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Anthology: Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)

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I grew up with my parents playing this music and never gave it a second thought until I saw the band perform live. This is the original version of all thier hits and it sounds great. "Double Shot" is the highlight of the album. It was a theme for many colleges around the South. If you like beach music this is an album to buy and if you like 60s Rock and Roll this is the album for you too. You just can't go wrong with this album.

most noteworthy mentionally are their trademark hits,"DOUBLE SHOT"(OF MY BABY'S LOVE),"SHE DRIVES ME OUT OF MY MIND",&THE BLUE EYED SOUL HITS OF "LONELY DRIFTER","WHAT KIND OF FOOL"(DO YOU THINK I AM)& THEIR OWN SOULFUL HIT OF" I'M GONNA MAKE HER MINE"BUY IT TODAY!JOEY HOFFMAN

This is a MUST HAVE album for anyone who grew up in the 60's ! It will take you back to your high school or college days. All 18 songs are great. You'll play them over & over. This is the best beach music album other than the 4 CD set "The Beach Music Anthology" by Ripete that there is !

This is The_2000_Man. My old account was deleted, therefore, I have to repeat my old review. I have been informed that there are actually three different bands on here. The original Swingin' Medallions, Pieces of Eight, and a 90's version of the band. Some of these tracks are covers of well known, and easy to play songs. One gets the impression that they were rush recorded to fill their album. These songs show a lack of originality, since a good amount of bands in 1966 were playing songs like "Louie," "Sloopy" and "Wooly Bully." Now the tracks will be presented. Double Shot is a classic, and quite good. She Drives Me Out of My Mind is successful, despite sounding like an obvious attempt to emulate the success of Double Shot. It reached #71, and I feel it has better organ than the classic. Hey Baby is a successful remake, is probably as good as the original. Wooly Bully is inferior to the original because Sam the Sham sings the song with more enthusiasm, and the band plays much tighter, and faster on the original - this version lacks excitement. Hang On Sloopy has a different arrangement, but is quite inferior to the McCoys. The small horn break was a good idea, but there should have been a guitar or organ solo before it. I Wanna Be Your Guy and Come Back Girl have something in common, the intro is good, but the rest of the song leaves something to be desired. Night Owl is very strange, with the background screaming. I can't say that I have heard a rock band do a song like this. Its average at best. Lonely Drifter is soulful, and the singing is decent. I have never heard the original. Louie Louie is quite good, and has some "obscene" lyrics that I am still trying to figure out, along with not one, but two guitar breaks. You Gotta Have Faith is very accomplished, and overall the best on the album. Excellent arrangement and melody featuring horns and flute. What Kind of Fool is good also, with solid playing and singing. MTYLTT is the only original song. It is from the pen of McElrath. Musically it is decent, with some jazzy guitar. The rest are from the 90's, and despite being generally alright tracks, (except for "Willie Saxophone", featuring an inane comment on our old good time buddy Bill Clinton), the fact that it is not from the original group is quite disturbing to this writer. As far as I know, this is the only CD release of their old material, and as obscure as they are today, we likely will not see another, though this has far more than the average listener needs.

I have been informed that there are actually three different bands on here. The original Swingin' Medallions, Pieces of Eight, and a 90's version of the band. Some of these tracks are covers of well known, and easy to play songs. One gets the impression that they were rush recorded to fill their album. These songs show a lack of originality, since a good amount of bands in 1966 were playing songs like "Louie," "Sloopy" and "Wooly Bully." Now I will go over the tracks. Double Shot is a classic, and quite good. She Drives Me Out of My Mind is successful, despite sounding like an obvious attempt to emulate the success of Double Shot, it reached #71, and I feel it has better organ than the classic. Hey Baby is a successful remake, is probably as good as the original. Wooly Bully is inferior to the original because Sam the Sham sings the song better, and the band plays much tighter, and faster on the original. There seems to be no excitement in this version. Hang On Sloopy has a different arrangement, but is quite inferior to the original. The horn break was a good idea, but there should have been a guitar or organ solo before it. I Wanna Be Your Guy and Come Back Girl have something in common, the intro is good, but the rest of the song leaves something to be desired. Night Owl is very weird, and the screaming in the background adds to the weirdness. I can't say that I have heard a rock band do a song like this. Its average at best. Lonely Drifter is soulful, and the singing is pretty good. I have never heard the original. Louie Louie is quite good, and has some "obscene" lyrics that I am still trying to figure out, along with not one, but two guitar breaks. You Gotta Have Faith is excellent, possibly overall the best on the album, excellent arrangement and melody. The horns and flute were very good. What Kind of Fool is good also, with solid playing and singing. MTYLTT is the only original song that the original band has here, from the pen of McElrath. Musically it is good, with some jazzy guitar. The rest are from the 90's, and despite being alright tracks, (except for "Willie Saxophone", featuring an inane comment on our old good time buddy Bill Clinton), the fact that it is not from the original group is quite disturbing to me. As far as I know, this is the only CD release of their old material, and as obscure as they are today, we likely will not see another.

I have been informed that there are actually three different bands on here. The original Swingin' Medallions, Pieces of Eight, and a 90's version of the band. Some of these tracks are covers of well known, and easy to play songs. One gets the impression that they were rush recorded to fill their album. These songs show a lack of originality, since a good amount of bands in 1966 were playing songs like "Louie," "Sloopy" and "Wooly Bully." Now I will go over the tracks. Double Shot is a classic, and quite good. She Drives Me Out of My Mind is successful, despite sounding like an obvious attempt to emulate the success of Double Shot, it reached #71, and I feel it has better organ than the classic. Hey Baby is a successful remake, is probably as good as the original. Wooly Bully is inferior to the original because Sam the Sham sings the song better, and the band plays much tighter, and faster on the original. There seems to be no excitement in this version. Hang On Sloopy has a different arrangement, but is quite inferior to the original. The horn break was a good idea, but there should have been a guitar or organ solo before it. I Wanna Be Your Guy and Come Back Girl have something in common, the intro is good, but the rest of the song leaves something to be desired. Night Owl is very weird, and the screaming in the background adds to the weirdness. I can't say that I have heard a rock band do a song like this. Its average at best. Lonely Drifter is soulful, and the singing is pretty good. I have never heard the original. Louie Louie is quite good, and has some "obscene" lyrics that I am still trying to figure out, along with not one, but two guitar breaks. You Gotta Have Faith is excellent, possibly overall the best on the album, excellent arrangement and melody. The horns and flute were very good. What Kind of Fool is good also, with solid playing and singing. MTYLTT is the only original song that the original band has here, from the pen of McElrath. Musically it is good, with some jazzy guitar. The rest are from the 90's, and despite being alright tracks, (except for "Willie Saxophone", featuring an inane comment on our old good time buddy Bill Clinton), the fact that it is not from the original group is quite disturbing to me.
As far as I know, this is the only CD release of their old material, and as obscure as they are today, we likely will not see another.