john szotowski | ottawa, ontario Canada | 03/23/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"THE BEST NEW ROY ORBISON CD TO COME ALONG IN MANY YEARS. EVERY TRACK IS JUMPING RAW ENERGY; A TOTAL JOY TO LISTEN TO OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SURE HOPE THEY FIND MORE LIVE TAPES BY THE TEEN KINGS. ANYONE THAT ENJOYS ROY ORBISON, OR JUST ROCK-A-BILLY, MUST HAVE THIS CD. HONEST!"
A revelation
Eugene J. Casey | USA | 01/04/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"No one would claim young Roy was a rockabilly God, but his formative years at Sun yielded a few classics, as well as paving the way for his later magnificent successes. What I didn't realize was how good the Teen Kings were. I think ANY live tapes of real rockabilly music is worth listening to, and these guys were a real band. Roy's rather nervous, quirky rockabilly vocal style was unique, much different that the astonishly rich instrument it later proved to be, yet very effective on these live performances. This is raw, pure, important stuff."
We're goin' to the Rock House!
99 to Life | Los Angeles, CA USA | 04/25/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The Teen Kings was where the Big O started out. He sang and played lead guitar and ripped it up on stage with hits like "Go! Go! Go!" and "Brown Eyed Handsome Man." His voice is wonderful and strong and leads the band through many of the songs. Their version of "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" displays how he can make his voice both smooth and pulsating at the same time, as he does in many other tracks on the CD. Pick up a copy of this CD and you'll surely be at the Rock House!"
Rockin'
twinkletone | 02/15/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"In fact, this is only 1 TV show, no radio. And the Teen Kings only played on 5 of Roy's Sun recordings: Ooby Dooby, Go Go Go, Trying To Get To You, Rockhouse and You're My Baby. Besides those 5 recordings and this collection, there is nothing else. This was history in the making. One of the first teenage Rock and Roll bands on their own TV show in late 1956 in West Texas. This is pure, original and rockin'. A few originals and a few covers. Are you ready?