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<\/a>Kevin Russell has allied himself with the Tijuana Train Wreck Horns to produce a traditional Gulf Coast rock and roll revival. The style of this CD is that bluesy\/ jazzy slow tempo rock and roll that inspired the dance style of \u201cThe Stroll\u201d. The trumpet and saxophone with electric guitar and piano wisks the listener back to a Beaumont dance hall of the late 1950\u2019s.<\/p>\nThe title track leads off the disk in that slow rocking mood that carries through \u201cDon\u2019t Leave it a Lie\u201d and \u201cI Gave Up All I had\u201d. \u201cTrouble, Trouble\u201d picks up the beat to a full speed rock and roll pace, slowing down a bit again for the piano\/electric guitar piece, \u201cTub Gut Stomp & Red-Eyed Soul\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI Knew it All Along\u201d has a gospel feel to it with the prominent organ part, although it is actually a classic break-up song. Russell\u2019s voice strikes the heart strings in the lost love anthem, \u201cNothing Takes the Place of You\u201d.<\/p>\n
Russell\u2019s creative writing style shows through on the crude almost country styled, \u201cI Don\u2019t Give a Shit\u201d. It\u2019s basically the back and forth prattle of those most unromantic couples that seem to thrive on strife and argument. The CD concludes with a true rocking gospel anthem, \u201cThe Cross Is Boss\u201d.<\/p>\n
This production is a must for Kevin Russell\/Shinyribs fans. It superimposes his quirky rhymes onto a Gulf Coast traditional sound that will draw them back to our roots. This is true enough to that art form to bring Russell\u2019s work to a whole new audience of older rock and roll fans.<\/p>\n
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Written by James Killen Kevin Russell has allied himself with the Tijuana Train Wreck Horns to produce a traditional Gulf Coast rock and roll revival. The style of this CD is that bluesy\/ jazzy slow tempo rock and roll that inspired the dance style of \u201cThe Stroll\u201d. The trumpet and saxophone with electric guitar and… <\/p>\n