Blue Gold

The album that killed Quarterflash.......2003-08-06

In the seventies, Yes and Emerson, Lake and Palmer killed progressive rock with overblown excesses. As an extreme reaction, punk moved in, with a very stripped down sound. New Wave evolved from punk, as a more accessible version of the stripped down sound. At the same time, disco became popular. Eventually disco and New Wave blended. This all happened fairly quickly and neither New Wave or Disco lasted very long, compared to other music styles.

Bands tried to change with the quickly changing music styles, and most were not very successful. Many very popular groups from this era put out one or two very good albums, and put out a final album that was a disaster and contributed to the end of the band.

This album was the death of Quarterflash. It only contains 3 good tracks. Most of the other tracks are the worst things the group has ever done. The good tracks are where the group sticks to the modified New Wave style of the second album (Take Another Picture), highlighted by Rindy Ross's saxophone. The bad tracks are where the group tries to copy the New Wave/Disco sound of 1985, with the overblown synthesizers.

After this album, the group would break up. It reformed with a much different line up, and tried to survive doing live shows at county fairs, living off the two hits from the first album. The group also put out a 4th album in 1990 that went completely unnoticed.

Here I go, here I go,... back into blue.......2003-07-24

That being said, the racing, breakneck speed of electronic drums and in sync keyboard bass make "Walking On Ice" the best track on the album. In terms of tempo, think Blondie's "I'm Gonna Love You Too" or "You Crack Me Up" by Huey Lewis and the News.

After a nice sax solo by Rindy, "Caught In The Rain" starts with a catchy synthesizer melody that reminds me of Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes." with a chorus punctuated by the ringing harmony of the backing vocals. The song yearns of a time of being together, in the eye of the storm after being caught in the rain, i.e. "I will wait for you forever, cause I'm still caught in the rain."

The title track, a sad slow number, describes that emotional return to someone despite instincts to the contrary: "Some people learn, some will lose/Some people never see a single clue/but here I go, here I go, back into blue."

The second single, "Talk To Me" could've been done by Laura Branigan, although when Rindy sings the pre-chorus "I don't want to wait here anymore/I can't face another closing door...", I think Blondie could've had a shot at this up-tempo song of loneliness. Thing is, I can't envision them being sax compatible the way Quarterflash was.

The heartmelting ballad "I Want To Believe It's You" is another favorite here. Someone burned one too many times by love finally meets someone, leading to that age-old asking the agonizing questions, "are you the one?" "is it right tonight"

"Love Without A Net (You Keep Falling)" details the experience and folly one goes through: "Love's no gift, love will end. you learn you fall and you learn to bend/And your diamond wings break like glass, you jump again just to see what happens..."

"Come To Me" is quite an amusing oddball here, as it is an upbeat calypso-type party song. Rindy though does not out of place singing it.

For one to survive, in a world where "everybody hurries to be eaten or eat" the blues-tinged "Grace Under Fire" advises: "You've got to be diamond, you've got to be steel. The lucky have ice in their veins. They laugh at the devil and burn like a torch in the rain."

"Just For You" lists the reasons why people have sex: "Some to heal and some to hurt, some for thrills and some for dirt." You get the idea. It evenly lists good and bad reasons. Love those soulfully-tinged harmony vocals.

The cynical but upbeat "Welcome To The City" is a sour portrait of the big city: "Four hundred dollars buys a room in the city, with a whole lot of people and a hole in the ceiling, freeze in the winter, die in the summer, seventeen kids next door without a mother, hey if you see me coming up the stairs, please don't confuse me with someone who cares." Sugar and spice, right?

The main difference is that Rindy Ross does all lead vocals here, as Quarterflash went from being a sextet to a quartet, losing vocalist Jack Charles and keyboardist Rick Digiallonardo, with Marv Ross and Rich Gooch adding keyboards to their duties. In terms of songs, there's a consistency of sound, the band seems tighter, heavy reliance on keyboards, particularly the Yamaha QX-1, with Rindy's splendid alto and tenor sax solos sprinkled within. In some cases, some songs sound much the next, but that doesn't hurt the album. And even with this, this album didn't sell well???????????? One of the albums I grew up with and still adore.

A disappointing album.......2001-07-22

Average customer rating: Editorial Review A few surprises

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Tracks:

1. Never Gonna Give You Up
2. Together Forever
3. She Wants To Dance With Me
4. It Would Take A Strong Man
5. Cry For Help
6. Giving Up On Love
7. Hopelessly
8. My Arms Keep Missing You
9. I'll Never Set You Free
10. Just Good Friends
11. I'll Be Fine
12. Some Kinda Love

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Editorial Review.......2006-11-06

A few surprises.......2004-04-04

Average customer rating: Satisfying Dusty is and always will be THE BEST! Now Look..... Short But Solid Not quite a "gold" compilation, but not to be completely overlooked either

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Tracks:

1. Silver Threads and Golden Needles
2. I Only Want to Be with You
3. Stay Awhile
4. Wishin' and Hopin'
5. I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself
6. All Cried Out
7. Losing You
8. Some of Your Lovin'
9. Oh No! Not My Baby
10. Little by Little
11. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
12. Goin' Back
13. All I See Is You
14. I'll Try Anything

Tracks:

1. Look of Love
2. Give Me Time
3. What's It Gonna Be
4. I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten
5. Son of a Preacher Man
6. Don't Forget About Me
7. Breakfast in Bed
8. Windmills of Your Mind
9. Am I the Same Girl?
10. Brand New Me
11. Who Gets Your Love
12. Tupelo Honey
13. Losing You (Just a Memory)
14. What Have I Done to Deserve This?

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Satisfying.......2006-08-07

Dusty is and always will be THE BEST!.......2006-08-06

Now Look............2006-08-04

Short But Solid.......2006-07-05

Not quite a "gold" compilation, but not to be completely overlooked either.......2006-07-02

Average customer rating: The Exquisite Sound of Mantovani

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Tracks:

1. Candlelight
2. You Stepped Out of a Dream
3. Blue Fantasy
4. Merry-Go-Round
5. Stradivarius
6. Gold and Silver Waltz
7. Brass Buttons
8. Longing
9. Heart of Paris (I Left My Heart in the Heart of Montmartre)
10. Take My Love
11. Spring in Montmartre
12. Song of Sorrento
13. Lonely Ballerina
14. Dusk
15. Ma Ch Amie
16. June Night
17. Deserted Ballroom
18. Na [Waltz] - Stanley Black, The Mantovani Orchestra
19. Lazy Gondolier [Voice Introduction] - Mantovani
20. Lazy Gondolier
21. Begin the Beguine
22. Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana"
23. Dream, Dream, Dream
24. Edelma
25. Come Back to Me (Reviens)

Customer Reviews:

The Exquisite Sound of Mantovani.......2002-09-14

Average customer rating: super naxos collection well performed

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Tracks:

1. Waltz From Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
2. Emperor Waltz, Op.437
3. Donauwellen
4. Gold And Silver, Op. 79
5. Waltz From Serenade For Strings In C Major, Op. 48
6. The Skaters, Op. 183
7. Un Bal From Symphonie Fantastique. Op. 14
8. Over The Waves (Sobre Las Olas)
9. Waltz From Masquerade
10. The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Waltz Of The Flowers
11. Strauss Festival Orchestra: Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314

Customer Reviews:

super naxos collection well performed.......2007-07-12

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