Rating:
Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 09/16/1997
Run Time: 45:46
Right from the beginning, with
Dave Alvin's title song,
the Blasters made their statement, that basic
rock & roll was as contemporary in 1980 as it had been in the mid-'50s. The other 12 tracks, which mixed
Dave and
Phil Alvin originals with covers like
"I Wish You Would" and
"Never No More Blues," reiterated the opening remark, re-creating the feel of a biker bar after a couple of tall ones. Actually,
the Blasters didn't have much to say beyond this record, of which only a couple of thousand copies were pressed, but they went on to a few years with
Warner Bros. [In the late '90s, the debut was released on CD with six bonus tracks, all covers, and that statement seemed just as valid as it had at first.]
~William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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