http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4844&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rssSomewhat misleadingly named, Shockabilly created some of the most bizarre, audience-dividing music ever to fall under the rock banner. More of a demented rock/jazz/country/Bluegrass/Free-Improv/noise group than one that had anything to do with Rockabilly, they evolved out of guitarist/singer Eugene Chadbourne's early 1980s quintet, one that also featured John Zorn on alto sax and duck calls. The trio made a habit of dismantling songs by Jimi Hendrix, Bill Monroe, Johnny Paycheck and others in concert, yet no one would ever mistake them for a "cover band" -- their altered tempos, bent vocals, and death-defying guitar freakouts simply wouldn't allow it. In the studio, they focused more on originals -- many of them surprisingly earnest neo-protest-folk songs -- with bassist/keyboardist Kramer's production adding a thoroughly warped psychedelic touch to their oddly mixed recordings. Though no one ever accused them of being hi-fi, easy to listen to, or even consistently great (patience is required), the fact remains that Shockabilly were a unique entity, not since duplicated and not likely to be any time soon. - Will YorkExperimentalen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:21:02 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4844&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss Somewhat misleadingly named, Shockabilly created some of the most bizarre, audience-dividing music ever to fall under the rock banner. More of a demented rock/jazz/country/Bluegrass/Free-Improv/noise group than one that had anything to do with Rockabilly, they evolved out of guitarist/singer Eugene Chadbourne's early 1980s quintet, one that also featured John Zorn on alto sax and duck calls. The trio made a habit of dismantling songs by Jimi Hendrix, Bill Monroe, Johnny Paycheck and others in concert, yet no one would ever mistake them for a "cover band" -- their altered tempos, bent vocals, and death-defying guitar freakouts simply wouldn't allow it. In the studio, they focused more on originals -- many of them surprisingly earnest neo-protest-folk songs -- with bassist/keyboardist Kramer's production adding a thoroughly warped psychedelic touch to their oddly mixed recordings. Though no one ever accused them of being hi-fi, easy to listen to, or even consistently great (patience is required), the fact remains that Shockabilly were a unique entity, not since duplicated and not likely to be any time soon. - Will York http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472607&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shockabilly on Rhapsody Online 472607 tra.472607 Shockabilly art.4844 0.0 Vietnam & Heaven alb.215990 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/6/1/391674_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Flying tra.472607 180000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472607&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472607&variant=data&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472612&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shockabilly on Rhapsody Online 472612 tra.472612 Shockabilly art.4844 0.0 Vietnam & Heaven alb.215990 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/6/1/391674_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Lucifer Sam tra.472612 199000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472612&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472612&variant=data&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30618190&variant=play&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Sun, 1 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shockabilly on Rhapsody Online 30618190 tra.30618190 Shockabilly art.4844 0.99 Earth Vs. 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http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/6/1/391674_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 false She Was A Living, Breathing Piece Of Dirt tra.472615 131000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472615&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472615&variant=data&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472617&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shockabilly on Rhapsody Online 472617 tra.472617 Shockabilly art.4844 0.0 Vietnam & Heaven alb.215990 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/6/1/391674_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 false When You Dream About Bleeding tra.472617 163000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472617&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472617&variant=data&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/6/1/391674_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Tray-Panning The Man tra.472620 151000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472620&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472620&variant=data&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472621&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shockabilly on Rhapsody Online 472621 tra.472621 Shockabilly art.4844 0.0 Vietnam & Heaven alb.215990 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/6/1/391674_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Hendrix Buried In Tacoma tra.472621 140000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472621&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472621&variant=data&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472622&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shockabilly on Rhapsody Online 472622 tra.472622 Shockabilly art.4844 0.0 Vietnam & Heaven alb.215990 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/6/1/391674_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 false How Can You Kill Me, I'm Already Dead tra.472622 144000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472622&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472622&variant=data&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024807&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shockabilly on Rhapsody Online 2024807 tra.2024807 Shockabilly art.4844 0.0 Vietnam & Heaven alb.215990 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/6/1/391674_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 false (I Don't Want To Go To) Vietnam tra.2024807 185000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024807&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024807&variant=data&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024808&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shockabilly on Rhapsody Online 2024808 tra.2024808 Shockabilly art.4844 0.0 Vietnam & Heaven alb.215990 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/6/1/391674_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Pity Me, Sheena tra.2024808 183000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024808&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024808&variant=data&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024809&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shockabilly on Rhapsody Online 2024809 tra.2024809 Shockabilly art.4844 0.0 Vietnam & Heaven alb.215990 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/6/1/391674_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Happy New Year/Our Metempsychosis tra.2024809 420000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024809&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024809&variant=data&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2172130&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Thu, 1 Jan 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shockabilly on Rhapsody Online 2172130 tra.2172130 Shockabilly art.4844 0.0 The 20th Anniversary Of The Summer Of Love 1987-1967 alb.194379 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/7/1/1/391172_170x170.jpg 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Nobody's Place tra.2172130 209000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2172130&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2172130&variant=data&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472610&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shockabilly on Rhapsody Online 472610 tra.472610 Shockabilly art.4844 0.0 Vietnam & Heaven alb.215990 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/6/1/391674_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Iran Into Tulsa tra.472610 124000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472610&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472610&variant=data&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472613&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss Experimental Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Shockabilly on Rhapsody Online 472613 tra.472613 Shockabilly art.4844 0.0 Vietnam & Heaven alb.215990 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/6/1/391674_170x170.jpg 2001-01-01 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Signed D.C. tra.472613 194000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472613&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.472613&variant=data&rws=%2Fshockabilly%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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