Right Key, Wrong Keyhole

1. That's What I Like About the South

2. It Ain't Right

3. Valse de Chaoui

4. It's Too Late

5. It's Hard to Love Someone

6. Sweet and Slow

7. My Ramblin' Heart

8. Sentimental

9. You've Got the Right Key, But the Wrong Keyhole

10. Closing Time Blues

11. Grand Texas

12. Devil With the Devil

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
The Red Stick Ramblers play a mixture of Cajun fiddle tunes, Western Swing, traditional jazz of the 1920s and 1930s alongside a steadily growing number of tradition-inspired originals. Based in Southern Louisiana, they build upon the songs of seminal fiddlers like Dennis McGee and Dewey Balfa, along with jazz and country swing bandleaders such as Bob Wills and Django Reinhardt, finding a common thread of danceable rhythms and strong, elegant melodies.

Tracks:

That's What I Like About the South
It Ain't Right
Valse de Chaoui
It's Too Late
It's Hard to Love Someone
Sweet and Slow
My Ramblin' Heart
Sentimental
You've Got the Right Key, But the Wrong Keyhole
Closing Time Blues
Grand Texas
Devil With the Devil

Customer Reviews:

Great Band.......2007-05-05

Just saw these guy's at Merlefest in Wilkesboro, NC and the were awesome. I picked this CD up at the festival and can't get enough of it. Their live performances are full of energy and dynamics. I am a musician and really appreciate how polished they are. The classify themselves as a Cajun swing band and this is an accurate description. Blues, zydeco, swing, country all done with excellent mix. You will not be disappointed, buy it!

Keep it up "Red Stick Ramblers".

I guess I like Louisiana musicians.......2006-07-03

I heard these guys live while streaming WDVX a month or so ago. They sounded pretty good and since I like the title song, which was in rotation on the station at the time, I bought the CD. An excellent decision. Not since Mary Gauthier's "Mercy Now" has a single CD spun so many times in my deck; if it were vinyl it'd be worn out. It goes from Bob Wills to Cab Calloway by way of Jole Blon. These guys have an arsenal of 70-year-old swing/jazz/blues cliches and they've mastered them. I have two concerns, but only the latter has an impact on the CD and that impact is marginal. 1) The piano is integral (and essential) on most of the cuts but the players appear to be sidemen, not part of the band. 2) An accordian would be a nice addition to the pieces with a Cajun or Parisian feel.

New Trad at its finest.......2005-12-02

If you love New Trad bands, like the Mammals, the Duhks, Old Crow Medicine Show, King Wilkie and so on, or if you're a fan of the old boys like Bob Wills, The Balfa Brothers, Hank Williams, The Hackberry Ramblers, and so forth, you need to get you some Red Stick Ramblers!

Elegant twin fiddles, rockin' blues guitar, classic rhythms and flawless song choices are what these guys are known for. They've practically incited riots throughout the country (from Maine to Alaska, Chicago to LA, Florida to their home in Louisiana) with their danceable interpretations of old Cajun tunes, honky tonk ballads and Western Swing numbers, as well as their tradition-inspired originals. If you don't have this, get it!

Superb.......2005-09-02

I saw these guys at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the were fantastic. Very skilled musicians playing original material and blending music of different genres. Keep your eye on these boys, they will continue to do great things ! They are even better live, if you get a chance to see them, don't miss it.

Elegant Cajun gypsy jazz swing.......2005-07-11

The third CD from this Baton Rouge-based quintet ably stretches their fiddle-led gypsy jazz over a variety of styles. Linzay Young's old-timey blue-jazz vocals are a fine fit for Louisiana rhythms, country weepers, Western Swing, and vocal standards, and the band's originals mingle effortlessly among the well-selected covers. Fellow-travelers like Hot Club of Cowtown cook with similar ingredients, but the Ramblers' five-piece line-up provides a meatier sound, and their Louisiana stock adds a zest above and beyond the elemental ingredients.

Bob Wills' "That's What I Like About the South" is given a jump-blues edge and Clifton Chenier's "It's Hard to Love Someone" is sung with the jazzy inflections of Mose Allison's early work. The '30s jazz tune "It Ain't Right" is given to swinging fiddle and hot-picked guitar, and the band's originals include both country and Cajun waltzes and a tearful, close-harmony prison tune. Elegant taste, masterful playing, and a rambler's wanderlust make this disc a winner.

Average customer rating:

Good stuff - but could have been better.
What's that tune you're singing?
HAUNTING
Ever feel like selling your Soul?.........
a very sinister and beautifull soundtrack from a great film.

Angel Heart

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Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

Good stuff - but could have been better........2002-07-01

The music to Angel Heart was a key asset to the film -- departing from the book on which it was based, the film takes the viewer to New Orleans midway through, and this provides a valuable texture to the story.

The music on this album is good, and it is probably worth a purchase - but I have to mark it down because of the glaring ommision of two of the best pieces of music from the film.

First, the signature "Soul on Fire" by LaVern Baker, which is simply the most memorable song in the entire film. Haunting, longing, beautiful on its own -- the song takes on a new character in the context of the film. Fortunately, you can pick this song up on any LaVern Baker compilation.

Sadly, the other great song left off here is a funky little Cajun/Voodoo number by Dr. John, listed as Zuzu Man in the movie credits, but I have been unable to get my hands on the song anywhere. He seems to have multiple versions of the song, and the version from the film is elusive.

The absence of these two songs, along with a bit too much of the films dialogue, overshadow what is otherwise a memorable soundtrack. Probably only for the rabid fans of the film.

What's that tune you're singing?.......2000-12-22

One would probably not be able to fully appreciate the Angel Heart soundtrack without seeing the movie, but hearing it afore will probably serve as an additional incentive to see the film. Director Alan Parker is known for his imaginative and inventive use of music in his films. As far as I'm concerned, Angel Heart is one of the finest examples of the use of music in films. The main character of the film, private detective Harry Angel is hired to find '30s crooner Johnny Favorite, his own alter-ego - something he gradually discovers, to his own horror. Says Parker: "In the script I had made Johnny Favorite's 30's hit pivotal to our story and I wanted it to haunt the movie as it had haunted Harry. From a mountain of 78's I chose "Girl of my Dreams" which was nostalgically familiar but not too connected with any one artist. Trevor Horn [composer, arranger and conductor of the original music] cleverly wove the old theme into his new atmospheric score and had the brain-wave of using the brilliant young Courtney Pine for the sax solo's." Cleverly indeed! And chillingly effective. Harry Angel whistles to himself "Girl of my Dreams" and as he discovers more about Johnny Favorite, the song and the main theme become more and more elaborate and complete, and eventually in one of the scenes the shy piano rendition of the theme gets orchestral backing as the mystery reveals itself to us... impressive. However, at less than 38 minutes, I find it unforgivable that Rourke's whistling at the beginning of his search and the original 78 single, at the end of it, are not included. Horn's orchestrations and sounds were synthesized on synclavier and for a moment I'd wished he had used the real orchestra instead. Overall however, this is an outstanding soundtrack to an excellent movie.

HAUNTING.......2000-04-18

Although I usually find the inclusion of dialogue on a soundtrack to be intrusive, that's not the case here. Luckily it is not too overdone. The compositions by Trevor Jones and the sax of Courtney Pine bring back all the haunting beauty and terror of the film. There are no throwaway screeching scare tracks. At under 40 minutes, it is a beautiful rendering of a sinister mood that can be listened to again and again. More than a decade later, one might say the film doesn't keep it's "mystery" very well hidden but the music has held up. It's a superior example of a composer's ability to make a good film great and for that reason, I can watch it again and again. Note however, I could not watch the film without its score but I can spin the disc constantly. Alan Parker was a genius for choosing to go with atmosphere rather than musical hysterics. Never have the blues been so unnervingly hypnotic.

Ever feel like selling your Soul?................1999-03-30

ONe listen to this album and you'll be trasported into the middle of South Rampart street, New Orleans.. Even though the sax sounds slightly dated, the rest of the atmospheric background sound more than makes up for it. The two blues numbers are great while the dialouge just adds that something extra. And lets face it. Who doesnt want to hear Mickey Rourke and Robert De Niro converse in the middle of a Catholic church? One negative: OVERUSE OF THE HEARTBEAT!

a very sinister and beautifull soundtrack from a great film........1998-12-18

this soundtrack is atmospheric and moving. It combines dialouge from the film and strange sounds as well as some beautifull pieces of jazz.If you enjoyed the film this is a great cd to listen to on cold rainy nights.

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