Search - Nazareth :: Close Enough for Rock N Roll

Truly a naz masterpiece!

jkoeckster@aol.com | FAIRVIEW, PA. | 01/15/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"this one is a solid gem from the boyz of dunfermline. the studio version of telagram just the start of in my oppinion the best album they've done to date,songs 5and6 Born under the wrong sign and loretta make for one killer exacta a definite do for all you naznets"

Guitars Are Close Enuf For Rock 'n' Roll !

Peter Stirling | Aurora, Ontario Canada | 05/27/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The Opening tune "Telegram" is worth the price of the entire CD! After the huge success of Hair Of The Dog & Greatest Hits, Nazareth was able to prove that they could still deliver.This was one of the last albums from the bands "Classic" period of the mid 70's. The CD has a few hits and a few misses. "Vancouver Shakedown" is a tribute to one of Nazareth's strongest markets and the opening riff was later recycled into "Holiday" their last radio hit in 1980."Carry Out Feelings" was an attempt to rekindle the ballad market that they fired up with "Love Hurts" a few years earlier and is a good tune. "Born Under The Wrong Sign" & "Loretta" are funky but one tires of them very quickly. Alas, their next album "Play 'n' The Game" continued on in this poor fashion and the band did not return to form until the fantastic "Expect No Mercy""Lift The Lid" and "Viloin" show off a lot of Manny's suberb guitar work.The bonus tracks are radio edits of the lighter material and the single "Holy Roller" which is also available on some of the greatest hits packages. Again, "Telegram" may be the best song the band ever made, but casual fans should find a greatest hits package that includes this song. Only hard core fans need to be exposed to the rest of the tunes."