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Don't get me wrong, I like Frank Sinatra as much as the next guy! The dude's got it all: a handsome voice, a killer smile, the ability to immediately be recognized by different generations on the radio, amazing instrumentations following his white teeth and clean suit everywhere. Despite it all, I'm forced to pull off the Elvis card and say that I much prefer Sinatra in small doses, his most popular singles being the main example. It's just that listening to 15 songs that ... read more

The warmth of fire, relaxing tightest muscles;
The sofa you wish you could never leave;
Coffee and cream, sure to hit that sweet spot;
And thus, the comfort of HOME.

This album feels like home.

Much like Gene Vincent, Eddie "Wannabe Elvis" Cockroach 🪳 really shines in... trying to sound like someone else. I'll give both of them a point for at least attempting to write their own stuff.

The harmonies on "Lovin' Time" were easily the most enjoyable part of this record. But maybe I'm just not a fan of rockabilly-type singing as a whole. Please let me know if you can think of any song/album that could change my mind!

Louis Prima can swing like nobody!

This performer was deemed unfit for military service during World War II due to a knee injury, only to continue bending the knees of any American family with a sense of rhythm, this record being his most notable work. It is 32 minutes of groove, embodying sounds of the swing movement yet not lacking in newly-emerging rock and roll energy of the time.

If I were to describe Prima as a musician in two words, it’d be passionate and flexible. The man kept ... read more