| 1. Johnny Don't Do It |
| 2. Sand In My Face |
| 3. Donna |
| 4. The Dean And I |
| 5. Headline Hustler |
| 6. Speed Kills |
| 7. Rubber Bullets |
| 8. The Hospital Song |
| 9. Ships Don't Disappear (Do They?) |
| 10. Fresh Air From My Mama |
| 11. Hot Rock Sun |
| 12. 4% Of Something |
| 13. Rubber Bullets (Single Version) |
| 14. Waterfall |
| 15. Bee In My Bonnet |
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Digitally remastered, German reissue of 1973 debut featuring the hit 'Rubber Bullets'. Bonus tracks 'Hot Rock Sun', '4% Of SOmething', 'Rubber Bullets' (Single Version), 'Waterfall', 'Bee In My Bonnet'. 2000 release. Standard jewlcase.
Included on this single-disc set are 15 of 10cc's best recordings. As a teen in the late 70s, I was familiar with their biggest radio hits: the haunting I'M NOT IN LOVE, the infectious THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE, and the philosophical FOR YOU AND I. Upon purchasing this collection, I was pleasingly introduced to a dozen other gems from this talented group, and I would recommend it to anyone.
This group were huge back in the 1970's, in the UK alone they had 12 Top 30 hit singles. This CDE collects all their major numbers, making it great value and is all the 10CC you'll ever need!
It sounds like several different bands from different genres and even different time periods - but the lack of consistancy is well made up for in the HIGH QUALITY of these brilliant songs!
I grew up with Rubber Bullets, Good Morning Judge, Art for Art's Sake,even Dreadlock Holiday and this is just some darn fun music to listen to. It's an absolute shame that these geniuses didn't remain any more consistent. Who knows, maybe they will
submerge again like Toto or the new Cars ? I would be a fan then because I am now.
Don't even hesitate to buy this one.....It's worth about 25.00 to me and I'm a little more than frugal.
I may not do "the wall st. shuffle" very often but when this disc is in my player - my feet are definitely shufflin' - and I'll be shuffling around in my pockets for a handgun if someone decides to get the wrong idea and wants to burn a copy of this one from me, or burn me in general. Unless you are crawling with leprosy, crawl down to the bank and deposit some cash for this wonderful 10CC disc, if you don't like it - go have your brain scanned... Thanks Guys !
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Kevin, Lowell and the rest of the parade of writers who infested Ten CC at one time or another laid the sophisticated lyric observations on thick(ly) over musical beds rooted in the same sort of riffs we're accustomed to with McCartney, Men at Work, Graham Parker and Tears for Fears.
Which, along with the considered lyric "acting," makes the wry, glib, "experiential teaching model" lyrics nicely accessible without having to read along to the itsy bitsy printed ones on the insert (as one has to do with Alanis or Gwen, for example).
There are a couple of low spots on this pretty much chronologically-ordered, "chart topper" collection, which (unfortunately) puts the pre-Ten CC, UK hit "Donna" first. I'm not at all crazy about the digital remastering, either. The original work on analog vinyl had a much "tube-ier" warmth.
But most of the material is acceptable for a sampler, even though original albums like "How Dare You?" and "Bloody Tourists" are more listenable front-to-back and offer more accurate representations of the group at their creative apogee.
32 years ago. The haunting beat still sounds like a heart. A classic song that was over played yet when I hear it remains a classic. I saw the band with 10 Years After (with Alvin Lee) before the hit was made. The Original Soundtrack was exactly as titled when released. ORIGINAL. Highly recommend the cd. When she said "big boys don't cry"...it was during a quadrophonic phase on radio and I thought they were doing a radio promo for "request in quad". Always interesting when you think a song is saying one thing and the lyrics turn out something else.
Starts strong with Une Unit A Paris, a strange tale of love and murder in paris. It's epic, mostly piano, bass, organ, and various percussion instruments: the liner notes says Eric plays steel guitar, but I can't hear any. Very good, sets the stage perfectly for what's ahead.
I'm Not In Love. The Hit The Song The Reason 10cc Could Make Albums After Their Albums Didn't Sell Much Any More. Hard to explain: layers of labored over vocal harmonies soar in and out of the stratosphere of the song, while an accoustic guitar keeps the rhytmn, the electric piano plays the harmony, a bass drum helps keep rhytmn, and Eric croons over the top the way only he can about how he's Not In Love even though it's obvious he is heh heh heh.
Blackmail is a very strong rocker with some AMAZING steel guitar work from Eric. Those solo's are the end are ferious and worth the price of the album alone. This song also features tons of arrangement ideas, and strange instrumentation.
Second Sitting For The Last Supper. This is the type of song I love. There are so many ideas packed into this song. It's about 4-5 minutes long, and there are over 8 musical ideas. It's all coherent too. It rocks, it rolls, it croons, it moons, it's sacreligious wooooooo! some might say too much is happening but it's done in such a logical way that it proves the band's genius.
Brand New Day. One of those heart breaking ballads Godley and Creme did so well. Not their best, but with plenty of great ideas and music, this one is still great.
Flying Junk is a strange song. It doesn't rock, it doesn't ballad. It's pretty experimental: I can't say WHAT the main musical instruments are. A very weird song.
Life Is A Minestrone is kind of like the band's M.O. The song rocks, and it has weird arrangment ideas, is layered, and humours with a catchy chorus.
The Film Of My Love is a strange ballad that seems to be suggesting the singer is making a porno. (!!!!!!!) Still, tons and tons of amazing music ideas going on.
If the band had done just this one album, they would be considered amazing. However, nobody ever considers them at all! Their obscurity is a crime. Buy this album and understand what music in the hands of creative people can be.
If you could only listen to one track(which would be a CRIME), make it the aforementioned "Feel the Benefit". It is truly an odyssey of wonderful orchestral musings with 10CC's signature guitar riffs amid flowing tempo changes. Just be forewarned that it is 10+ minutes long - but, for me, it was the best song I had never heard...
This has been one of my favorite albums for almost 30 years now, and it takes me back to high school very time!
But now the year was 1977 and Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart regrouped and came back with a beautiful pop album that showed a subtle change in the 10cc sound. The interesting thing is that for all the wonderfully quirky pop art that filled the first four albums that included Godley & Creme, the music was still alive with fresh ideas and inventive productions, just a bit less cerebral. Sure, this was no "Consequences", Godley & Creme's first album that was full of high art but lacking in accessibility; but Deceptive Bends has so many infectious melodies and grooves that it intensified what made this band so attractive in the first place... The pleasure of invention.
Every song on this album has become (more or less) a highlight for me, including the bonus tracks. But the first side of the album is definitely the stronger half. It is rare to have a perfect album- in my mind there are very few of those. But I've got to give Deceptive Bends five stars nonetheless, because take away few missteps and you have a pop masterpiece.
Bloody Tourists continued the success of inventive pop music that Deceptive Bends had brought- it was the weaker of the two but still was mostly great.
I think the music declined somewhat after that for 10cc. That's not to say Look Hear, Ten Out Of 10, or Windows In The Jungle aren't strong albums- they just don't have the allure that the albums up to Bloody Tourist have; Ten Out Of 10 probably being the strongest of the three.
One note: I though it was interesting how close the guitar solo on "The Things We Do For Love" sounds like the guitar solo from "Killer Queen" by Queen.
At times, Bloody Tourists reminds me of Paul McCartney. Sir Paulie should wish he were making music this good in 1978. And I like McCartney and the Beatles very much. I like this better.
I can't endorse the Mercury digital remastering of this CD, though. Some of the treble or high end got lost in the transfer, a relatively easy problem to address with tone controls in playback or with audio software. The dynamic range on most CD tracks was compressed too much compared to the vinyl. But most annoying of all, this CD was remastered with a slight slowing of timing and pitch. Each track but the Dreadlock Holiday single sides runs slower on the CD than on vinyl, at a consistent slow speed within each track, but by varying amounts of slowness from one track to another. The musical notes on this remastered CD are as much as a half-tone lower than on the LP. You may wonder: 'So what? I don't have perfect pitch.' So this: just a bit of the energy and sparkle of the original have been drained off. Think 10cc on ludes. OK, so this always was one of the best head albums. Now it sounds it? But that's not a feature; it's a bug. The difference in listed track times on LP and CD, which are very close to accurate for Bloody Tourists, supports what the ear hears: the CD runs slower than the vinyl. Comparing the lead vocals to other 10cc recordings clearly suggests that the version that was engineered at the incorrect pitch or speed was the remastered CD, not the original LP.
If you have music editing software such as Adobe Audition, you can correct this pitch and timing screwup by buying and ripping the Mercury remastered CD and editing the pitch of each CD track to match up to the LP track. (The Audition 1.5 command sequence for this is: Effects>Time/Pitch>Stretch>Constant Stretch tab, turn the Resample radio button on, and enter for the Ratio the following numbers for each of these tracks: Track 2: 99.5%. Track 3: 98.0%. Track 4: 97.0%. Track 5: 96.5%. Track 6: 97.5%. Track 7: 99.5%. Track 8: 98.5%. Track 9: 98.5%. Track 10: 97.75%. Track 11: 98.0%. Track 12: 99.75%. In other words, track 5, Last Night, is 3.5% slower on the CD than on the LP, but by running this software on this track, you digitally shorten it and match it back up to the LP in pitch and time.) Add a little high end, save and burn, and you have a notably better digital version of the album than Mercury's remastered CD release. But of course most people don't have software that can make this adjustment, and it's too expensive to buy just to fix one CD.
If you have no way to fix the pitch issue with music editing software, should you get this CD? I still recommend it, unless you are highly sensitive to pitch and know the LP version of this album well; if that's the case, this CD may drive you nuts. It surely does sadden me to see this fine material treated with such carelessness by an engineer and by a record company.
My grades: A for the music composed and arranged by Eric and Graham, A for 10cc's performance, D for the digital remastering on this CD: B or 4 stars overall. I join with others in hoping for a better digital remastering of this underrated album another day.
Yet, there is something intriguing about this batch of downbeat, mysterious tunes. Lots of wounded stories told here. Those who delighted in the earlier albums, particularly the eccentric contributions of Godley and Creme, may not be too pleased with these selections, with their often MOR stylings. Though, these tracks still have an insidious quality to them. Best for hardcore completists. Others, beware.
Unfortunately, as mentioned by other reviewers, this Mercury Records CD reissue numbered 534 973-2 does leave quite a bit to be desired. Yes, I do give a big thumbs up for the inclusion of the cool, bluesy "Dreadlock Holiday" b-side "Nothing Can Move Me"--that's a definite plus. However, the sticker on the front claiming "extensive sleevenotes" is highly exaggerated--you get a considerably unenlightening & tiring essay that sprinkles in quotes from the album's lyrics. The original gatefold vinyl LP featured a picture with all 6 band members, full performance credits for each tune, & printed lyrics for all of the songs--none of these are featured with this CD reissue. Plus, "Old Mister Time" is credited as having been co-written by Dave Mackay--I presume they must mean Duncan Mackay. Then, of course, there's the issue of sound quality. I will say that although speed fluctuations are indeed noticeable, the sound quality isn't a DISASTER--the speed fluctuations are actually quite minor. I mean, it's a damn shame to hear that the album's original master recordings were considerably damaged--you do unfortunately hear some 'wrinkled tape' noises, but it's not like the sound on this CD is so bad that it can't be enjoyed--disappointing though it is, it's not THAT bad. Certainly there's no need to avoid it at all costs, as another reviewer said. It'd be a shame if listeners pass on "Bloody Tourists", because it really is a must-have album, a terrific demonstration of the brilliance of Eric Stewart & Graham Gouldman.
To appreciate the soundtrack, one must understand the movie's plot. Zoe Adler (played by Robin Tunney) is someone who is basically socially inept and somewhat of an introvert. Zoe struggles with her lack of social skills both in the office and in the social scene as well. She is also romanticist who loves 1970s and 1980s music and gets immersed in the songs of that era. Unknown to Zoe, she is being pursued and followed by a stalker (played by Brad Hunt) Zoe's life will change when the stalker finds Zoe going to her car to pick up her cell phone. The stalker takes Zoe hostage and forces her to drive - running down a police officer Following the incident, the stalker leaves the scene and Zoe is left facing a homicide charge. While awaiting her trial, her lawyer arranges for Zoe to be put in the "Bracelet Program". This is a program that essentially places Zoe under house arrest and uses a bracelet to electronically track that Zoe stays indeed under house arrest. The movie focuses on Zoe's attempts to deal with her house arrest while attempting to prove her innocence. At the same time, there is focus on Zoe's relationship with the police officer Bill Daly from the bracelet program (played by Tim Blake Nelson), who also suffers from social ineptness.
Much of the credit for assembling the soundtrack has to go to Paul Broucek, who was in charge of music for this film. Much of the theme of the movie deals with obsessions - and many of the songs reflect this theme. The theme of music is very nicely woven into Zoe's character as well (she is a big music fan). There are fourteen tracks on the collection, unfortunately they are not ordered as in the movie:
"She's Gone" by Daryl Hall and John Oates
"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell
"Breakdown" by Noe Venable
"I Melt With You" by Modern English
"Private Eyes" by Modern English
"I'm Not in Love" by 10CC
"Cherish" by The Association
"Happy Together" by The Turtles
"(Keep Feeling) Fascination"
"Down Easy" by Noe Venable Trio
"Alone Remix" by Mark De Gli Antoni
"Get Up an Move" by The Impressions
"While I'm Alone" by Maze (Featuring Frankie Beverly)
"I Love You" by Climax Blues Band
Some of the classic songs on here are really going to grip you. When "Tainted Love" is played during the homicide and later in the movie, it gave me a whole new perspective on that song. Before this movie, "Tainted Love" was just another overplayed song by a one-hit wonder (Soft Cell). After hearing it in the movie, it gives a much more haunting feel when listening to it, resulting in a whole new appreciation for a song that I never cared for in the past.
The Hall and Oates tunes are well positioned in the movie too. "She's Gone" is played when the stalker realizes he can no longer find Zoe (who is under house arrest). "Private Eyes" is played when Zoe calls her own cell phone and the stalker realizes it is Zoe, so he plays that song to indicate "Private Eyes - they're watching you". Again, these are old songs, but given a whole new appreciation when put into the context of this film.
Perhaps the best use of music is saved for the end. Climax Blues Band's "I Love You" is beautifully woven into the movie's final scene. In that final scene, we find Zoe and Daly reflecting on the relationship that they had established. This is a very gripping and powerful song to begin with, but when put into the finale of the movie, it is that much stronger.
Like many soundtracks, "Cherish" does not include every song or piece of music that is in the movie. In particular there are some glaring omissions such as Terry Jacks' "Seasons in the Sun", Human League's "Don't You Want Me?" (although another Human League song, "Fascination" is included on the soundtrack), and America's "Sister Golden Hair". Other notable omissions include Togetherness' "I Bet You Never Knew That I Followed You", the Style Council's "You're the Best Thing", and the Flamingos "I Only Have Eyes for You". These songs would have been nice to be on the soundtrack - and all of them fit nicely into the theme of the movie.
One other omission revolves around "Breakdown". In the movie, the classic Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song is included (and woven very nicely into a scene where the Stalker has a "melt down"). However on the soundtrack a cover is included by local San Francisco music star, Noe Venable. Venable's music has a small role in the movie and Venable also has another song included on the soundtrack ("Down Easy"). Venable puts a haunting, folksy spin on "Breakdown".
One final note, Mark De Gli Antoni provides much of the instrumental score of this film and I wish that more was included on the soundtrack. Still, this is a very good collection of music. Not only do I recommend the movie, but I also recommend this collection.
Going over to PHONOGRAM/MERCURY records, the group hit their stride in 1975 with "I'm Not In Love." This beautifully melancholy song was augmented by an ethereal electronically-enhanced semi-choir. After "THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK" album came HOW DARE YOU, which had two songs ("Art For Art's Sake," and "I'm Mandy, Fly Me") that charted well in Britain. Unfortunately, this was the last collaboration by these four musicians. Differences of opinion sent Godley & Creme their own way, while Stewart and Gouldman carried on as 10cc.
When I first heard this album in the spring of '76, I was convinced it was the second coming of the Beatles. Thirty years of hindsight proves that to be a slight overestimation. Regardless, it's all still very good, and holds up well with the passage of time. Personal favorites are: "Head Room," "I Wanna Rule The World," and "Iceberg." "Don't Hang Up," the album's final track, cuts off abruptly with a CLICK and a dial tone. This seems like a perfect ending, and probably says something about how these four guys finished up.
The title track starts off with a Samba flavor that introduces additional elements one at a time, keeping the Samba beat in the background until suddenly the lead guitar changes the musical flavor to a harder edge. My only complaint is that this instrumental could have been much longer.
The next song is "Lazy Ways," which combines Eric Stewart's vocal talents the phenomenal instrumental talents of 10cc. Particularly interesting are the Moog synthesizer and clavinet played by Lol Creme. Lol uses the Moog like an organ, which generates a unique sound for this song. The lyrics match the song, and the result is a perfect example of a nicely crafted rock song.
While the next song has its silly moments, musically it is fun and interesting. Furthermore, "I Wanna Rule the World" also has incredible lyrics. How many songs contain lines such as:
A brave new world will rise from the ashes
And there upon a rock titanic, I'll cast a giant
Shadow on the face of the deep
And never again will they dare to call me
A freckled, spotty, specky, four-eyed
Weedy little creep
Next is one of the gems on this CD. "I'm Mandy Fly Me" has a humorous title based on a series of television commercials from a bygone era. However, the music is serious and wonderful, with a combination of vocals and instrumentals that require you listen to the song with your full attention to appreciate it. My mere words are incapable of explaining how wonderful this song is. In addition to Eric Stewart's vocals, this song also features a long bridge that musically describes the crash of a plane. The pace of the song has several changes throughout that will keep you focused on this song from beginning to end.
Lyrically 10cc is creative and almost surreal. The members of the group often juxtapose elements that appear to be unrelated. The lyrics of "Iceberg" fall into this category. Though lyrics can be interpreted in many ways, I think these lyrics deal with a woman, and how her significant other perceives her. All the lyrical elements are pieces of how the singer thinks about his relationship with her; of course their relationship is rocky and his thoughts are in turmoil. The music is similar tumultuous and mixed, with the end result being an unusual and uniquely 10cc song.
The next song is incredible, and should be one of the all time best rock songs. "Art for Art's Sake" seems simple, but of course it is not. The elements range from progressive to rock, with smatters of other genres thrown in for seasoning. The bass parts of this song are outstanding with good speakers. The ethereal portions contrast well with the heavy rock beat. More than a dozen instruments were used on this song, which helps explain why I think it is complex, and also explains why this song is difficult to describe.
Consistent with 10cc's eclectic nature is "Rock `n' Roll Lullaby." The lyrics are typically interesting, but the slow, mellow music is the interest in this song. This song also features a glockenspiel, which is a very unusual instrument for a nominally rock song. The lead guitar in this song has places where it sets itself well away from the other instruments. The bass is also heavily featured in a few places. A Dobro, more properly called a resonator guitar, can also be readily heard in places. Often these guitars are played with a slide, and so they are sometimes called slide guitars, but Graham Gouldman seems to be plucking the strings, creating the unique sound on this song.
The double entendre and pun-filled song "Head Room" follows. The music is pretty average, though the lyrics have moments of interest. There are times when I enjoy this song, and other times when I find it slightly annoying. The song has a slight blues flavor from time to time that makes it different from the other songs on this CD.
The final song is one of the most brilliant songs in music. "Don't Hang Up" is a song that begins sadly, as the singer laments the separation between him and his wife. The song then flashes back to the earlier days, the romance, the marriage and the honeymoon. The song also indicates that others thought their marriage was doomed from the beginning. It is when the song explains that he is immature, leading into his heartbreak and love for her that the emotions can become powerful for an empathetic listener. The ending of this song is fantastically heartfelt and emotional, and makes this song a must have for those who fancy themselves experts on excellent rock.
This CD includes a bonus song, "Get It While You Can," but I think the bonus song detracts from the power of "Don't Hang Up."
This combination of members of 10cc brought to life too few albums, each with their own charm and experimentation. Unfortunately, this kind of eclectic arty rock found few fans, and 10cc is now remembered by few people, and by nearly none in the most recent generation. However, the CDs are there if you want to listen to something different, and fun, and powerful, with little intent for commercial success, though for a time they were. I also recommend earlier albums "The Original Soundtrack" and "Sheet Music" by 10cc.
The title track instrumental kind of gets things off to a strange start. It's not really all that interesting in some ways: it has a lot of strange instrumentation and ideas, but I don't think it is very cohesive. However, using the melody from the next track, in a piano arrangment, was a great idea.
Because Lazy Days is a wonderful track! It really lacks the strange, sometimes jarring, genre cuts of earlier material: the instrumentation is mostly pretty normal, and the lyrics are good, but not haha funny. But it's absolutely a beauty of a song, especially the "never get up if you don't get up, always be down if you sit around" section. No comedy, no goofiness, no overt experimentation: just crafting an immaculate song.
I Wanna Rule The World follows and it was another that just passed me by at first. It is a very odd collection of riffs, musical ideas, and strange chanting, ranting, and childlike blathering. The ideas musically are STILL brilliant, even if it has no cohesion really, and the singing is funny enough to give it a thumbs up.
I'm Mandy is brilliant, but obviously not what Godley and Creme were interested in. THe melody, the arrangements, the lyrics, the singing, even sampling one of their old songs: all of this helps create one of their most amazing songs, though words barely do it justice.
Next is Iceberg, which is more typical of their older material. An all over the map collage of ideas, barely held together sometimes (could be on Sheet Music!) with strange lyrics that seem not to relate to anything. It is a strong track, pretty in parts, strange in others.
Art For Art's Sake has one of those "so simple and perfect why wasn't it written before" riffs, and lyrics that are BIT transparent, but it also has that beautiful ambient section at the beginning and the middle. Genius in a way I can't describe.
Rock'N Roll Lullaby is a bit of a drag, I'll admit. It's okay, but I don't really understand the point of the song. It doesn't really do anything lyrically or musically, even if it is solid. Oops!
Head Room is a strange blues like excursion with a slightly dumb play on words "just give me some head.........room" blah... it's okay, but another of the weakest tracks.
Don't Hang Up is one of the most heart breaking, brilliant songs the band, or any band, ever recorded. Hard to explain, it has to be experienced.
All in all, a great album hampered by a few tracks that while good just aren't that WOW as the rest. Definitely a buy! Especially if you can get the version i have which has Original Soundtrack on the same cd!
The reason I started my review with that album is that during the A&M years, Richie defied expectations once again with tracks like 10CC's "I'm Not In Love." The original version was a breathy, melancholy, floating piece of McCartney-esque joy. But in the hands of Richie Havens it becomes a soaring, tortured, emotional tour de force (notice I did not say "melodramatic," because it most certainly is not).
When he gets to the part of the song in which he sings "Don't tell your friends about...THE TWO OF US...I'm not in love, no no no no no no...," every hair on your arms and the back of your neck will stand on end. My promise to you, the consumer.
There are plenty of tracks on this excellent Hip-O anothology (once again, a CD that was previously available only through the Hip-O online store, so kudos to Amazon for stocking it). While his version of "I'm Not In Love" is the undisputed masterpiece, you will be rewarded again and again and again with artistry that ventures fearlessly beyond what is expected and delivers shimmering, powerful moments of beauty and raw emotion.
And once again, the people who already own this album know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. If your knowledge of Richie Havens is limited to "Freedom" from the Woodstock movie, you don't know Richie Havens. You know one of his songs, but you don't know the breadth and depth of what he's recorded.
18 Carat Man Of Means is as good as anything on the album...it starts off like a basic 12 bar blues/rock song, then morphs into a heartbreaking multi-harmonied classic.
Gizmo My Way is merely a hawaiian sounding instrumental, and not entirely essential but still pleasant.
Anyone who likes the spontaneous nature of this album should check out the album simply titled "L" by Godley&Creme from 1981 and prepare to be blown away with it's weirdness.
(it is also interesting to note the major similarities between "Somewhere In Hollywood" and Queen's subsequent mega-hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" released the following year. Freddie and Co. must have been studying it, surely).
The music gets much more complex on this album: the strange styles have amagalized into a style of complex genre changes, complex chord changes and harmonies, multiple parts, and on somewhere in hollywood, a sweeping, dramatic feel.
The lyrics are good too: funny, catchy, very great word play. Not my main focus in the band: gotta love those songs!
Pick up the Double Disc Uk Records Collection. It has this album, plus the first, all their b-sides from the two albums, and the single versions of the singles, plus some cool liner notes. It's easy to find if you live in america, and a steal!
Overall, 20th Century Masters collections always seems to be a let down- they seem to consistently leave of some important songs from any collection I've noticed they put out.
What they succeed in doing though, is promoting bands like 10cc in the same breath as more recognizable names as Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, or The Who for instance.
If you like what you hear dig a little deeper into the original foursome's finest albums "Sheet Music", "The Original Soundtrack" and "How Dare You". After that, there's two essential 10cc albums "Deceptive Bends" and "Ten Out of 10" recorded by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman after the departure of the other two founding members Kevin Godley & Lol (Lawrence)Creme. The former can be purchased as an import while the latter is available only from fans or occasionally at auction.
The best collection (although it's hardly complete)continues to be "10cc: The Ultimate Collection" a three disc set featuring music from every phase of the band's career with the third bonus disc devoted to six Godley & Creme classics and two less than stellar recordings by Graham Gouldman in Wax UK (a duo he formed with Andrew Gold who wrote and sang the hit single "Lonely Boy").
Digitally remastered, German reissue of 1973 debut featuring the hit 'Rubber Bullets'. Bonus tracks 'Hot Rock Sun', '4% Of SOmething', 'Rubber Bullets' (Single Version), 'Waterfall', 'Bee In My Bonnet'. 2000 release. Standard jewlcase.
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ASIN: B000001EW7 Release Date: 1997-06-17 |
Tracks:
- Donna
- Rubber Bullets
- The Dean And I
- The Wall Street Shuffle
- Silly Love
- Life Is A Minestrone
- I'm Not In Love
- Art For Art's Sake
- I'm Mandy Fly Me
- The Things We Do For Love
- Good Morning Judge
- People In Love
- Deadlock Holiday
- For You And I
- Cry
Customer Reviews:
How can i review this CD !!!.......2006-08-04
EVEN IF I'M NOT IN LOVE, I'D DODGE RUBBER BULLETS FOR THIS CD.......2006-06-12
Included on this single-disc set are 15 of 10cc's best recordings. As a teen in the late 70s, I was familiar with their biggest radio hits: the haunting I'M NOT IN LOVE, the infectious THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE, and the philosophical FOR YOU AND I. Upon purchasing this collection, I was pleasingly introduced to a dozen other gems from this talented group, and I would recommend it to anyone.
'70s music.......2006-04-06
This group were huge back in the 1970's, in the UK alone they had 12 Top 30 hit singles. This CDE collects all their major numbers, making it great value and is all the 10CC you'll ever need!
A Very nice Shot in the arm !!!! 10 CCs to be precise ..............2006-03-25
It sounds like several different bands from different genres and even different time periods - but the lack of consistancy is well made up for in the HIGH QUALITY of these brilliant songs!
I grew up with Rubber Bullets, Good Morning Judge, Art for Art's Sake,even Dreadlock Holiday and this is just some darn fun music to listen to. It's an absolute shame that these geniuses didn't remain any more consistent. Who knows, maybe they will
submerge again like Toto or the new Cars ? I would be a fan then because I am now.
Don't even hesitate to buy this one.....It's worth about 25.00 to me and I'm a little more than frugal.
I may not do "the wall st. shuffle" very often but when this disc is in my player - my feet are definitely shufflin' - and I'll be shuffling around in my pockets for a handgun if someone decides to get the wrong idea and wants to burn a copy of this one from me, or burn me in general. Unless you are crawling with leprosy, crawl down to the bank and deposit some cash for this wonderful 10CC disc, if you don't like it - go have your brain scanned... Thanks Guys !
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A More Than Adequate Place to Start.......2006-02-25
Kevin, Lowell and the rest of the parade of writers who infested Ten CC at one time or another laid the sophisticated lyric observations on thick(ly) over musical beds rooted in the same sort of riffs we're accustomed to with McCartney, Men at Work, Graham Parker and Tears for Fears.
Which, along with the considered lyric "acting," makes the wry, glib, "experiential teaching model" lyrics nicely accessible without having to read along to the itsy bitsy printed ones on the insert (as one has to do with Alanis or Gwen, for example).
There are a couple of low spots on this pretty much chronologically-ordered, "chart topper" collection, which (unfortunately) puts the pre-Ten CC, UK hit "Donna" first. I'm not at all crazy about the digital remastering, either. The original work on analog vinyl had a much "tube-ier" warmth.
But most of the material is acceptable for a sampler, even though original albums like "How Dare You?" and "Bloody Tourists" are more listenable front-to-back and offer more accurate representations of the group at their creative apogee.
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The Original Soundtrack
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ASIN: B000006U4N Release Date: 1997-07-21 |
Tracks:
- Une Nuit A Paris (Part 1) / The Same Night In Paris (Part 2) / Later The Same Night In Paris (Part 3)
- I'm Not In Love
- Blackmail
- The Second Sitting For The Last Supper
- Brand New Day
- Flying Junk
- Life Is A Minestrone
- The Film Of My Love
- Channel Swimmer
- Good News
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Digitally Remastered Containing Two Extra Tracks. Tracklisting Includes: Une Nuit a Paris Part 1, the Same Night in Paris Part 2, Later the Same Night in Paris Part 3, I'm Not in Love, Blackmail, the Second Sitting for the Last Supper, Brand New Day, and More.Customer Reviews:
10 CC The Original Soundtrack.......2007-07-30
32 years ago. The haunting beat still sounds like a heart. A classic song that was over played yet when I hear it remains a classic. I saw the band with 10 Years After (with Alvin Lee) before the hit was made. The Original Soundtrack was exactly as titled when released. ORIGINAL. Highly recommend the cd. When she said "big boys don't cry"...it was during a quadrophonic phase on radio and I thought they were doing a radio promo for "request in quad". Always interesting when you think a song is saying one thing and the lyrics turn out something else.
The Best.......2005-03-17
Starts strong with Une Unit A Paris, a strange tale of love and murder in paris. It's epic, mostly piano, bass, organ, and various percussion instruments: the liner notes says Eric plays steel guitar, but I can't hear any. Very good, sets the stage perfectly for what's ahead.
I'm Not In Love. The Hit The Song The Reason 10cc Could Make Albums After Their Albums Didn't Sell Much Any More. Hard to explain: layers of labored over vocal harmonies soar in and out of the stratosphere of the song, while an accoustic guitar keeps the rhytmn, the electric piano plays the harmony, a bass drum helps keep rhytmn, and Eric croons over the top the way only he can about how he's Not In Love even though it's obvious he is heh heh heh.
Blackmail is a very strong rocker with some AMAZING steel guitar work from Eric. Those solo's are the end are ferious and worth the price of the album alone. This song also features tons of arrangement ideas, and strange instrumentation.
Second Sitting For The Last Supper. This is the type of song I love. There are so many ideas packed into this song. It's about 4-5 minutes long, and there are over 8 musical ideas. It's all coherent too. It rocks, it rolls, it croons, it moons, it's sacreligious wooooooo! some might say too much is happening but it's done in such a logical way that it proves the band's genius.
Brand New Day. One of those heart breaking ballads Godley and Creme did so well. Not their best, but with plenty of great ideas and music, this one is still great.
Flying Junk is a strange song. It doesn't rock, it doesn't ballad. It's pretty experimental: I can't say WHAT the main musical instruments are. A very weird song.
Life Is A Minestrone is kind of like the band's M.O. The song rocks, and it has weird arrangment ideas, is layered, and humours with a catchy chorus.
The Film Of My Love is a strange ballad that seems to be suggesting the singer is making a porno. (!!!!!!!) Still, tons and tons of amazing music ideas going on.
If the band had done just this one album, they would be considered amazing. However, nobody ever considers them at all! Their obscurity is a crime. Buy this album and understand what music in the hands of creative people can be.
Art/Pop Rock's Finest Moment.......2004-04-20
I really can't even consider 10cc the same band after Lol Creme and Kevin Godley left, when they devolved into a "clever" Top 40 pop band. One listen to L or Freeze Frame and you'll see what I'm talking about. Those two put the art into art rock. Gouldman and Stewart were both talented songwriters in their own right, but Godley/Creme made 10cc the unique band that they were.
How Dare You is a fine follow-up to this CD, but I always felt it a bit too slick, not as daring or unpredictable, and not even close to approaching the seering rock of "Second Sitting for the Last Supper" or the brash whimsy of "Une Nuit a Paris."
Sadly, no one has supplanted 10cc in the past 20 years. I still go back to The Original Soundtrack when I want to hear something original, and it still gets my blood pumping, after all these years.
Re-discovering "The Original Soundtrack".......2003-03-11
The Original Soundtrack.......2002-03-26
Your second stop on the 10cc highway/motorway should be this album, The Original Soundtrack. Some argue it's better than SHEET MUSIC, some say it's not. Either and or, you get incredibly well written songs, emmaculate production, two of the best singers Britain has had to offer, and a band that was in complete control of their musical output. You get songs about French prostitutes, Drug dealers, Blackmailers, Minestrone, Messiahs, and so much more. These 4 guys (Eric Stewart, Lol Creme, Kevin Godley and Graham Gouldman) had wit, smarts, talent and the ability to pull it all off. Every track is different from the last and you will not be bored.
They beat Queen to the opera, and like it's been said previously, with alot more humour and fun, but with technical brilliance. There are moments on this album that are musically beautiful, like the introduction of "Brand New Day", or "Flying Junk".
And even though it's been played to death, "I'm Not In Love" was truly a one of a kind song. No one up until 1975 had ever heard anything like that, and no one had employed such techniques to record anything like it. Now you can do it with synthesizers, but it's the sound of it that inspired so many Emulators and Synclaviers in the 80's to achieve it's etherealness. And that the message of the song is one of total denial of being in love at all, sarcasm bared, not many people got the joke. Like The Police's "Every Breath You Take", it's not really a love song. It's about someone who has some "funny" ideas in their head that they think is love.
The Original Soundtrack, your second stop on the 10cc road.
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Deceptive Bends
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ASIN: B000006U4K Release Date: 1997-07-21 |
Tracks:
- Good Morning Judge
- The Things We Do For Love
- Marriage Bureau Rendezvous
- People In Love
- Modern Man Blues
- Honeymoon With B Troop
- I Bought A Flat Guitar Tutor
- You've Got A Cold
- Feel The Benefit (Parts 1, 2 & 3 )
- Hot To Trot
- Don't Squeeze Me Like Toothpaste
- I'm So Laid Back, I'm Laid Out
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Digitally remastered 1997 reissue of their top 40 1977 albumwith three bonus tracks: 'Hot To Trot', 'Don't Squeeze Me Like Toothpaste' & 'I'm So Laid Back, I'm Laid Out'. 12 tracks total, also featuring the top five smash 'The Things We Do For Love', the top 40 hit 'People In Love' and the classic 'Good Morning Judge'. A Mercury Records release.Album Details
Digitally Remastered Including Three Extra Tracks. Tracklisting Includes: Good Morning Judge, the Things We Do for Love, Marriage Bureau Rendezvous, People in Love, Modern Man Blues, Honeymoon with B Troop, I Bought a Flat Guitar Tutor, and More.Customer Reviews:
10cc Decptive Bends........2007-06-13
A musical odyssey!.......2007-04-17
If you could only listen to one track(which would be a CRIME), make it the aforementioned "Feel the Benefit". It is truly an odyssey of wonderful orchestral musings with 10CC's signature guitar riffs amid flowing tempo changes. Just be forewarned that it is 10+ minutes long - but, for me, it was the best song I had never heard...
This has been one of my favorite albums for almost 30 years now, and it takes me back to high school very time!
Too much to like about this to dismiss it for what it isn't........2007-02-18
The Pleasure Of Pop Invention.......2006-11-15
But now the year was 1977 and Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart regrouped and came back with a beautiful pop album that showed a subtle change in the 10cc sound. The interesting thing is that for all the wonderfully quirky pop art that filled the first four albums that included Godley & Creme, the music was still alive with fresh ideas and inventive productions, just a bit less cerebral. Sure, this was no "Consequences", Godley & Creme's first album that was full of high art but lacking in accessibility; but Deceptive Bends has so many infectious melodies and grooves that it intensified what made this band so attractive in the first place... The pleasure of invention.
Every song on this album has become (more or less) a highlight for me, including the bonus tracks. But the first side of the album is definitely the stronger half. It is rare to have a perfect album- in my mind there are very few of those. But I've got to give Deceptive Bends five stars nonetheless, because take away few missteps and you have a pop masterpiece.
Bloody Tourists continued the success of inventive pop music that Deceptive Bends had brought- it was the weaker of the two but still was mostly great.
I think the music declined somewhat after that for 10cc. That's not to say Look Hear, Ten Out Of 10, or Windows In The Jungle aren't strong albums- they just don't have the allure that the albums up to Bloody Tourist have; Ten Out Of 10 probably being the strongest of the three.
One note: I though it was interesting how close the guitar solo on "The Things We Do For Love" sounds like the guitar solo from "Killer Queen" by Queen.
pure pop.......2005-07-22
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Bloody Tourists
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ASIN: B000006U4J Release Date: 2002-07-22 |
Tracks:
- Dreadlock Holiday
- For You and I
- Take These Chains
- Shock on the Tube (Don't Want Love)
- Last Night
- Anonymous Alcoholic
- Reds in My Bed
- Lifeline
- Tokyo
- Old Mister Time
- From Rochdale to Ocho Rios
- Everything You Wanted to Know About!!!
- Nothing Can Move Me [*]
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Digitally remastered 1997 reissue of their top 75 1978 albumwith 'Nothing Can Move Me' added as a bonus track. 13 trackstotal, also featuring the top 50 hit 'Dreadlock Holiday', plus 'For You And I', 'Last Night', 'Take These Chains' & 'Tokyo'. A Mercury Records release.Album Details
Digitally Remastered with Two Extra Tracks. Tracklistling Includes: Dreadlock Holiday, for You and I, Take These Chains, Shock on the Tube (Don't Want to Love), Last Night, the Anonymous Alcoholic, Reds in My Bed, Life Line, Tokyo, Old Mister Time, and More.Customer Reviews:
Great music, pitiful remastering job.......2006-05-26
At times, Bloody Tourists reminds me of Paul McCartney. Sir Paulie should wish he were making music this good in 1978. And I like McCartney and the Beatles very much. I like this better.
I can't endorse the Mercury digital remastering of this CD, though. Some of the treble or high end got lost in the transfer, a relatively easy problem to address with tone controls in playback or with audio software. The dynamic range on most CD tracks was compressed too much compared to the vinyl. But most annoying of all, this CD was remastered with a slight slowing of timing and pitch. Each track but the Dreadlock Holiday single sides runs slower on the CD than on vinyl, at a consistent slow speed within each track, but by varying amounts of slowness from one track to another. The musical notes on this remastered CD are as much as a half-tone lower than on the LP. You may wonder: 'So what? I don't have perfect pitch.' So this: just a bit of the energy and sparkle of the original have been drained off. Think 10cc on ludes. OK, so this always was one of the best head albums. Now it sounds it? But that's not a feature; it's a bug. The difference in listed track times on LP and CD, which are very close to accurate for Bloody Tourists, supports what the ear hears: the CD runs slower than the vinyl. Comparing the lead vocals to other 10cc recordings clearly suggests that the version that was engineered at the incorrect pitch or speed was the remastered CD, not the original LP.
If you have music editing software such as Adobe Audition, you can correct this pitch and timing screwup by buying and ripping the Mercury remastered CD and editing the pitch of each CD track to match up to the LP track. (The Audition 1.5 command sequence for this is: Effects>Time/Pitch>Stretch>Constant Stretch tab, turn the Resample radio button on, and enter for the Ratio the following numbers for each of these tracks: Track 2: 99.5%. Track 3: 98.0%. Track 4: 97.0%. Track 5: 96.5%. Track 6: 97.5%. Track 7: 99.5%. Track 8: 98.5%. Track 9: 98.5%. Track 10: 97.75%. Track 11: 98.0%. Track 12: 99.75%. In other words, track 5, Last Night, is 3.5% slower on the CD than on the LP, but by running this software on this track, you digitally shorten it and match it back up to the LP in pitch and time.) Add a little high end, save and burn, and you have a notably better digital version of the album than Mercury's remastered CD release. But of course most people don't have software that can make this adjustment, and it's too expensive to buy just to fix one CD.
If you have no way to fix the pitch issue with music editing software, should you get this CD? I still recommend it, unless you are highly sensitive to pitch and know the LP version of this album well; if that's the case, this CD may drive you nuts. It surely does sadden me to see this fine material treated with such carelessness by an engineer and by a record company.
My grades: A for the music composed and arranged by Eric and Graham, A for 10cc's performance, D for the digital remastering on this CD: B or 4 stars overall. I join with others in hoping for a better digital remastering of this underrated album another day.
Great stuff.......2006-03-28
Intruiging.......2005-06-08
Yet, there is something intriguing about this batch of downbeat, mysterious tunes. Lots of wounded stories told here. Those who delighted in the earlier albums, particularly the eccentric contributions of Godley and Creme, may not be too pleased with these selections, with their often MOR stylings. Though, these tracks still have an insidious quality to them. Best for hardcore completists. Others, beware.
Much Better Than You Heard.......2005-03-17
"Bloody Tourists" is bloody great indeed! quintessential 10cc; stylistic variety and great songwriting.......2004-11-05
Unfortunately, as mentioned by other reviewers, this Mercury Records CD reissue numbered 534 973-2 does leave quite a bit to be desired. Yes, I do give a big thumbs up for the inclusion of the cool, bluesy "Dreadlock Holiday" b-side "Nothing Can Move Me"--that's a definite plus. However, the sticker on the front claiming "extensive sleevenotes" is highly exaggerated--you get a considerably unenlightening & tiring essay that sprinkles in quotes from the album's lyrics. The original gatefold vinyl LP featured a picture with all 6 band members, full performance credits for each tune, & printed lyrics for all of the songs--none of these are featured with this CD reissue. Plus, "Old Mister Time" is credited as having been co-written by Dave Mackay--I presume they must mean Duncan Mackay. Then, of course, there's the issue of sound quality. I will say that although speed fluctuations are indeed noticeable, the sound quality isn't a DISASTER--the speed fluctuations are actually quite minor. I mean, it's a damn shame to hear that the album's original master recordings were considerably damaged--you do unfortunately hear some 'wrinkled tape' noises, but it's not like the sound on this CD is so bad that it can't be enjoyed--disappointing though it is, it's not THAT bad. Certainly there's no need to avoid it at all costs, as another reviewer said. It'd be a shame if listeners pass on "Bloody Tourists", because it really is a must-have album, a terrific demonstration of the brilliance of Eric Stewart & Graham Gouldman.
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Cherish: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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ASIN: B000066I4R Release Date: 2002-06-04 |
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Fire up the nostalgia machine for the soundtrack to Cherish, an album filled with the type of gooey, fuzzy songs populating light rock stations now, but high school slow dances in the past. 10CC's "I'm Not in Love" sighs like a seashore, all gauzy synths and primitive computerized harmonies, while the title cut by the Association rings with soft bells and summery, melodic mellowness. Daryl Hall and John Oates's mega-'80s-sounding hit "Private Eyes" is a guilty, sing-along pleasure, and the Impressions' "Get Up and Move" jives with big horns and soul. New wave synth chic even checks in, with the Human League's droll "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" and Modern English's romantic "I Melt with You." The only newer tracks are courtesy of Noe Venable--and even then, "Breakdown" is her fragile, haunting cover of the Tom Petty song. The mix on Cherish is definitely low-key, if a little heavy on sappiness. Yet its diversity, charmingly, works well. While certainly jumping decades with impunity, Cherish's high quality hits mesh nicely--creating a sweet, fluffy compilation CD of love songs covering all shapes and styles. --Annie ZaleskiCustomer Reviews:
CHERISH CD SOUNDTRACK .......2007-04-01
Underrated Movie, underrated Soundtrack.......2006-12-17
To appreciate the soundtrack, one must understand the movie's plot. Zoe Adler (played by Robin Tunney) is someone who is basically socially inept and somewhat of an introvert. Zoe struggles with her lack of social skills both in the office and in the social scene as well. She is also romanticist who loves 1970s and 1980s music and gets immersed in the songs of that era. Unknown to Zoe, she is being pursued and followed by a stalker (played by Brad Hunt) Zoe's life will change when the stalker finds Zoe going to her car to pick up her cell phone. The stalker takes Zoe hostage and forces her to drive - running down a police officer Following the incident, the stalker leaves the scene and Zoe is left facing a homicide charge. While awaiting her trial, her lawyer arranges for Zoe to be put in the "Bracelet Program". This is a program that essentially places Zoe under house arrest and uses a bracelet to electronically track that Zoe stays indeed under house arrest. The movie focuses on Zoe's attempts to deal with her house arrest while attempting to prove her innocence. At the same time, there is focus on Zoe's relationship with the police officer Bill Daly from the bracelet program (played by Tim Blake Nelson), who also suffers from social ineptness.
Much of the credit for assembling the soundtrack has to go to Paul Broucek, who was in charge of music for this film. Much of the theme of the movie deals with obsessions - and many of the songs reflect this theme. The theme of music is very nicely woven into Zoe's character as well (she is a big music fan). There are fourteen tracks on the collection, unfortunately they are not ordered as in the movie:
"She's Gone" by Daryl Hall and John Oates
"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell
"Breakdown" by Noe Venable
"I Melt With You" by Modern English
"Private Eyes" by Modern English
"I'm Not in Love" by 10CC
"Cherish" by The Association
"Happy Together" by The Turtles
"(Keep Feeling) Fascination"
"Down Easy" by Noe Venable Trio
"Alone Remix" by Mark De Gli Antoni
"Get Up an Move" by The Impressions
"While I'm Alone" by Maze (Featuring Frankie Beverly)
"I Love You" by Climax Blues Band
Some of the classic songs on here are really going to grip you. When "Tainted Love" is played during the homicide and later in the movie, it gave me a whole new perspective on that song. Before this movie, "Tainted Love" was just another overplayed song by a one-hit wonder (Soft Cell). After hearing it in the movie, it gives a much more haunting feel when listening to it, resulting in a whole new appreciation for a song that I never cared for in the past.
The Hall and Oates tunes are well positioned in the movie too. "She's Gone" is played when the stalker realizes he can no longer find Zoe (who is under house arrest). "Private Eyes" is played when Zoe calls her own cell phone and the stalker realizes it is Zoe, so he plays that song to indicate "Private Eyes - they're watching you". Again, these are old songs, but given a whole new appreciation when put into the context of this film.
Perhaps the best use of music is saved for the end. Climax Blues Band's "I Love You" is beautifully woven into the movie's final scene. In that final scene, we find Zoe and Daly reflecting on the relationship that they had established. This is a very gripping and powerful song to begin with, but when put into the finale of the movie, it is that much stronger.
Like many soundtracks, "Cherish" does not include every song or piece of music that is in the movie. In particular there are some glaring omissions such as Terry Jacks' "Seasons in the Sun", Human League's "Don't You Want Me?" (although another Human League song, "Fascination" is included on the soundtrack), and America's "Sister Golden Hair". Other notable omissions include Togetherness' "I Bet You Never Knew That I Followed You", the Style Council's "You're the Best Thing", and the Flamingos "I Only Have Eyes for You". These songs would have been nice to be on the soundtrack - and all of them fit nicely into the theme of the movie.
One other omission revolves around "Breakdown". In the movie, the classic Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song is included (and woven very nicely into a scene where the Stalker has a "melt down"). However on the soundtrack a cover is included by local San Francisco music star, Noe Venable. Venable's music has a small role in the movie and Venable also has another song included on the soundtrack ("Down Easy"). Venable puts a haunting, folksy spin on "Breakdown".
One final note, Mark De Gli Antoni provides much of the instrumental score of this film and I wish that more was included on the soundtrack. Still, this is a very good collection of music. Not only do I recommend the movie, but I also recommend this collection.
Cherish as in Chershing the memories..........2004-04-05
A journey through the 80's music.......2002-06-27
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How Dare You!
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ASIN: B000006U4M Release Date: 1997-07-21 |
Tracks:
- How Dare You
- Lazy Ways
- I Wanna Rule The World
- I'm Mandy Fly Me
- Iceberg
- Art For Art's Sake
- Rock'N'Roll Lullaby
- Head Room
- Don't Hang Up
- Get It While You Can
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Digitally remastered 1997 reissue of their top 50, 1976 album with 'Get It While You Can' added as a bonus track. 10 tracks total, also including the hits 'Art For Art's Sake' & 'I'm Mandy Fly Me'. Mercury.Album Details
Digitally Remastered with Two Extra Tracks. Tracklisting Includes: How Dare You, Lazy Ways, I Wanna Rule the World, I'm Mandy Fly Me, Iceberg, Art for Art's Sake, Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby, Head Room, Don't Hang Up. Extra Tracks Included.Customer Reviews:
10cc and The Tubes.......2007-07-19
After HOW DARE YOU -------- 5 cc.......2007-01-06
Going over to PHONOGRAM/MERCURY records, the group hit their stride in 1975 with "I'm Not In Love." This beautifully melancholy song was augmented by an ethereal electronically-enhanced semi-choir. After "THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK" album came HOW DARE YOU, which had two songs ("Art For Art's Sake," and "I'm Mandy, Fly Me") that charted well in Britain. Unfortunately, this was the last collaboration by these four musicians. Differences of opinion sent Godley & Creme their own way, while Stewart and Gouldman carried on as 10cc.
When I first heard this album in the spring of '76, I was convinced it was the second coming of the Beatles. Thirty years of hindsight proves that to be a slight overestimation. Regardless, it's all still very good, and holds up well with the passage of time. Personal favorites are: "Head Room," "I Wanna Rule The World," and "Iceberg." "Don't Hang Up," the album's final track, cuts off abruptly with a CLICK and a dial tone. This seems like a perfect ending, and probably says something about how these four guys finished up.
10cc.......2006-03-23
You Dare Not!.......2005-07-27
The title track starts off with a Samba flavor that introduces additional elements one at a time, keeping the Samba beat in the background until suddenly the lead guitar changes the musical flavor to a harder edge. My only complaint is that this instrumental could have been much longer.
The next song is "Lazy Ways," which combines Eric Stewart's vocal talents the phenomenal instrumental talents of 10cc. Particularly interesting are the Moog synthesizer and clavinet played by Lol Creme. Lol uses the Moog like an organ, which generates a unique sound for this song. The lyrics match the song, and the result is a perfect example of a nicely crafted rock song.
While the next song has its silly moments, musically it is fun and interesting. Furthermore, "I Wanna Rule the World" also has incredible lyrics. How many songs contain lines such as:
A brave new world will rise from the ashes
And there upon a rock titanic, I'll cast a giant
Shadow on the face of the deep
And never again will they dare to call me
A freckled, spotty, specky, four-eyed
Weedy little creep
Next is one of the gems on this CD. "I'm Mandy Fly Me" has a humorous title based on a series of television commercials from a bygone era. However, the music is serious and wonderful, with a combination of vocals and instrumentals that require you listen to the song with your full attention to appreciate it. My mere words are incapable of explaining how wonderful this song is. In addition to Eric Stewart's vocals, this song also features a long bridge that musically describes the crash of a plane. The pace of the song has several changes throughout that will keep you focused on this song from beginning to end.
Lyrically 10cc is creative and almost surreal. The members of the group often juxtapose elements that appear to be unrelated. The lyrics of "Iceberg" fall into this category. Though lyrics can be interpreted in many ways, I think these lyrics deal with a woman, and how her significant other perceives her. All the lyrical elements are pieces of how the singer thinks about his relationship with her; of course their relationship is rocky and his thoughts are in turmoil. The music is similar tumultuous and mixed, with the end result being an unusual and uniquely 10cc song.
The next song is incredible, and should be one of the all time best rock songs. "Art for Art's Sake" seems simple, but of course it is not. The elements range from progressive to rock, with smatters of other genres thrown in for seasoning. The bass parts of this song are outstanding with good speakers. The ethereal portions contrast well with the heavy rock beat. More than a dozen instruments were used on this song, which helps explain why I think it is complex, and also explains why this song is difficult to describe.
Consistent with 10cc's eclectic nature is "Rock `n' Roll Lullaby." The lyrics are typically interesting, but the slow, mellow music is the interest in this song. This song also features a glockenspiel, which is a very unusual instrument for a nominally rock song. The lead guitar in this song has places where it sets itself well away from the other instruments. The bass is also heavily featured in a few places. A Dobro, more properly called a resonator guitar, can also be readily heard in places. Often these guitars are played with a slide, and so they are sometimes called slide guitars, but Graham Gouldman seems to be plucking the strings, creating the unique sound on this song.
The double entendre and pun-filled song "Head Room" follows. The music is pretty average, though the lyrics have moments of interest. There are times when I enjoy this song, and other times when I find it slightly annoying. The song has a slight blues flavor from time to time that makes it different from the other songs on this CD.
The final song is one of the most brilliant songs in music. "Don't Hang Up" is a song that begins sadly, as the singer laments the separation between him and his wife. The song then flashes back to the earlier days, the romance, the marriage and the honeymoon. The song also indicates that others thought their marriage was doomed from the beginning. It is when the song explains that he is immature, leading into his heartbreak and love for her that the emotions can become powerful for an empathetic listener. The ending of this song is fantastically heartfelt and emotional, and makes this song a must have for those who fancy themselves experts on excellent rock.
This CD includes a bonus song, "Get It While You Can," but I think the bonus song detracts from the power of "Don't Hang Up."
This combination of members of 10cc brought to life too few albums, each with their own charm and experimentation. Unfortunately, this kind of eclectic arty rock found few fans, and 10cc is now remembered by few people, and by nearly none in the most recent generation. However, the CDs are there if you want to listen to something different, and fun, and powerful, with little intent for commercial success, though for a time they were. I also recommend earlier albums "The Original Soundtrack" and "Sheet Music" by 10cc.
A Sleeper.......2005-03-17
The title track instrumental kind of gets things off to a strange start. It's not really all that interesting in some ways: it has a lot of strange instrumentation and ideas, but I don't think it is very cohesive. However, using the melody from the next track, in a piano arrangment, was a great idea.
Because Lazy Days is a wonderful track! It really lacks the strange, sometimes jarring, genre cuts of earlier material: the instrumentation is mostly pretty normal, and the lyrics are good, but not haha funny. But it's absolutely a beauty of a song, especially the "never get up if you don't get up, always be down if you sit around" section. No comedy, no goofiness, no overt experimentation: just crafting an immaculate song.
I Wanna Rule The World follows and it was another that just passed me by at first. It is a very odd collection of riffs, musical ideas, and strange chanting, ranting, and childlike blathering. The ideas musically are STILL brilliant, even if it has no cohesion really, and the singing is funny enough to give it a thumbs up.
I'm Mandy is brilliant, but obviously not what Godley and Creme were interested in. THe melody, the arrangements, the lyrics, the singing, even sampling one of their old songs: all of this helps create one of their most amazing songs, though words barely do it justice.
Next is Iceberg, which is more typical of their older material. An all over the map collage of ideas, barely held together sometimes (could be on Sheet Music!) with strange lyrics that seem not to relate to anything. It is a strong track, pretty in parts, strange in others.
Art For Art's Sake has one of those "so simple and perfect why wasn't it written before" riffs, and lyrics that are BIT transparent, but it also has that beautiful ambient section at the beginning and the middle. Genius in a way I can't describe.
Rock'N Roll Lullaby is a bit of a drag, I'll admit. It's okay, but I don't really understand the point of the song. It doesn't really do anything lyrically or musically, even if it is solid. Oops!
Head Room is a strange blues like excursion with a slightly dumb play on words "just give me some head.........room" blah... it's okay, but another of the weakest tracks.
Don't Hang Up is one of the most heart breaking, brilliant songs the band, or any band, ever recorded. Hard to explain, it has to be experienced.
All in all, a great album hampered by a few tracks that while good just aren't that WOW as the rest. Definitely a buy! Especially if you can get the version i have which has Original Soundtrack on the same cd!
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Dreaming as One: The A&M Years
Richie Havens Manufacturer: Hip-O Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B000BJ1MRA Release Date: 2006-11-13 |
Tracks:
- I'm Not in Love
- We Can't Hide It Anymore
- Dreaming as One
- You Can Close Your Eyes
- I Was Educated by Myself
- Daughter of the Night
- If Not for You
- Do It Again
- Wild Night
- Long Train Running
- Live It Up (One Time)
- Shadows of the Past
- I Don't Complain
- Touch the Sky
- Billy John
- We All Wanna Boogie
- Avalon
- Aviation Man
- Nobody Left to Crown
- End
- I'm Not in Love [Edited Single Version]
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Richie Havens grew up in the rough-and-tumble Bedford-Stuyvesant community, and as the eldest of nine children, he was used to working a crowd from his earliest days. His father played piano with a number of bands throughout the city, which may account for Richie's innate talent. New York City was the nexus of the doo-wop movement, and Richie organized a number of street-corner singing groups in the Fifties. As the Fifties closed, though, the performer set his sights on the bohemian lure of Greenwich Village. Starting in the local clubs as a poetry performer, he also absorbed music from some of the greats who passed through that scene, including Nina Simone and Fred Neil. Emboldened by the opportunities for a distinctive voice in that environment, he began to accompany himself on guitar. It wasn't long before he was given a record contract, but even though he made a couple of albums with the Douglas label, neither was released until later in his career, when his celebrity was already firmly established. At this juncture, Albert Grossman, the legendary manager and founder of Bearsville Records came into Richie's life and a second record deal ensued, this time with Verve's Forecast imprint. Forecast was primarily a folk label, as opposed to the jazz and comedy releases for which its parent was more widely known. Havens' first three albums for the Verve-Forecast label established him as a major artist, and his history-making appearance opening the 1969 Woodstock Festival helped to make him a household name. By 1970, Havens had achieved sufficient success to launch his own Stormy Forest label, distributed by Verve's parent company, MGM. Havens released seven albums on Stormy Forest, until MGM's sale to PolyGram led to a buyout of Havens' label deal. Havens then signed to A&M, whose co-founder Jerry Moss had long expressed interest in working with him.Customer Reviews:
Just as good as Richie's stellar work with Steve Hackett.......2007-06-16
The reason I started my review with that album is that during the A&M years, Richie defied expectations once again with tracks like 10CC's "I'm Not In Love." The original version was a breathy, melancholy, floating piece of McCartney-esque joy. But in the hands of Richie Havens it becomes a soaring, tortured, emotional tour de force (notice I did not say "melodramatic," because it most certainly is not).
When he gets to the part of the song in which he sings "Don't tell your friends about...THE TWO OF US...I'm not in love, no no no no no no...," every hair on your arms and the back of your neck will stand on end. My promise to you, the consumer.
There are plenty of tracks on this excellent Hip-O anothology (once again, a CD that was previously available only through the Hip-O online store, so kudos to Amazon for stocking it). While his version of "I'm Not In Love" is the undisputed masterpiece, you will be rewarded again and again and again with artistry that ventures fearlessly beyond what is expected and delivers shimmering, powerful moments of beauty and raw emotion.
And once again, the people who already own this album know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. If your knowledge of Richie Havens is limited to "Freedom" from the Woodstock movie, you don't know Richie Havens. You know one of his songs, but you don't know the breadth and depth of what he's recorded.
Timeless Masterpiece!.......2007-02-21
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Sheet Music
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ASIN: B000042OR9 Release Date: 2000-02-28 |
Tracks:
- The Wall Street Shuffle
- The Worst Band In The World
- Hotel
- Old Wild Men
- Clockwork Creep
- Silly Love
- Somewhere In Hollywood
- Baron Samedi
- The Sacro-Iliac
- Oh Effendi
- 18 Carat Man Of Means
- Gismo My Way
Album Description
Digitally remastered, German reissue of 1974 album featuring'The Worst Band In The World'. Includes 2 bonus tracks '18 Carat Man Of Means' & 'Gismo My Way'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.Album Details
Digitally Remastered Edition of the Godley-creme-stewart Led Group's Second Full Length Album that Produced the Minor Top 40 Hit "The Wall Street Shuffle" and the Satirical "The Worst Band in the World.Customer Reviews:
Sheet Music - 10CC.......2005-10-21
18 Carat Man Of Means is as good as anything on the album...it starts off like a basic 12 bar blues/rock song, then morphs into a heartbreaking multi-harmonied classic.
Gizmo My Way is merely a hawaiian sounding instrumental, and not entirely essential but still pleasant.
Anyone who likes the spontaneous nature of this album should check out the album simply titled "L" by Godley&Creme from 1981 and prepare to be blown away with it's weirdness.
(it is also interesting to note the major similarities between "Somewhere In Hollywood" and Queen's subsequent mega-hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" released the following year. Freddie and Co. must have been studying it, surely).
No Sophmore Slump.......2005-03-17
The music gets much more complex on this album: the strange styles have amagalized into a style of complex genre changes, complex chord changes and harmonies, multiple parts, and on somewhere in hollywood, a sweeping, dramatic feel.
The lyrics are good too: funny, catchy, very great word play. Not my main focus in the band: gotta love those songs!
Pick up the Double Disc Uk Records Collection. It has this album, plus the first, all their b-sides from the two albums, and the single versions of the singles, plus some cool liner notes. It's easy to find if you live in america, and a steal!
The thingamajig got lost in the Wall Street Shuffle........2004-02-01
Sheet Music.......2003-02-08
I first picked up SHEET MUSIC on a whim in 2001. Being familiar only with their songs 'The Wall Street Shuffle', Í'm Not In Love',and 'The Things We Do For Love' I was not sure what 10cc's other material sounded like based from these 3 selections from different albums & years. By the time I heard the third track from SHEET MUSIC 'Hotel' I couldn't believe I was listening to an album that had sounds of the 80's in 1974. These musicians in the studio were years ahead of their time, and certainly influenced what came out of Europe and later America with the 4 albums they released with the band line-up of Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Lol Creme and Kevin Godley. That Stewart & Gouldman later went on to write one of the most played songs in the world Í'm Not In Love', and Creme & Godley later went on to direct some of the most familiar and groundbreaking Videos of the 80's should tell you that there was an incredible amount of talent & vision in this band.
That they were one of the few bands, if not only, to run their own studio, and have complete control over their recorded output says something else. Everything they did was ín-house'and performed,produced,engineered & mixed by 10cc from the debut album onwards. SHEET MUSIC is the high watermark of this collaboration between four musicians when songwriting partnerships hadn't quite been cemented, and wider success was around the corner.
Think of the writing teams in that old cliche style --- Stewart & Gouldman were the McCartney, Godley & Creme were the Lennon. I hate having to use expressions like these, but it generalises and gives you, as someone not familiar with the music, an idea of the difference. The Wall Street Shuffle by Gouldman & Stewart is pure pop, and a top 10 single in Britain and still gets circulated around today for Stock market reports on TV. Gouldman & Creme's The Worst Band In The World is a witty and very ahead of its time indictment of pop ego and the music business. Musically it sounds very little like 1974. It sounds ahead. Hotel is one of the most unique songs I have ever heard. Blending a very 80's sounding introduction with island Calypso, Hollywood 1930's backing vocals, and a twisted tale told with alot of humour, Hotel is an undeniable classic written by Godley & Creme. Again, it sounds nothing like what was going on in 1974 or before. I heard just about every 80's synth pop band in the introduction of Hotel. Old Wild Men is a beautifully played and sung homage to the ageing rocker and marks the debut of the Godley/Creme invented ínstrument enhancer'The Gizmo' which could be placed on the bridge of a guitar to make it sound like a multitude of instruments, primarily strings (violin, cello etc.) . This Godley & Creme composition is further enhanced by the dual vocal team of Godley & Stewart, in my mind, two of the best singers Britain has produced. Clockwork Creep also by Godley & Creme is a tour de force of effects, tempo changes, inventiveness all behind the story told by a bomb. Stewart, Godley & Creme play different roles in this all too brief saga. Stewart as the Passenger, Godley as The Plane, and Creme as The Bomb.
(?) Side two kicks off with Stewart & Creme's 'Silly Love'. Sheet Music is the start of identifying songwriting partnerships in 10cc. Stewart & Gouldman paired off, as did Godley & Creme, but success was also had by pairing Godley & Gouldman, and Silly Love became a hit song with the Stewart & Creme combination. Silly Love is a rocker like other rockers but with a twist. Imploring that those Valentine's consumers opt for their OWN way of saying I love you rather than seek out tired old cliche's, Silly Love is original, funny and it jams. Godley & Creme's Somewhere In Hollywood follows. This is where the inventiveness of this writing team shows itself fully, but also shows the talent all 4 possessed in contributing to a song. Godley & Creme's explorations and obvious eccentricities were harnessed in and made clarified by Stewart & Gouldman's pop sensibilities. It really was a near perfect marriage of two different visions.
Stewart & Gouldman's 'Baron Samedi' has a Santana/afrocuban backing but with (again) ahead of its time recording and quality. Godley & Gouldman''s 'The Sacro-Iliac' should have been a single, it is that catchy. Telling the tale of a dance that everyone can do if you can't dance. And the final song Oh Effendi by Stewart & Godley tells the tale of very current events (USA/French/Middle East relations) in a no holds barred humourous way, giving a little diplomatic relations history as it does.
Sheet Music should be regarded as one of the best albums released in the 7o's. It may not suit everyone's tastes, but this albums influence on musicians, fans,and critics alike is undeniable. Sheet Music was the 8o's before the '8o's arrived.
On their next 2 albums together, the original lineup of 10cc innovated pop music, in recording and writing to a degree that I find them as influential as any other group you hear too much about.
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10cc
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ASIN: B000042ORA Release Date: 2000-02-08 |
Tracks:
- Johnny Don't Do It
- Sand In My Face
- Donna
- The Dean And I
- Headline Hustler
- Speed Kills
- Rubber Bullets
- The Hospital Song
- Ships Don't Disappear (Do They?)
- Fresh Air From My Mama
- Hot Rock Sun
- 4% Of Something
- Rubber Bullets (Single Version)
- Waterfall
- Bee In My Bonnet
Album Description
Digitally remastered, German reissue of 1973 debut featuring the hit 'Rubber Bullets'. Bonus tracks 'Hot Rock Sun', '4% Of SOmething', 'Rubber Bullets' (Single Version), 'Waterfall', 'Bee In My Bonnet'. 2000 release. Standard jewlcase.Album Details
Digitally Remastered reissue of their 1973 debut release. Includes the hit 'Rubber Bullets' plus Five Bonus tracks 'Hot Rock Sun', '4% of Something', 'Rubber Bullets' (Single Version), 'Waterfall', 'Bee in My Bonnet'.Customer Reviews:
Witty and fun first album.......2000-05-05
The sound quality is outstanding although the booklet notes leave something to be desired. They provide a sketchy overview of the band but no insight (unlike the Mercury reissues of The Original Soundtrack and How Dare You!) into how the band worked as a unit to produce such marvelous, quirky albums. There are also a couple of mistakes in the booklet (and one glaring error in the songwriting credits).
The 50's song parodies (like Donna) haven't aged as well or as gracefully as the much more imaginative songs on the album. Overall 10cc remains remarkably fresh 28 years later. It's a pity that Godley & Creme packed up their bags and moved out of the house after only 4 albums. The dynamic that made the band so special was the interaction of Stewart, Gouldman, Godley & Creme. The duo (along with newer members Rick Fenn & Stuart Tosh) of Stewart & Gouldman produced at least two exceptional albums after the duo left, but none that had the impact of these first four recordings.
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20th Century Masters: The Best Of 10cc
10cc Manufacturer: Island / Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General
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ASIN: B00005Y23H Release Date: 2002-02-12 |
Tracks:
- Life Is A Minestrone
- Channel Swimmer
- I'm Not In Love
- Art For Art's Sake
- I'm Mandy Fly Me
- Don't Hang Up
- The Things We Do For Love
- People In Love
- Good Morning Judge
- Dreadlock Holiday
- For You And I
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Wimpy Collection of a Great Band, but..........2006-05-26
Overall, 20th Century Masters collections always seems to be a let down- they seem to consistently leave of some important songs from any collection I've noticed they put out.
What they succeed in doing though, is promoting bands like 10cc in the same breath as more recognizable names as Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, or The Who for instance.
A Pretty Good Collection.......2006-02-04
kind of a needless collection, but still..........2004-12-21
Please Tell Me Why this Was Necessary.......2004-08-20
Solid if unimaginative collection -stick with The Best of.......2004-07-27
If you like what you hear dig a little deeper into the original foursome's finest albums "Sheet Music", "The Original Soundtrack" and "How Dare You". After that, there's two essential 10cc albums "Deceptive Bends" and "Ten Out of 10" recorded by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman after the departure of the other two founding members Kevin Godley & Lol (Lawrence)Creme. The former can be purchased as an import while the latter is available only from fans or occasionally at auction.
The best collection (although it's hardly complete)continues to be "10cc: The Ultimate Collection" a three disc set featuring music from every phase of the band's career with the third bonus disc devoted to six Godley & Creme classics and two less than stellar recordings by Graham Gouldman in Wax UK (a duo he formed with Andrew Gold who wrote and sang the hit single "Lonely Boy").
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- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Smokey Robinson
- A Pocket of Tunes
- A Time to Laugh
- A World of Music
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- All or Nothing [Import]
- Allure
- An Evening With Jimmie Spheeris [Live]
- Anthology: The Denver Nightingale
- Around the World Pt.2 [CD-single] [Import]
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Irwin Bazelon: Fusions; Fairy-Tale; Re-Percussions; etc.
Music: 890 Compilation [Import]
How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (Collector's Edition) [Collector's Edition]
Geminiani - Concerti Grossi / AAM · Manze
Frank Sinatra Karaoke Greatest Hits