Audio CD review:
Duane Eddy - Twang Thang: Anthology

Duane Eddy - Twang Thang: Anthology

Band: Duane Eddy Title: Twang Thang: Anthology Rating: Release Date: 18 May, 1993 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Moovin' N' Groovin' 2: Stalkin' 3: Rebel Rouser 4: Ramrod 5: Cannonball 6: The Lonely One 7: Detour 8: Three-30-Blues 9: I Almost Lost My Mind 10: Yep! 11: Forty Miles Of Bad Road 12: Have Love Will Travel 13: Quiniela 14: Peter Gunn 15: Some Kind Of Earthquake 16: First Love, First Tears 17: Shazam! 18: Tiger Love And Turnip Greens 19: Trambone 20: Route #1 21: Because They're Young 22: Kommotion 23: Pepe 24: (Dance With The) Guitar Man 25: The Ballad Of Paladin 26: Boss Guitar 27: Sugar Foot Rag 28: The Window Up Above 29: Crazy Arms 30: One Mint Julep 31: Hard Times 32: Swanee River Rock 33: Buckaroo 34: Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar 35: Roadhouse Boogie 36: Zephyr Cove 37: Road Race 38: Peter Gunn (Twang Mix) 39: The Trembler 40: Rockestra Theme

Editoral Review Beginning with "Moovin' n' Groovin" (1957), the combination of Eddy's hollow-body Gretch, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, a tremolo unit, and oceans of echo racked up dozens of hits. All pompadour, cheekbones, and a trademark "twangy" sound that boomed like it was recorded at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Duane Eddy was rock & roll's first guitar-hero. The best ("Rebel Rouser," "Forty Miles of Bad Road," and "Dance with the Guitar Man") are also typical--Duane twangs a simple melody over some yakkety sax and much excited yelling in the background. As such, his worldwide influence on a generation of guitar-pickers was massive. Eddy returned to the charts in 1986 when the U. K. studio collective, Art of Noise, collaborated with him on an electronic cut-and-paste version of "Peter Gunn" (he'd first recorded the tune 26 years earlier). Incidentally, the 40 songs on this 2 CD set include several previously unreleased mid-'60s blues and early-'80s superstar sessions that are hipper than the hits. Nevertheless, Eddy remains a master of tone, timing, dynamics, and--most importantly--feel and expression, and there's not a single day goes by that some session leader doesn't call for "a Duane Eddy-type" guitar sound. --Don Waller .. You can see a complete list of all Duane Eddy discography, or go back to the Duane Eddy tabs