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Released 1996

The Buchanan Brothers' biggest contribution to pop culture was the 1946 country hit "Atomic Power," a Cold War artifact on par with the Louvin Brothers' "Great Atomic Power" and Lowell Blanchard's "Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb." The attempt to reconcile science with religion -- or to view awesome "scientific" phenomenon through the lens of Christianity -- gave the Buchanan Brothers a few other Atomic Age masterpieces: "(When You See) Those Flying Saucers" argues that the appearance of flying saucers is a harbinger of the Judgment Day, and "There's a Power Greater Than Atomic" is a real fire-and-brimstone ditty that posits God as the ultimate power because he can wipe out not just lots of people, but every last person on Earth. Atomic Power is an 18-track anthology of this highly entertaining brother duo's RCA Victor sides, accounting for all but 10 of the group's recordings for the label. Novelty songs were the brothers' forte, but they also performed weepers ("Then You'll Be the One to Cry"), train songs ("The Silver Meteor"), and straightforward sacred songs like the Dixieland-flavored "(When I Put on My) Long White Robe." The disc is well-mastered from original 78s, but the liner notes appear only in German. ~ Greg Adams, All Music Guide

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