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Disco de The Drifters: “Rockin' & Driftin'”
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Rockin' & Driftin' |
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Fecha de Publicación:2005-02-08
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Tipo:Desconocido
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Género:R&B, Oldies, Doo Wop
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Sello Discográfico:Atlantic
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Letras Explícitas:Si
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UPC:081227872366
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The second LP by {$the Drifters} was, almost as much as its predecessor {^Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters}, a catch-up effort comprised of three years of recordings by a group whose membership was in a constant state of flux. The lead singers were {$Johnny Moore}, {$Bobby Hendricks}, {$Gerhart Thrasher}, or {$David Baughn}, {$McPhatter}'s successors from 1955 through 1958. This collection lacks the mystique of the first album, partly because none of these singers approached {$McPhatter}'s name recognition, and also because the records themselves simply weren't as good. (This isn't meant to put them down -- it's difficult to imagine a body of 20-plus songs that could match {$the Drifters}' output from 1953-1954.) Additionally, these were all very different vocalists. {$Johnny Moore} was as close as any of them to his predecessor's style and he lacked {$McPhatter}'s sheer power, although he had excellent intonation and on occasion sounded remarkably like {$Jackie Wilson} (nowhere more than on {&"It Was a Tear"}). However, his ballads lacked the almost otherworldly quality that imbued {$McPhatter}'s work, and his tenure with the group, as represented here, was a far more conventional period without much commercial success. {&"On Moonlight Bay"} is the album's nadir, an abortive attempt to turn the pop standard into a doo wop style number. By contrast, {&"Adorable,"} dating from 1955, anticipated {$Sam Cooke}'s attempt to meld soul balladry with mainstream pop by a good three years -- indeed, it even calls to mind {$Cooke}'s {&"I Love You for Sentimental Reasons"} in its opening and chorus. There are also signs of an attempt to transform {$the Drifters} into an outfit similar to their {@Atco} labelmates {$the Coasters}, doing highly animated novelty songs like {&"Yodee Yakee."} There is one classic rock & roll number here, {&"Ruby Baby,"} which didn't sell much at the time but, along with another track off this record, {&"Drip Drop,"} became a huge hit for {$Dion} early in the following decade. There's also a gorgeous ballad in {&"I Know"} and a trio of killer R&B dance numbers in {&"Fools Fall in Love,"} {&"Hypnotized,"} and {&"I Got to Get Myself a Woman"} (the latter featuring {$Bill Pinkney}), but a lot of the rest is good but relatively unexceptional R&B. The LP is worth hearing just for {$Sam "The Man" Taylor}'s sax solo on {&"Drip Drop."} As reflected by this album, {$the Drifters} were in a constant state of commercial and artistic turmoil during the years represented by these recordings, which ultimately led to their breakup in 1959. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
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