The Buchanan Brothers "Atomic Power"

The Buchanan Brothers' biggest contribution to pop culture was the 1946 country hit "Atomic Power," a Cold War artifact on par with the Louvin Brothers' "Great Atomic Power" and Lowell Blanchard's "Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb." The attempt to reconcile science with religion -- or to view awesome "scientific" phenomenon through the lens of Christianity -- gave the Buchanan Brothers a few other Atomic Age masterpieces: "(When You See) Those Flying Saucers" argues that the appearance of flying saucers is a harbinger of the Judgment Day, and "There's a Power Greater Than Atomic" is a real fire-and-brimstone ditty that posits God as the ultimate power because he can wipe out not just lots of people, but every last person on Earth. Atomic Power is an 18-track anthology of this highly entertaining brother duo's RCA Victor sides, accounting for all but ten of the group's recordings for the label. Novelty songs were the Brothers' forte, but they also performed weepers ("Then You'll Be the One to Cry"), train songs ("The Silver Meteor"), and straightforward sacred songs like the Dixieland-flavored "(When I Put on My) Long White Robe." The disc is well mastered from original 78s. (Greg Adams, All Music Guide)

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01 High Tempered Mamma 02 The Heartsick Blues 03 Atomic Power 04 (When You) See Those Flying Saucers 05 The Silver Meteor 06 There's A Power Greater Than Atomic 07 Just Hangin' On 08 Am I Still P-A-R-T Of Your H-E-A-R-T 09 Left By The Wayside 10 My Little Boy Blue 11 Hootin-Nanny Pappa 12 Then You'll Be The One To Cry 13 Singing An Old Hymn 14 Mama I'm Sick 15 I Got Worries 16 Don't Cry (My Coney Island Baby) 17 Shut That Gate 18 (When I Put On My) Long White Robe.mp3
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