Turntable Matinee

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 11, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Yep Roc Records
• ASIN: B000FZETD4
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #224,269 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The world can never have enough Buddy Holly songs. And as Holly hasn't been around since 1959, the music of Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys performs a public service, as Big Sandy not only channels the pure sincerity of Holly's tenor and the sweet innocence of that musical era, but writes songs such as "Love That Man" and "The Ones You Say You Love" that sound as fresh now as Holly's forever will. Yet Big Sandy and the Boys don't confine themselves to a single genre (neither, for that matter, did Holly and the Crickets), as the roadhouse twang of "The Great State of Misery," the horn-laden, Stax/Volt R&B of "Slipping Away," and the Western swing of "Yes (I Feel Sorry for You)" all combine for the platter party conjured by "The Power of the 45," which opens and closes the album. "Drop the needle in the groove and start to move," the song implores, and it's hard to resist the invitation. --Don McLeese

Product Description

From the first thump of the bass, the songs on Turntable Matinee display why Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys are still the modern essence of classic rockabilly. The perfectly timeless country swing of Big Sandy's warm, seductive croon mixed with sweet pedal steel rolls across you like radio waves from an old wooden cathedral console. Big Sandy's lifelong obsession with older styles of music is no secret, but on Turntable Matinee, he and His Fly-Rite Boys have captured a more complete picture of all of their influences adding to the mix the sounds and feel of Memphis soul, Bakersfield country and LA folk rock. Paste Magazine calls them "a direct link to the country, blues and R&B infused music of rock 'n' roll's golden age" and No Depression says, "Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys remain the current kings of hillbilly bop." Standard Jewel Case.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Turntable Magic, July 26, 2006

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Darryl R. Delott (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Turntable Matinee (Audio CD)

So, all right it's a c-d, but "Turntable Matinee" reminds those of us old enough to remember what it was like to set the needle in the groove and hear something special and not bat an eye at an occasional crackle or pop. This album is fantastic. Most are comparing it to Buddy Holly & the Crickets. There's some truth to that, but I'm hearing some Nick Lowe & Rockpile in there too. This album has a great "live" feel to it. I'm already looking to see what club they'll be coming to in my area.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A sure fire solid sender..., January 23, 2007

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Jack Dempsey (South Miami Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Turntable Matinee (Audio CD)

Having known Robert (Robert Williams, aka Big Sandy) for seemingly decades now, following and supporting them on tours since his days with the Fly Rite TRIO and back in the day when even Will B. and the legendary, untouchable T.K. Smith was playing guitar....it's good to see the boys still doing what they have always done. Sure there have been some personnel changes along the way, but Big Sandy has always been the pinnacle of this music, only rivaled by such cats as Dave and Deke when they were still together (Deke has gone on solo now - Dave too, but to a lesser extent), or possibly the Lucky Stars and the Horton Brothers. Still, Big Sandy and gang keep on keepin' on.

This latest is no exception. If you know this scene, then I really need to explain it or describe much further. But it is amazing, as usual. Get this latest one as soon as you can, and you won't regret it. Sounds of Speedy West, Jimmy Bryant, Bob Wills and such will come flooding from your hi-fi with a "modern" touch. You can't go wrong.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Turntable Matinee - Let's have a party, March 13, 2010

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D. A. Keegan "NeedAHugs" (Sonwhere over je rainbo) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Turntable Matinee (Audio CD)

For those folks who are not not fully plugged in - listening to "Turntable Matinee" , in its entirety, is like going to a party at your friends house and playing all of your 45s while sampling from a variety of music genres.

"Turntable Matinee" is a rare masterpiece but it will probably not get the recognition it deserves because MORE PEOPLE NEED TO HEAR IT! And commercial radio is useless.

Tell a friend ... check this band out .. buy this CD. They do NOT disappoint !


These are my merely my opinions, make your own decision.
But please get a clue Craig Harris -> "Rusty Williams" - REALLY?