Description
There weren't many rockabilly bands from Bærum in 1993, and Hot Rod Torgeir & His Rock-A-Hulas were quite exotic when they appeared as unknown newcomers on the Oslo scene with burning washboards, two drummers, skeleton masks and fireworks from the edge of the stage. Eventually, the energetic bundle and band founder Jørgen Næsje wanted to quit, and the equally energetic Henrik Horge from Groruddalen took over the microphone, and both style and expression continued to develop. Cruisin' was recorded in the legendary Ambience Studio in Nydalen, with Erling Jørgensen, Trond Engebretsen and Dag Stephen Solberg behind the controls. The songs were mostly their own, with classic rockabilly themes such as cars, women, card games, sex and goats. The recording took a week, and both Marius Müller, Lasse Hafreager and Trond Graff stuck their heads in to check who was playing double bass and "real music" in the studio. Vidar Busk also stopped by and played guitar(s) on one song.