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Track Listings
| 1. Rumble |
| 2. The Swag |
| 3. Raw-hide |
| 4. Dixie-doodle |
| 5. Rumble |
| 6. Ain't That Loving You Baby |
| 7. Jack The Ripper |
| 8. The Black Widow |
| 9. Big City After Dark |
| 10. Run Chicken Run |
| 11. The Shadow Knows |
| 12. Deuces Wild |
| 13. Hang On |
| 14. Ace Of Spades |
| 15. I'm Branded |
| 16. Batman Theme |
| 17. Climbing A High Wall |
| 18. Switchblade |
| 19. Hidden Charms |
| 20. Jack The Ripper ( Live Version) |
Product Description
20 Classics from one of rock 'n' roll's guitar pioneers. - includes 'Rumble' (of course) 'Raw-Hide' & his unique take on the 'Batman Theme'
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I first stumbled across Link Wray's "Rumble" just a few years ago via a sound track from some Quentin Tarantino movie and thought: "What's this?" You see, in the past, I never rated anything that had to do with the fifties. Link Wray played the "right music" at the "wrong time" and must be one of the most influential guitar players of all times. I was "shell shocked" when I bought this album. The "missing link" is probably a worn phrase but appropriate. Having loved Led Zeppelins early albums, I know know where Jimmy Page got the sound from. Link Wray paved the way for "hard rock" and "heavy metal". There is great stuff here: Rumble, The Black Widow, Big City After Dark, Deuces Wild, The Shadow Knows, Ace of Spades and Jack the Ripper (The live version is excellent) All stood the test of times.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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If you think that electric guitar didn't become freaky until the Hendrix generation, you haven't heard Link Wray. Half breed Wray broke through with his instrumental 'Rumble' in the late 1950s, inspired by a fight he witnessed at a gig. This and several other recordings reveal some heavy powerchording was going on, though the state of technology at the time meant the effect was lighter. Wray, though, moved on to other experiments such as 'Big City After Dark' when he starts off sounding as if he's garotting his guitar. And it was only 1962. He went wild on the pulsing 'Jack The Ripper', while 1964's 'Deuces Wild' saw him getting heavy again. Interestingly, in the late 1960s, Wray was sounding more like more like so-called garage punk bands, judging by what's on offer here. 1970's 'Climbing A High Wall' is brilliant, one of the few songs on this disc, a swirling, abrasive piece of aural barbed wire that freaks out. By this time, Wray was knocking on 40. He doesn't sound the most gifted guitarist but he blows hot all the time.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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link wray paved the way for many a budding hero in the sixties,jimmy page&
pete townshend have admitted they would not have ever picked up a guitar
had it not been for link wray.in the fifties there were no guitar multi-
-effects boxes ,so link drilled holes in his speaker to get extra sounds
like a phaser effect,as the echo boxes were limited he used to stand @ the top of a spiral staircase of a hotel & record classics like"jack the
ripper".he had a style of using a combination of power-chords & twangy riffs.all of the best tracks of his are here,"ace of spades" "rumble"
"the swag" etc.i have an old black & white video of him from the fifties
playing a daneletro "longhorn" guitar thrashing out "rumble" for all hes
worth! and incidentally,you can buy a replica of the danelectro longhorn
on amazon! you can be sure if you watch the movies some film is using link
wray on its soundtrack,cool with a capital C.
pete townshend have admitted they would not have ever picked up a guitar
had it not been for link wray.in the fifties there were no guitar multi-
-effects boxes ,so link drilled holes in his speaker to get extra sounds
like a phaser effect,as the echo boxes were limited he used to stand @ the top of a spiral staircase of a hotel & record classics like"jack the
ripper".he had a style of using a combination of power-chords & twangy riffs.all of the best tracks of his are here,"ace of spades" "rumble"
"the swag" etc.i have an old black & white video of him from the fifties
playing a daneletro "longhorn" guitar thrashing out "rumble" for all hes
worth! and incidentally,you can buy a replica of the danelectro longhorn
on amazon! you can be sure if you watch the movies some film is using link
wray on its soundtrack,cool with a capital C.
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Heavy metal riffs
What an astounding record! Link has so many heavy metal riffs and signatures, it's so atmospheric. Did Link play the lead guitar on the Stone's 'Wanna Be Your Man' in 1964? Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. Raymond A. Voyce
great stuff!
great stuff! rumbles off into some dire self-indulgent noise for the end of the CD (obviously fillers - why bother?) but most of this is just FAB!
Published 11 months ago by Anita Lewis
Rumble, The Best Of Link Wray - Pioneering Rock!
Who is Link Wray I hear you ask? Well, he is the criminally unsung forefather of such rock guitar legends such as Jimi Hendrix. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2010 by Victor
quibsy
a great album . so say the miusic was made in the fifties , just shows what a great guitarist he was .well worth worth a listen ...........quibs ..........
Published on 16 Mar 2010 by D. Quibell
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