Wiggle
Walk Goofin Records Get
It Got It Good - One-Two-Three
Carburetors - The Fire Of Love - My
Advice - Wiggle Walk - Havin More
Fun Than The Law Should Allow - Ive
Found What I Was Looking For - When Youre
In Love - Shes Got What I Want -
Move Around - Nobody But You Babe - Dont
Ask Me Why - The List - Mean Mean Mean -
Rocket In My Pocket In his interview in 2001 Shaun Young
ended it with «Ive got an album
ready, due out soon on goofin.»
Then a new High Noon album came, but
nothing from Shaun. With the time I was
wondering if I didnt dream. No, it
wasnt a dream, its here !
It was recorded at the now legendary Fort
Horton studios in Austin, with the Horton
Brothers (Billy on the bass, Bobby on the
guitar and lap steel), Dave Biller (guitar)
and Buck Johnson (drums). Together or
separatly they played on some of the best
records made this last 10 years and this
one makes no exceptions to the rule. Its
a KILLLER !
I love High Noon (and its an
understatement, believe me) but the best
thing I can say about this record is that
its not an High Noon album with
other musicians and drums. Well you still
have that Buddy Holly feel (My Advice,
Crickets When youre in love),
but also some Elvis with the magnific «Ive
found what Ive looking for» you
could easily find on an Elvis RCA album (The
Lowells playing the part of the
Jordanaires) and Mean Mean Mean more
reminiscent of the Sun days (with a feel
similar to «I forgot to remember to
forget»).
Among the covers figures Little Walters
Nobody but you Baby. Man, this boy can
sing the blues too (did you ever doubt ?)
and with the help of guest Nick Curran on
drums and guitar youve got one of
the (15 ?) highlights of the album. Just
after this scorchy blues follows the
great «Dont ask me why» with
backup vocal provided (I guess) by the
Horton Brothers. And then another change
of style with «The List», a great
rockin and boppin song. This
37 minutes album (at last something I can
reproach) ends with «Rocket in My Pocket»
where the talent of guest piano player T
Bonta shines throughout. To be short, let
just say that this album is number one ex-aequo
with The Lucky Stars for the year 2005 in
my top. Fred "Virgil" Turgis