BUDDY
LOVE Buddy Love (Davco) 1983 The pseudonymous Buddy Love (Doug Khazzam, using a
name borrowed from Jerry Lewis' Nutty Professor alter-ego) sang
lead and played guitar on the exceptional Buddy Love, a charming and
memorable pop/rock collection that knowingly mines a wide variety of
sources, from '50s rockabilly to '60s Britbeat to '70s glam. Besides
covering Gary Glitter ("Rock n' Roll"), Gene Vincent ("Who Slapped John?")
and Buddy Holly ("Rave On") with straightforward skill, the quartet
delivers sparkling pop originals like the ultra-catchy "Liar," "Why Can't
We Make Believe We're in Love?" and "Dead Ringer." Virtually unknown, but
great.
[Ira
Robbins]
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