CD-Charts Position 2
Average Rating: 
|
40th Anniversary Anthology
Search: Tomorrow (previously unreleased)
by: Billy Fury
Release Date May 15, 2007
Billy Fury was another British Elvis knock-off. But this guy stands above all the others. He was simply very good and it's a mystery that he never made it in the US, although he was huge in Great Britain. He was good-looking and had a golden voice. Unfortunately, Billy's career paralleled Elvis'--early RnR/rockabilly and then mostly bland pop and ballads later on. Interestingly, this guy is really good at both pop and ballads--he's just darned good. But it's when he cuts loose and rocks that Billy is at his best. 'Nothin' Shakin' is a rip-roaring RnR number and the best track on the album. It's too bad Fury was big during the 'dull time' in pop music (after Elvis was in the army and before the Beatles). Had Billy had Scotty Moore, Bill Black, ... Read More:
|
|