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"Speed of Sound"
During the course of her underappreciated
career, Rosie Flores has worn the hat of sweet singer-songwriter,
hard-country traditionalist, and rockabilly torchbearer. On her
seventh solo album, she manages to marry all of her strengths,
and take a few risks to boot. With her tart, twangy voice and
smart guitar playing--she's nearly as good a lead picker as a
singer--she moves nimbly from a Davis Sisters jaunt to a swinging
Billie Holiday homage, and then to the obscure, early Buck Owens
rockabilly bop "Hot Dog." Even better are the Bo Diddley-style
original "Don't Take It Away" and the peppy Robbie
Fulks tune "I Push Right Over." Producer Rick Vito
trades takeoff guitar licks with Flores and finds tasteful settings
for these sometimes sinewy, sometimes rocking, and always soulfully
sung performances. --Roy Kasten |
Customer review from Amazon
Reviewer: Benjamin E Gangloff from Kingman,AZ
USA
Rosie Flores continues to delight
with her best work yet! You'll love this delicious mix of rockabilly
tunes combined with the sultry sweet side of Rosie. "Rock-A-Bye
Boogie", "Hot Dog" , and "Country Boy"
will have you swinging, while Rosie shines in her soft and sensual
way with "Don't Know If I'm Coming Or Goin'" and "Somebody's
Someone", plus the title song "Speed of Sound".
"Devil Love" is a haunting and passionate song written
by Rick Vito who does much of the guitar work and some vocals
as well as co-producing this CD. It's devilishly hot! Terry McBride
and Rosie team up vocally in an electrifying version of Marshall
Crenshaw's "Somewhere Down The Line". "Don't Take
It Away" and "I Push Right Over" are rocking numbers
that will stick with you all day long! This may be one of the
best CD's all year, the quality of the musicians, the songwriting,
and the continuing strong writing and performance by Flores make
this one a real winner! Gotta go, I have to listen to it one
more time! |
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