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doesn't get the type of press and acclaim that is heaped upon his more-famous
former bandmate, Brian Setzer, but Lee Rocker isn't about to let that
stop him from having a raucous rockabilly good time. Flying mostly under the radar and attracting only die-hard rockabilly fans, the man born Lee Drucker has fashioned himself a nice little post-Stray Cats career. His latest release, Racin' the Devil, is a fine addition to a solo catalog that already includes such worthy efforts as 1995's Atomic Boogie Hour and 1998's No Cats. The bassist certainly learned one thing during his time with the Cats--and that was how to strut. He moves with confidence and flamboyance through the album's killer opener, "The Girl From Hell," and continues to play with a peacock's poise as he delivers colorful takes on "The River Blues," "Runnin' from the Hounds" and "Rockin' Harder." The best moment
on Racin' the Devil comes when the 44-year-old Long Island
native revisits The Stray Cats' immortal "Rock This Town"
and shakes the number with the intensity of small earthquake. |