Rumble! The Best of Link Wray Link Wray

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  • Release Date: 05/18/1993
  • Sales Rank: 8,038
  • Label: RHINO / WEA
  • UPC: 081227122225

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Rumble! The Best of Link Wray

1LISTENRumble 2:26
2LISTENThe Swag 2:21
3LISTENRaw-Hide 2:06
4LISTENDixie-Doodle 2:10
5LISTENRamble 2:15
6LISTENAin't That Lovin' You Babe 2:47
7LISTENJack the Ripper 2:22
8LISTENThe Black Widow 1:52
9LISTENBig City After Dark 2:53
10LISTENRun Chicken Run 1:57
11LISTENThe Shadow Knows 2:27
12LISTENDeuces Wild 2:24
13LISTENHang On 2:27
14LISTENAce of Spades 2:22
15LISTENI'm Branded 2:04
16LISTENBatman Theme 2:00
17LISTENHidden Charms 2:41
18LISTENClimbing a High Wall 4:01
19LISTENSwitchblade 3:13
20LISTENJack the Ripper Live 4:45

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Finally, a multi-label Link Wray collection spanning his lengthy career is available. Starting, appropriately enough, with "Rumble," Rumble! The Best of Link Wray illustrates through its 20 tracks (15 on cassette) that Wray was indeed one of the pioneering guitarists of rock & roll, expanding the sonic possibilities of the instrument with a variety of effects. All of the tracks feature some truly warped, genius-caliber fretboard work from Wray, and a few also feature his equally demented vocals. Rumble! The Best of Link Wray is the definitive Wray collection. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Link Wray's Rumbleby PageyGirl

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April 28, 2009: My purchase of this CD was simply due to hearing Jimmy Page refer to Wray in an interview. After listening to the CD, it's clear why Page, Beck, Townsend and others have referred to Wray as one of their earliest influences.

Listen to the descending riff in the beginning of the title track and Zeppelin's "Dazed and Confused" immediately comes to mind. Wray's signature distorted guitar sound is especially evident on "Big City After Dark" and "Climbing a High Wall". Wray's rockabilly influence is evident on every track but particularly on "Black Widow" and "Switchblade" which conjur that menacing swagger this music evokes.

Wray's voice takes some getting used to but after a few listens you realize that it's perfect fit to his music.

All in all this is a good listen, if for nothing more than to hear what some of the greatest guitarists were listening to before they were great.

Link Wray at his best!by Anonymous

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December 15, 2002: Link Wray is the man! Well, I think his early stuff is the best anyways!!! Dixie-Doodle is an amazing song for his time!!! A little Rumble is great as well! You can't go wrong with one of the innovators of guitar distortion!!!