Chrysler, Eugene / Hillbilly Fun Park
Album: Hillbilly Fun Park   Collection:General
Artist:Chrysler, Eugene   Added:Sep 2017
Label:Carclo Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-10-03 Pull Date: 2017-12-05

Album Review
Be Sharp
Reviewed 2017-09-26
ROCKABILLY / NOVELTY

A retro, good-times, bar-room act out of TN. Upbeat, fun & tongue-in-cheek humorous. Influences include Elvis, Jerry Lee, Bob Wills.
FIYL: Commander Cody, Stray Cats, etc.

No FCC issues.

1 Mid-tempo. Hillbilly lyrics; “Stray Cat Strut” melody & style. (2:35)
2 Mid-tempo. Faux country. Forelorn love. Male vocal harmony; pedal steel. (3:32)
3 Mid-fast. Goofy novelty song like “Monster Mash.” Bari sax, Theremin. (3:22)
4 * Mid-tempo. Texas swing tribute to Bob Wills. Fiddle, Hawaiian guitar, sax. Fun! (4:43)
5 Fast. Hot-roddin’ & avoiding the police, much like “Hot Rod Lincoln.” (3:01)
6 * Mid-tempo. Pretty, gentle, Glen Campbell-style love song. Male/female duet. (3:46)
7 Fast. Straight up rockabilly song about the family band. Good guitars. (3:06)
8 Mid-fast. Cowboy song style. Waiting on a train bringing his woman back home. (3:38)
9 Mid-fast. Not feeling too good. Twangy guitars, bari sax. (2:55)
10 * Mid-tempo. Late night drinking song. Good Dixieland clarinet & trumpet. (3:18)
11 Fast. Old-time rockabilly. Sounds like early Elvis. (2:50)
12 * Mid-fast. Sounds like “Margaritaville” complete with tropical-island vibe. (3:11)
13 * Mid-fast. Big Swing Era-style number with horns, backup singers, the works. (2:46)
14 * Fast. As #5, like Commander Cody. Hard luck. Good electric & steel gtr solos. (3:14)
15 Mid-fast. Love turned bad: his woman drinks too much & is evil. Steel guitar. (2:43)
16 Slow blues crawl; gets faster with each verse till very fast, as he drinks coffee. (3:18)

Track Listing
1. Hillbilly Fun Park   9. I've Been Better
2. Darlin'   10. One More One More
3. Dementia   11. Cut Me Down
4. Broke On Bob Wills Music   12. Big Bad Habit
5. Speed Trap   13. Mr. 1-4-5
6. I Cannot Forget   14. It Is What It Is
7. Eugene's Boogie   15. Plate Glass Window
8. Uh Uh Honey   16. Too Much Coffee