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Parece que ha pasado una eternidad desde
que todo empezase hace un año allá en California. Con
miles de millas a la espalda, Mick, Jose y Ed pueden ser ahora encontrados
incendiando escenarios alrededor del globo. Desde la helada Finlandia
a la caliente Nevada, desde bares de mala muerte a clubs solo para
vips, estos chavales tocan allá donde son reclamados y con
estedisco aun caliente aprovechan para regresar a casa a tomarse un
respiro.... Este CD ofrece el mejor rockabilly tal y como si hubiese
sido registrado en 1956; guitarra solista, contrabajo, rítmica
y voz....
It seems a world away from that sleepy Californian town where it all
began. With thousands of miles on the clock, hundreds of honky tonks
and a year down the line, Mick, Jose and Big Ed can now be found tearing
up stages across the globe. From frozen Finland to atom-hot Nevada,
hell-hot barns to uptown bars, these fellas can hick it or slick it
at the flick of a switch. With their newest release the boys bring
it on home and kick their shoes off. Mick
Cocksedge (rhythm guitar/vocals) flirted with fame fronting One
Track Mind but a near miss with cabaret and he was history. Ex Sugar
King Boy Jose Espinosa took his bay-area smash 'Tip-top' to an international
audience, but since that chance encounter at the drag strip he hasn't
looked back. Big Ed Potter (show-offy guitar) sold the little green
he had for his trusty Telecaster and things really began to swing.
The Cordwood Draggers long-awaited disc on El
Toro records showcases some of the finest rockabilly music this
side of '56. Recorded completely live in no time at all at the now
infamous Sisterbelle Studios - London Branch, 'My Baby's Like A
Rocketship.' tells it like it is. Whether swooning to 'Did I Hurt
You' or rocking-out to 'Might As Well Howl' these boys stick to
what they know best; tall tales of hot rods, hotter women cool beer,
and doing wrong.
Their bop fuelled rocket-ride to stardom has
only just begun and with a disc of this calibre, and judging by
the early response, this rocket ship is gonna ride.
El Toro Records Boss Carlos "Diddley"
Diaz say of this disc "I knew from the first I heard if it
that it was going to be smash it. I bopped, I strolled - I fell
down drunk with excitement."
Mini Dave (their almost drummer, and well known
impressario) follows "The power that comes from this Trio is
like an ad for nervous tension. When I think of I get sounds like
ZOOM! And POW! It comes on with a blip like a battle ship. Big on
the Radar screen."
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