Rosie Flores - Rockabilly Filly

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Music Review: Flores "comeback" LP provides some excellent moments
Rating: 3 Stars

Ostensibly a rockabilly disc, the performances don't usually reach the incendiary heights that one tends to associate with the genre. Not to suggest there's no punch on this record - there certainly is. Lead guitarist T.K. Smith and the percussion section (bassist Russell Scott, drummer Donald Lindley and pianist John Herron) do their share of swinging. But it's mostly a more subdued, friendly sort of rock 'n' roll than the savage rawness one often thinks of from rockabilly's original period.

Some of the finer moments come from Flores' pairing with rockabilly legend Janis Martin ("The Female Elvis"). Dueting on two songs from Martin's late 50's catalog ("Blues Keep Callin'" and "Hard Times"), the match between Flores voice with the deeper, more mature sound of Martin works perfectly. In addition to Martin, Flores also duets on a pair of tracks with another female legend, Wanda Jackson. Although Jackson's turn don't seem to have quite the fire of Martin's, it's still great to hear her again.

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