Jerry Lee Lewis - Jerry Lee Lewis Box Set
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Free Music Review: The best concise career retrospective available
Hit: 5 Stars
Time-Life managed to pull off a great feat by putting together a set that will not only be pleasing to the casual fan, but will also appeal to the die-hard JLL collectors. It consists of three disks, each focusing on a particular phase in his career.
The first disk consists of recordings from his 1956-1963 stint at Sun studios, where he became the biggest rock star this side of Elvis. The inclusion of the religious discussion is a nice touch. But the ommission of his first single, "Crazy Arms" and the instumental of "in The Mood" in favor of the so-so cuts "Night Train to memphis" and "I'm Feeling Sorry" is a bit puzzling. The last three, more country-oriented singles at the end of this disk make for a nice lead in to the second disk and phase of his career, the Smash/Mercury years.
Disk two contains what is probably the best single-disk collection of his smash/mercury era recordings I've ever heard. Its a great mix of his rockers and hard-lived country recordings, and doesn't skip over any of the hits. Its clear why the original vocals he recorded for "A Damn Good country Song" weren't used; his voice was in horrible shape. But in some strange way, they fit the song very well and it was a treat for time-life to include this version in the set.
The third disk is the true jem of this set- The Electra recordings! Just about every cut on this disk has been out of print for a while. It covers his stint at Electra and Sire records (and gracefully skips over the mediocre MCA sessions). I believe some of the Killers best work was from the three electra albums, and this disk has all the best cuts from them. While the killer had more or less passed his prime by the time he made the sire records, they prove he still has a ton of talent to share with the world. The final two tracks are the much-hyped New Orleans acetate sides he made for himself as a teenager. "Don't Stay Away" shows that Jerry was ready to shake up the world long before he made the trip to Memphis. What I found most interesting was the flip side- his "New Orleans Boogie". He became completely engrossed in the energy generated by the music and let the beat slip away from him several times. It painted a vivid picture of a young rebel who refused to be tamed by society's rules- the world's original punk rocker!
Free Music Review: Jerry Lee Lewis - The Greatest of Them All
Hit: 5 Stars
Thanks to Amazon I received this fantasic new release here in Scotland just two days after it came out in America.
It is only right that Jerry Lee Lewis - the greatest of them all - has been chosen to inauguarate Time Life's "Legends of American Music" series.
The biggest hits of Jerry's 50 year career are here together with a some never before seen Lewis family photographs.
54 years ago a seventeen year old Jerry and his friend from schooldays - Cecil Harellson - made a trip from Ferriday Louisiana to New Orleans. While there Cecil paid two dollars to cut a "demo" record. Cecil kept this "dub" and Time Life have made these two tracks available for the first time along with some later previously unreleased material.
Jerry Lee Lewis fans worldwide never ever thought that we would be able to hear Jerry's first ever recording. This is history!
The Boogie Jerry cut in New Orleans is fantastic - I have played it more than 100 times since receiving the package.
It is amazing to think that we can now hear a recording that Jerry made in 1952 - four years before he signed up with Sun Records in Memphis and went on to record all the million sellers.
This record is worth its weight in Gold!
Thank you Time Life and thank you Amazon for your excellent courier air service.
Graham Knight
Graham@knightsaberdeen.com
Free Music Review: The Best
Hit: 5 Stars
"Jerry Lee Lewis A Half Century of Hits" is the best Jerry Lee Lewis CD collection. Disc 1 is a collection of The Killer's great Rock and Roll classics and all original hit recordings. The second starts with his dynamic "Hi Heel Sneakers" followed by "I'm On Fire" both of which are special favorites of mine. The rest of Disc Two is also great. The version of "Your Cheating Heart" is the best I've ever heard and the version of "Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On" is I think as great as the original which of course starts off Disc 1. Disc 3 is the best of some of The Killer's more recent work and all the tracks are great. The disc ends off with 2 never before released recordings that JLL recorded when he was 16 years old. He is the finest rock and roll pianist, and noone could sing like him either. I have 23 other CDs by Jerry Lee. This collection is definitely a must have along with "Last Man Standing".Free Music Review: The Killer is a Legend.
Hit: 5 Stars
This three CD set gives a wonderful feel for the range of the Legendary Jerry Lee Lewis. It covers his Sun Record years to his Honky Tonk transformation of the 1960's and 1970's. This is a must have for fans of the Killer.
Perhaps the only ommission is the lack of a couple gospel tunes. The Killer had his spirtual struggles.
Free Music Review: Fantastic
Hit: 5 Stars
Bought this for a Christmas gift.Was a hit.If you are a true JerryLee fan take a chance on this set.You will not be disappointed.
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