04-12-2013, 03:07
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LITTLE RIVER BAND "little river band" cd, 1975.
album chart stats: #17 AU, #80 US.
singles stats:
"curiosity(killed the cat)"..........#15 AU.
"emma".................................#20 AU.
"its a long way there"..............#38 AU, # 28 US.
"i'll always call your name"......# 62 US.
Aussie band's debut set from 1975...
these guys were what you'd call a 'supergroup', Beeb Birtles, Graham Goble and vocalist Glenn Shorrock all had successful careers prior to the formation of this band..
Birtles/Goble would have to be in my top 10 song writers list of all time, and vocalist Shorrock would be up there with the best also...
music would be what i'd call 'soft rock' or what is often termed 'adult orientated rock'...
songs have a similar feel to what would be created if you could amalgamate America,Eagles and early 1970s Neil Young together...
lots of lovely melodies,harmonies and nice little Eagle-esque guitar solos happening here...
the big bonus here is the un-abridged complete eight and a half minute version of "its a long way there"....much better than the shortened radio version...sort of like CCR's full length 'heard it through the grapevine' which is far superior to the stupid three minute single version...!
theres one song on this one i dont like, had i liked it, this would have scored a love rating!...
i wasnt aware of this until ten minutes ago, but, the original line-up of this band released their sixteenth studio set this year...
a very very impressive debut set from one of my favourite bands from predominantly the 1970s and early 1980s...
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: my lady and me
best track: its a long way there
tracks:
1. its a long way there ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzVHb7W97JY live
2. curiosity(killed the cat) ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49aBfO8MHRc live
3. menawhile **
4. my lady and me *
5. i'll always call your name **
6. emma ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ady39OrQDuE out of sync clip
7. the man in black **
8. status of liberty ***
9. i know it **
3s=4
2s=4
1s=1
my rating: 2.3
'allmusic' rating: 1.8
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.