Music CD - Neil & the Shocking Pinks: Everybody's Rockin'

	Music CD: Everybody's Rockin' Artist: Neil & the Shocking Pinks List Price: $11.98 Our Price: $8.12 Your Save: $ 3.86 ( 32% ) Availability: Manufacturer: Interscope Records
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Tracks: 1. Betty Lou's Got a New Pair of Shoes - Neil Young, Freeman, Bobby 2. Rainin' in My Heart - Neil Young, Moore, James [Gospe 3. Payola Blues 4. Wonderin' 5. Kinda Fonda Wanda 6. Jellyroll Man 7. Bright Lights, Big City - Neil Young, Reed, Jimmy [1] 8. Cry, Cry, Cry 9. Mystery Train - Neil Young, Phillips, Sam [Prod 10. Everybody's Rockin'
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0606949070625 Format: Original recording remastered Label: Interscope Records Manufacturer: Interscope Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Interscope Records Release Date: 2000-08-01 Studio: Interscope Records
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Everybody's Rockin' Comment: Neil Young-Everybody's Rockin' **1/2 You have to give Neil credit. This was a bold move on his part. My hat will always come off to Neil for this period of work. Purposely making albums that he knew wouldn't sell but would satisfy him so that he could get out of his contract, then being sued by his record company for, "not sounding like Neil Young," a riot right? Well the truth is the album isn't that good. It is Neils homage to the founding fathers of rock and rockabilly, with just enough do-whop thrown in for good measure. Songs like 'Wondering' and the title track are great rockers. The former actually being one of Neils all time best in my opinion. The title track contains a great horn section which makes it really feel like it did come out of the 1950's. 'Mystery Train' is nice and really sounds like something Neil would have done on another album had the circumstances been right. 'Cry Cry Cry' is also decent, but that might be a stretch. As for the rest of the album however it really is a drag. The lyrics are well, dumb, by any standard even if they are supposed to be a tribute to early rock n' roll. I don't remember the Big Bopper, Richie Valence, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, or Buddy Holly having lyrics this lame? And for Neil Young this lyrics are just unacceptable. As for the musicianship well there really isn't any. it is all lame for lack of a better word. Lame. Lame. Lame. I had really high hopes for this album and expected Neil to surprise me with this and it to be really fantastic. It isn't, and other than for 'Wonderin' I wouldn't recommend this at all. Customer Rating: Summary: Um, Neil? Neeeeeeil? Helloooooo... Comment: You know what I don't get? I'll tell you what. '50s rock lyrics. It's not that I don't grasp them, they seem rather pointless to me. Seriously, on "Betty Lou's Got a New Pair of Shoes", they make this big deal about how Betty Lou has more footwear. W00t. Exactly what I wanted to hear about. Betty Lou now has new shoes.. Never liked that song, be it by whoever originally made it or Neil Young. I did like Elvis' "Mystery Train". Come on, it's Elvis! He's the King of Rock `n' Roll! Then Neil got his hands on it. And it croaked on its toilet, so to speak. I've never heard Jimmy Reed's original "Bright Lights, Big City", but Neil's cover is nothing to be proud of. Neither are some of the originals, which include "Cry, Cry, Cry" and "Jelly Roll Man". I can see why he stashed this peculiar rockabilly/doo-wap combo pretty far in his back pages. There are a few upsides, though: it's not an insult like Landing on Water or Life, and some of it is pretty catchy, most notably the hilarious satire "Payola Blues", and the sly rocker "Kinda Fonda Wanda". And it's short, too. So if you don't like it, at least it'll be over quickly. Customer Rating: Summary: The Purests Will Hate Me! Comment: This is Rock-a-billy! No social comment just fun music. Not for the Neil Young faithful. Neil Young for the rest of us! Customer Rating: Summary: Not that bad. Comment: I've heard so many people really slam this album, and to be honest, it's really not that bad. It's actualy quite good. It's one of his better Geffen releases, and he shows some more of his versatility. I know all the die hards have already had it for years, but for those curious about it, go ahead and try it out. It is worth owning. I've even seen it pop up at a few Wal-Mart stores. Customer Rating: Summary: Does humour belong with Neil Young? Comment: Yes, it does. So does love, his love of rock'n'roll. This is a fine little record of cover versions and Young-originals. All done with great feel for rock. And that strange voice we love so much. Maybe he did it to spite his record company, but then again spite can produce great music. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Unavailable on CD in the U.S., this is his digitally recorded '50s-ish album with the Shocking Pinks. Released byGeffen in 1983, it features the title cut and nine other tunes.