Search - Harry Nilsson :: Son of Schmilsson

A Classic

Roger Smith | Oviedo, FL USA | 09/03/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"_Son of Schmilsson_ is Harry Nilsson's follow-up to his best selling album, _Nilsson Schmilsson_. On _Son of Schmilsson_ Harry let's loose and ... rocks. But the straight-ahead rock is balanced by some of Harry's most moving lyrics in "Remember" (featured not long ago in the film "You've Got Mail"), "Turn on Your Radio", "The Lottery Song", and "Ambush".But, if you were young and living at home in 1972, what you probably recall most about _Son of Schmilsson_ is running to turn down the volume each time the needle reached "You're Breaking My Heart."With two bonus tracks - previously unreleased versions of "Joy" - this CD belongs on your shelf next to _Nilsson Schmilsson_."

This Voice Is Not A Joke

Martin A Hogan | San Francisco, CA. (Hercules) | 06/20/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Harry Nilsson released this album in 1972 immediately after his immensely popular Nilsson Schilsson. It is Harry's tongue-in-cheek-response the the folks who fell in love with his previous songs. All the songs are meticulously recorded and mixed, but hilariously shocking when you are listening to "You're Breakin' My Heart" and hear Harry singing, "..." and other notable phrases. Comforting the listener back to serious, romantic nostalgia with, "Remember Christmas", Harry only continues to knock out the hilarious lyrics on the rest of the album. It doesn't matter as his voice has such an immense range and endearing quality, he proves he can sing anything he darn well wants and you will love it. Without lyrics, this collection would still be marvelous, but how can you stop from laughing with lyrics like, "Roy, I'm gonna make you my joy boy", or the choral backing of geriatrics singing "I'd Rather Be Dead" ('than wet my bed'). Listen carefully to the end of "The Most Beautiful World In The World". You'll ...! Harry had a great sense of humor, but his voice was the true prize. This Import has piano and guitar versions of "Joy", which may or not detract from the album, but who cares? Have fun. Listen to that incredible voice, no matter what it says."

"Ok" remaster, "horrible" jacket

mirrortime | Central, Oregon | 09/15/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"One of my favorite albums. I was weened on it. When I got this re-mastered import I played the US RCA CD back to back (A/B'd certain songs). This one is much louder, crisper and better separation. I noticed more hiss on "Spaceman" and a few others than on the US version, but certain sounds come through much better on this import. I can live with it as it is a step in the right direction but really could be done better. I think it's worth the price. A major complaint is the jacket. Why do they have to have a different jacket for the main picture on these Harry remasters? They do include the original inside as part of the booklet but it's pointless to have a jacket for the jacket. If you're going to go to the trouble of remastering a classic album like this why not make the cover like the album when it came out. Even on the 2 albums on one disc CD's they could have just used the cardboard outer sleeve for advertising and included the jackets inside. Also there isn't any information about the remastering job. When, who etc. Oh yeah... they attempt to "recreate" the inner gate fold photo and chop off the heads of the photos etc. etc. An altogether "ugly" CD package. Still, the music's what matters and it's great. The bonus tracks are actually quite interesting but nothing to write home about. 2 versions of "Joy"... One version is 1:57 in length and one is 55 seconds long. Update: 2-22-07....Just sold this version and got the one that was released in May 2006 from RCA (USA). It's awesome. Much better than this one. The sound is awesome! The cover is perfect. It even has the single version of "Daybreak"!"