I just received this from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Strike-Baseballs/dp/B003EEMG1U

Go scroll down and check out the sample clips.

Basically, in an ironic reversal of popular trends, these guys have 
taken crappy modern music and turned it into classic Rock & Roll.

Several things are clearly apparent:

1. These aren't cheezy novalty tracks. This stuff is high-quality music. 
It sound *fresh* and crisp and exciting.

2. It's not some guy doing bad Elvis impressions. This is propper, 
authentic Rock & Roll. The arrangements and instrumentation are all very 
convincing, as are the vocals. (I didn't even *notice* these were covers 
until I reached track 3!)

3. They've taken utter crap and made it sound... good. I mean, *really* 
good. As one reviewer wrote "it shouldn't work at all... but it really 
does!" I can't believe it.



Also, I would point out that I now have multiple CDs of music from the 
1950s (not all of it in any one style, mind you). There are some utterly 
brilliant songs in there. But there's surprisingly little that's good to 
dance to.

Then I went to Roade, and all night long the DJ played authentic tracks 
that thunder along at a frenetic pace. I didn't recognise any of them, 
but they were all very, very fast.

And so is this new CD. This is the kind of tempo we danced to at Roade. 
Maybe slightly faster, but not much. And with the characteristic rapid 
basslines. At Roade, I saw a man actually do this to a double bass, 
live. I wouldn't have believed you could do that to a fretless 
instrument, but he did it all night!

Damnit, now I have the overwhelming urge to go dance... and I've got 
nowhere to dance and nobody to dance with! :-(

(That's the only problem with this dancing lark!)

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