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Founded by an Italian immigrant named Ronny Weiser, the tiny Van Nuys company specialized in recording fresh sides by such forgotten rockabilly pioneers as Ray Campi, Johnny Carroll, Jackie Lee Cochran, Mac Curtis, Charlie Feathers, Groovey Joe Poovey, and Gene Vincent.
- Trouble Bound
- Rock & Roll Will Stand
- Red Rose
- Long White Cadillac
- Border Radio
- This Is It
- Real Rock Drive
- Little Honey
- Dark Night
- Marie Marie
Kicking of our Blasters songs list is this opening track taken from the band’s fourth album Hard Line which was released in 1985. Dave Alvin left the group after the release of this record. It got to number eighty-six on the Billboard 200. The album was produced by Jeff Enrich who was a school friend of the Alvin brothers.
This next song is the closing track from Hard Line. The album featured guest input from several other musicians and producers. It was met with a positive critical reception with many critics praising Dave Alvin’s song writing abilities. Despite the positive reception, it would seem that Dave’s departure effectively ended The Blaster’s recording car...
Up next we have a song taken from The Blasters third album Non Fiction released in 1983. It got to number ninety-five on the Billboard 200. The band produced the album themselves and intended it to be a concept album about the idea of “lost dreams.” Like all of the bands albums, it received a positive critical reception despite little commercial su...
Here is another track from Non Fiction that is dedicated to one of the band’s idols Hank Williams. This track would make a great soundtrack to a road trip. You can easily imagine on the soundtrack to a classic road movie. It is easy to see why it is dedicated to Hank, as he is clearly the main influence on the sound of the song.
The next song on our list is taken from the band’s second album The Blasters released in 1981. The album was originally released on the independent label Slash Records and was later re-released on Warner Bros after receiving more mainstream success. It was a successful record, receiving good reviews and getting to number thirty-six on the Billboard...
This cut is another taken from the band’s self-titled album. It is a classic slice of rockabilly where Phil really nails it with his vocals and Dave provides his usual Chuck Berry-influenced guitar sound and it also features a brilliant piano solo from Gene Taylor who was a frequent collaborator with the group. The song was recorded in the eighties...
Up next is a cover of a song by Bill Haley and his Comets that was featured on the band’s debut album American Music released in 1981. Other covers of the song that was released in 1952 include versions by Phil Hailey and his Commetts, The Starliters, The Rhythm Hogs, Little Ceaser and Rusty Steel.
Our number three track is from Hard Line and sees the band going in a slightly different folk direction. Featuring use of violins, it a refreshing sound for the Blasters and shows them at their most experimental. The song is quite minimal, featuring no other instrumentation beyond the use of the violins and guitar.
Near the top of this list is a track that is taken from Hard Line and was their last album released for twenty years. The song has gained recognition for its appearances in several films and tv shows with its most famous being in the 1996 vampire movie From Dusk Till Dawn of which it is the main theme.
At the top of our Blasters songs list is this track which has a more well known cover by British singer Shakin Stevens. It is taken from American Music and was then re-recorded for their self-titled second album in 1981. It became more successful after this due to the second record having a wider distribution. Dave Alvin has stated that it was a ve...
The Blasters are a unique breed of band, actually a dying breed. The core and leadership of the original Blasters was the Alvin brothers; Phil and Dave. The brothers continued a long time tradition in roots music by learning their music directly from legendary sources.
Dec 7, 2023 · While Ghetto blasters in the 70s and 60s were available, it wasn’t until the 1980s when popularity surged. The ghetto blaster became the icon of a generation, acting as both a practical tool, and a status symbol. Today, we still see boomboxes as a component of the 80s and early 90s aesthetic.
Nov 14, 2023 · If ever there was one band in the annuls of rock music who were criminally underrated, then it’s surely California’s The Blasters. Drawing on various strands of American music, they were adored by critics and fellow musicians but, for whatever reason, that never transferred into mainstream success.
The Mexican-American group first became friends with the Downey group in 1976. About five years later, The Blasters invited Los Lobos to open for them and also helped get the young men from East L.A. their first record deal. Steve Berlin made a transition to Los Lobos, with The Blasters' blessing. [13]
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Apr 10, 2023 · Fast-forward from 1967 to 1981, when the punk revolution unleashed. The real question was how a band that seemed more in step with Canned Heat than the Germs could fare in a city whose focus (at least in the media) had become punk and new wave.
