Press Archive - Jerry Lee Lewis The Ballads Of Jerry Lee Lewis - musikreviews.de
„Elvis war der Größte, ich war der Beste!“ (Jerry Lee Lewis)
Die meisten von uns bringen mit dem Namen JERRY LEE LEWIS sowie seinem Spitznamen „The Killer“ sofort leidenschaftlich-feurige Rock'n'Roll-Nummern der Marke „Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On“ oder „Great Balls Of Fire“ in Verbindung.
Aber Balladen?! Wenn ein paar vielleicht, oder?
Bear Family Records belehren uns mal wieder eines Besseren und präsentieren auf diesem JERRY LEE LEWIS-Album gleich 27 Balladen vom letzten noch lebenden Rock'n'Roll-Urgestein, die eine satte Laufzeit von 72 Minuten in Anspruch nehmen.
Na, wer hätte das gedacht?
„The Ballads Of JERRY LEE LEWIS“ offenbaren die sicher nicht nur uneigennützige ruhige Seite des Mannes, der durchaus auch mal sein Klavier in Brand setzte, wenn er „Great Balls Of Fire“ spielte, denn neben seiner leidenschaftlichen Rocker-Wildheit war auch sein leidenschaftlicher Hang zur Erotik bekannt, wobei Lewis in dieser Beziehung absolut nichts anbrennen ließ.
Und was half ihm bei seinen Verführungskünsten besonders?
Natürlich auch ein paar feine, herzerweichende Balladen zu schreiben, spielen und singen, bei denen nicht nur die Augen der weiblichen Zunft feucht wurden. Und genau die hört man im Grunde komplett auf diesem Balladen-Album – allesamt beschränkt auf die Zeit von 1956 bis 1963 und unter dem Sun-Records-Label aufgenommen.
„Elvis war der Größte, ich war der Beste!“ (Jerry Lee Lewis)
Die meisten von uns bringen mit dem Namen JERRY LEE LEWIS sowie seinem Spitznamen „The Killer“ sofort leidenschaftlich-feurige Rock'n'Roll-Nummern der Marke „Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On“ oder „Great Balls Of Fire“ in Verbindung.
Aber Balladen?! Wenn ein paar vielleicht, oder?
Bear Family Records belehren uns mal wieder eines Besseren und präsentieren auf diesem JERRY LEE LEWIS-Album gleich 27 Balladen vom letzten noch lebenden Rock'n'Roll-Urgestein, die eine satte Laufzeit von 72 Minuten in Anspruch nehmen.
Na, wer hätte das gedacht?
„The Ballads Of JERRY LEE LEWIS“ offenbaren die sicher nicht nur uneigennützige ruhige Seite des Mannes, der durchaus auch mal sein Klavier in Brand setzte, wenn er „Great Balls Of Fire“ spielte, denn neben seiner leidenschaftlichen Rocker-Wildheit war auch sein leidenschaftlicher Hang zur Erotik bekannt, wobei Lewis in dieser Beziehung absolut nichts anbrennen ließ.
Und was half ihm bei seinen Verführungskünsten besonders?
Natürlich auch ein paar feine, herzerweichende Balladen zu schreiben, spielen und singen, bei denen nicht nur die Augen der weiblichen Zunft feucht wurden. Und genau die hört man im Grunde komplett auf diesem Balladen-Album – allesamt beschränkt auf die Zeit von 1956 bis 1963 und unter dem Sun-Records-Label aufgenommen.
Der Killer kann aber auch anders, wie ein Album belegt, das Bear Family aus Sun-Studio-Aufnehmen der Jahre 1956-1963 zusammengestellt hat, die zum Teil erst Jahre oder gar Jahrzehnte später veröffentlicht worden sind. „The Ballads of Jerry Lee Lewis“ zeigt, wenn auch nicht unbedingt die weiche Seite des Rock `n´ Roll-Stars, Country-Sängers und Honky Tonk-Pianisten, aber doch seine Möglichkeiten, auch sanftere Töne anzuschlagen. Apropos anschlagen: Man kann nicht behaupten, daß der Altmeister besonders ideenreich Klavier spielt, aber sobald er seine Stimme erhebt, ist der rhythmisch und synkopisch beinahe immer gleich hämmernde bzw. ähnliche Background vergessen. Der Mann hat Charisma ohne Ende!
Press Archive - Jerry Lee Lewis The Ballads Of Jerry Lee Lewis - boppinaround.nl
Jerry Lee Lewis was de artiest die het langst en het meest opnam voor het mythische Sun Records en je kan dan ook Jerry Lee Lewis CDs blíjven kopen, tenzij je een lening afsluit om de 4 kilo zware exhaustieve 18 CD-doos Jerry Lee Lewis At Sun Records, The Collected Works aan te schaffen. Wij hebben inmiddels genoeg Great Balls Of Fire's en Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On's om nog twee levens lang toe te komen, maar deze CD met 27 Sun tracks 1956-1963 biedt toch weer een ander uitgangspunt. Jerry Lee wordt voor één keer namelijk niet als de Killer belicht, maar de spot wordt gericht op zijn introspectieve kant. Op al zijn Sun CD’s staan tussen de rockers door wel een paar van zulke ballades maar menig rock 'n' roll fan skipt die nogal eens, en juist daarom is het zo interessant dat ingetogen materiaal eens op zichzelf te beluisteren. Jerry Lee Lewis was immers als geen ander een stilist die eender welk genre tot het zijne kon maken, elke song naar zijn hand kon zetten, en dat alles telkenmale helemaal liet klinken als Jerry Lee.
Jerry Lee Lewis was de artiest die het langst en het meest opnam voor het mythische Sun Records en je kan dan ook Jerry Lee Lewis CDs blíjven kopen, tenzij je een lening afsluit om de 4 kilo zware exhaustieve 18 CD-doos Jerry Lee Lewis At Sun Records, The Collected Works aan te schaffen. Wij hebben inmiddels genoeg Great Balls Of Fire's en Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On's om nog twee levens lang toe te komen, maar deze CD met 27 Sun tracks 1956-1963 biedt toch weer een ander uitgangspunt. Jerry Lee wordt voor één keer namelijk niet als de Killer belicht, maar de spot wordt gericht op zijn introspectieve kant. Op al zijn Sun CD’s staan tussen de rockers door wel een paar van zulke ballades maar menig rock 'n' roll fan skipt die nogal eens, en juist daarom is het zo interessant dat ingetogen materiaal eens op zichzelf te beluisteren. Jerry Lee Lewis was immers als geen ander een stilist die eender welk genre tot het zijne kon maken, elke song naar zijn hand kon zetten, en dat alles telkenmale helemaal liet klinken als Jerry Lee.
Press Archive - Jerry Lee Lewis The Ballads Of Jerry Lee Lewis - medien - Info
Keine andere anerkannte Musikerlegende der Fünfzigerjahre hat härter gerockt als Jerry Lee Lewis. Seine unsterblichen Hits auf Sun Records gehören zu den Eckpfeilern des Rock ‘n’ Roll, und Bear Family hat diese Klassiker im Laufe der Jahre auf zahlreichen bahnbrechenden LP- und CD-Veröffentlichungen in den Blickpunkt gerückt.
Aber der Killer mochte ebenfalls gefühlvolle Rock ‘n’ Roll- und Country-Balladen, tränenreiche, bierselige Songs, die er mit dem gleichen überschwänglichen Elan, der seinen wuchtigen Rockern innewohnt, rüberbrachte. 1968 hauchte er seiner Karriere neues Leben ein, indem er diese Seite seiner Persönlichkeit wiederentdeckte.
Doch selbst während seiner Ruhmesjahre bei Sun Records lieferte Lewis immer wieder hochwertige Balladen ab – wie diese neue Zusammenstellung aus den Jahren 1956-1963 eindrucksvoll unterstreicht. Jerry Lee spielt mit Kostbarkeiten von Hank Williams (einem seiner Lieblingshelden), dem hauseigenen Sänger und Schreiber Charlie Rich, ein paar Klassikern aus der Tin Pan Alley, einem Hauch von Blues und allem möglichen anderen, was ihm während seiner unvergleichlichen Zeit bei Sun Records gefallen haben könnte.
Keine andere anerkannte Musikerlegende der Fünfzigerjahre hat härter gerockt als Jerry Lee Lewis. Seine unsterblichen Hits auf Sun Records gehören zu den Eckpfeilern des Rock ‘n’ Roll, und Bear Family hat diese Klassiker im Laufe der Jahre auf zahlreichen bahnbrechenden LP- und CD-Veröffentlichungen in den Blickpunkt gerückt.
Aber der Killer mochte ebenfalls gefühlvolle Rock ‘n’ Roll- und Country-Balladen, tränenreiche, bierselige Songs, die er mit dem gleichen überschwänglichen Elan, der seinen wuchtigen Rockern innewohnt, rüberbrachte. 1968 hauchte er seiner Karriere neues Leben ein, indem er diese Seite seiner Persönlichkeit wiederentdeckte.
Doch selbst während seiner Ruhmesjahre bei Sun Records lieferte Lewis immer wieder hochwertige Balladen ab – wie diese neue Zusammenstellung aus den Jahren 1956-1963 eindrucksvoll unterstreicht. Jerry Lee spielt mit Kostbarkeiten von Hank Williams (einem seiner Lieblingshelden), dem hauseigenen Sänger und Schreiber Charlie Rich, ein paar Klassikern aus der Tin Pan Alley, einem Hauch von Blues und allem möglichen anderen, was ihm während seiner unvergleichlichen Zeit bei Sun Records gefallen haben könnte.
Press Archive - Jerry Lee Lewis At Sun Records: The Collected Works - Rock Classic Italia
LAST MAN STANDING: This was the title of one of the most significant records by Ferriday's artist, Louisiana, released about ten years ago. He proclaimed in a brazen way like the Killer, this is the name that already, as a rage, they drowned him because of his reckless and overpowering character, he was the only survivor of that generation of pioneers who, in the 50s
LAST MAN STANDING: This was the title of one of the most significant records by Ferriday's artist, Louisiana, released about ten years ago. He proclaimed in a brazen way like the Killer, this is the name that already, as a rage, they drowned him because of his reckless and overpowering character, he was the only survivor of that generation of pioneers who, in the 50s
Press - Jerry Lee Lewis I Can't Seem To Say Goodby (LP, 180gram Vinyl) - Vintage Rock
Instead of reprising the same seminal Sun hits, the Bear Family dug deep into The Killer's middle and later years at Sun for this new comp, digging up 14 alternate takes never before transferred to vinyl. The Pumping Piano man rocks his way through the ancient Carry Me Back To Old Virginia, tries his best to wrest Sweet Little Sixteen aw
Instead of reprising the same seminal Sun hits, the Bear Family dug deep into The Killer's middle and later years at Sun for this new comp, digging up 14 alternate takes never before transferred to vinyl. The Pumping Piano man rocks his way through the ancient Carry Me Back To Old Virginia, tries his best to wrest Sweet Little Sixteen aw
Press - Jerry Lee Lewis In The Beginning (LP, 180gram Vinyl) - Vintage Rock
JERRY LEE LEWIS In the beginning
Every one of the 14 performances that comprise this Bear Family LP are alternate takes on Jerry Lee's classics, and with the lone exception of 1 Could Never Be Ashamed Of You, raging rockers at that. They're all here: Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On, Great Balls Of Fire, Breathless, Down The Line, It'll Be Me — but each track is different from the smash version that we know so intimately
JERRY LEE LEWIS In the beginning
Every one of the 14 performances that comprise this Bear Family LP are alternate takes on Jerry Lee's classics, and with the lone exception of 1 Could Never Be Ashamed Of You, raging rockers at that. They're all here: Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On, Great Balls Of Fire, Breathless, Down The Line, It'll Be Me — but each track is different from the smash version that we know so intimately
Press - Jerry Lee Lewis I Can't Seem To Say Goodby (LP, 180gram Vinyl) - Vive Le Rock, UK.This album really is testament to the great man's talent. Considering these outtakes haven't seen the light of day for 50 odd years, they probably all could have been (hit) it singles and as you'd expect, the sound quality is superb throughout. Simon Nott
Press - Jerry Lee Lewis I Can't Seem To Say Goodby (LP, 180gram Vinyl) - Simon Nott
.This Sixty years in the making - and worth waiting for! For the first time in more than a generation there are two entirely new vinyl Jerry Lee Lewis Sun LPs to celebrate! Whilst many of the song titles may be well known, each album features no fewer than fourteen recordings which, until now, have never been pressed onto vinyl.
.This Sixty years in the making - and worth waiting for! For the first time in more than a generation there are two entirely new vinyl Jerry Lee Lewis Sun LPs to celebrate! Whilst many of the song titles may be well known, each album features no fewer than fourteen recordings which, until now, have never been pressed onto vinyl.
Press - Jerry Lee Lewis In The Beginning (LP, 180gram Vinyl) - pure vintageJERRY LEE LEWIS In the beginning
Album vinyle 180 g publié fin juin 2017 chez BEAR FAMILY. Avec 14 morceaux des archives du label SUN publiés pour la première fois en vinyle. IR be me (Take 3), Put me down (Take 5), Great balls of fine (Version 1 take 6)... et d'autres alternates. Le second volume sortira en septembre 2017.
Album vinyle 180 g publié fin juin 2017 chez BEAR FAMILY. Avec 14 morceaux des archives du label SUN publiés pour la première fois en vinyle. IR be me (Take 3), Put me down (Take 5), Great balls of fine (Version 1 take 6)... et d'autres alternates. Le second volume sortira en septembre 2017.
Press - Jerry Lee Lewis In The Beginning (LP, 180gram Vinyl) - UK Rock'n'Roll Magazine
So much so that when I listen to them now they sound fresh. Some going when they were recorded over sixty years ago. My favourite track has to be his reworking of the Hank Williams standard "I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You". Mr Lewis was once quoted when speaking of Hank Williams, "I felt something when I listened to that man. I felt something different". Well the same can now be said of you Mr Lewis.
I can't recommend this release highly enough.
So much so that when I listen to them now they sound fresh. Some going when they were recorded over sixty years ago. My favourite track has to be his reworking of the Hank Williams standard "I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You". Mr Lewis was once quoted when speaking of Hank Williams, "I felt something when I listened to that man. I felt something different". Well the same can now be said of you Mr Lewis.
I can't recommend this release highly enough.
Press - ddicted to noise Australia
“What The Hell Else Do You Need?”
“Pretty fly for a white guy,” I summarized Jerry Lee Lewis most of my life—but always at the tail end of my summation of those Rock And Roll Grandaddies. Elvis was Elvis, I would say, and that needed no further explanation. Roy Orbison had the voice. Bo Diddley had the humor. Hank Williams had the desperation. Chuck Berry had the storytelling. And Little Richard, Lord save us, Little Richard sounded like a locomotive getting ready to run us over. And Jerry Lee had something. Just not quite that much something.
This is 18 CDs later, I surrender. This is everything Jerry Lee cut before his original Sun contract ran out in 1963. Listening to the man and company build a song, take by take, examining options and wincing at bloopers, the man egan to take wavery shape over my file cabinet.
I have, in fairness, never listened to 18 CDs from any of the others above. But I surfaced hearing a man with most of Little Richard’s ferocity, a man who sang surer than Williams, wider and deeper than Diddley, much looser than Berry, with an uncanny knack for song to beat Orbison. Elvis? Elvis remains Elvis. But Elvis sung starchy by 1963. Jerry Lee had of course ruined his career; if you’re reading this I bet you know how. But the frightening fullness of humanity, everything a man can be, remains.
“What The Hell Else Do You Need?”
“Pretty fly for a white guy,” I summarized Jerry Lee Lewis most of my life—but always at the tail end of my summation of those Rock And Roll Grandaddies. Elvis was Elvis, I would say, and that needed no further explanation. Roy Orbison had the voice. Bo Diddley had the humor. Hank Williams had the desperation. Chuck Berry had the storytelling. And Little Richard, Lord save us, Little Richard sounded like a locomotive getting ready to run us over. And Jerry Lee had something. Just not quite that much something.
This is 18 CDs later, I surrender. This is everything Jerry Lee cut before his original Sun contract ran out in 1963. Listening to the man and company build a song, take by take, examining options and wincing at bloopers, the man egan to take wavery shape over my file cabinet.
I have, in fairness, never listened to 18 CDs from any of the others above. But I surfaced hearing a man with most of Little Richard’s ferocity, a man who sang surer than Williams, wider and deeper than Diddley, much looser than Berry, with an uncanny knack for song to beat Orbison. Elvis? Elvis remains Elvis. But Elvis sung starchy by 1963. Jerry Lee had of course ruined his career; if you’re reading this I bet you know how. But the frightening fullness of humanity, everything a man can be, remains.
Press - AUDIOPHILE VINYL May 2010
Live At The Star Club Hamburg
Bear Family
The first of the rock’n’roll wild
men, Jerry Lee scared the life out of every parent during the late fifties with his ferocious on-stage antics, almost killing the piano he played during each performance.This was a man who lived for the moment and proudly displayed his sexuality to the world while thrilling the youngsters who gazed, mouths agape, at this fiery ball of energy, to steal an image from his great hit, ‘Great Balls Of Fire’.
His life was packed with incident and scandal. He was thrown out
of bible college, thrown into jail, lionised for marrying his thirteen year old cousin, admitted to hospital for alcohol and drug abuse and... well, the films and books reveal all.
Originally released in 1964, this vinyl LP is a welcome reissue of a classic live album. Backed by the Nashville Teens, Lewis rips through his own hits and gives superb renditions of others too. From his own ‘Great Balls Of Fire’ and ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On’ to covers
of ‘Hound Dog’, ‘Long, Tall Sally’
and ‘Your Cheating Heart’, this is a tour de force performance. In fact,
Live At The Star Club Hamburg
Bear Family
The first of the rock’n’roll wild
men, Jerry Lee scared the life out of every parent during the late fifties with his ferocious on-stage antics, almost killing the piano he played during each performance.This was a man who lived for the moment and proudly displayed his sexuality to the world while thrilling the youngsters who gazed, mouths agape, at this fiery ball of energy, to steal an image from his great hit, ‘Great Balls Of Fire’.
His life was packed with incident and scandal. He was thrown out
of bible college, thrown into jail, lionised for marrying his thirteen year old cousin, admitted to hospital for alcohol and drug abuse and... well, the films and books reveal all.
Originally released in 1964, this vinyl LP is a welcome reissue of a classic live album. Backed by the Nashville Teens, Lewis rips through his own hits and gives superb renditions of others too. From his own ‘Great Balls Of Fire’ and ‘Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On’ to covers
of ‘Hound Dog’, ‘Long, Tall Sally’
and ‘Your Cheating Heart’, this is a tour de force performance. In fact,
Press - Recorcl Collector
WHOLE LOTTA SHAKE-1V
You smell that blood on the ivory? The furry folk of the Bear Family have just remastered the poll-topping masterpiece from 1964 - Live At The Star Club, Hamburg - on vinyl and clothed it in a stunning gatefold sleeve designed by Ulf Harten.
WHOLE LOTTA SHAKE-1V
You smell that blood on the ivory? The furry folk of the Bear Family have just remastered the poll-topping masterpiece from 1964 - Live At The Star Club, Hamburg - on vinyl and clothed it in a stunning gatefold sleeve designed by Ulf Harten.
Press - JERRY LEE LEWIS
Live At The Star Club Hamburg
Bear Family LP www.bear-family.de Sometimes touted as one of the greatest live rock 'n' roll albums euer, there's no denying that The Killer is truly an the rampage during this show at The Star Club in 1964. Backed by The Nashville Teens, Lewis marauds through a set that includes several of his own classics such as 'Great Balls Of Fire' and 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On', as well as covers of Little Richard, Elvis and Ray Charles songs among others. Although he would neuer fully recover the same lofty status he once enjoyed in the popularity stakes following the furore he caused by marrying his teenaged cousin a few years earlier, it's evident that Lewis is clearly a man back at the top of his game performance wise in this show. This vinyl-only reissue will also appeal to collectors, coming as it does replete with a pop-up, gatefold cover depicting a map of Hamburg's legendary Reeperbahn district, as well as the hell-blazing bonus kack 'Down The Line'.
Live At The Star Club Hamburg
Bear Family LP www.bear-family.de Sometimes touted as one of the greatest live rock 'n' roll albums euer, there's no denying that The Killer is truly an the rampage during this show at The Star Club in 1964. Backed by The Nashville Teens, Lewis marauds through a set that includes several of his own classics such as 'Great Balls Of Fire' and 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On', as well as covers of Little Richard, Elvis and Ray Charles songs among others. Although he would neuer fully recover the same lofty status he once enjoyed in the popularity stakes following the furore he caused by marrying his teenaged cousin a few years earlier, it's evident that Lewis is clearly a man back at the top of his game performance wise in this show. This vinyl-only reissue will also appeal to collectors, coming as it does replete with a pop-up, gatefold cover depicting a map of Hamburg's legendary Reeperbahn district, as well as the hell-blazing bonus kack 'Down The Line'.