THE CRAMPS A Date With Elvis

Artist: THE CRAMPS
Title: A Date With Elvis
Year of Release: 1986
Label: Vengeance Records
Format: CD

For a band like the Cramps to make such an impression on someone like myself is not overly difficult to conceive. Though I don't listen to much Rockabilly, when I do, it's to excess! And while those acts I consider to fall within those parameters may not be viewed exclusively as such by those more in tune with the specifics of the scene and its sub-genres, I'm happy for it to fall into line there.

Though this cut is not on 'A Date With Elvis' it is one of my fave Cramps tunes and a rollicking good video to boot. 'The Creature From The Black Leather Lagoon'.



This record, in fact all Cramps records have a pretty sparse sound and what's definitely a big draw is the vocal stylings of frontman Lux Interior. Many criticize guitarist Poison Ivy's seemingly minimalist approach to guitar playing, but that's another element that gets them across the line for those people who like the punk rock injection of acts like the Cramps over the more rootsy rockabilly sound.

With classic cuts like 'Can Your Pussy Do The Dog', 'What's Inside A Girl' and 'How Far Can Too Far Go' this is a great album to begin with... both for those interested in the legacy of the Cramps as well as those with a punk rock lust keen to dabble in a little rockabilly...