Audio CD review:
Duane Eddy - $1,000,000 Worth of Twang

Duane Eddy - $1,000,000 Worth of Twang

Band: Duane Eddy Title: $1,000,000 Worth of Twang Rating: Release Date: 17 October, 2006 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Rebel Rouser 2: Cannonball 3: The Quiet Three 4: Bonnie Came Back 5: Because They're Young 6: Theme For Moon Children 7: Moovin' 'N Groovin' 8: The Lonely One 9: Forty Miles of Bad Road 10: Some Kinda Earthquake 11: First Love, First Tears 12: Kommotion 13: The Secret Seven (Bonus Track) 14: Lost Island (Bonus Track) 15: Shazam! (Bonus Track)

Customer Reviews Don't Tweak The Twang This CD could have been the definitive Jamie hits collection, but clocking in at just over 32 minutes with only 15 tracks, that didn't happen. Great original hits by rock's first instrumental star, Duane "Have Guitar Will Travel" Eddy. The stereo remixes are hit and miss. "Because They're Young" pushes the strings way back in the mix and pushes the drums way up. Check out the much better stereo mix on Bear Family's out of print "That Classic Twang" if you can get your hands on it. I'm not sure what's been done to "Forty Miles Of Bad Road", but it's lost the punch of the original mono mix. I don't have a problem with including these new mixes, but if you've got as much space left over on a CD as this one does, include the rest of the Jamie hits along with the original mono mixes. 5 stars for the King of the Twangy Guitar, 3 for "nice try" with some of this stereo, = 4 stars. And for killer stereo mixes of "Peter Gunn", "Because They're Young", "Theme From Dixie", "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" as well as mono masterpieces like "Ramrod" and "Moovin' 'N' Groovin', try to scrounge up a copy of "That Classic Twang". Dwang Eddy But it has all the twangs you've been looking for. Even with the three bonus tracks this CD clocks in at not much over 30 minutes. And that one of the bonus tracks is the acoustically exquisite (and virtually twang-free) "Lost Island" makes it essential. . You can see a complete list of all Duane Eddy discography, or go back to the Duane Eddy tabs