What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



Third album from the boys, and probably ranks mid-range for me. Does kick off with my favorite song of all of theirs, Surrender. Think it's that one line about mom and dad sittin' on the couch rolling numbers listening to my Kiss records. That thought cracks me up. Probably best that doesn't describe my parents. I mighta turned out a music loving pothead. Anyway. Heaven Tonight is the only other track here I love. Sort of a dreamy like come down from Surrender. A couple of duds to average it out. Overall, power pop at it's best. Neither the album or any singles clicked in the U.S., the album going to #48 and Surrender at #62. The guitar intro on Heaven Tonight always reminds me of I Want You from Abbey Road.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Takin' Me Back

Best Track - Surrender

Mother told me, yes, she told me i'd meet girls like you.
She also told me, "stay away, you'll never know what you'll catch."
Just the other day i heard a soldier falling off some indonesian junk that's going round.

Mommy's alright, daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird.
Surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away, ay, ay, ay.

Father says, "your mother's right, she's really up on things."
"before we married, mommy served in the wacs in the philippines."
Now, i had heard the wacs recruited old maids for the war.
But mommy isn't one of those, i've known her all these years.

Mommy's alright, daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird.
Surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away, ay, ay, ay.

Whatever happened to all this season's losers of the year?
Ev'ry time i got to thinking, where'd they disappear?
When i woke up, mom and dad are rolling on the couch.
Rolling numbers, rock and rolling, got my kiss records out.

Mommy's alright, daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird.
Surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away, ay, ay, ay.

Away.
Away.

Repeat chorus 7x

1) Surrender - ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th370QmFtk8&ob=av2e
2) On Top Of The World - **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyRcxDFnD-I&ob=av2n
3) California Man - **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSzMoFK92Po&ob=av2n
4) High Roller - **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_QDQb0AyqE
5) Auf Wiedersehen - *
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj0bqypdJI8
6) Takin' Me Back - *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPJYFzZ4x30
7) On The Radio - **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3tR_u0SrCs
8) Heaven Tonight - ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x97BmPwRowc
9) Stiff Competition - **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVfHKEKYRk0
10) How Are You - **
audio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIVqVvGy9ko

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

Rating - 2.0