The Di Maggio Brothers are an Italian group - the guitarist is HOT! There are a couple of interesting covers here. This was their first album.
1.Every breath you take (radio version) 2.King Creole 3.Groupy baby 4.Little cabin on the hill 5.Long holiday 6.Sad and blue 7.I'm counting on you 8.Wee folk 9.I don't care if the sun don't shine 10.Walk of life 11.Let me 12.Rockabilly is on my mind 13.Nickname of the game 14.In the groove 15.Un vizioso come me 16.High speed pickin' 17.Every breath you take (album version)
Di Maggio Brothers
"Up to now, probably the only internationally known rock'n'roll act to come from Italy was Little Tony And His Brothers. That was the scene until this new album by the Di Maggio Brothers came along assailing our ears with a batch of new wave rockabilly serving up original numbers and covers in equal measure. On the original numbers, 'Groupy Baby' has nice smooth vocal set against a jerky beat, whilst 'Sad And Blue' is a tasty fast tempo rockabilly song with 'Un Vizioso Come Me' being taken in a similar styling but sung in Italian. There are two tribute songs from the outfit with 'In The Groove' being a mid-paced pean to the r'n'r greats and 'The Nickname Of The Game' being a ditty to lovely young ladies of this world. 'Wee Folk' is a delightful country shuffle taken at a welcome change of pace and 'High Speed Pickin' is a frantic instrumental much in the Merle Travis school of picking. The final original track is 'Rockabilly's On My Mind' which has jazzy overtones and does not really come off. The Presley songbook is raided for four tunes with 'King Creole' being provided with a fast tempo rockabilly treatment as is the band's interpretation of 'Let Me', the latter being an especially appealing version. 'I Don't Care if The Sun Don't Shine' is given a faithful treatment and 'I'm Counting On You' is one of the highlights of the whole set with a first rate reading of the ballad with a real fine edge on the vocals. The song 'Every Breath You Take' originally by the pop group Police is given a rockabilly rendering and it works - much in the same way that Dave Philips' version of 'Tainted Love' did. The Dire Straits song 'Walk Of Life' is seemingly one of those songs that sounds good in various interpretations - remember the wonderful issue of this song in bopping Cajun style by Charles Mann a few years back - and this version is most acceptable. 'Long Holiday' is a very good up-tempo number and is one of the highlights, as is the group's interpretation of Bill Monroe's 'Little Cabin On the Hill' which has good 'n' tight harmonies. Let there be no misunderstanding, the end result of this release is good music with a high quality of musicianship and vocals throughout. This CD serves to clearly demonstrate that rockabilly is an internationally practised art form. All credit to the band." (c) Tony Wilkinson November 1998 American Music Magazine (Sweden)
The Di Maggio Brothers are an Italian group - the guitarist is HOT! There are a couple of interesting covers here. This was their first album.