Deuces Roadsters & Drums

Hal Blaine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 1, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1963
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
• ASIN: B00005B7RR
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #473,996 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Challenger II

2. Green Monster

3. Nashville Coupe

4. Mr. Eliminator

5. Pop the Chute

6. Deuces, "T's," Roadstars & Drums

7. Gear Change

8. The Phantom Driver

9. Gear Stripper

10. Big "T"

11. The Traps

12. Drum Brakes

13. Hawaii 1963

14. East Side Story

15. (Dance With The) Surfin' Band

16. The Drummer Plays For Me

17. Bulldog Drummin'

18. Mutiny On The Bongos

19. The Dip

20. Hoe Come I Love You So Much?

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

When drummer Hal Blaine cut Deuces... his late '63 debut, he gathered pals in Phil Spector's Wrecking Crew and unleashed the most fuel-injected hot rod anthems this side of the NHRA Winternationals. Punctuated with real sounds of vintage funny cars and co

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars World's greatest session drummer steps out solo, April 27, 2001

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R. Riis "rriis" (NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deuces Roadsters & Drums (Audio CD)

This is a reissue of Hal's 1963 RCA LP (tracks 1-12) plus a variety of bonus tracks from the same period, six of them previously unreleased. Hal was the studio drummer on so many hits by the Beach Boys, Byrds, Monkees, Phil Spector, and hundreds of others. It's a treat to hear him on his own with fellow stellar session musicians on these rocking surf & drag instrumentals. Track listing : 1. Challenger II, 2. Green Monster, 3. Nashville Coupe, 4. Mr. Elininator, 5. Pop the Chute, 6. Deuces, "T's", Roadsters & Drums, 7. Gear Change, 8. The Phantom Driver, 9. Gear Stripper, 10. Big "T", 11. The Traps, 12. Drum Brakes, 13. Hawaii 1963, 14. East Side Story, 15. (Dance with the) Surfin' Band, 16. The Drummer Plays for Me, 17. Bulldog Drummin'. 18. Mutiny on the Bongos, 19. The Dip, 20. How Come (I Love You So Much), 21. Git It, 22. Phillzie's Friend.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hal, Yeah!, October 2, 2005

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Stanley Runk "Runkdapunk" (Camp North Pines) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deuces Roadsters & Drums (Audio CD)

Hal Blaine's solo album is pretty darn cool when the mood hits you. This was done at the time when hot rod music was big(kind of a cousin to surf music), so all the song titles and the overall theme is cars. Musically the album sounds like songs you would hear as theme music running over the credits of some old tv show or movie. Other songs sound like music you'd hear in a 60s movie-Most likely in a scene with high school kids dancing around at a drive-in burger joint. Sounds of cars revving and whizzing by are sprinkled all throughout. The bonus tracks(there are quite a few) are all similar in sound to the album, but there are a couple with female vocals that make it sound a bit like the Shangri-Las. Blaine sounds as though he's having fun playing the drums as opposed to just being show off-y or razzle dazzle-y. As the listener it's difficult not to have fun right along with him.