Showing posts with label LeRoi Brothers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LeRoi Brothers. Show all posts

Monday, May 7, 2018

LeRoi Brothers - Check This Action (Deluxe Reissue)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:59
Size: 112.1 MB
Styles: Roots rock, Electric blues
Year: 2017
Art: Front

[3:22] 1. Are You With Me Baby (Say Yeah)
[2:29] 2. Can't Be Satisfied
[2:17] 3. Ain't I'm A Dog
[2:47] 4. Big Time Operator
[2:59] 5. Steady With Betty
[2:33] 6. Check This Action
[3:12] 7. Chicken And Honey
[2:06] 8. Rockin' Daddy
[1:24] 9. Cotton Pickin'
[2:25] 10. Crazy, Crazy Lovin'
[3:51] 11. Ballad Of A Juvenile Delinquent
[2:06] 12. 'til It's Too Late
[2:41] 13. Check This Action (Ep Version) [bonus Track]
[2:08] 14. Rockin’ Daddy (Ep Version) [bonus Track]
[2:52] 15. Moon Twist (Bonus Track)
[3:23] 16. Chicken & Honey (Ep Version) [bonus Track]
[3:00] 17. Eternally Blue (Bonus Track)
[3:14] 18. Pretty Little Lights Of Town (Bonus Track)

Everybody has their favorite LeRoi Brothers story. There was the time in the early 1980s when the LeRois were playing The Spot, a great little bar in Wichita Kansas. The LeRois were a three-piece outfit then, just two guitars and a drummer but they could definitely kick out the volume, a fact that did not escape the local police who raided the place after a noise complaint. The first words out of the cop's mouth after he entered the bar were: "My gawd there's only three of 'em!"

This album captures the best of those early LeRoi Brothers days, the times that devout fans still get in a lather over. To save money the album was recorded between 11 PM and 5AM when the studio offered cheap rates. Perhaps the lateness of the hour contributed to those wonderful rough edges that still jump out of the tracks today. No gimmicks, just real rock'n'roll. Producer Vince McGarry just let the boys play. The original LeRois - Mike Buck, Steve Doerr and Don Leady—were backed by guest bass player Keith Ferguson except on the cut "Are You With Me Baby" which was done sans bass. This record made many people's Top Ten List after it came out in 1983. Turn up the volume, put the beer on ice and you'll discover the reason why!

This 2017 Deluxe Reissue adds to the mania by including Six Bonus Tracks! Four are from the legendary Moon Twist EP originally released on Amazing Records in 1981 and features Alex Napier on bass. Two additional tracks are outtakes from the 1983 Check This Action sessions.

Check This Action (Deluxe Reissue) mc
Check This Action (Deluxe Reissue) zippy

Monday, September 28, 2015

LeRoi Brothers - Check This Action!

File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Source: LL (from CD)
Released: 1983/1994
Styles: Texas Style Rootsrock;Bluesrock;
Time: 34:43
Size: 79,9 MB
Covers: Full

The LeRoi Brothers:
Steve Doerr - guitar a vocals
Don Leady - guitar & vocals
Mike Buck - drums
Keith Ferguson - bas (-track 1)
Kris Cummings - organ (track 13)

(3:24) 1. Are You With Me Baby (Say Yeah)
(2:29) 2. Can't Be Satisfied
(3:13) 3. Chicken and Honey
(2:45) 4. Big Time Operator
(2:58) 5. Steady With Betty
(2:35) 6. Check This Action
(3:00) 7. Eternally Blue
(2:20) 8. Ain't I'm a Dog
(2:07) 9. Rockin' Daddy
(1:25) 10. Cotton Pickin'
(2:26) 11. Crazy, Crazy Lovin'
(3:50) 12. Ballad of a Juvenile Delinquent
(2:07) 13. 'til It's Too Late

Back in the 80s when Austin was really cool, bands like the Fabulous T-Birds and The LeRoi Brothers were the heart and soul of the Austin music scene. The LeRoi Brothers are the quintessential Texas roadhouse band, playing backseat, backbeat-driven rhythm and blues, rockabilly and blue-collar rock'n'roll with the grit, grease and power of an old V-8 engine. This album featurs excellent guitar and vocal work by both Steve Doerr and Don Leady (who later went on to form the Tail Gators, a wonderful swamp-rock outfit). It was great to hear Keith Ferguson and Mike Buck playing together again since their early T-Birds years.

Check This Action!