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going for the soft rock angle with this placement here
think Firefall/Orleans
Massachusetts 4 album band
this is the 4th, then they hung it up
this album did not chart but the below single snuck in at #83
it's not a very good album for me
Amnesia is better
[video=youtube;OoTHmjS-JXA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoTHmjS-JXA[/video]
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a guilty pleasure up to his first hits package
only 4 tracks I like on this one
includes 3 new tracks, all bad
then we get a couple of disco numbers, bad
a duet with Ronnie Milsap, bad
Ian Hunter cover, bad
Four Seasons cover, bad
Meat Loaf cover (Read Em And Weep, Steinman produces, Elton John guys playing), bad
my fav
[video=youtube;rsoqWXyN_wQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsoqWXyN_wQ[/video]
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deja vu...
I was only mentioning to Dani this morning that i'd heard Copacabana on the radio half a dozen times in the last few days,
Mandy twice and I Write The Songs four times...
Mandy is still his best song IMO
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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we used to call him Barry Mega Nose when I was young.
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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BRYAN ADAMS "the best of me" cd, 1999.
career stats:
studio albums............13
singles......................69
this album............#7 CAN...#18 AU...#12 UK
singles:
"the best of me".......#10 CAN
Canadian soft-rocker/easy listening singer...
active from the late 1970s through to the present day...
lots of rock on this one, plus his easy listening ballads...
I personally prefer his rockier material as he went through a period in the
late 80's/early 90s where he just seemed to release ballads and songs from
movie soundtracks as singles...
I saw him back around '99 also, so I guess I picked this one up around that time also, either just prior
or just after the show...which incidently was brilliant.
all up a fairly good representation of his career up to that point and a nice mix of tracks so there is
something for everybody on it.
live clip linked below contains my three favourite tracks by Bryan and were recorded at the AFL Grand Final
pre game entertainment segment in 2015, showing that this guy can still cut it 40 odd years into his career!
the tracks on the clip are "run to you", "summer o 69" and "cant stop this thing we started"...enjoy!
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: all for love
best track: summer of '69
[video=youtube;fGTZ_4oUoBM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGTZ_4oUoBM[/video]
tracks:
1...the best of me **
2...cant stop this thing we started ***
3...im ready **
4...summer of 69 ***
5...lets make it a night to remember **
6...all for love *
7...have you ever really loved a woman ***
8...run to you ***
9...cloud number nine **
10.everything I do (I do it for you) **
11.back to you **
12.when youre gone ***
13.the only thing that looks good on me (is you) ***
14.inside out *
15.til I die **
3s=6
2s=8
1s=2
rating: 2.2
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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TOM JONES "50 reasons to love: tom jones" cd, 2010
career stats:
studio albums.......40
singles................104
disc #1
first disc contains seventeen tracks...
no album cover artwork available so I used a picture of Tom instead...
a 3cd, 50 track compilation that pretty much covers his output from his first decade (65-74)...
apart from Engelbert and John Farnham, this guy, IMO, has the finest voice in pop music (not counting the rock singers)
tracks are not in chronological order on this one, they flit through the years previously mentioned but it doesn't matter...
very good compilation, some covers on here that i'd never heard previously, most are good but a couple don't suit his vocals.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: aint no sunshine
best track: green green grass of home
[video=youtube;O-yKq-FsFyk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-yKq-FsFyk[/video]
tracks:
1...green, green grass of home ***
2...I get a kick out of you **
3...I (who have nothing) **
4...help yourself ***
5...aint no sunshine *
6...funny familiar forgotten feelings ***
7...I wake up crying ***
8...let there be love ***
9...I cant stop loving you **
10.puppet man **
11.letter to Lucille ***
12.autumn leaves **
13.breathless *
14.chills and fever **
15.city girl **
16.i cant turn you loose **
17.spanish harlem *
3s=6
2s=8
1s=3
rating: 2.2
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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Right at this minute, I'm listening to sports talk.
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TOM JONES "50 reasons to love: tom jones" cd, 2010
career stats:
studio albums.......40
singles................104
disc #2:
second disc also contains seventeen tracks like the first one...
pretty much the exact same write up as the first disc...
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: stop breaking my heart
best track: its not unusual
[video=youtube;NjEE_1U0-8s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjEE_1U0-8s[/video]
tracks:
1...its not unusual ***
2...shes a lady ***
3...once there was a time ***
4...stop breaking my heart **
5...Detroit city ***
6...im coming home **
7...looking out my window **
8...love me tonight ***
9...daughter of darkness **
10.till **
11.the witch queen of New Orleans **
12.if you need me **
13.i got your number **
14.i need your loving **
15.its just a matter of time **
16.it takes a worried man ***
17.watcha gonna do **
3s=6
2s=11
1s=0
rating: 2.3
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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Bryan is the number one Canadian artist as far as record sales go! Summer of 69 is one of my favs! CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:
BRYAN ADAMS "the best of me" cd, 1999.
career stats:
studio albums............13
singles......................69
this album............#7 CAN...#18 AU...#12 UK
singles:
"the best of me".......#10 CAN
Canadian soft-rocker/easy listening singer...
active from the late 1970s through to the present day...
lots of rock on this one, plus his easy listening ballads...
I personally prefer his rockier material as he went through a period in the
late 80's/early 90s where he just seemed to release ballads and songs from
movie soundtracks as singles...
I saw him back around '99 also, so I guess I picked this one up around that time also, either just prior
or just after the show...which incidently was brilliant.
all up a fairly good representation of his career up to that point and a nice mix of tracks so there is
something for everybody on it.
live clip linked below contains my three favourite tracks by Bryan and were recorded at the AFL Grand Final
pre game entertainment segment in 2015, showing that this guy can still cut it 40 odd years into his career!
the tracks on the clip are "run to you", "summer o 69" and "cant stop this thing we started"...enjoy!
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: all for love
best track: summer of '69
[video=youtube;fGTZ_4oUoBM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGTZ_4oUoBM[/video]
tracks:
1...the best of me **
2...cant stop this thing we started ***
3...im ready **
4...summer of 69 ***
5...lets make it a night to remember **
6...all for love *
7...have you ever really loved a woman ***
8...run to you ***
9...cloud number nine **
10.everything I do (I do it for you) **
11.back to you **
12.when youre gone ***
13.the only thing that looks good on me (is you) ***
14.inside out *
15.til I die **
3s=6
2s=8
1s=2
rating: 2.2
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TOM JONES "50 reasons to love: tom jones" cd, 2010
career stats:
studio albums.......40
singles................104
disc #3:
third and final disc in the three disc set of Tom's first decade of music recording....
sixteen tracks on this making for fifty tracks all up...
only real problem I have with this set is that "Delilah" is not included on it...strange indeed,
especially when that abysmal "whats new pussycat" is included(man i hate that song with a passion)
another good disc of music, theres a few hits, a few covers and a few i'd not heard previously also...
a real bad cover of Chuck's "Memphis,Tennessee" on here, its really bad for Tom...
"he also covers "pledging my love", its ok, should have been brilliant as that is his sort of song IMO,
its good but I was expecting something as good as, if not better, than my favourite version of the song
that Elvis recorded several years later...
all up though, a good set of songs overall..
a tough call for best track also, between the one I picked and the Bond Theme "thunderball"...
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
worst track: Memphis Tennessee
best track: the young New Mexican puppeteer
[video=youtube;XvQHt5t7zkg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvQHt5t7zkg[/video]
tracks:
1...whats new pussycat *
2...thunderball ***
3...with these hands **
4..to make a big man cry **
5...this and that **
6...sixteen tons **
7...promise her anything *
8...without love ***
9...do what you gotta do *
10.youre my world **
11.the young New Mexican puppeteer ***
12.not responsible ***
13.Memphis, Tennessee *
14.pledging my love **
15.never give love away **
16.memories don't leave like people do **
3s=4
2s=8
1s=4
rating: 2.0
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
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