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One Part Fist Reviews |
| Three Blue Teardrops-One Part Fist Tough Rockabilly from America's mid-west. This CD was recorded in Britain and produced by Alan Wilson (Sharks). I saw 'em play in a dingly little bar in Bristol, and they were HOT!!! |
| Three Blue Teardrops One Part Fist The first CD from Chicago's wildest (and ugliest) Rockabilly bastards. A lot of people have been comparing this CD to their classic tape, and the sound is a little different. Recorded in England while the band was playing the Big Rumble fest, it was produced for Nervous Records by Alan Wilson of the Sharks. Consequently it has been geared for more of a psychobilly audience. Some of the power in Dave Sisson's guitar is muted, but Rick Uppling's wild slapping is fully exploited, and Randy Sabo's drumming is as brilliant as ever. And the fact is, no one has ever written greaser anthems like these guys. The brilliant standards like "Cadillac Jack," "Switchblade Pompadour," "Another Doggone Saturday Night," and "Rough and Tumble World," are all here, plus my current fave, "In My Own Time" which is worth the price alone. Pick this up and see these guys live first chance you get. A rockin' time is guaranteed. -GVV |
| WEST COAST PSYCHOBILLY HOMEPAGE THREE BLUE TEARDROPS "One Part Fist" (Nervous Records) Another really cool American band! Hell, we invented the stuff, I shouldn't be surprised. Great Rockabilly band from Chicago, with a really cool sound. Most of this album is really great, but there are one or two songs that just get on my nerves. For one, the first track, "Sinner's Spiritual" is really cool except for the first preacher shit, but other than that it rocks, also the second track "Rough And Tumble World" doesn't do anything for me. But other than that this is packed with great tunes, although the singer's voice is a bit annoying at times. But the guitar sound is cool, and there is some cool triple-slappin from the bass player. I really like "Cadillac Jack", "Ricochet Rhythm Rockabilly", "Red Head Gal", and "In My Own Time" (thats some of the coolest bass slappin' I've heard). All around this record rocks, its not your standard Rockabilly, its more than that, check it out. (Josh K) |
| SOUTHERN AND ROCKING MUSIC-UK THREE BLUE TEARDROPS "One Part Fist" (Nervous Records)NERCD075 This American band give you an album of total 'originals.' Recorded here last year at Alan Wilson's (The Sharks) X-Ray Studios. The CD starts somewhat misleadingly with "Sinner's Spiritual". Some preaching is closely followed by what appears to be fitting white rural gospel ("Sacred" as it's sometimes known) which two minutes later suddenly turns into some 100 mph rockabilly! "Rough & Tumble World" and "Cadillac Jack" utilize the "power" button. "Ricochet Rhythm Rockabilly: is a good rockabilly theme song - you know, like Crazy Cavan's "Rockabilly Rules OK" (in substance not in sound). You get some great lyrics... "Switchblade Pompadour": 'I checked my reflection to make sure every strand was in place'- "In My Own Time": 'I was a mean old cuss in my own time' is the kind of thing your old man might brag about. "Go! She Devil" generates real power, albeit simple. The arrangement on "Wanted Man" is good - a real western number with fitting a arrangement to match. "Rustbelt Bop: is obviously based upon the same theme as "Cottonpickin' Rocker" by Joe Bennett's Sparkletones. "Red Head Gal" is another strong track with good harmony vocal. They look as mean as their sound: this album is definately one for the wild stuff. It boasts a crossover appeal to lovers of good modern and neo-rockabilly and psychobillies alike. There are no duff tracks and a fair sprinkling of variety on this good all-around debut album from this proficient trio hailing from Chicago. Marc Fenech |
THREE BLUE TEARDROPS I remember seeing 'em at the Colossium in Bristol, England and the drummer and the singer were smoking funny looking jazz cigarettes with Gaz Day of Morissey's band and then these psychobilly greaser Yanks went up on the stage in front of a bunch of skeptical English Teds and won 'em over by breaking into a wild brilliant version of Crazy Cavan's "Teddy Boy Boogie". Fuckin' BRILLIANT lads! Fuckin' spot on! Cheers. Teddy Paul |
1986 Fairmont:"You just can't say enough about the fourth band, Three Blue Teardrops. They have played every one of the four Rockabilly Rebel Weekends. My totally uneducated impression was that this band played the most complicated music so far today. They lyrics were complicated, the drumming was exhausting to watch, the guitar and bass players were from another world. They were driven. Talented bass player Rick Uppling ended up with black leather gloves on both hands. I'm surprised they didn't need the EMTs. Three Blue Teardrops was the first band forced to do an encore. None of these bands could have had the energy left to do an encore! But they did it. (Yes, the crowd was smaller earlier. Yes, the previous bands were encore material too.) Balling Jack was a super showcase for Rick Uppling. He fused with that bass. I think it was fiberglass. The bands' voices harmonize so you feel you are on a street corner in Brooklyn, long ago. Yet the music is compellingly Now, now and forever." - Nervous Records |
This is the debut album of Chicago legends 'Three Blue Teardrops' on the infamous Nervous label. The band members have a variety of influences that come together and make one of the best releases ever out of MIDWEST, USA. Modern rockabilly mixed with a swill of psychobilly tonic make this an amazing release. Everything rocks here, and I mean everything. From the violent anthem 'Switchblade Pompadour' to the reality check of 'Rough And Tumble World', Three Blue Teardrops truly kick some ass and take a lot of names. If you don't own this... well you should if you don't! Reviewed by The Psycho Avenger |
"Dear Lord! This is one helluva cool band from Chicago, Illinois. Their music is muscular and complex. I don't know how to name this music that they play - it's got elements of rockabilly, gospel, blues... The songs sound very aggressive, but again so goodly and goluptiuos. You can call it 'hard-core rockabilly' or just 'Three Blue Teardrops style', but it actually don't matter how you call it 'cuz this album is so ***king GOOD. And that's all that matters." Lucky Spritzmachine |