No comments on Border Radio? 1 comment on the entire Blasters board. Damn...even in this day and age of mass discovery and appreciation of cult bands long ago, seems nobody cares about The Blasters STILL.!?
Ok, maybe the '50s RnR/R&B can grate when listening to them over the course of 2 entire CDs (the length of the Slash Records Anthology), but the great songs are as good as anything from the early 80s. Marie Marie, So Long Baby Goodbye, I'm Shakin', One Bad Stud (from Streets Of Fire OST), Colored Lights...
Border Radio is the tops, though, a tale of heartbreak, love, a fatherless child, desperation and hope, crammed into less than three minutes, some great Dave Alvin guitar work, and great vocals from Phil. And wonderful, tight songwriting. The band, as always, is just as tight as a banjo string.
I could suggest at least a half dozen songs you'll never tire of, even for Blasters newbies, but start small, go hear Border Radio NOW, and you'll ask What's Next. This may be their best, but see my small list above and go from there. If you don't, you're only cheating yourself.
No comments on Border Radio? 1 comment on the entire Blasters board. Damn...even in this day and age of mass discovery and appreciation of cult bands long ago, seems nobody cares about The Blasters STILL.!?
Ok, maybe the '50s RnR/R&B can grate when listening to them over the course of 2 entire CDs (the length of the Slash Records Anthology), but the great songs are as good as anything from the early 80s. Marie Marie, So Long Baby Goodbye, I'm Shakin', One Bad Stud (from Streets Of Fire OST), Colored Lights...
Border Radio is the tops, though, a tale of heartbreak, love, a fatherless child, desperation and hope, crammed into less than three minutes, some great Dave Alvin guitar work, and great vocals from Phil. And wonderful, tight songwriting. The band, as always, is just as tight as a banjo string.
I could suggest at least a half dozen songs you'll never tire of, even for Blasters newbies, but start small, go hear Border Radio NOW, and you'll ask What's Next. This may be their best, but see my small list above and go from there. If you don't, you're only cheating yourself.