Track Listings (19) - Disc #1| All Artists: Nazz Title: Open Our Eyes: The Anthology Members Wishing: 5 Total Copies: 0 Label: Sanctuary Records Release Date: 11/19/2002 Album Type: Original recording remastered Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock Styles: Soft Rock, Psychedelic Rock Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 060768458628 |
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CD ReviewsEverything in one place...however... T. LeBaron | NH | 04/25/2005 (4 out of 5 stars) "If you've got the 3 albums on CD from Rhino, the only thing you're missing is the one bonus track Train kept a-Rollin'. That can be found on the vinyl-only Best of Nazz (also from Rhino). The single album reissues did one thing this collection didn't do: it kept the tracks in their original running order, and that's how these albums sound best." Get Yer Nazz Here! Robert Cossaboon | The happy land of Walworth, NY | 08/05/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) ""Open Our Eyes", the latest Nazz anthology really doesn't sport anything new, except for a cover of "Train Kept A-Rollin'". It is, however, a very complete catalogue of the work proper that the Nazz did. For sticklers this CD set will rankle, because the song orders for the original albums have been screwed up in favor of a more thematic approach. Generally the anthology is set up where the first CD is the hard-rocking side and the second one is the more cerebral one. As a result, most of the first album and some of the third takes up the first CD, whereas the bulk of the second and third albums comprise the second. This doesn't, however, prevent the best songs from opening the first disc! "Open My Eyes" was/is/and probably will always be one of the best songs that Todd Rundgren ever wrote. "Hello It's Me", the big single, follows, but fast forward a couple of songs and you get to Rundgren's pre-Something/Anything opus, the ethereal, string-driven "If That's The Way You Feel". This, along with "Forget All About It" and "A Beautiful Song" are the real reasons to buy this anthology-if you don't already have the Nazz on CD! For those who don't know, Rundgren would go on to have an immensely successful career as both artist and producer. As in the Nazz, his songs would straddle the fence between the human (the soulful ballads) and the absurd (his sometimes annoying obsession with technology and vaudeville). If you want a ground zero song for this dialectic, listen to the wonderfully whimsical Meridian Leeward. Also included in the anthology package are some good liner notes where Rundgren describes how the band came to be as well as some of the internal dynamics that were happening while the band was active. " Good to have, but there's better out there Elizabeth | suburban Philadelphia, PA USA | 10/24/2008 (3 out of 5 stars) "I was introduced to the Nazz via the posthumous releases "13th and Pine" and "From Philadelphia". They are definitely an overlooked talent and a bit obscure. They sound like a Philadelphia version of the early Who. I'm from Philadelphia (this city is famous for music) and I hadn't even heard of them.
This collection is a great and inexpensive way to get all three Nazz albums on CD. However, after listening to the above-mentioned albums, I was a bit disappointed by how they really sounded on their album releases at the time. So it's hard to critique, because the collection itself is good, but the original songs are a bit lacking. First, the mastering of the songs is excellent, but you can only do so much with what you have. Most of the songs are overproduced. The dated stereo effects are annoying and distracting. The best song, in terms of overall "sound" and production value is "Train Kept-A-Rollin'". This is what they sound like on "13th and Pine" and most of "From Philadelphia", which contain different mixes of some of the songs on this collection. It's a bit "dirty" production-wise, but it's more satisfying to listen to. Some of my favorites from this collection were on neither of those albums, but that's probably because the best on those albums aren't as good as on the two I mentioned. But there's still a lot of great material here. Bottom line: get this collection, especially if you like garage rock or are studying Philadelphia's musical history, but go out and find "13th and Pine" and "From Philadelphia". I got them as digital downloads on emusic, but they may be available through Amazon's MP3 Store. If you're really lucky, get the CDs." |
