Texas Rock for Country Rollers [Import]
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Doug Sahm made this record with long time collaborator Augie Meyers for ABC Records in 1976. File under Tex-Mex.
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Texas Rock for Country Rollers [Import]
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Texas Rock for Country Rollers
The Texas Tornados
Manufacturer: Edsel Records UK
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- Doug Sahm and Band
ASIN: B0000011XJ
Release Date: 1997-09-23 |
Tracks:
- I Love The Way You Love (The Way I Love You)
- Cowboy Peyton Place
- Give Back The Key to My Heart
- Wolverton Mountain
- Texas Ranger Man
- Float Away
- I'm Missing You
- Gene Thomas Medley: Sometimes / Cryin' Inside
- Country Groove
- You Can't Hide A Redneck (Under That Hippie Hair)
Album Description
Doug Sahm made this record with long time collaborator Augie Meyers for ABC Records in 1976. File under Tex-Mex.
Album Details
This Early Incarnation of the Texas Tornados Did Not Include the Other Two of the Three Superstars that Would Make Up "The Texas Tornados" in the Late 1980's (As Ever, Augie Meyers was Here Right by Sahm's Side), but the Moniker is Just Something Sahm Loved. It also Fits his Melange of Swing, Blues, Country and Rock…and it also Fits Sahm's Egregious Personality as Well. He was Certainly a Tornado of a Man with Boundless Energy that Propelled Him Forward to his Dying Day. Years Later, Uncle Tupelo Would Cover "Give Back the Key to My Heart" on their Album "Anodyne", but You Can Find the Original Here.
Customer Reviews:
Sir Doug.......2007-04-18
It's a pity that this album is again unavailable on CD. It's not Doug's best by any means but has a few real classic tracks on it. "I Love The Way You Love The Way I Love You" is ones of Doug's best songs; written, I think, by his friend Attwood Allen (who provides fantastic back-up vocals throughout this album). Then there's "Country Groove" and "Cowboy Peyton Place", both of which reappear in Doug's catalogue. And then there's "Give Back The Key To My Heart", one of his most covered songs. Throw in "Wolverton Mountain", "Texas Ranger Man" and "You Can't Hide Your Redneck" and you have a little ripper of an album. It's a bit on the short side but then Shania puts out long albums and that doesn't make them any better. Doug's backed by his "regular" rhythm section of Jack Barber and George Rains, Augie Meyers handles keys and Attwood Allen on vox. Because Doug recorded for so many labels his catalogue looks like a dog's breakfast which is a real shame as he is/was probably the premier roots music artist in America. Bits and pieces are slowly coming onto the market from enterprising indie labels and Atlantic has done a nice box set of his time there, while Mercury did one also but both of these were "collectors" editions which went out of print quickly. Doug and Augie did a great album for the Teardrop label in the 70's called "The Westside Rolls Again" which I'm trying to get but it's like trying to find hen's teeth. Anyway, "Texas Rock For Country Rollers" is well worth hunting out as it contains quite a few classic songs and is essential for any good Doug Sahm collection.
The true Austin Godfather.......2001-04-07
Truthfully this is my first review. But when it comes to Doug I could not resist. Doug is was and always will be the man. This album originally came out in the cosmic outlaw alt-country era. It was voted Texas album of the year. The title alone is what Doug was all about to me. I was raised on rock, but could not turn a deaf ear to Doug. My fav "Give Back the Key to my Heart" along with "Cowboy Peyton Place". Buy this cd now. Then buy every cd Doug released.
Product Description
13th Release for Doug Sahm and the second release as The Texas Tornados.
Customer Reviews:
Flawed, but strong album from Sir Doug.......2007-05-19
This album has some great cuts on it: the classic "Cowboy Peyton Place," "Floataway," and the Gene Thomas medley all are wonderful Texas rock with a little pedal steel thrown in for good measure. I don't know who mixed the album, but on a couple cuts it fades out while Doug is in the middle of the chorus! This is especially troubling on the great "Give Back the Key to my Heart." A better version of that is found on SDQ '98 or Get a Life (same album - different names) because it lets Doug finish! Some of the songs on this one are a little further out than what I enjoy - the version of "Wolverton Mountain" and "Texas Ranger Man," but overall it's a great disc if you can find it. Maybe, like much of Doug's other albums, it will come back into print soon.
Best "Texas Music" ever?.......2007-04-12
If Doug Sahm had only made this album his legend and importance would be secured, but fortunately for us he made many more. Sure his lyrics get a little hippy-dippy, and sentimental at times but if you've got a problem with that go listen to some soul-less, derivative Nashville tripe; there's plenty to chose from. I believe this was his first full-length with the Texas Tornadoes and they compliment each other well. Great music for a party or even holed-up by yourself on a stormy night. Standouts include "Cowboy Peyton Place", "Texas Ranger Man", and "Give back the Key to my Heart" but every song is a great example of Sahms's mix of Tex-Mex, Rock and Roll, Blues, and of course country music the way they used to do it.
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