You're Undecided - Johnny Burnette, Burlison, Paul
Oh Baby Babe - Johnny Burnette, Burlison, Paul
Shattered Dreams - Johnny Burnette, Motola, George
Midnight Train - Johnny Burnette, Burlison, Paul
The Train Kept A-Rollin' - Johnny Burnette, Bradshaw, Tiny
Blues Stay Away from Me - Johnny Burnette, Delmore, Alton
All by Myself - Johnny Burnette, Bartholomew, Dave
Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Johnny Burnette, McGhee, Sticks
Chains of Love - Johnny Burnette, Nugetre, A.
Honey Hush - Johnny Burnette, Turner, Joe
Lonesome Tears in My Eyes - Johnny Burnette, Burlison, Paul
I Just Found Out - Johnny Burnette, Burlison, Paul
Please Don't Leave Me - Johnny Burnette, Domino, Antoine "Fa
Rock Therapy - Johnny Burnette, Subotsky, Milton
Rock Billy Boogie - Johnny Burnette, Burnette, Dorsey
Please Don't Leave Me [Alternate Take] - Johnny Burnette, Domino, Antoine "Fa
Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track) - Johnny Burnette, Moore, Glen
My Love, You're a Stranger - Johnny Burnette, Walker, Wayne P.
Sweet Love on My Mind - Johnny Burnette, Walker, Wayne P.
I Love You So - Johnny Burnette, Jerome, Henry
Your Baby Blue Eyes - Johnny Burnette, Burlison, Paul
Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track) [Alternate Take] - Johnny Burnette, Moore, Glen
I Love You So [Alternate Take] - Johnny Burnette, Jerome, Henry
Touch Me - Johnny Burnette, Burnette, Johnny
Eager Beaver Baby - Johnny Burnette, Clayton, Stanley
Butterfingers - Johnny Burnette, Garson, Mort
If You Want It Enough - Johnny Burnette, Grayson, Van
There's something almost primal about Johnny Burnette and the Rock'n'Roll Trio, and it's not just the fact that these recordings were done more or less at the dawn of rock. — It could be that two-thirds of the trio (Dorsey ... more »and Johnny Burnette) were feuding brothers; rock history is replete with those, from Don and Phil Everly to Ray and Dave Davies to Phil and Dave Alvin to Liam and Noel Gallagher. Somehow, brawling musical sibs seem to bring out the best in each other. But it's more than just that.
The Burnettes' Coral sessions provide a unique insight into the building blocks of rock, before the days of overdubs, multi-tracking and synthesized anything. When the trio's guitarist Paul Burlison wanted to recreate a particular "buzzy" sound, he reached into his amp, grabbed a fistful of tubes and wires and yanked. It worked.
This music isn't cerebral. It's as if they opened up an artery and let the music throb out. If you ever loved Aerosmith's version of "The Train Kept A'Rolling" (or the Yardbirds', or Zeppelin's), you're in for a treat; in fact, it's the same treat that caused those bands to record that tune. The energy and vitality of these sides, nearly half a century after they were first recorded, just can't be denied.« less
There's something almost primal about Johnny Burnette and the Rock'n'Roll Trio, and it's not just the fact that these recordings were done more or less at the dawn of rock.
It could be that two-thirds of the trio (Dorsey and Johnny Burnette) were feuding brothers; rock history is replete with those, from Don and Phil Everly to Ray and Dave Davies to Phil and Dave Alvin to Liam and Noel Gallagher. Somehow, brawling musical sibs seem to bring out the best in each other. But it's more than just that.
The Burnettes' Coral sessions provide a unique insight into the building blocks of rock, before the days of overdubs, multi-tracking and synthesized anything. When the trio's guitarist Paul Burlison wanted to recreate a particular "buzzy" sound, he reached into his amp, grabbed a fistful of tubes and wires and yanked. It worked.
This music isn't cerebral. It's as if they opened up an artery and let the music throb out. If you ever loved Aerosmith's version of "The Train Kept A'Rolling" (or the Yardbirds', or Zeppelin's), you're in for a treat; in fact, it's the same treat that caused those bands to record that tune. The energy and vitality of these sides, nearly half a century after they were first recorded, just can't be denied.
Mitchell S. Friedman | Walnut Creek, CA | 06/22/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The "Rock and Roll Trio" was a band the influenced thousands of rock and roll bands-especially The Yardbirds, who basically stole the Trio's sound eight years later. Obviously, the world was not ready for the Trio' hard rock-NOT rockabilly-sound in 1957 and they Trio became a footnote in rock and roll's history. Nevertheless, if your hear these tracks, you will hear the sound that made everyone from The Rolling Stones to Aereosmith very wealthy."
Track Listings (28) - Disc #1
