#352/2032
August 1986
Phil Alvin
Un “Sung” Stories
Genre: Rock…and others
4.25 out of 5
Highlights:
Death in the Morning
Titanic Blues
A few years before this Joe Jackson dove head first into big band with Jumping’ Jive and in about 10 years FROM this Swing will make a huge comeback through Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Cherry Poppin’ Daddies, Brian Setzer, Squirrel Nut Zippers and others.
So, it stands to reason that we should take a look at this album of mostly covers of gospel and R&B and Swing tunes by the other Blaster.
Missing the energy of Joe and the excited discovery of those aforementioned revival groups, Phil comes across as a steward of the genre and ends up with something just a bit more than a curio.
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