What Are You Listening To?

[Jerome]

If you are looking to buy a Genesis album, their live 'Seconds Out' is a masterpiece. One of the top 5 live albums I own. A word of warning though - it is prog rock to the nth degree.

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



These guys surely qualify as a one hit wonder, and it's not on this album. The worst part of
this post is, like CH said, having to listen to parts of the songs again in order to post them
here. I hear ya mate. This is the Michigan bands debut album and I can't believe they got a
follow up. Sounds like a bad garage band. Can't decide which is worse here, the originals (Do
The Bosco) or the covers (Rockin' Robin). Guess I'll go for the cover as I don't much care for
the original of that song either. The butchering of Rick Nelsons Hello Mary Lou was pretty hard
to take also. Didn't know that was written by Gene Pitney. CCR does a good cover of that.
The group lasted for 9 years and 7 albums. They hit it big in '73 with Smokin' In The Boys Room,
then it was the slide, rightfully so, at least based on this album.

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Rockin' Robin

Best Track - My Boy Flat Top

1) Be-Bop Confidential *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qygCKZxitOQ
2) Guitar Train **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en4FS6IC8RE
3) Rockin' Robin *
4) Blue Eyed Girl **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsjbLArVBY8
5) City Life *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIkfzE_dfn0
6) Do The Bosco *
audo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsVZrAmCw-8
7) Roadrunner *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X77n7_o9A0
8) Hello, Mary Lou *
9) Cadillac Express *
10) My Boy Flat Top **
11) Rumble *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4eRO_Z86RI

3's - 0
2's - 3
1's - 8

Grade - 1.3
allmusic - 2.7 -

[CRAZY-HORSE]

couldnt listen to a link of your favourite as you didnt have one so i picked one of the other "**" songs in "blue eyed girl" which wasnt too bad IMO

loved the emoticon for the 2.7 rating...priceless!

[Mrrusty1]

I like the early genesis with peter gabriel

from my library (cd)



Hittin from the new stack. Another bargain from the discount bin for $5. Not real thrilled but I had no Genesis on cd. Any compilation with 18 tracks should score higher. Four love tracks and four do not like. Pulled from eight albums, dating from 1973 to 1997, but half of those tracks are from two albums that are not among my favorites, Invisible Touch and We Can't Dance. Only one track with Peter, from Selling England By The Pound. Since this release that I have, the album has been reissued as a 2-cd set, with another 17 tracks. The bummer on my set, in addition to the tracks I don't like, is a reworking of The Carpet Crawlers that is not nearly as good as the original. Why did they do that? The original would get a love score.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Congo

Best Track - No Son Of Mine

1) Turn It On Again ** - damn Phil is fast
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPmqWsvnQkM
2) Invisible Touch **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW68T84RLHw
3) Mama **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1LOWEufAH0
4) Land Of Confusion **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VlPOSjpq3U
5) I Can't Dance ***
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOyF4hR5GoE
6) Follow You, Follow Me ***
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRD49AFxJVI
7) Hold On My Heart **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL9gl3TWwKE
8) Abacab **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8WGnxBBgeI
9) I Know What I Like *
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_EYU75uhKk
10) No Son Of Mine ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZbHcAPsllE
11) Tonight, Tonight, Tonight *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H0DkC_KP44
12) In Too Deep *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJzogK2EVkY
13) Congo *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-KtkbjRI6E
14) Jesus He Knows Me **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iMkRW43i7U
15) That's All **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae7tASAkop8
16) Misunderstanding ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLH32F6Xvkw
17) Throwing It All Away **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45ZdlFKYd84
18) The Carpet Crawlers 1999 **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6PHp2XGdDs

Grade - 2.0
allmusic - 2.4

[Mrrusty1]

that is unreal man , my first job was in a record store , Lighthouse records in Stanford -le-Hope Essex.. I worked there at weekends as a student , I got to play all of the records I liked , which is where I learned a lot about music , and also I met a lot of young ladies lol

^^
record store I managed back in the late 70's was called Chapter 3 Records
The owner was a fan of Manfred Mann.

[CRAZY-HORSE]

That would be my dream job guys

[Music Head]

from my library (cd)



Another surprise final score for me here. I have a few Melissa's and I must have back tracked
to pick this one up because nothing on it stands out. This is her debut album. Melissa reminded
me of Bonnie Raitt back then, nice bluesy voice. She was discovered in a Long Beach night club
and had a choice of several majors to go with. When you have five labels bidding for your
talent at least the ante gets upped. Island Records won that first battle. Four singles from
the album with only Similar Features hitting the lower edge of the Hot 100 chart. The album
managed a #22 though, which may have carved her niche as an album artist. Albums seem to have
consistently charted higher than her singles. I see Australia took this all the way to #3. They
were on board early, as it would e a few albums before she would reach that level of success in
the states. This comes out rather low for me but allmusic loves it.

I DO NOT LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Occasionally

Best Track - I Want You

1) Similar Features **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLjvUo2dHks
2) Chrome Plated Heart **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npT23GBjW6s
3) Like The Way I Do **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVlzrvRYCh0
4) Precious Pain **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SWpybLXHaM
5) Don't You Need *
6) The Late September Dogs *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnhMPrd1KXc
7) Occasionally *
8) Watching You *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUQ1HamEmvg
9) Bring Me Some Water **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIvXUNp8HtU
10) I Want You **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f835q3Swoo

3's - 0
2's - 6
1's - 4

Grade - 1.6
allmusic - 2.7

[Music Head]

from my library (cd)



Did her debut yesterday and wanted to follow up while it was fresh. This is her sophomore
effort and I can't say there's much difference. Only two tracks I don't like on this one,
compared to yesterdays four, so I guess we're making progress, moving this one into the like
Category. Still nothing I love. I still get the Bonnie Raitt comparison, others say Janis.
Showing Bono as playing harmonica on the album but not sure where. Sales were about the same as
for the first album, hitting #22 here and top 10 in Canada and Australia. Three singles, of
which my fav of No Souvenirs was the only one to make a showing.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Skin Deep

Best Track - No Souvenirs

1) No Souvenirs **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZaeZVnTeoU
2) Brave And Crazy **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7LVW7emVE4
3) You Used To Love To Dance **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlKpo9_ogDA
4) The Angels **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG73jjCrZHI
5) You Can Sleep While I Drive **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMdruvn_i18
6) Testify **
7) Let Me Go *
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HcKt1XpvzQ
8) My Back Door **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pst0aw8qe6Y
9) Skin Deep *
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jbT8v7xhvM
10) Royal Station 4/16 **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9UF4sV_EJc

3's - 0
2's - 8
1's - 2

Grade - 1.8
allmusic - 1.8

[CRAZY-HORSE]

Not a fan of melissa but Dani is

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



Fifth studio album and the follow up to the surprisingly successful Destroyer, my favorite Kiss
album. They included another ballad on this one, patented after the beautiful Beth from that
previous album, we have the beautiful Hard Luck Woman. Both songs are my favorites. One harder
love track for me from this one is Ladies Room. Too bad there are two do not like tracks to go
with the two love, making this just an ok album. While listening to Hard Luck Woman, I kept
thinkin' Rod Stewart. The while doing this review, I read where Paul Stanley wrote this and
wanted it to be sung by Rod Stewart. That's just freaky. Anyway Peter Criss ended up singing it
after Gene Simmons insistence. Now I wanna know what Ace thought. The song didn't match the
success of Beth, but got the boys another top 20 hit. Calling Dr. Love was another hit, taking
this album to #11 on the US chart.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Makin' Love

Best Track - Hard Luck Woman

1) I Want You **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcb7hBf9UGU
2) Take Me **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICa3jop6HS0
3) Calling Dr. Love **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsGDvMqcP94
4) Ladies Room ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04Q2Os1_fxI
5) Baby Driver *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW_N12nxHaQ
6) Love Em And Leave Em **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx_37M4dL8s
7) Mr. Speed **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmZ35VCV978
8) See You In Your Dreams **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-7-QDvpTQ8
9) Hard Luck Woman ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4sEzzgfpE
10) Makin' Love *
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbZ6Vu13AvM

3's - 2
2's - 6
1's - 2

Grade - 2.0
allmusic - 2.4