Rambler 65

Ben Vaughn

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 18, 1997)
• Original Release Date: February 18, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000033U1
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #178,485 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
The fortyish Vaughn isn't old enough to have lived through the '60s as an adult, but still he's an unswerving disciple of southern soul, Tex-Mex, and AM pop/rock staples of that era. Though he's written songs for Marshall Crenshaw and with everyone from Dave Alvin to Alex Chilton, his own albums often come up short. (He's only a so-so singer and most of his songs sound like they've been written before.) Why, then, is Rambler 65 so much fun? It could be the gimmick behind its creation (Vaughn recorded this lowest of fi album in the car named in its title). More it's the songs themselves: the Nick Lowe-like raver "Seven Days Without Love," the psychedelic pop of "Levitation," and Sir Douglas Quintet sound of "Boomerang." Sure, it's dopey at times ("Heavy Machinery" and the god-awful "Rock is Dead"), but mostly it's good, retro fun. --Keith Moerer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 3rd Rock From the Sun Tunes Recorded in a '65 Rambler, August 23, 2000

By A Customer

This music is really fun. It is such a guy CD. Imagine an artist creating music about his car and then turn his car into a recording studio so that he can record these songs in his car. All this with the dream of hearing these songs be played over said car's radio as he drives thru Santa Monica! That is what Ben Vaughn did. He brings back a lot of memories for teens in the 70's who had quite a love affair with their cars. Play it loud in your convertible as you drive down Pacific Coast Highway.