The Best of Duane Eddy/Lonely Guitar

The Best of Duane Eddy/Lonely Guitar Artist: Duane Eddy
Label: One Way Records Inc
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 046633454124
EAN: 0046633454124
ASIN: B000008A50


Release Date: 1998-05-26

The Best of Duane Eddy/Lonely Guitar


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Tracks:

  1. Your Baby's Gone Surfin'
  2. Rebel Rouser
  3. Boss Guitar
  4. My Baby Plays The Same Song On His Guitar All Night Long
  5. Fireball Mail
  6. High Noon
  7. (Dance With The) Guitar Man
  8. The Ballad Of Paladin
  9. Deep In The Heart Of Texas
  10. Lonely Boy, Lonely Guitar
  11. Limbo Rock
  12. Wildwood Flower
  13. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
  14. Long Lonely Days Of Winter
  15. Along Came Linda
  16. Someday The Rainbow
  17. Gunsmoke
  18. A Home In The Meadow
  19. Danny Boy
  20. Shenandoah
  21. Summer Kiss
  22. My Destiny
  23. Cryin' Happy Tears
  24. Annie Laurie
  25. Joshin' (Bonus Track)
  26. Saints And Sinners (Bonus Track)

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Trippiest Album I've Heard In Ages!.......2004-01-03

After becoming a surf guitar fanboy and reading how many surf musicians list Duane Eddy as an influence, I wanted to sample some of his wares. This CD is my first venture into Duane Eddy's musical world; I was very pleased, but also very blown away!

This CD is a compilation of two of Eddy's LPs: The Best of Duane Eddy/Lonely Guitar. Combining these two albums in one CD is an interesting choice, because you would be hard pressed to find two albums by the same artist that are on such extreme opposite sides of a bizarre musical spectrum!

"The Best of Duane Eddy" selections are the most unorthodox surf guitar music I've ever heard, and I loved each song. What sets it apart from the other surf music I've heard is the collection of lyrics sung by an anonymous group of gals with the cute teeny-bopper voices of that era. They are featured prolifically in most of the songs, yet they go completely uncredited in the liner notes. While listening to the tunes, I couldn't help but envisioning the set of a 60s era dance show like Shindig. When I listened to the fast tempo tunes which included saxophone in the repetoire, a picture lit up in my head of Benny Hill chasing, in fast motion, a scantily-clad young woman through a lawnbelt or a public park.

The "Lonely Guitar" tunes took me completely by surprise. How do I put this best? Okay, picture Mr. Eddy on television back in the good ol' days, looking cool and hep as he is, strumming his guitar. Then, without warning, The Lawrence Welk Singers and The King Family invade the set and begin singing the tunes Duane Eddy is belting out! It brings a nightmarish Muzak blend into an otherwise good CD, and the musical selections are not suited for the youth of that era, but a perfect match for the grandparents of that era. "The Lonely Guitar" section of the CD is what convinced me to slice off a star from the rating, yet I will confess I'm oddly drawn to these tunes; not for enjoyment, as much for the surreal edge it lends, leaving me speechless. DEFINITELY play these selections if you have company over, and see how many songs it takes before one of the bolder guests blurts out "WHAT are we LISTENING to?"

"The Best of Duane Eddy" portion is worth the price alone. The tunes are all solid, consistant, and have a great sound that sets Duane Eddy apart from musicians in similar genres. "The Lonely Guitar" selections are worth a listen, if only for the sake of a cute novelty item. I definitely plan to add more Duane Edy to my collection.

5 out of 5 stars

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