Brian Setzer - Nitro Burnin' Funny Daddy

First time on vinyl LP!

"...this is an enjoyable and extremely varied listen from an artist in his prime who proves that he's far from a one-trick pony. Those who have followed Setzer from his early days will especially appreciate its diversity." — AllMusic, 4/5 stars

Brian Setzer helped revive rockabilly as leader of the Stray Cats in the '80s and helped revive jump-blues swing as leader of the Brian Setzer Orchestra in the '90s. On Nitro Burnin' Funny Daddy he succeeded at doing the same for another vintage style of music — garage rock.

Fronting a power trio that consists of bassist Johnny Hatton and drummer Bernie Driesel, Setzer attacks the material as fast, hard and noisily as he can. He's had too long and too successful a career to pass for an inspired amateur playing in an emptied-out garage, but he does allow the amplifiers to distort and he did emphasize energy over precision in picking the takes.

"The best thing about the project is Setzer's songwriting. Despite the album's title and cover photo (Setzer leaning on a flame-painted hot rod), there are no real car songs on the disc. Instead, the best songs address growing old. Whether he's declaring that we only get 'Sixty Years' on this planet or that he's getting worn down by the 'Ring, Ring, Ring' of the phone and the 'gone, gone, gone' of his money, he neither denies the obvious nor submits to the inevitable, but rather uses the hook-laden, beat-fueled choruses to demonstrate that he intends to make the most of the time he has left." — Washington Post

 

 

Side A

1. Sixty Years

2. Don’t Trust a Woman (In A Black Cadillac)

3. When The Bells Don’t Chime

4. That Someone Just Ain’t You

5. Rat Pack Boogie

6. Drink Whiskey and Shut Up

Side B

1. Ring, Ring, Ring

2. Smokin’ N Burnin’

3. Wild Wind

4. St. Jude

5. To Be Loved

6. When the Bells Don’t Chime (Banjo Mix)

7. Luck Be A Lady (The Brian Setzer Orchestra – Bonus Track)

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