Carl Perkins, "L-O-V-E-V-I-LL-E" c/w "Too Much For A Man To Understand," Columbia 4-41651 (rel. 4/1960)
This continues from yesterday's post, and thus is much shorter than usual.
We go back two years to a point when Perkins was still making more-or-less rock 'n' roll. With "L-O-V-E-V-I-LL-E" he penned a bright train song--a favorite sub-genre 'round these here parts. Perkins gets in a good guitar solo and though he's overwhelmed by Nashville sessionfolk, he sings with great spirit and seems to enjoy the mood set by Owen Bradley's superb studio ambience.
We go back two years to a point when Perkins was still making more-or-less rock 'n' roll. With "L-O-V-E-V-I-LL-E" he penned a bright train song--a favorite sub-genre 'round these here parts. Perkins gets in a good guitar solo and though he's overwhelmed by Nashville sessionfolk, he sings with great spirit and seems to enjoy the mood set by Owen Bradley's superb studio ambience.
Lively portion!
Saxman Boots Randolph and The Anita Kerr Singers feature on the elegant country-pop ballad "Too Much for a Man to Understand," which Perkins delivers with a resonant emotional pallete. His twangy guitar adds a little zest, as does the slow but steady tempo.
Randolph's sax is subdued and jazzy, to his credit. While nothing outstanding as a song, it shows Perkins an able-bodied interpreter of others' material.
Randolph's sax is subdued and jazzy, to his credit. While nothing outstanding as a song, it shows Perkins an able-bodied interpreter of others' material.
Tomorrow: drummed out of The Beach Boys by the easily-vext Murry Wilson, David Marks formed a new band. Murry bullied LA deejays against playing his records. We'll hear The Marksmen's final single--an early 1964 Beatle-esque stand with much to recommend it!
It's funny to me that Perkins never says the word Loveville but always spells it out. Imagine if the Monkees had sung "Last Train to C-L-A-R-K-S-V-I-L-L-E" Just saying. Randolph's sax is a bit Lynchian but TOO woozy even for this otherwise well-written well-sung waltz tempo song.
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