Green Room Blues

Green Room Blues is the second and final album from Michigan rockabilly band The Deluxtone Rockets. Musically the album changes the bands' direction from swing to rockabilly and winds up sounding, according to CCM magazine, something like "Johnny Cash head butting with Buddy Holly"[2] HM went further, stating that the transformation was "like comparing Britney Spears to Pedro the Lion."[3]

Green Room Blues
Studio album by The Deluxtone Rockets
Released	March 27, 2001
Genre	Rockabilly/Swing revival
Label	Tooth & Nail Records
Producer	Gene Eugene; Chris Colbert
The Deluxtone Rockets chronology
The Deluxtone Rockets (1999) Green Room Blues (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Christianity Today	(not rated)
Cross Rhythms	(not rated) link[1]
freakmusic.com	(not rated)
CCM Magazine	(not rated)[2]
HM Magazine	(not rated)[3]

The album has a sordid production history, as two of the producers died during production, Dennis Danell and Gene Eugene. The effort was eventually completed by Chris Colbert.[3] The album is named after Gene Eugene's recording studio, The Green Room, in Huntington Beach, California. "Love Song" is a cover of the song by The Cure.

Track listing

1. "Broken Heart"
2. "Love Song"
3. "Darkest Night"
4. "2,000 Miles"
5. "Downslide"
6. "Costa Mesa"
7. "Redemption"
8. "Doing Time"
9. "Open Road"
10. "Wolftown Blues"
11. "Judgement Day"

References

1. Morrison, Giles D. (July 2001). "Deluxtone Rockets - Green Room Blues". Cross Rhythms (63).
2. McCreary, David (July 2001). "Reviews / Green Room Blues". CCM Magazine. 24 (1): 63.
3. Bandoppler, Treble (March–April 2001). "Reviews / Green Room Blues". HM Magazine (88): 57–58.