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Geoffrey Himes, who reviewed this album above, seems to have missed his mark once again (who is Geoffrey anyway, a soulless man who knows nothing about true rockabilly?) This album displays the heart of rockabilly and there is no better person to bring it to you than Robert Gordon. He continues to be the king of rockabilly.

Who is this geoffrey himes?His review of this album is an absolute joke.In my opinion,the guy is a complete musical imbicile.Please believe me,Robert Gordon is rated by REAL rockabilly fans as one of the best.Ignore his nonsense and take it from a true believer,Robert is the real deal.

This man is talented! I should say no more, but if Bruce Springsteen custom wrote the song "fire" for him, something must be there. Robert oozes nostalgia, trancends pop and sends you in a new direction. Boppin the blues,flyin saucers rock'n roll, and fire are great cuts. No real music collection is complete without this!

I saw Robert Gordon live in the New York City area many times back in the day (late '70s & early '80s) and he tore the place up every time. His act - although punctuated by goofy showmanship under his stack of hair and on top of his twitching Elvis legs - was always tight, high energy, and loads of fun. As far as the claim in the other review that "his instincts were better than his execution", all I can say is listen to his version of "It's Only Make Believe." The late, great Conway Twitty wishes he could have belted that song out like Robert Gordon did.

I am fortunate enough to be from the D.C. area and have seen Robert Gordon play a few different times with changing lineups. He never dissappoints and always puts 110% into his shows. My favorite will always be The Cellar Door(which seated about 70 people) when he played with Link Wray.UFB.Maybe Mr. Himes should see one of his shows.