Cadillac Jack's #1 Son

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Coming from North Louisiana, Kevin Gordon inherited the sound of Jerry Lee Lewis's rockabilly as a sort of birthright, yet he knew the dangers of simply copying that sound as if nothing had changed in 40 years. On his first full-length album, Gordon marries his twangy, catchy guitar riffs to lyrics that capture the voice of Southern, working-class whites, with the focus and economy of John Prine or Iris DeMent. The bouncy organ riffs recall producer Gary Tallent's old employer, Bruce Springsteen, who reinvented early rock 'n' roll in similar ways. Yet Gordon more closely resembles Dave Alvin, who also overcame vocal limitations with twitchy hillbilly guitar licks and with characters who were more realistic than heroic. The year's most underrated debut. --Geoffrey Himes

Cadillac Jack's #1 Son,Kevin Gordon,Shanachie,Alternative Country-Rock,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter

Average customer rating: Small Town, Big Sound A must! great songwriter should be a household name rockabilly with a dash of punk and plenty of blues Saw Kevin in concert and had to buy this one!

Cadillac Jack's #1 Son Kevin Gordon Manufacturer: Shanachie ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Down to the Well O Come Look at the Burning Straight Down Rain Make It Through This World Floating ASIN: B000000DTO Release Date: 1998-02-17

Tracks:

1. Company Car
2. Fast Train
3. Pauline
4. Lucy And Andy Drive To Arkansas
5. Blue-Collar Dollar
6. Dissatisfied
7. Over The Levee
8. Looking For The Killerman
9. Cadillac Jack's #1 Son
10. Junior's Guitar
11. Evan Pick Up The Line
12. Heaven And The Hanging Tree

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Coming from North Louisiana, Kevin Gordon inherited the sound of Jerry Lee Lewis's rockabilly as a sort of birthright, yet he knew the dangers of simply copying that sound as if nothing had changed in 40 years. On his first full-length album, Gordon marries his twangy, catchy guitar riffs to lyrics that capture the voice of Southern, working-class whites, with the focus and economy of John Prine or Iris DeMent. The bouncy organ riffs recall producer Gary Tallent's old employer, Bruce Springsteen, who reinvented early rock 'n' roll in similar ways. Yet Gordon more closely resembles Dave Alvin, who also overcame vocal limitations with twitchy hillbilly guitar licks and with characters who were more realistic than heroic. The year's most underrated debut. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Small Town, Big Sound.......2003-06-27

How good is Cadillac Jack?

This good -- the least interesting cuts are roots rock songs in the style of the late, great Blasters (Fast Train, Blue Collar Dollar, Looking for the Killerman, plus two more). Problem, the only one in my view, for the CD is that five pretty much indistinguishable songs -- even if spread through the 12 tracks -- is a couple too many.

With that quibble out of the way, to the praise. Company Car: drum downbeat rocks into the story of a couple of would-be big guys in a small town going from bar to bar and showing off one's new "Detroit diamond" with his uncle's business name stenciled on the side. Pauline: maybe the best, "big Mama drives that Lincoln like a smoking battleship/so Pauline, sixteen, can stand out in the cold/shiver as she listens to the rock and roll show..." What a nice Mom, letting her little girl get close to her dream, even if she never does get out of East Moline, as Mom probably knew would happen from the start. Simply a great mid-tempo snapshot of a young, circumscribed life. Lucy and Andy Drive to Arkansas: another rocker, these two do get out, to a pregnancy-driven elopement. Dissatisfied: strange little organ intro to the story of a guy who just can't get enough of the American dream for his wife, who has to settle for magazines and gum at the Stop 'n' Go. Nice duet vocal here from folkie Kate Campbell. Junior's Guitar: bluesman misses fame, dies bitter, but what he could do with his disappeared guitar. Evan Pick Up the Line: what happened to the ones we were wild with, what happened to our wildness, don't we as the years pass want not much more than to grab again that old friendship, a cold beer and a long drive. Heaven and the Hanging Tree: "reaching for the right place in balance" still and always.

A very worthy piece of work.

A must!.......2000-01-29

Firstly...if you like rocking country music THIS IS FOR YOU! There really isn't a bad track on this CD. I first came across Kevin Gordon as an opening act and from the first guitar chord to his last song in the set he held his own. Check out my favorite song on the CD "Evan Pick Up the Line" This man is for real and he is also a very down to earth person also having met him 1/2 a dozen times at his gigs. Can't wait for his new one!

great songwriter should be a household name.......1999-07-25

kevin is a excellent songwriter and performer. these songs are about life experiences and are performed with great emotion. must cd for your collection and catch his live performances he's great.

rockabilly with a dash of punk and plenty of blues.......1999-07-23

kevin gordon's music is like no other. his stage presence alone can move mountains. he and his band -- ya gotta see him LIVE--- will drive you crazy. kevin is the real deal.

Saw Kevin in concert and had to buy this one!.......1999-04-28

I saw Kevin while he was touring with Southside Johnny and he was great. Bought the CD as soon as the show was over! I'm not even a big country fan, but I really liked his voice and his style.

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(Cd) Music From the Hbo Film Boycott / Boycott Soundtrack: King, Gotta Serve Somebody, Walkin My Baby Back Home, Swing Low Sweet Cadillac, Revolution, Rain, Smokey Jack, Blind Man, What a Time, Issues, Ellas Song, Jesus Children of America, United We Stand ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000HEG698

Product Description

(CD) music from the HBO film boycott / boycott soundtrack: king by Darwin hobbs and Karen Clark-Sheard, gotta serve somebody by Beverly Crawford & the potters house mass choir, walkin my baby back home by nat king cole, swing low sweet Cadillac by dizzy Gillespie, revolution by kirk franklin, rain by montreal darrett, smokey jack by smokey jack blues band, blind man by Darwin hobbs & molly Johnson, what a time by the Tri-City singers feat. Arnetta Murrill-Crooms, issues by montreal darrett, ellas song by sweet honey in the rock / aaron Neville and lamar Campbell / sweet spirit of praise, jesus children of America by BeBe winans / stevie wonder / marvin l. winans, united we stand by breant jones and the T.P. Mobb with the katinas

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2. Classic Country: The '80s
3. Clawhammer Banjo, Vol. 2
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5. Country Music Hall of Fame Series
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