Introducing Eddy & The Falcons - WIZZARD***

Intro/Eddy's Rock/Brand New 88/You Got Me Runnin'/I Dun Lotsa Cryin' Over You/This Is The Story Of My Love (Baby)/Everyday I Wonder/Crazy Jeans/Come Back Karen/We're Gonna Rock & Roll Tonight

Introducing Eddy & The Falcons is a tribute album to the artists of the 1950s and 1960s by the front man of Wizzard, Roy Wood. These are all pastiches of the earlier musical genre and so there are no cover versions. (UK:19)

“Despite the overall strength of the craftsmanship and the front man's endearing personality, Introducing Eddy & The Falcons is somewhat underwhelming when taken as a whole, more of a boogie soundtrack with occasional gems than a conceptual tour de force.”

“An admirable collection of rock 'n’ roll pastiches, but overall an unsatisfying album lacking the production that made the Wizzard singles so enjoyable.”

“On this, the most cohesive album of Roy Wood's career, he hit upon an idea to celebrate the music and artists that inspired him in the 1950s and 1960s. And so, with entirely new and original material, Wood and band set out to pay a sonic tribute to those artists. Not only is it credible in terms of approximating the vibes, but there are some excellent tunes here. This Is The Story Of My Love is an absolutely gorgeous perfect pop song as is Everyday I Wonder.”

“Eddy's Rock is the greatest prog-rock song the eponymous Duane Eddy never wrote, similar to Peter Gunn with gratuitously shifting time signatures, and every production flourish the mid-70's had to offer. It's an interesting idea, the most unique and aesthetically subversive song on the album.”

“It is steeped in rock and roll. Roy Wood produced an excellent album, plagiarising the styles of many of the big names of the late 50s and early 60s.”

“This is great fun, stuffed with good tunes and a vast improvement on the experimental Wizzard's Brew. The album is a series of rock 'n' roll pastiches, often better than the artists being parodied. The record exemplifies how the 1970s were in love with the 1950s. It should be an essential purchase.”

“Every track on this album is a gem, it’s the one that got away that no one at the time realized just how good it was. If you are a teddy boy or rock and roll fan you are going to love this to bits. This is Roy's tribute to that great era.”