Electric, eclectic, raw, ass-shaking
SuitedPair | New York, NY | 07/06/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I'll start with some Amazon advice. Check a reviewers other reviews before passing judgment on their critiques. The #1 rule of reading reviews: He who gives 5 stars to solo projects from former Journey members and just can't get enough Laura Branigan should not be commenting on hip-hop/funk/folk fusion records.
Yes, there is no mistaking this record with a Wall of Sound Phil Spector production, but that's not the point. This is a raw record, full of energy, heart, soul and riffs and basslines I DARE YOU to get out of you head (don't listen to Burning Like A Tire if you are doing something in the next few days that requires your full attention). A more polished recording (washed through the major-label recording process) would have dulled the edge of this sharp knife of a CD. And if you're worried about Sichran's voice, please throw away your Dylan, Springsteen, Petty, and Waits records.
Sichran's only failing on this record is being at least a year or two ahead of the general music-buying public."
Burning like a tire, swinging from a tree
Dr. Louis Cochs | Oslo, Norway | 03/22/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)
"To give this CD one out of five is criminal. As your mother would say: Do not trust people who buy a CD just because it is cheap! It includes a true classic, "Stray dog", one of the coolest songs ever made. It is true that Sichran' s voice is a bit weak and nasal, but it works(and that is enough!), and he sure barks like a dog on this track. One for the compilations, the song is so cool it could probably smoke cigarettes underwater! The other standout track is "Burning like a tire, swinging from a tree". I have seen some pretty fine women shake their booty to this song on the dancefloor. If Bobby was faking it, they wouldn' t be shaking it!
I am happy to see that other people has reviewed this criminally overlooked album, and given it 5 stars, because I only gave it three, and that was one star short.
Yours truly
Dr. Louis Cochs
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