Cowboy's Inn
ASIN: B00000I14Q
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It's been many years since The Blasters made rockabilly cool and contemporary again. While the Blasters pounced on old-school rockabilly like a cat in heat, Chicago's Riptones take more of a wine-and-dine approach with the genre, revealing its roots in honky-tonk and country-boogie, its progression toward Bakersfield's country-rock hybrid, and its offshoots into surf. That's not to say that the Riptones can't match the reckless, punk-fueled (we call that insurgent today) energy of the Alvin boys--there's certainly plenty of heavy twang and thumping slapback to appease the hardest rockers--but these guys can also show a more melodic, stylistically diverse side. Jeb Bonansinga's original songs are wonderfully unaffected and subtly sarcastic, and he sings them in the same manner. --Marc Greilsamer
Cowboy's Inn,Riptones,Bloodshot Records,Alternative Country,Country,Country & Western,Neo-Traditionalist Country,Pop,Rock/Pop,Rockabilly Revival,United States of America
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Cowboy's Inn
Riptones Manufacturer: Bloodshot Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Alt-Country & Americana
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ASIN: B00000I14Q Release Date: 1999-02-09 |
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It's been many years since The Blasters made rockabilly cool and contemporary again. While the Blasters pounced on old-school rockabilly like a cat in heat, Chicago's Riptones take more of a wine-and-dine approach with the genre, revealing its roots in honky-tonk and country-boogie, its progression toward Bakersfield's country-rock hybrid, and its offshoots into surf. That's not to say that the Riptones can't match the reckless, punk-fueled (we call that insurgent today) energy of the Alvin boys--there's certainly plenty of heavy twang and thumping slapback to appease the hardest rockers--but these guys can also show a more melodic, stylistically diverse side. Jeb Bonansinga's original songs are wonderfully unaffected and subtly sarcastic, and he sings them in the same manner. --Marc GreilsamerAlbum Review: