Rip Masters

Live At Alva's (180 Gr)

Despite a decidedly cool and collected demeanor, whenever Rip Master takes a stage he unleashes a raging torrent of category 5 rock & roll. The rockin' piano man's deep R&B and honky tonk informed style is both hard hitting and sensitively crafted, and his new double vinyl set "Live at Alva's" captures every electrifying twist and turn of a quintessential Masters performance. The veteran singer-songwriter's well chilled authority and ardent involvement lends this bevy of classic Masters tunes an irresistible appeal and showcases his impressive command of the rock & roll vocabulary - he shouts it with soulful depth and undeniable veracity. It's an invaluable skill learned during his youthful start at famed upstart indie Rollin' Rock Records, where Masters played on sessions for fabled originators Gene Vincent, Mac Curtis, Ray Campi and Jackie Lee Waukeen Cochran. For Masters, it was a high-impact crash course in rockabilly truth telling, and he absorbed, first hand, the full spiritual range of the big beat rebellion. That kind of firsthand experience supercharges Masters' music to an electrifying degree and has elevated him to status as an internationally recognized rock & roll shaman. Joined here by well-traveled guitarist Buzz Campbell, Blasters bassist John Bazz and drummer John Schwartz, Masters cranks his bare knuckle piano into overdrive for a double-clutching, rubber burning cruise down the Lost Highway of American roots music. Each of the album's 21 tracks roars through that stomping, shadowy territory with the fang bearing passion and precision that's become Masters' calling card and his effortless conjuration of tore up, knockdown rock & roll is second to none.

Price
€ 37.00
Genre
Format
LP - 2 disk
Release date
26-06-2020
Label
Item-nr
542278
EAN
0228710701011
Availability
In stock
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TRACKS

Disk 1

1. ROCKABILLY MUSIC, CARS AND WOMEN4:00
2. BARE KNUCKLE PIANO3:48
3. WELL WELL WELL3:40
4. BIG RED 572:53
5. WHAM BAM THANK YOU MA'AM2:11
6. LIMOUSINE DADDY3:33
7. WHY MUST YOU HAUNT ME4:24
8. IM GONNA WALK3:36
9. TROUBLE IS HER NAME3:42
10. CAT ON THE KEYS4:04

Disk 2

1. DONT DOG THIS CAT2:35
2. I WAS BORN TO ROCK3:20
3. A SIX PACK, A PIZZA AND A CHEAP MOTEL3:00
4. OVER THE LINE2:56
5. START AT THE BOTTOM3:01
6. ROCK JITTERBOP3:37
7. NIGHT ROAD DRIVE4:06
8. POUNDING THE PAVEMENT3:19
9. GET RIGHT UP2:38
10. ROCKABILLY MAN3:14
11. HEY HEY LITTLE GIRL5:11