Strike! [Import]

The Baseballs | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 6, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B0026IZ6YE
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,147 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2009 debut album from German outfit The Baseballs who became popular in their native country for releasing '50s style Rock 'n' Roll covers of Rihanna's 'Umbrella' and Katy Perry's 'Hot 'n' Cold'. The album - which includes both those singles - includes 10 more re-workings of major chart hits such as Robbie Williams' 'Angels' and Leona Lewis' 'Bleeding Love' all delivered in their classic sounding Rockabilly style. 12 tracks. Warner.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Owesome!, May 14, 2010

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J. M. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strike! (Audio CD)

I saw a group called The Baseballs on Italian TV show "Ti Lascio Una Canzone". I have always loved 50's music and I really liked the song they sang (Hot N'Cold).

I went to the internet to look them up and got the CD "Strike", their rock'n'roll versions in the style of the 50's of modern hits such as Don't Cha by The Pussycat Dolls and Umbrella by Rihanna are awesome!

This is a a great album!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very fun album., June 20, 2011

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E. Bybee "Big Boston" - See all my reviews
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Great covers and perfect for hangouts and possibly bbq's. Very hard not to sing along too, Im well over 6 feet tall and sport a shaved head, so needless to say I get some rather odd looks when Im singing along in the car with the windows down to a 50's cover of "Umbrella"

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What's German for Rockabilly? Great CD!, November 3, 2010

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Edith Hankel (the north woods) - See all my reviews

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So who would have thought 4 German guys could take contemporary songs like "You're Hot, You're Cold" and "Umbrella," charge them up and create amazing, high energy, almost-rockabilly versions that are even better than the original versions? That's just what the Baseballs do here -- and if you're hesitant to believe, go listen to their version of Hot/Cold on U-Tube. Great sound, great energy, a joy to listen to. (And all sung in English, btw.) I'm loving it now, and I know this will be great road music when warm weather returns in the spring.