The A-Bones "Crash The Party" 1997

Tribute albums abound like so much kudzo these days, but with an album saluting "the wild, wild songs of Benny Joy," the A-Bones take the genre and knock it on its collective ear with this one...
...The game plan among the band was to take the trusty cassette van tape of Benny Joy rockabilly classics and, at every subsequent A-Bones session, cut at least one Benny Joy song off of said tape. The group's dedication to the flame-throwing spirit of Benny's music ouvre is evident from track one, "Rollin' to the Jukebox Rock" to the set closer -- their debut single -- "Button Nose," also aboard in a chaotic live version. While the 'Bones generally play as if they have a vendetta against melody, their 'big production' version of "She Cried for Me" is the most musical track they've ever comitted to magnetic tape. Miriam Linna's take on "Ittie Bittie Everything" recalls the energy on several Rose Maddox recordings while the maudlin hillbilly mush of "The Star of the Show" shows a side of the band hitherto unexplored. But tracks like the ultra-trebly "Gossip Gossip Gossip," "Wild Wild Lover," "Steady with Betty," and "Come Back" keep the slop quotient at a dangerously high level, which is just the way fans of the band like it. Hands down, the most rocking and classiest A-Bones album to date. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide
trax:
01 Rollin To The Jukebox Rock 02 Wild Wild Lover 03 Money Money 04 She Cried For Me 05 Ittie Bittie Everything 06 Gossip Gossip Gossip 07 I'm Doubtful Of Your Love 08 Button Nose (Live Version) 09 The Star Of The Show 10 Steady With Betty 11 Crash The Party 12 Knock Three Times 13 Bundle Of Love 14 Hey High School Baby 15 Call The Zoo 16 Spin The Bottle 17 I'm Gonna Move 18 Come Back 19 Button Nose (Studio Version)