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| | The Best of Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks | | | Music Artist : | | Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Rhino / Wea | | Release Date : | | 1990-06-12 | | Store Price : | | $13.96 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.96 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Thirty Days [#]
2. Forty Days
3. Mary Lou
4. Wild Little Willy
5. Oh Sugar [*]
6. One of These Days
7. Dizzy Miss Lizzy [*]
8. Odessa
9. Sick and Tired
10. Baby Jean - Ronnie Hawkins, Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks
11. Come Love [*]
12. Hey Boba Lou [*]
13. Ruby Baby
14. Bo Diddley
15. Clara
16. I Feel Good
17. Who Do You Love?
18. Down in the Alley
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Real Rock 'n Roll
Submitted on: 2007-09-24 |
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If you like real raw late 50's rockabilly and the beginning of rock 'n roll and want to hear the early "Band".. buy this. Also get the book "This wheel's on fire" by Levon Helm THEN listen to this CD. It makes the two become intertwined and you can appreciate both a lot more.
Great CD ! |
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 A pearl in a barrel of poo!
Submitted on: 2007-05-15 |
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| Well, this one's a stinker. Oh I know all the hype about how great he was etc.etc. and how he kicked off the Band, but this is, to my jaded ears, pretty run of the mill, early rock 'n' roll. Largely forgetable. Except for "Bo Diddley". It's hard to tell it's the same band as the rest of the album. For my money it's worth the price of admission for this one song. There's a slight reprise, albeit in a different guise at the end in "Down In The Alley", that sounds almost like they're going into "Bo Diddley" part 2, but it doesn't quite make it. But the rest of the album - naa. |
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The Mean Eyed Cat
Submitted on: 2006-11-10 |
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Fantastic Disc from the start to the finish. I've been playing alot of the tracks on KNON 89.3 Dallas,Texas, during the Rock-A-Billy Review Show. Would highly recommend!
The Mean Eyed Cat
KNON Radio 89.3
Dallas, Texas |
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true rockers
Submitted on: 2006-07-16 |
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| Once again the true story of Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks is not being told. First and foremost they where always a better live act than their first two albums attest to. They played the delta circuit here in Arkansas before heading north to Canada where their really made their name. All of the original Hawks are from Arkansas and with the exception of Levon Helm had started out with Harold Jenkins. This collection does not do their fierce reputation justice. While it is true to the original recording it is tame in comparison to their wild rip-roaring performances. The Band is given much of the credit that is actually due to the originals. Jimmy Ray Paulman (guitar), Will "Pop" Jones (piano), Levon Helm (drums) and my father Jimmy "Lefty" Evans (bass). Any fan of rockabilly or 50's music should pick this one up. And by the way "Who do you Love" was performed by the original Hawks well before they taught it to Robbie Robertson! |
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 Far too restrained, but not without his moments
Submitted on: 2005-08-14 |
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| Today, Ronnie Hawkins is best known as the man whose self-formed backup musicians later became rock legends The Band, and he may as well be. Hawkins is a bit bland and too restrained to be considored a great rockabilly artist. He lacks the menacing edge of Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran, and he had only a few memorable songs. Too little, too late, as Hawkins came late when the rockabilly craze was dying down. It was an honorable move to try to keep the purest form of rock 'n' roll there ever was alive, but Hawkins just didn't have what it took to make the move. The main detractor was his voice, which wasn't good, not even in the untraditional rock 'n' roll way. It isn't bad on some tracks, but is a major annoyance on others. All in all, this was a respectable rock 'n' roller who had his moments, but not enough of them. The better tracks on this album are, however, quite good and the rockabilly enthusiast may pick up the compilation for those tracks. His opening Berry covers are fun, and while they aren't a match to the originals, they are better than anything Brian Setzer has produced. "One of These Days" has some very cool riffs and should've been a bigger hit than it was. The highlight of the collection is definatly "Who Do You Love". Its obvious from this cover that early on Robbie Robertson is a godly guitarist. The riffing and soloing are amazing, and the early use of distortion is fantastic. This compilation may be worth buying for rockabilly fans who already have the essentials. However, if you are new to the genre, pick up some Gene Vincent or Link Wray instead. |
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