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[Tiggi]

Dan Reed Network - Slam



Quite a bit to say about this one...

This is one of those albums that I bought on the strength of one song, only to find that the rest of the album is a donkey.

Suppose there's nothing intrinsically wrong with it, it's just that it doesn't hit the spot for me. That having been said, it's frequently worthwhile re-visiting records that you haven't hit it off with before. In this case, my opinion didn't improve much:

- Musically it's sort of a funky take on the Aerosmith sound (which is bad), although the Nile Rogers production is typically polished (which is very good)

- Lyrically it's cringeworthy. Dan tells that his baby is a "Tiger in a Dress", & that he'll be "Doin' The Love Thing" with her "All Night Long"

- Rainbow Child is still a great song IMO

- Listenable, but only just

At least I didn't rip my ears off...