quo squares who banned it every chance they got.

You couldn't listen to it, you couldn't dance to it at your school, concerts in public places were banned, and
artists were often jailed for performing it in public.

Make no mistake about it, this music is full of abandon and release and joy.
It is far more than just the roots of today's music; this is loud, nutzo, visceral, Screaming-in-the-night music that
is unfortunately being killed off in order to feel-good us into buying hamburgers and pantyhose.

Enter Rhino Records.
As America's #1 reissue label, Rhino will be the first to tell you that artists in its catalog -- like Jerry Lee Lewis,
Hank Ballard, and Carl Perkins -- don't sell diddly-squat compared to the latest '60s day-glo reissue or disco box sets
that regularly get all the critical kudos.

To stem this tide and right this historical wrong (and no doubt shed a little light onto the darker regions of
Rhino's catalog in the bargain; remember, there are still bean counters to answer to), comes this delightful four-disc
collection of everything that's right about original rock and roll.

There aren't any safe, cutesy Bobbies or Frankies aboard, no cloying novelties that barely passed for the real thing
in the early days.

What is included here is just the raw stuff that set jukeboxes and radio dials aflame, and spread the word that
rock and roll was something new, fun, wicked, and dangerous.

There are front-line hits from Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley,
and Gene Vincent, as well as sides from all of those who were influential beyond their lowly chart status
(kudos to Rhino on this point alone).

There are rockabilly classics galore from names both famous and super obscure (more points in their favor),
R&B and jump from pioneers like Louis Prima, Wynonie Harris, Big Joe Turner, Amos Milburn, and LaVern Baker,
and offbeat instrumentals, like "Woo-Hoo" by the Rock-A-Teens, that stand as testaments to rock and roll's
do-it-yourself spirit.

You could call this box the ultimate cruising set, except that you'll be driving 20 miles per hour faster than you
were planning on once this baby starts blaring.

The transfers are excellent and there are top-notch essays from Billy Vera, Michael Ventura, and producer
Gary Stewart that put the music in perspective.

Those searching for perfect prom night or wedding reception music are advised to look elsewhere; "At the Hop" this ain't.

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Disc: 1

01. C'Mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
02. B-I-Bickey-BI, Bo-Bo-Go - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
03. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
04. Rock Billy Boogie - Johnny Burnette
05. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
06. Leroy - Jack Scott
07. Black Slacks - Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones
08. Sunglasses After Dark - Dwight Pullen
09. Put Your Cat Clothes On - Carl Perkins
10. Duck Tail - Joe Clay
11. Woo-Hoo - Rock-A-Teens
12. Come On, Let's Go - Ritchie Valens
13. I'm Ready - Fats Domino
14. Shake, Rattle, And Roll - Joe Turner & His Blues Kings
15. Jump, Jive An' Wail - Louis Prima
16. Chicken Shack - Amos Miburn
17. Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
18. Rebel-'Rouser - Duane Eddy
19. How Can You Be Mean To Me - Dale Vaughn
20. My Boy Elvis - Janis Martin
21. My Baby Left Me - Elvis Presley
22. Whole Lot Of Shakin' Goin On - Jerry Lee Lewis
23. That Is Rock & Roll - The Coasters
24. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps


Disc: 2

01. Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates
02. Let's Have A Party - Wanda Jackson
03. Rave On - Buddy Holly
04. Action Packed - Ronnie Dee
05. Red Hot - Billy Riley The Little Green Men
06. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano
07. The Girl Can't Help It - Little Richard
08. Hey! Bo-Diddley - Bo Diddley
09. Willie And The Hand Jive - The Johnny Otis Show
10. Hand Clappin' - Red Prysock
11. Flip Flop And Fly - Joe Turner & His Blues Kings
12. Jumps, Giggles And Shouts - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
13. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry
14. The Hippy Hippy Shake - Chan Romero
15. I'm Shakin - Little Willie John
16. Lovin' Machine - Wynonie Harris
17. Bony Moronie - Larry Williams
18. Tallahassee Lassie - Freddie Cannon
19. Claudette - The Everly Brothers
20. Maybellene - Chuck Berry & His Combo
21. (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
22. School Of Rock 'N Roll - Gene Summers & His Rebels
23. Little Demon - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
24. Race With The Devil - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
25. Voodoo Voodoo - LaVern Baker
26. Rockin' In The Graveyard - Jackie Morningstar
27. Henrietta - Jimmy Dee & The Offbeats


Disc: 3

01. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
02. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard
03. Raw-Hide - Link Wray & The Wraymen
04. Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley
05. See You Later, Alligator - Bill Haley & His Comets
06. Rockin' Bones - Ronnie Dawson The Blond Bomber
07. Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
08. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
09. Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
10. Oh, Boy! - The Crickets
11. Whole Lotta Loving - Fats Domino
12. Little Bitty Pretty One - Thurston Harris
13. Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper
14. Honey, Don't ! - Carl Perkins
15. Go! Go! Go! - Roy Orbison & Teen Kings
16. Forty Days - Ronnie Hawkins
17. Rocket '88' - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
18. Frenzy - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
19. Koko Joe - Don & Dewey
20. King Kong - Big 'T' Tyler
21. Ubangi Stomp - Warren Smith
22. Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll - Billy Riley & His Little Green Men
23. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
24. Rockin' This Joint To-Nite - Kid Thomas
25. Honey Hush - The Johnny Burnette Trio
26. Yakety Yak - The Coasters
27. Crazy Country Hop - Johnny Otis The Johnny Otis Show
28. Rumble - Link Wray & His Ray Men


Disc: 4

01. Brown-Eyed Handsome Man - Buddy Holly
02. Somethin' Else - Eddie Cochran
03. Crazy Man, Crazy - Bill Haley With Haley's Comets
04. The Train Kept A-Rollin' - The Johnny Burnette Trio Johnny, Dorsey & Paul
05. Number 9 Train - Tarheel Slim
06. Mercy - Lorrie & Larry Collins
07. Brand New Cadillac - Vince Taylor & His Playboys
08. Slow Down - Larry Williams
09. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford
10. I Feel Good - Shirley & Lee
11. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
12. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens
13. Tequila - The Champs
14. Charlie Brown - The Coasters
15. All Night Long - Joe Houston Orchestra
16. Breathless - Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano
17. Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers
18. My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino
19. Believe What You Say - Ricky Nelson
20. Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson
21. Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison & Teen Kings
22. Queen Of The Hop - Bobby Darin
23. Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard
24. Love Me - The Phantom
25. Harlem Nocturne - The Viscounts

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