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Last week in his Weekly RecommNeds column Aaron Stein declared J. Roddy Walston & The
Business’ long-awaited sophomore album, Essential Tremors, “one of the best
straight-up rock and roll albums of 2013.” We couldn't agree more with the lofty claim
from our esteemed colleague. The Baltimore-based band plays a particularly raucous brand
of boozy, barroom rock that is full of Southern boogie and crunchy classic-rock guitar
riffs, all highlighted by Walston’s aggressive piano pounding that channels both Jerry Lee
Lewis and Little Richard.
So it should come as no surprise that during a recent swing through the SiriusXM studios
to promote their new record the band choose to cover a tune from Little Richard’s
influential body of work – "Lucille." For their take on the iconic song, J. Roddy Walston
& The Business ratchet things up to eleven, delivering a blistering garage-rock version of
it. Let’s check it out:
Written By: Jeffrey Greenblatt
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[Published on: 9/30/13]
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