Search - Jimmie Lee Maslon :: Salacious Rockabilly Cat

Crazy rockabilly

Chaz | Lansing, MI | 01/07/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is amazing! Jimmie Lee Maslon shows an energy and versatility rarely seen in a rockabilly artist. The original songs are great; I particularly like "The Haunt You Baby Rock", "The Girl I Left Behind" and the oddly moving "Please Mister Dee Jay". Some other great songs are the sinister "Please Give Me Something" and "Bip Bop Boom", and the title track, written by producer Ron Weiser. Weiser deserves some of the credit for the overall great sound of this CD (check out Rollin' Rock Got the Sock Vols. 1 and 2, compilations of Weiser recordings of such great artists as Johnny Legend, Charlie Feathers, and Gene Vincent). In addition, Maslon has the backing of renowned rockabilly session men like Ray Campi on upright bass and Rip Masters on piano. Maslon's growling "froggy" vocals and offbeat material almost make him seem like what some people would call a psychobilly artist, but I think Maslon was going for straight rockabilly, which actually makes his stuff seem even more unusual. Unbeilievably, Maslon was only fifteen years old when some of this was recorded! If you like rockabilly or old rock 'n' roll buy this before it goes out of print!"

Rock your socks off!

J. LaVoy | 11/30/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Jimmie Lee Rocks! I'm amazed to find an artist with so much talent that never made it "big". This album has a great variety of songs from slow and smooth to hard and edgy. I didn't care for some of the samples when I previewed them, but the full length songs are pretty catchy. Every rockabilly fan should own this."