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"If it hadn’t been for Link Wray and 'Rumble,' I would have never picked up a guitar."
- Pete Townshend, The Who
Quite simply, Link Wray invented the power chord, the major modus
operandi of modern rock guitarists. GUITAR ACE – Link Wray Tribute
features new versions of Link Wray classics like "Rumble," which
was banned across the radio dial for being "too suggestive" and
"promoting teenage gang warfare," "Jack the Ripper" and "Ace of
Spades." The tribute also digs deep into Wray's vast and varied
catalog of instro and vocal material from the ‘50s, ‘60s and even
the more obscure early ‘70s years. GUITAR ACE is the ultimate Link
Wray tribute, featuring 24 Linkster tunes performed by today's top
rock 'n' roll crop: Calexico's Southwestern/Americana touch on "Fallin' Rain;" the Boss Martians' blue-eyed soul scorcher "Fire and Brimstone;" North Carolina's Southern Culture on the Skids blasting through with "I'm Branded;" the Gore Gore Girls' Mersey meets girl-group beat on "Baby Doll;" and The Fleshtones (yes, Peter Zaremba and company!) giving their garage rock 'n' roll party treatment to "Soul Train."
Link Wray's legacy pre-dates rock 'n' roll, and his legend will
survive it. Now re-interpreted and brought to vibrant new life by
an impressive assembly of bands, the Linkster's classic hits and
his obscure rarities explode once again. This compilation is proof
that, once and for all, Link Wray is thee all-time GUITAR ACE!
ALBUM TRACKS
- RAW HIDE - Mystery Action
- AIN'T THAT LOVING YOU, BABE - Bleed
- THE SHADOW KNOWS - Spy-Fi (featuring Phantom Frank)
- THE OUTLAW - The Hellbenders
- I'M SO GLAD I'M SO PROUD - Throw Rag
- FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE PARTY - The Ledgers
- SOUL TRAIN - The Fleshtones
- MUSTANG - The Space Cossacks
- ACE OF SPADES - Dave Wronski
- SLINKY - Fifty Foot Combo
- RUMBLE MAMBO - Hypnomen
- DEACON JONES - The Woggles
- FIRE AND BRIMSTONE - Boss Martians
- FALLIN' RAIN - Calexico
- GENOCIDE - The Downers
- I'M BRANDED - Southern Culture on the Skids
- BABY DOLL- Gore Gore Girls
- THE GIRL CAN'T DANCE - Evan Foster
- JACK THE RIPPER - Pollo Del Mar
- COMANCHE - The Volcanos
- RUN CHICKEN RUN - Jackie & The Cedrics
- RUN BOY RUN - Deke Dickerson & The Eccofonics
- RUMBLE - The Bambi Molesters
- ROUGHSHOD - Four Piece Suit
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