| Track by Track Review
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Drip Drop
There is a cool downhome blues vibe meets rock and roll at the musical core of this tune. It’s a really classy number with a unique feeling and a lot of style and cool. |
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Runaround Sue
This classic doo-wop tune is fun, and I don’t really like doo wop.
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(I Was) Born To Cry
There is a lot of drama and style built into this beast. It’s another standout tune. I love the wailing saxophone on it. |
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Queen Of The Hop
The bouncy doo wop romp doesn’t really work all that well for me. Your mileage may vary if you like doo wop more than I do. |
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Flim Flam
In some ways this isn’t a big change from the last track. This number definitely works better, though. It’s a fun jam. |
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The Wanderer
Here we get another classic tune that works really well. This is one of the standouts here. |
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Little Star
More of a contemporary pop meets doo wop ballad, this one doesn’t do as much for me personally. It is a bit of a classic, though. |
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A Teenager In Love
Another doo wop classic, this is another that’s not in my wheelhouse. It’s fun, but just not my kind of thing. |
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Donna The Prima Donna
Somehow this doo wop number works better for me. |
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Sandy
I like the energy and groove on this number. Beyond that it doesn’t do a lot for me because of the whole doo wop thing. |
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This Little Girl Of Mine
While this isn’t a big change from a lot of the doo wop stuff here, this has some good grooves in place. I really dig the saxophone solo on the piece. |
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Love Came To Me
Not really any kind of divergence, this is okay, but nothing special. |
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Can't We Be Sweethearts
I really don’t care for this one. The doo wop really drives it more than anything else does. |
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The Majestic
While not a huge change, this just really grabs me a bit more. I dig the saxophone work on it a lot, too. |
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Gonna Make It Alone
The arrangement on this is still doo wop in nature, but it’s a bit more stripped back. It works pretty well. |
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Unloved, Unwanted Me
Feeling more like a crooner tune, this leaves me a little less than impressed. I do like the percussion arrangement on this a lot. |
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Kansas City
A bit more of a blues rocker, I really dig the guitar work on this thing. It’s one of the more effective pieces here. |
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Ruby Baby
Bouncy and moving, I’m not sold on the doo wop vocals, but otherwise this works well. |
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Little Diane
There is some driving and dramatic feeling to this cut. It’s an intriguing piece that’s among the stronger stuff here. |
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Lonely Teenager
This rock and roll groove is reasonably effective, but not a standout. |
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Sweet, Sweet Baby
I like the bluesy rocking groove, but the doo wop vocals don’t work as well for me. Still, overall, this tune is good. The harmonica brings something special to it, too. |
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I Got The Blues
Here we get another blues rocking tune. The backing vocals detract here for me, but overall this is a good number. |
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Dion And The Belmonts – I Wonder Why
This full doo wop treatment doesn’t work at all for me, really. Then again, I have that anti-doo wop thing at play. So, if you feel differently, you might really enjoy this track. |
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Fever
I’ve always liked this track. The arrangement here focuses on vocals over a percussive instrumental arrangement consisting entirely of the rhythm section, and barely any bass at that. The only vocals are the lead ones. |
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This Little Girl
A bouncy romp, this is not bad, but it’s also not a standout. The doo wop vocals detract a little from it for me. |
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Come Go With Me
I dig this little romp a lot. It’s a fun groove. The doo wop vocals are still there, but somehow they work better for my tastes. |
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Shout
I am a big fan of this song in general. While this is definitely not the best version of it I’ve ever heard, it still works well. |
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Lovers Who Wander
Coming in more like a rock and roll ballad, this works out to more of a mainstream doo wop groove from there. This is another classic, but also another that leaves my tastes behind. |
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North East End Of The Corner
Now, this thing is on fire. It has a great jazz meets rock groove to it. This is probably my favorite tune here. The horns are magic, I love the piano work later in the track, too. |
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