If
Larry
and
Lorrie
,
the Collins Kids
, were denied their rightful place at the hitmaking table during the 1950s, then the music some 40 years later poises them as the very energetic embodiment of ground-floor
rockabilly
music.
's sexy vocals and
's twangy guitar breaks fused to his hyperkinetic little-brother stance make for some pretty exciting music on this collection; performances like
"Hoy Hoy,"
"I'm in My Teens,"
"Whistle Bait,"
"Party,"
"Hot Rod,"
and the flame-throwing
"Mercy"
show the kids at their rocking best. The collection is also sprinkled with their
country
big-sister/cute-but-pesky-little-brother
novelties
(
"Make Him Behave,"
"Hush Money"
) and early
-approved rockers (
"Shortnin' Bread Rock,"
"Beetle Bug Bop"
) to give a more complete picture of the duo's recorded oeuvre. If springing for their deluxe box set is too much for your wallet to handle, then this 22-track single-disc collection is absolutely the way to go. ~ Cub Koda