What Are You Listening To?

[SteveO]

My brother and wife caught them recently and they were awesome ...they were very big in their day !!!

from my library (cd)



Another of my $5 purchases, damn I'm cheap. Have a compilation on vinyl and a few studio albums, but these guys were good enough for a $5 cd. Studio albums never rated that high for me, but they had some damn good singles. Never Been To Spain was always my favorite but 6 other tracks also get a top mark, and nothing bad. Even the covers pass the test. Shambala is my least favorite. Prefer the original by the little known B.W. Stevenson. Mama Told Me Not To Come, Newman's is better. The Show Must Go On was a classic by Leo Sayer, but the TDN version is equally fantastic. One drawback with the group for me was that they seldom wrote their own material. But they could pick em. Or maybe their manager or label or whatever. The hits were good.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Shambala

Best Track - Never Been To Spain

Well I never been to Spain
But I kinda like the music
They say the ladies are insane there
And they sure know how to use it
They don't abuse it
Never gonna lose it
I can't refuse it

Well I never been to England
But I kinda like the Beatles
Well, I headed for Las Vegas
Only made it out to Needles
Can you feel it
Must be real it feels so good
Oh, feels so good

Well I never been to Heaven
But I been to Oklahoma
Well they tell me I was born there
But I really don't remember
In Oklahoma, not Arizona
What does it matter
What does it matter

Whoa, I never been to Spain
But I kinda like the music
Say the ladies are insane there
And they sure know how to use it
They don't abuse it
Never gonna lose it
I can't refuse it

Well I never been to Heaven
But I been to Oklahoma
Well they tell me I was born there
But I really don't remember
In Oklahoma, not Arizona
What does it matter
What does it matter

1) Joy To The World ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xB4W8thG28
2) Shambala **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnyh6i9NvmE
3) One **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiKcd7yPLdU
4) An Old Fashioned Love Song ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM7zb5FMmLM
5) Black & White ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68i4tMmv9F4
6) Mama Told Me Not To Come **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKaQzQAlNn4
7) Never Been To Spain ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EabH3kJumz0
8) Liar **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtTGfWDamVE
9) Eli's Coming **
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U0viaAqouA
10) Easy To Be Hard ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXtNG_oFpZE
11) Celebrate ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXI6CdTVJ-0
12) The Show Must Go On ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtAlzo_pqys

3's - 7
2's - 5
1's - 0

Grade - 2.6

so much music, so little time