Eddie Cochran was one of those musicians who might've been just a little too talented for his own good -- that's the one flaw that one finds revealed in this 40-song double-CD set, which is an excellent compromise between the various single-disc best-ofs issued of Cochran in the last few decades, and that multi-CD U.K. box from the late '80s. The man was a first-rate rock & roller who sang just well enough to make producers, and his record label, think that he was a balladeer, and the results -- some passable ("Teenage Heaven") and others less so ("Am I Blue") -- are here; but the rock & roll numbers, which encompass some excellent guitar-based blues ("Milk Cow Blues," etc.), are the point, and these sound wonderful. As with any Cochran collection that goes over one CD, the problem here is that he didn't have that long of a career on Liberty Records (where EMI's Cochran catalog originated), and never fully realized his potential -- the ideal Cochran anthology would extend itself to include some of the live British television performances and radio appearances that have highlighted Rockstar Records' Cochran releases. The guitar playing is pretty awesome, and when it all pulls together, as it does more than three-quarters of the time here, it's an inspiring and exciting body of work, and easily makes the leap across those weaker spots.
All Music Review by Bruce Eder
CD01 Track Listings
[01] Summertime Blues
[02] Three Steps To Heaven
[03] Somethin' Else
[04] Cut Across Shorty
[05] Twenty Flight Rock
[06] Sittin' In The Balcony
[07] Drive In Show
[08] Three Stars
[09] Skinny Jim
[10] Sweetie Pie
[11] Completely Sweet
[12] Pretty Girl
[13] Tell Me Why
[14] Undying Love
[15] Blue Suede Shoes
[16] Little Lou
[17] Teresa
[18] I Remember
[19] Weekend
[20] That's My Desire
CD01 Play Time - 00h:42m:57s
CD02 Track Listings
[01] C'mon Everybody
[02] Teenage Heaven
[03] Hallelujah, I Love Her So
[04] Long Tall Sally
[05] Nervous Breakdown
[06] Jeannie, Jeannie, Jeannie
[07] Lonely
[08] Am I Blue
[09] Heart Breakin' Mama
[10] Rock And Roll Blues
[11] Cherished Memories
[12] Eddie's Blues
[13] My Way
[14] Pink Peg Slacks
[15] Milk Cow Blues
[16] Boll Weevil Song
[17] Little Angel (2003 Digital Remaster)
[18] Mean When I'm Mad
[19] Dark Lonely Street
[20] Think Of Me
CD02 Play Time - 00h:45m:50s
Total Music Play Time.......... 01h:28m:48s:
Total File Size....................... 212mb (Including MP3s + M3u, Art Covers & Text File)
Format & Bitrate.................. MP3 320Kbps Constant / 2 Channels / 44.1 KHz / Lossy
Encoder................................ iTunes v11.1.2.32
Scanned Artwork................. Yes – only1joe - From CD @ 300dpi
Original CD Rip..................... Yes - only1joe
Original Uploader................. Yes - only1joe
Upload Speed....................... 300-500kB/s
Music Genre......................... Rock n Roll Rockabilly
Release Date........................ 02 May 2005
Record Company / Label..... EMI Gold
Artists Website(s)............... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cochran http://www.eddiecochran.info
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