24-10-2011, 06:03
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john fogerty "eye of the zombie" cd, 1986....#73 US, #17 AU.
cant recall how many albums this one is into his solo career(probably #5 or 6ish im guessing?)...
firstly, there are two things wrong with this album:
1) he uses those horrible nasty 1980s synths,
2) on "soda pop" he sounds more like Prince than the CCR legend!...just takes time to get your head around this different style.
other than those two little hiccups and one instrumental this is a fine album, "violence is golden" and "change in the weather" tread dangerously close to Crazy Horse ground(but in a good way!)
the rest of the album is typical Fogerty...and we all know he is a master songwriter even on a bad day!
the title track reached #30 here in Oz, whilst only reaching #81 in the US, and with the album charting a lot higher here also, i guess John Fogerty had a stronger fanbase here than on his home soil.
all in all a fine album that borders the like/love rating.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: goin' back home
best track: violence is golden
tracks:
1. goin' back home *
2. eye of the zombie ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcTG2z8CgmY video
3. headlines **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JlDcsxpR...A7C5D15653 audio
4. knockin' on your door ***
5. change in the weather ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9bt3bmnsPY audio
6. violence is golden ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCRCtFHneLE audio
7. wasnt that a woman **
8. soda pop **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JSdJEhzJ...E80EF808CF live audio
9. sail away ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMmWMh7oEYo audio
3s=5
2s=3
1s=1
rating: 2.3
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.