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The Blasters was critically well received. Reviewing the album in 1982 for The Village Voice, Robert Christgau said that Phil Alvin has "easily the most expressive vocal style in all of nouveau rockabilly", while "Dave Alvin's originals introduce a major songwriter, one with John Fogerty's bead on the wound-tight good times of America's tough white underbelly, though his focus is shallower ...
On July 3, 2012, the Blasters put out their most recent studio album to date, Fun On Saturday Night. The album includes a duet with Exene Cervenka of X and the Knitters, track number 2, "Jackson" — a cover of the 1963 song made most famous by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.
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The group released four studio albums between 1980 and 1985. While never achieving mass market success on the music charts, the group's recordings and concerts drew critical acclaim and a cult following across the United States and Europe. [2] In 1986, after The Blasters had disbanded, Alvin released a solo album, Un "Sung Stories".
Oct. 19—It is a return to the beginning for Testament. The band remastered its 1987 album, "The Legacy," and its 1988 album, "The New Order." It is now playing the albums on its current "Klash ...
He recorded King of California, an album of acoustic music, in 1994. In 2000, he recorded the album Public Domain: Songs From the Wild Land, a collection of traditional folk and blues classics, which earned him a Grammy award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. [1] In 2011, Alvin recorded the album Eleven Eleven, released by Yep Roc Records.
The Blasters tried recording 4-11-44 twice, as a live album, but issues with record labels prevented a release. [6] They were without Dave Alvin; the lineup that recorded 4-11-44 had been playing together for a decade. [7] Phil Alvin and bass player John Bazz were the only founding members to participate in the recording sessions. [8] "
The first album released on the label was Costello's Get Happy!!, which peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. [ 2 ] As well as releases from Costello, whom Riviera managed, he sought acts for the label via an advert in NME , and one of the bands who applied (and were given an audition, ultimately unsuccessfully) were Johnny Marr and Andy ...