What Are You Listening To?

[Music Head]

from my library (vinyl)



Ain't they just so damn pretty? Can't decide which do I prefer. Ten too perfectly crafted power pop songs on this fifth Romantics album. Detroit band formed in '77, that picked up every brit invasion sound they could find and tried to make it american. The music works, just so repetitious. Can't tell one song from another. Best known song, What I Like About You, is from their debut album, but nothing that catchy on this one. All original songs except for a cover of the Coasters Poison Ivey, which was a waste. Numerous lineup changes over the five albums with this one being the only one with this cast. Lawsuit ensued with management after this release which kept the band from recording for years. A new and last album finally came out in 2003 which did nothing. But the band is still touring, playing What I Like About You numerous times no doubt. This album reached #77 here with singles of Mystified and Test Of Time not doing much. Not really a bad album, just an old sound at this point.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Poison Ivy

Best Track - Make It Last

1) Let's Get Started *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjwyjMUoaQ
2) Mystified **
3) Be My Everything **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRGm2efZQYM
4) Test Of Time **
video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0HOh787EFY
5) I Got It If You Want It *
6) Rhythm Romance **
7) Never Thought It Would Be Like This **
8) Better Make A Move **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-EilxiqXZE
9) Make It Last **
10) Poison Ivy *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPVfcEgj-18

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

Grade - 1.7

so many albums, so little time