Sunday, November 9, 2008

All The Billies' Back Catalogue: Link Wray

I hope to cover some historical members of the All The Billies clan on occasion just in case there is someone that you may have missed. You can't build a house without a foundation, and you can't know where you music world is heading without knowing which giant's shoulders you are standing on.

In that light let's talk Link....Wray that is.


The man invented the
power chord and distortion. This goes way beyond simple influence in rockabilly. Without Link there would be no punk, hardcore, metal....well shit, there would be NO LOUDNESS!!!

You can get some Link through this link...and this link.

Whether you've heard of him or not, you've heard Rumble. No Robert Rodriquez or Quentin Tarantino film would be complete without it. The song represents a level of badass that is missing from so much of today's music, and it's such an easy song to play. The entirety of its coolness depends solely upon loud, painful power chords and enough reverb
saturation to flood a stadium.

Here's an expire
ment (and I know all of the true Rockabilly fanatics have done this already, so I'm preachin' to the choir). The next time you are on a road trip, as soon as you hit the interstate put in Jack the Ripper or Rumble and CRANK IT. If you can make it to your destination without getting a speeding ticket or suffering extreme road rage, your life will changed. You will actually know what is cool.



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