Phil Dirt - Reverb Central - PO Box 1609, Felton, CA 95018-1609 USA The Rumblers - Boss [Downey DLP S1001]
 | This is the Rumblers original LP. Their big hit "Boss" is here. Surprisingly, a couple of tracks here are not on their CD. The last track on the album is a vocal called "Sorry (For The Way I treated You)." |
Picks: Wild Weekend, Boss, Night Train, Boss Drums, Harlem Nocturne, Boss Blues, Walkin' With The Boss
Track by Track Review
R&B (Instrumental)
This perennial party favorite rant from the fifties sees new life here, if not new ideas. Frat band standard in a frat band arrangement.
Surf (Instrumental)
This is much surfier than the Rockin' Rebels' original, chunkier too. They had a knack for ominous sax and chunky sound.
R&B (Instrumental)
A pedestrian version of Les Cooper's hit.
Surf (Instrumental)
This is the Rumblers lone national hit, and was the basis for their follow up singles "Boss Strikes Back," "Son of Boss," and "Boss Drums." Heavily R&B based, rhythmic and grumbly, its catchy thump and honkin' grodiness are essential listening for ant fan of the genre.
R&B (Instrumental)
James Brown's classic, R&B sax ground, hanky squirty, cool.
Surf (Instrumental)
This is the Rumblers lone national hit, and was the basis for their follow up singles "Boss Strikes Back," "Son of Boss," and "Boss Drums." Heavily R&B based, rhythmic and grumbly, its catchy thump and honkin' grodiness are essential listening for ant fan of the genre.
R&B (Instrumental)
Earl Hagen wrote this classic, and the Viscounts introduced it to the rock audience. This is a variation on their arrangement. It has that On The Waterfront foggy coolness. Nice track.
R&B (Instrumental)
Tribal drums, chunky rhythms, and an R&B feel. It's the kinda thing that the Las Vegas bands did while the strippers did the bump and grind.
R&B (Instrumental)
With a melody similar to "Night Scene," but with a completely different backtrack, "Boss Blues" is a mid tempo number with a nasty sax and cool rhythm. Tuff and with a surfable rhythm guitar, it is dependent on the riff, yet pretty darn groovy.
R&B (Instrumental)
This is a walking blues, as you might expect from the title. Bass dominant and riff dominated, "Walkin' With The Boss" is a tuff little jam with a smoky flavor.
R&B (Instrumental)
This slow moving number is cool and long, slightly saucy, and sports that classic Rumblers groove. Surprisingly, it doesn't appear on any other source.