The Screaming End: The Best of Gene Vincent (1997)

Until the release of this, the best single-disc compilation of Gene Vincent's Capitol material -- inarguably his best work -- was EMI's 21-track Capitol Collectors Series, released in 1990. While several of those tracks appear here ("Be Bop A Lula," "Woman Love," "Crazy Legs," "Race with the Devil," "Bluejean Bop," "B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go," "Wear My Ring," "Lotta Lovin'," and "Dance to the Bop," all unquestionable must-haves on any Vincent best-of), the additional 11 tracks are of a much higher rocking quotient than the ... Read More

Until the release of this, the best single-disc compilation of Gene Vincent's Capitol material -- inarguably his best work -- was EMI's 21-track Capitol Collectors Series, released in 1990. While several of those tracks appear here ("Be Bop A Lula," "Woman Love," "Crazy Legs," "Race with the Devil," "Bluejean Bop," "B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go," "Wear My Ring," "Lotta Lovin'," and "Dance to the Bop," all unquestionable must-haves on any Vincent best-of), the additional 11 tracks are of a much higher rocking quotient than the Capitol set, making this the essential first-buy purchase. Those who think of Vincent as a one-hit wonder will be very surprised to find how many chart singles he managed to rack up in his career, with the lion's share collected here. Half of the album features the wild and trebly guitar work of Vincent's original lead man, Cliff Gallup, who would go on to influence numerous British guitarists, most notably Jeff Beck, who ended up recording a tribute album in Vincent's and Gallup's honor (Crazy Legs). With no Tin Pan Alley ballads (even "Wear My Ring," written by Bobby Darin and Don Kirshner, has teeth here) or later shots at the teen market aboard to clutter things up, this is one solid blast of prime beef rockabilly from one of America's first -- and greatest -- rock & roll bands. ~ Cub Koda, Rovi Read Less

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