This Band is Incredible. The Album is Original-Classic-Fun
Christopher | Brooklyn, NY United States | 12/12/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I love this album. There is no band like Gloria Deluxe. The song "Hospital Waiting Room Blues" is great rock and roll - it is wild and funny and sad. The singer performs as a woman who has arrived at a hospital waiting room drunk and bleeding. And she bleeds, "waiting for the alcohol to wear off," before the hassled doctor will see her. It is awesome. No one writes and performs songs about drinking like Gloria Deluxe. This is only one of many many reasons to listen to this album."
If You Like Liz Phair....
Jon Watson | Austin, Tx United States | 02/05/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"...then you'll love this CD. Cynthia Hopkins' tough lyrics and bluesy melodies are full of the same mix of anger, attitude, and sexual swagger that make Phair's "EXILE IN GUYVILLE" so raw and honest (and damn fun!). Plus, with HOOKER's amazing track "One-Legged Waltz," you get the sort of biting, melancholy, and tragic beauty I've not heard in a song since, well, Liz Phair on "EXILE's" "Canary." Gloria Deluxe on this album seems often to achieve a very Austin, TX-type blues sound. They need to go to Austin and play live and watch how many people fall in love with them. Just you wait...."
This CD is sooooooo good!
Arianne Vena | Brooklyn, NY United States | 03/27/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Gloria Deluxe is a rare collection of true talent. Hooker is a CD full of gems. Cynthia Hopkins' voice and genius are quirky, soothing, hilarious, and rocking. My favorites cuts are "Little Piece of Grace" and "Hospital Waiting Room Blues." Buy this CD; it will improve your day tremendously.Ari Vena, a big fan"
Track Listings (12) - Disc #1