Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Jonathan Richman Title: Having a Party With Jonathan Richman Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 0 Label: Rounder / Umgd Release Date: 9/20/1991 Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock Styles: Hardcore & Punk, Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriters, Vocal Pop Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 011661902626, 011661902640 |
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CD ReviewsI Could Party Like This Forever Timothy P. Young | Rawlins, WY, USA | 08/26/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "This was the first Jonathan album I picked up, my curiosity piqued by the fact he wrote "Pablo Picasso."I was instantly transformed by this sparse yet varied musical cornucopia. Jonathan immediately invites us into his inner circle, and the result is a warm, funny, exhilirating mostly live set that at times is even touching.Everyone has their favorites on any album, and mine are the power-folk tunes "At Night" and "Just for Fun" ('We got together just for fun/With no obligations, 'cept maybe the one/That if we stayed together, we'd stay together just for fun'). Humorous to some, poignant to me...that's the beauty of Jonathan's music...it's universal to the point where we can add our own experiences to it, and bring our own meanings to his music.Simple, warm, and utterly upbeat, I put this album in the CD changer with Nick Lowe, the Proclaimers, and Barenaked Ladies for a mellow, yet ultimately joyful set.Buy it, find it,..., but hear this album...you won't be transformed, but you'll sure as hell feel better about everything. A world that can produce music like this must have some great things going for it.Surrender to Jonathan, says I." One of Jonathan's best 10/27/1998 (4 out of 5 stars) "If I had to pick one CD to introduce new Jonathan listener's, this would be it. I have many of his CD's/Records and have seen him live many times, he is great. Of special note is the live track "Bermuda", in which he humorously explains the breakup of the original Modern Lovers. There is not a single throwaway song on this CD. I don't give it five stars only because I'm a tough grader." Jonathan offers warm, witty slices of life that rock Gena Chereck | Nebraska, USA | 06/08/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Even if you already own Richman's Rounder compilation Action Packed, 1991's Having A Party is still worth your money. In addition to such chuckle-worthy slices of life as "The Girl Stands Up to Me Now," "She Doesn't Laugh at My Jokes," "When I Say Wife," the blistering "Cappuccino Bar," and the epic "Monologue About Bermuda" (in which he makes light of his "snotty" punk past), you'll find seven other indispensible gems: the wildly romantic shuffle "When She Kisses Me," the wistful a-capella poem "1963," and lively tunes about adultery ("My Career as a Homewrecker"), commitment ("Just For Fun"), loneliness ("Our Swingin' Pad" -- one's desire to invite friends over for a party has never sounded so poignant), people in his audience ("They're Not Tryin' on the Dance Floor"), and the joys of staying up late ("At Night"). The music is rock 'n' roll in its purest form, and Jonathan's liner note ("Once in a while a record comes along that is such a departure from the normal style of a singer that some explanation is in order. This record is not one of those...") is priceless. A few of the tracks were recorded in front of a live audience, but Having A Party remains a cohesive effort -- the studio tracks seem to capture the energy and intimacy of Richman's live shows as well as the live tracks do!"
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