Well, what we have here is maybe Domino’s best album yet. You know what to expect from a Fats Domino album and, ultimately, it feels like the thing that determines whether an album is great or really good or whatever is basically down to song selection because Domino’s going to just kill whatever song you put in front of him. And this album doesn’t have a weak song on it, in my opinion; it’s twelve songs, only one of which is over two-and-a-half minutes, of all killer-no filler. He does a couple of standards to absolute perfection, namely When the Saints Go Marching In (not sure why it took this long for him to cover this one) and Stack & Billy, a bouncing version of Stack-o-Lee that is maybe the best song here. Other contenders include the high-energy Margie, the one-two punch of Ida Jane & Lil’ Liza Jane and one of the weirdest kiss-off songs ever, I’m Gonna Be a Wheel Someday. Details on exactly why breaking up with a cheating girlfriend means you want to be a wheel remain sketchy, but, man, who cares? Seven albums in, I think this just might be his best so far; I mean, a relisten to Fats Domino Rock & Rollin’ or This is Fats could change my mind perhaps – those are the other two that I can say are essentially perfect. Anyway, this is just extraordinary and it’s telling that this is just music that I find myself kind of unable to get tired of. Listening to seven albums by one artist all in row can be dicey and it sometimes helps if the artist changes things up from album to album. Domino stays right in his wheelhouse though and I’m not tired of it yet. I’m still down to party. Well, given my remarks about this one, maybe more down than ever. 4 stars.
tl;dr – maybe Domino’s best album so far, this one is all killer-no filler with a brief burst of unbelievable energy and fun; this just never gets old. 4 stars.