I LOVE IT WHEN THEY DO THIS!
Charles Wilder | Dover, NH United States | 12/17/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"All or almost all of Rick's rockers on one CD! If you are an old rockabilly cat like me or a new rockabilly cat for that matter your collection isn't complete without this one. There is a weak cut or two here . For instance he should have left "Whole Lotta Shakin" alone or tried another arrangement. But overall it's great fun. Rick could rock for sure and was always backed up by a very tight band no matter who was in it! If you are a guitar player both Burton and Maphis are in top form here. This CD fits right in with Carl, Gene, Eddy, Elvis and all the other great Rockabilly artists. Highly recommended!"
Ricky Rocks! Ricky Rules!
T. Bradley Tucker | Richmond, VA United States | 10/06/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is EXACTLY the Rick collection I was looking for. Straight-ahead Rickabilly with nary a ballad in the bunch. Rick was truly bad to the bone, as important as Elvis or Carl Perkins (who were big Rick fans themselves). This would make a great companion piece to any Sun Records collection you might have a mind to pick up (Elvis, Carl, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, Jerry Lee Lewis). Make Rick an important part of your daily Rock-n-Roll diet."
EXCITING collection!
Henry R. Kujawa | "The Forbidden Zone" (Camden, NJ) | 01/25/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"For those who like their rock & roll FAST & FUN, this CD collects 32 (count 'em, 32!) Rick Nelson recordings made between 1957-61. And MOST of them were never available on CD before! A worthwhile package. (This may change-- 3 of Rick's early albums have recently been put on CD at last: RICKY and RICKY NELSON as a "twofer", and possibly his best, RICK IS 21, as an expensive import with bonus tracks!)"
