The Food Album

1. Fat

2. Lasagna

3. Addicted to Spuds

4. I Love Rocky Road

5. Spam

6. Eat It

7. White Stuff

8. My Bologna

9. Taco Grande

10. Theme from Rocky XIII (The Rye or the Kaiser)

The Food Album,"Weird Al" Yankovic,Scotti Bros.,Comedy Rock,Novelty,Pop,Popular Music,Song Parody,Spoken / Comedy / Radio Shows

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Average customer rating: Talking Heads hit their stride best TH album 4 1/2 stars-- the "second debut" with Brian Eno. Stands the test of time Inventing Situations

More Songs About Buildings and Food Talking Heads Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music American Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Eccentrics | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: Talking Heads: 77 Fear of Music Remain in Light Speaking in Tongues Little Creatures ASIN: B000002KNV Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Thank You For Sending Me An Angel
2. With Our Love
3. The Good Thing
4. Warning Signs
5. The Girls Want To Be With The Girls
6. Found A Job
7. Artists Only
8. I'm Not In Love
9. Stay Hungry
10. Take Me To The River
11. The Big Country

Amazon.com essential recording

Choosing former Roxy Music member and David Bowie collaborator Brian Eno to produce them, Talking Heads expanded their sound greatly for their 1978-released second album. While most associated Eno with hi-tech, electronic fare, he surprisingly brought out the more organically rhythmic side of the Heads' material. With Jerry Harrison's keyboards playing a more pronounced role--most notably on their spirited hit cover of Al Green's "Take Me to the River"--and drummer Chris Frantz and bassist Tina Weymouth powering the band through tracks like "Stay Hungry" and "Warning Sign," leader David Byrne sounded more relaxed and "normal," even as he wandered through such high-concept works as "Artists Only" and the sprawling "Big Country." --Billy Altman

Customer Reviews:

Talking Heads hit their stride.......2006-10-11

The Talking Heads' debut album, Talking Heads: 77, clearly stood the test of time like few punk and proto-punk albums. But if 77 was one of the best creations of the punk genre, then with their second album, More Songs About Buildings And Food, David Byrne and co. achieved a sound of their own that transcended time and genre, and assured their place in the pantheon of rock n' roll.

In no small part, thanks are due to producer Brian Eno; though he was only four years older than Byrne himself, Eno had a rich career behind him, not only as a former member of art-school heroes Roxy Music but also as a collaborator with varied artists such as David Bowie, Devo, John Cale and Robert Wyatt. Eno helped the Heads mature their style, giving Jerry Harrison's keyboard a more important role than in 77, and Harrison carries many of the songs on his wonderful playing. But Eno or no Eno, the show still belongs to Byrne, and he matured greatly in his singing and most notably in his songwriting from the first album. The angst and cynicism of Psycho Killer and Don't Worry About The Government is still there, but it's more subtle, more low-key, and much, much nastier. In fact, the beautiful The Big Country may just be the meanest piece he has ever written.

Not all the tracks on More Songs are standouts; in fact it starts out pretty mildly. The first three tracks - Thank You For Sending Me An Angel, With Our Love and The Good Thing - are relatively lukewarm, nice little tunes with good and intelligent lyrics, and aren't as powerful and straightforward as most of 77. But when Warning Signs hits, it's clear that the change that went over the Heads is not a mellowing of their first album, but on the contrary - Byrne merely sharpened his knives. Warning Signs is a phenomenal song and a strong one, and once the album hits its stride, it doesn't let go. Warning Signs is quickly followed by the brilliant Found A Job, that remains one of the Heads' greatest songs, and one of Byrne's best lyrical inventions, telling the story of a problem couple who start creating their own TV shows at home; the song is sharp and cynical, and in its subtle ways the message is more powerful than in straightforward anti-social numbers like the classic Psycho Killer. The next three tracks - Artists Only, I'm No In Love and Stay Hungry, are consistently engaging and challenging and keep the album running smoothly, even if Stay Hungry might have felt more at ease on 77.

The last two tracks show just how much the Heads have grown in the past year, and how much they have increased their versatility. The cover version of Al Green's Motown classic Take Me To The River instantly became the Heads' biggest radio hit, and even if it's not one of the best tracks on the album it's easy to see why; it's a fantastic cover version, done with every bit of respect and love for the original and for the Motown sound, but infusing it with new life and modern sounds. Byrne and co. prove on that track just how talented a group of musicians they were, setting themselves completely apart from punk rockers like the Sex Pistols or the Ramones; the Heads were capable of instrumental grooves that few punk bands could master. On the other hand, the epic The Big Country is the best showcase of Byrne's song craftsmanship, and it remains one of his greatest creations. Byrne's mild and subtle sarcasm on The Big Country is immensely stronger and nastier than anything on 77, and it's perfect in composition and in delivery both. The Big Country is the best track on More Songs, and it would be the springboard for their finest albums.

So even if More Songs About Buildings And Food is not the Heads' best album, it's the beginning of their creative prime, one that would produce the brilliant masterpieces Fear Of Music and Remain In Light, and even if it's not necessarily better on the whole than Talking Heads: 77, in many ways it's the first true Heads album. It's essential for any fan, and a standout album of its time.

best TH album.......2006-05-17

Talking Heads were one of my favorite bands in the early 80's, but back then I listened mostly to Fear of Music; and Remain in Light has always been the critically more acclaimed album by the band.
Although many consider those two albums more significant, and I do not want to argue that opinion, 25 years later it's "More songs..." the CD I elect to listen to. That makes it the best Talking Heads album for me

4 1/2 stars-- the "second debut" with Brian Eno........2006-02-21

After hitting the ground running with their stunning debut, the Talking Heads decided to enlist the assistance of Brian Eno for their second album, "MOre Songs About Buildings and Food". In all likelihood, this was a wise move-- following up a debut as fresh and superb as "Talking Heads '77" was a difficult task, and in Eno they had someone who could grow their music. The partnership would last through the next two Talking Heads albums, a collaborative effort between Eno and Byrne ("My Life in the Bush of Ghosts") and Byrne's "Catherine Wheel". The one thing that's pretty much consistent throughout is that the union of Byrne and Eno produces high results.

In many ways, all Eno did was encourage natural outgrowth from the last album-- certainly the debut record was a quirky and timeless effort and more than a superb springboard to work from and pieces such as "Stay Hungry" (in fact originally attempted for the debut left unused) and "Artists Only" recall the best of '77'. But Eno also seemed to encourage more diversity, pushing the band in a number of different directiosn-- opener "Thank You for Sending An Angel" uses march rhythms and high energy, "With Our Love" hints at Eastern European sounds and the Ramones, "Warning Sign" bubbles with a frantic power that sounds like the successor to Eno's "Third Uncle" and the cover of Al Green's "Take Me to the River" slinks into a deep organ groove with Byrne bringing a quite unexpected vocal to the table for the gospel-infused monster (and proved to be the first major exposure the band got). But perhaps closer "The Big Country" is the best of all of them-- Byrne sinks into a more calm and melancholy delivery over a laid back and yet somehow still energetic groove. Like the debut, there's some less than fantastic material, but even that is very listenable ("Found a Job").

This album has just been rereleased in dualdisc format and the sonic upgrade is well worth the extra couple bucks investment.

The collaboration between Brian Eno and the Talking Heads would continue to yield superb results-- in many ways, this is as much a debut as the previous album was, and like the debut, is equally essential. Recommended.

Stands the test of time.......2006-01-10

"Take me to the River" was the first Talking Heads song I ever heard, being a huge radio hit way back when. I got around to buying this album a couple years later (along with Talking Heads 77) I only wondered "why that song, when there are so many better ones on the record?"
That being said, this album is chock-full of great songs, and with great production to put them across. Worth every cent!

Inventing Situations.......2006-01-10

This is my personal favorite of the Talking Heads CD's I own. Why? It is both playful and lyrical. Each song seems to tell a complete story, with characters, motivations, and conflict. The best example of this on the album is "found a job", explaining how a couple saves their relationshp through creating their own TV shows on a new videocamera. Every song seems to create a complete lyrical and sonic vision, with catchy melodies that make the CD easy to listen to over and over again.

Average customer rating: Weird Al's Best Album "Taco Grande" is the best A nicely picked bunch of songs based on a common theme The Food Album Very Very Funny!!!

The Food Album Weird Al Yankovic Manufacturer: Volcano ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Novelty Music | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Comedy Rock | Comedic Music | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The TV Album Dare To Be Stupid Running With Scissors Off the Deep End Poodle Hat ASIN: B00000I024 Release Date: 1993-06-22

Tracks:

1. Fat
2. Lasagna
3. Addicted To Spuds
4. I Love Rocky Road
5. Spam
6. Eat It
7. The White Stuff
8. My Bologna
9. Taco Grande
10. The Rye Or The Kaiser (Theme From Rocky XIII)

Customer Reviews:

Weird Al's Best Album.......2007-06-17

WEird Al is possibly the greatest comedic recording artist of all time, certainly the best of my generation. This is easily his best, most well crafted album of his long career because he avoids silly polka medleys, etc instead this is a straight album parodying hit MTV songs. The lyrics are twisted in just the right way and the music cloned as to be out and out hilarious. This is Al's first Grammy winning album. For example, Taco Grande is a parody of Rico Suarve and The White Stuff is a parody of The Right Stuff. Al is serious about being funny on this album.

"Taco Grande" is the best.......2006-10-29

There are some hilarious songs on this CD. "Taco Grande" is definitely my favorite, but "Lasagna" and "The White Stuff" will have you rolling on the floor in laughter as well.

Some of the songs on "The Food Album" are on other Weird Al CDs, so make sure that you don't already have all of the songs before you buy this CD.

It's amazing how Al can make his songs sound so much like the songs he parodies. You have to listen to the CD quite a few times before you notice all of the hysterical lyrics. Some people think Weird Al is tacky, but come on--he's guaranteed to put a smile on your face!

A nicely picked bunch of songs based on a common theme.......2005-09-04

Wierd Al's Food compilation features ten of his songs about food spanning from his 1983 self-titled debut to his 7th album, 1992's Off The Deep End. It's true that there is one big problem: it is missing one song, "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch" (a parody of Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" from album Dare To Be Stupid). But other than that, the songs are well picked, and they are:

1. Fat (parody of Michael Jackson's "Bad" from album Even Worse)-5/5

2. Lasagna (parody of Los Lobos' "La Bamba" from album Even Worse)-4.5

3. Addicted to Spuds (parody of Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love from album Polka Party!)-5

4. I Love Rocky Road (parody of Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'N' Roll" from album "Weird Al" Yankovic)-5

5. Spam (parody of "Stand" by REM from album UHF-Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff)-3.5

6. Eat It (parody of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" from album In 3-D)-5

7. The White Stuff (Parody of New Kids on the Block's "The Right Stuff" from album Off The Deep End)-4.5

8. My Bologna (Parody of the Knack's "My Sharona" from album "Wierd Al" Yankovic)-4

9. Taco Grande (Parody of Gerardo's "Rico Suave" from album Off The Deep End)-5

10. Theme From Rocky XIII (Parody of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" from album In 3-D)-5

Notably, all these are parodies. Also, if Weird Al made an updated version of the Food album, it would no doubt contain all of these tracks, as well as these additional tracks (in addition to "Girls Just Want To Have Lunch"):

1. Livin' In The Fridge (Parody of Aerosmith's "Living on the Edge" from album Alapalooza)
2. Waffle King (Original from album Alapalooza)
3. Cavity Search (Parody of U2's "Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me" from album Bad Hair Day)
4. Grapefruit Diet (Parody of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies' "Zoot Suit Riot" from album "Running With Scissors")

These would make a great addition to his food compilation. However, it's a good compilation as it is and is a nice touch to his library. The TV album could also be updated, and I'll get to that next.

The Food Album.......2005-04-08

Weird Al Yonkavic "The Food Album"


This album is by Weird Al. He is a very interesting person with a music style to fit his name. Because his music styles his every kind you could want. I have enjoyed listening to his music for several years now and I still find I like it. Most his of his songs are remake of other people's songs but he changes the lyrics and adds a new funk to them. There is, however, no real history behind his album titles. Like this one is called the Food Album because every song on here is about food. He tries to distort every song he can so don't be surprised if one of your favorite songs become weird. The price on amazon.com is 10.99 but if pay a little more you get his other album " Bad Hair Day" as well. He isn't really that new. He has been around for about 18 years.
There seems to be a lot of evolution in his CDs because none of them are alike, except, that there weird. I wasn't really surprised to find him with an album all about food because he has many albums that make no sense. This one is like a lot of his albums... WEIRD!!! It works for certain people but other won't really like it. It makes fun of some peoples favorite songs so they dong really like what Weird Al sings.
Once you listen to he music you get kind of attached to it. First you here some similar beat. Then you find that you like his songs. Most of his tracks on this CD are good. But I think the best ones on this album are: Spam, The Rye or the Kaiser, The White Stuff, Just Eat It, and Taco Grande. I these are good because they copper of some older songs, but give them new meaning. As far as I know there are no hidden tracks.
But yes even though these songs are weird they can be compared to the people who originally sang them. My overall rating would have to be a 3.5 out of 5. You will dislike this if you hate stupid songs about nothing, but like them if you don't. Fans will be glad because now there is a whole CD about food. Well I like it and I hope you do too.

By Jedediah Johnson

Very Very Funny!!!.......2004-10-08

Well, my brothers got this cd when it first came out, and I was 6 then... And I loved it then... So the other day when I found it at a yard sale for 25 cents... naturally I bought it.
Well, I have been listening to it every day since then!!! I think it is very funny especially "Fat" I hope that you will buy it... You will love it!!!

Average customer rating: Dual Discs are horrible SCRATCHED AND GOUGED DISCS; BAD HANDLING AT THE PRESSING PLANT! Thankyou for sending me a surround sound remaster. 4 1/2 stars-- the "second debut" with Brian Eno. I guess those people have fun with their neighbors and friends.

More Songs About Buildings and Food Talking Heads Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music American Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Talking Heads: 77 Fear of Music Remain in Light Speaking in Tongues Little Creatures ASIN: B000C3H4LS Release Date: 2006-01-10

Tracks:

1. Thank You For Sending Me An Angel
2. With Our Love
3. The Good Thing
4. Warning Sign
5. The Girls Want To Be With The Girls
6. Found A Job
7. Artists Only
8. I'm Not In Love
9. Stay Hungry
10. Take Me To The River
11. The Big Country
12. Stay Hungry (1977 Version)
13. I'm Not In Love (Alternate Version)
14. The Big Country (Alternate Version)
15. Thank You For Sending Me An Angel (Country Angel Version)

Customer Reviews:

Dual Discs are horrible.......2007-01-01

Talking Heads are great, but the Dual Disc format is really really lame. The Dual Disc is to thick to work on every CD player/CD drive. I tried it on my PC and it works some of the time and never on my laptop. It does work all the time in my dvd player and normal cd player. It works in my car but has trouble being ejected all the way (because of the thickness). If you are going to buy a dual disc I would suggest trying to make a copy to a normal disc ASAP, if you can. I don't understand the use for this format. If they want to include DVD audio/ video extras just put it on an extra disc. Also one side of the disc is always exposed so scratches can pile up real quick. The Dual Disc format is just not worth the hassle. 0 for dual disc format, 5 for Talking Heads.

SCRATCHED AND GOUGED DISCS; BAD HANDLING AT THE PRESSING PLANT!.......2006-07-14

I have had an infuriating experience with Warner Music Group lasting a year, first, over the Rhino "Brick" box, and now the individual T-Heads DualDisc titles. My problem is physical damage to the discs, unnecessarily caused by obvious careless handling & packaging at the pressing plant.

In the "Brick", the unique white jewel cases come gouged and scratched, and the discs in both the Brick and individually-packaged titles, have fingerprints, smears, scratches, and pits.

This began last year when I purchased the "Brick" upon release. When I opened the set, every jewel case was damaged. These cases have a solid white rear panel, and can't be commercially replaced. They are not individually shrink-wrapped (which would eliminate the problem), and are obviously forcefully shoved into the box set's plastic outer shell at the plant, hence the damage.

It was worse inside each jewel case: All of the discs literally looked like they were used. Several were so badly artifacted they couldn't be read in any player or drive.

So, following web site direction, I e-mailed "Dr. Rhino". I received a reply, which directed me to return the set for replacement. As this is an expensive item, that entailed going to the Post Office to buy Insurance & Delivery Confirmation at my own cost. Annoyed, I decided to wait a few months, reasoning that perhaps the first production batch was bad and they would sell through. I stood in line at the USPS for 45 minutes, mailed it and waited. Six weeks later, the replacement showed up, carelessly packed into a crushed box, and the entire set was in worse shape than the first one. I e-mailed again, didn't get an answer for 2 months, and when I did, it was "send it back again"! The audacity of that response was pretty amazing: Why would I keep wasting my money and time to cycle their defective product?

So, I contacted the CD store where I purchased the original set. All the TH titles had been released individually, so the store manager & I decided we would change out the box for the separate titles, and he would return the bad ones.

I just received those yesterday: In five of the eight titles, all the same surface-damage artifacts. Several digipaks had their plastic disc retaining spindles broken with shards floating around inside. Also, inside each digipak, there is a 3.5"-square paper "DualDisc" tutorial insert. In some of the digipaks, it was tossed on top of the disc, where it rubs against the disc, an additional cause of surface damage.

So, the store manager is going to continuously order in each individual title and open them, looking for virgin discs. He is going to return all the defective discs, and repeat the process going until he finds five clean discs. Which is pathetic.

I've been thru three complete sets in one year, which means you are almost certainly going to run into this problem with your purchase. So, when you buy the Brick or any of the individual titles, please do not accept & settle for damaged product. Send it back to Amazon, e-mail Rhino, do whatever you have to do to get what you paid a lot of money for.

This would have never happened, or would have certainly been quickly corrected, when Messrs. Foos & Bronson, who founded Rhino, were in charge. Unfortunately, in 1998, Rhino was swallowed whole and "WEA-fied" by the odious Warner Music Group, where CEO Edgar Bronfman is obviously far more interested in extolling the virtues of DRM than he is in running a business that can deliver quality.

Thankyou for sending me a surround sound remaster........2006-04-11

Stop whingeing the lot of you! These remasters are brilliant. The Digipacks are fine. Maybe like me you'll want to put them in plastic sleeves to keep them pristine, but unless you treat all your possesions like dirt then they will last your lifetime. If the Dualdiscs aren't working in your gear then it's time to upgrade. The stereo remasters are as they should be, sounding full and rich and clear. I always held the 'More Songs...' album down a peg or two on my list of Heads favourites because sonically it seemed thin and weak, but not anymore! By returning to the multi-track tapes the 5.1 Surround Sound remixes have put the meat back on the skeleton. What a gem. Sometimes in surround mixes you can pick out individual sounds to the detriment of the overall blend and the ear feels let down by discovering the secret ingredients, but in the Talking Heads remixes some of those sounds are even more interesting in isolation but still entwine with everything else to preserve the intention of the stereo mix. How lucky we are to live in these times when technology allows us to listen to great music that's nearly 30 years old and have it sound better than it ever has! And aren't we lucky to be fans of a band called Talking Heads.

4 1/2 stars-- the "second debut" with Brian Eno........2006-02-21

After hitting the ground running with their stunning debut, the Talking Heads decided to enlist the assistance of Brian Eno for their second album, "MOre Songs About Buildings and Food". In all likelihood, this was a wise move-- following up a debut as fresh and superb as "Talking Heads '77" was a difficult task, and in Eno they had someone who could grow their music. The partnership would last through the next two Talking Heads albums, a collaborative effort between Eno and Byrne ("My Life in the Bush of Ghosts") and Byrne's "Catherine Wheel". The one thing that's pretty much consistent throughout is that the union of Byrne and Eno produces high results.

In many ways, all Eno did was encourage natural outgrowth from the last album-- certainly the debut record was a quirky and timeless effort and more than a superb springboard to work from and pieces such as "Stay Hungry" (in fact originally attempted for the debut left unused) and "Artists Only" recall the best of '77'. But Eno also seemed to encourage more diversity, pushing the band in a number of different directiosn-- opener "Thank You for Sending An Angel" uses march rhythms and high energy, "With Our Love" hints at Eastern European sounds and the Ramones, "Warning Sign" bubbles with a frantic power that sounds like the successor to Eno's "Third Uncle" and the cover of Al Green's "Take Me to the River" slinks into a deep organ groove with Byrne bringing a quite unexpected vocal to the table for the gospel-infused monster (and proved to be the first major exposure the band got). But perhaps closer "The Big Country" is the best of all of them-- Byrne sinks into a more calm and melancholy delivery over a laid back and yet somehow still energetic groove. Like the debut, there's some less than fantastic material, but even that is very listenable ("Found a Job").

This reissue is in the dualdisc format with both the CD side and the 5.1 DVD audio side remastered to provide a crisp, clean sound that is a huge step forward from the early '90s issues of these albums. Additionally, both sides are augmented with bonus tracks-- four unused alternates (including the 1977 recording of "Stay Hungry") on the CD side and two live video clips on the DVD side. All in all, a quite worthwhile upgrade.

The collaboration between Brian Eno and the Talking Heads would continue to yield superb results-- in many ways, this is as much a debut as the previous album was, and like the debut, is equally essential. Recommended.

I guess those people have fun with their neighbors and friends........2006-01-27

Talking Heads didn't make a classic album with "More Songs About Buildings And Food", but they were working on it. This digitally remastered dual disc greatly improves the sound quality from the old cd version.

The cd side sounds great in stereo, but it's the dvd side that will knock your socks off. When you hear "Thank You For Sending Me An Angel" in 5.1 surround sound it's like hearing it for the first time again. The other great tracks on this album are "The Good Thing", "Warning Sign", "Artists Only", "Take Me To The River" and "The Big Country". The dvd side also includes two live videos which is good if you missed seeing the Talking Heads in concert like myself.

The four bonus tracks are all marked previously unreleased, and I know I've never heard these versions of four songs from this album. I actually liked the '77 version of "Stay Hungry". The alternate version of "I'm Not In Love" does nothing to improve the song, and the alternate version of "The Big Country" is more stripped down than the original, which didn't do much for me. The alternate version of "Thank You For Sending Me An Angel" is likewise uninteresting.

The booklet comes with praises by different popular musicians and a note about the 5.1 remixing process by Jerry Harrison. The lyrics are not included like in the old cd version which I think was an oversight. The price of this remastered dual disc is steep and really ought to be more like $9.99.

All in all, worth rebuying if you're a true Heads fan like myself.

Average customer rating: Excellent re-issue series Great music, but disappointing sound hang on to your vinyl

Road Food/Power in the Music The Guess Who Manufacturer: Bmg Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Canada | North America | International | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Rockin'/Flavours Wheatfield Soul/Artificial Paradise So Long, Bannatyne/#10 American Woman Way We Were ASIN: B0001NBL9U Release Date: 2004-04-19

Tracks:

1. Star Baby
2. Attila's Blues
3. Straighten Out
4. Don't You Want Me
5. One Way Road To Hell
6. Clap For The Wolfman
7. Pleasin' For Reason
8. Road Food
9. The Ballad Of The Last Five Years
10. Down And Out Woman
11. Women
12. When The Band Was Singin' (Shakin' All Over)
13. Dreams
14. Rich World - Poor World
15. Rosanne
16. Coors For Sunday
17. Shopping Bag Lady
18. Power In The Music

Customer Reviews:

Excellent re-issue series.......2004-12-26

It's hard to quibble with these Guess Who CD releases. Road Food and Power In the Music are two of their later releases, featuring some excellent tracks such as "Road Food", "Clap For The Wolfman", "Star Baby" and "When The Band Was Singing Shakin' All Over". The real value lies in the album tracks, in which there are some excellent finds for the uninitiated. Both these albums were either unavailable or impossible to find in CD version before, so it's great to see these come out. Next up, when are they ever going to release the lost album "The Way They Were" on CD?

Great music, but disappointing sound.......2004-08-21

Yes, what you may have read about the sound quality of the 4 two-albums-on-one-CD reissues of Guess Who RCA-era albums is true. The sound is not quite up to the standard of original CD reissues. But, you can compensate fairly well with a graphic equalizer or bass and treble controls on your stereo system. (Of course, you probably can't do much about the sound when playing on a portable CD player these days, since some marketing genius decided that bass-boost was the only tone control that anyone needs anymore.) But what about the actual muusic offered here? Well, the first album is "Road Food," the band's suprise comeback hit of 1974. I still find that it is simply the best album they ever did. Every song is quality material. This reissue returns the songs to their original LP sequence, which is something of a plus. (For some reason, the original reissue put the LP side 2 songs first, just as the cassette version did. I suppose that was to draw attention to the top 10 hit "Clap for the Wolfman.") Though the material here is mostly about their adventures as an endlessly touring band, the lyrics are light years ahead of the usual "the road is hell" stuff written for previous albums. This is a band having a good time, and the music reflects it. "Straighten Out" and "Don't You Want Me" (an improvement over the original from "Rockin'") are flat-out joyus fun. You wish that you could be there while it's being committed to tape. If you can't find a copy of the original "Road Food" used somewhere, this is the next best thing. 5 stars for "Road Food." The second LP is their final RCA offering, "Power in the Music." This time the band seems to be getting too pretentious for its own good. Most of the songs are decent material, but Dom Troiano's jazzy guitar just seemed to sterilize the material on the 2 albums that he played on. Yes, he's a good musician, but he just didn't fit in for me. "Rich World, Poor World" and "Power in the Music" always seemed a bit embarrasing to me. They lacked the feeling that the lyrics seemed to be trying to extract from your soul. "Rosanne" (the first single) was half of a great tune, and "When the Band was Singing "Shakin' All Over'" (the second single) has always been an intresting bit of nostalgia, but ultimately falls short of the band's stunning first hit that it refers to. I've always found it telling that the band never performed any songs from the 2 Troiano albums during their various reunion tours later. Only 3 stars for "Power in the Music." But, if you really want to get it (as any true fan would), this is the only place you can get it on CD. By the way, the CD offers the entire package of LP covers and inserts, a plus if you like those kinds of things. Note the covers of the original LP's; they seem to betray their contents. "Road Food" has the band in real rock & roll jeans and t-shirts, while "Power in the Music" shows the band dressed up in the standard slick leisure suits, more akin to disco than rock. Sadly, there is no additional written material with the CD, as previous remastered CD's of Guess Who included.

hang on to your vinyl.......2004-05-18

The pairing of these albums has nothing to do with each other aside from the fact that they would fit on a single disc. Most of the tracks on Road Food lack bass, and all of them suffer from too much compression. Burton Cummings' lead vocals are mixed too low on "Attila's Blues" and "Don't You Want Me." "One Way Road to Hell" fades out early. "Pleasin' for Reason" and the title track have too much bass, and the latter fades out slightly early.

Power in the Music doesn't fare any better. The entire album (especially the first half) is compressed. The high end is boosted a bit on "Down and Out Woman." The end vocals on "Dreams" are buried in the mix, and Bill Wallace's intricate bass work is now lost in the mix. Cummings' spoken word parts in "Rich World, Poor World" are buried as well. One of the worst jobs on any of the tracks is on "Rosanne," when the intro is actually faded in. The title track (which is incorrectly listed as "Shopping Bag Lady" in the lyrics) has dropouts at 6:12 and 6:21 into the song.

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Her Fabulous Debut Carla Ulbrich Manufacturer: A Major Record Label ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005KJW6 Release Date: 2000-01-01

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1. Please Do Something Stupid
2. Boy Wonder
3. It Reminds Me Of You
4. What If Your Girlfriend Was Gone
5. Love To Learn
6. Love Connection
7. Nothing To Say
8. Not Your Jesus
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11. Zipadeedoodah
12. Not-So-Hidden Track

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Man in the Mirror Jeza Manufacturer: Jezaland Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAALLQ Release Date: 2004-02-10

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1. One Fine Day
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3. Sister J
4. Darkness
5. Man in the Mirror
6. Watching the Cellphone
7. Ballad of Killy Beggs
8. Blues Evolution
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15. One Fine Night

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Fast Food Jettson Manufacturer: Techna Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAKDU0 Release Date: 2005-08-23

Tracks:

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3. Invisible Planes
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5. All She Wanted
6. Gotta Get Back
7. Whisper
8. Lola
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Essence Marion James Manufacturer: Soul Food Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000C8W7R Release Date: 2003-07-22

Tracks:

1. Tables
2. Give Me Love
3. My Mama
4. Let's Straighten It Out
5. 24 Hours
6. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
7. Please Don't Waste My Time
8. I Should Have Known
9. Be Anything
10. Feel It
11. You're History,Baby
12. I Want To Be Loved (But By Only You)
13. Live Interview featuring Marion on Vocals and Piano

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Essence showcases a blend of blues, R&B, and jazz. The album features some of Nashville's finest musicians like Beegie Adair, Chucki Burke (Willie Dixon, Issac Hayes), Bob Babbitt(Legendary studio bass player), Jack Pearson (The Allman Brothers), and Reese Wynans (Stevie Ray Vaughan). Marion's latest effort, showcases her incredible singing talent. She tackles slow burning blues, uptempo soul to soft, jazz-oriented ballads.

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Hypocrisy in the Genius Room Rob Getzschman Manufacturer: The Frozen Food Section ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAFV9S Release Date: 2005-10-04

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"Weird Al" Yankovic, The Food Album "Weird Al" Yankovic Manufacturer: Zomba Recording ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000MGLRV8

Product Description

Some Of Weird Al's Best food songs Including Fat,Lasagna,Addicted to spuds,I love rocky road,Spam,Eat It, The White Stuff, My Bologna, Taco Grande, and The Rye Or The Kaiser

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