A
I'm quite fond of Buddy Holly. I only had his greatest hits collection, though, so it's nice to hear one of his albums in full.
Honestly, it's hard to know where to start with an album like this. What do you make of a record that has "Oh Boy!", "Not Fade Away", "Maybe Baby", "I'm Looking for Someone to Love" and "That'll Be the Day" on it? And the rest of the tracks aren't even filler. The only real misstep is the schmaltzy "An Empty Cup (And a Broken Date)".
It was a true loss for music when Buddy Holly died. I mean, the guy was only 22 and he'd already written or co-written countless great songs. He pioneered the studio as an instrument. His music blended rock & roll, R&B and country so thoroughly that it practically created a new genre. I mean, talk about range - the guy recorded both "Heartbeat" and "Rock Around with Ollie V". And he was both a great singer and a great guitar player (just checkout the intros to "That'll Be the Day" and "Rock Me My Baby"). This is a wonderful album, and well worth seeking out.
Incidentally, if you're a fan of Buddy Holly then you owe it to yourself to see the wonderful Six-String Samurai, in which the singer wanders a post-apocalyptic USA wielding a katana as Death and the Soviets attempt to stop him from being crowned the new King of Rock & Roll. And no, I'm not making that movie up.
Best Songs: "Not Fade Away"; "Oh Boy"; "That'll Be The Day"
No comments:
Post a Comment