Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees

Track Listings

1. Coming of Age

2. Bad Reputation

3. Runaway

4. High Enough

5. Damn Yankees

6. Come Again

7. Mystified

8. Rock City

9. Tell Me How You Want It

10. Piledriver

Tracks:

Coming Of Age
Bad Reputation
Runaway
High Enough
Damn Yankees
Come Again
Mystified
Rock City
Tell Me How You Want It
Piledriver

Customer Reviews:

WORTH THE PRICE.......2007-05-12

If a CD has at least three good songs its worth buying and this CD has eight. If you like Ted Nuggent and the rock from the 80's and early 90's you'll like this CD. If you like good music that is well crafted you'll like this CD. If you like rock bands that can sing you need to get this CD.

Anyone that rates this less then 4 stars hates Rock n' Roll!.......2007-04-17

This is still on of the best Rock n' Roll CD's out there. There is not a bad song on this disk or the follow-up "Don't Tread." These guys truly are a super group. Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades went on to make "My Hallucination" in 1995 witch is another great CD. Every true fan of the Rock Genre should own all 3.

Supergroup Of The Early 90's.......2007-01-08

Wow has it really been 16 years since this album came out? Damn Yankees was a "supergroup" project that put together Ted Nugent, Tommy Shaw (Styx), Jack Blades (Nightranger) and drummer Michael Cartellone for two albums of early 90's era heavy rock. The album spawned the huge hit ballad "High Enough" and it looked for a while as if this band were going to be really big. All 3 of the big name musicians pretty much get equal billing on this one with Shaw, Blades, and Nugent sharing lead vocal duties. Shaw sticks to rhythm guitar on this disc with Ted contributing most of the lead. This is not what I would call a great album, but there are some decent songs on it. "Runaway" is a good Tommy Shaw tune. The title track "Damn Yankees" is a fist pumping anthem, and Ted's finale "Piledriver" is pretty much what we have come to expect from the Motor City Madman. The rest of the songs on this disc are ok with rather juvenile lyrics and typical power rock instrumentation. Amazon has this CD listed used for .39 cents so if you have ever thought of checking it out you can get it cheap.

Good Stuff.......2006-09-27

Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, and Ted Nugent join up here to form the supergroup Damn Yankees. And it is awesome. The raw talent talent showcased here is also a stickler too. Their other pursuits such as Shaw's Styx, Blades' Night Ranger, and Nugent's solo. These guys proved that the arena rock style will never die as long as we don't let it.

Yeah I'll pay this one - 3.5 stars.......2006-06-23

A super group, Tommy Shaw, Ted Nugent, Jack Blades and Michael Cartellone. And it's pretty much worked! Ted brings out the redneck balls in his compadres and his more gunshy bandmates temper the Terrible Ted Motormouth Show.

Critically panned at the time of the release and nobody took them seriously yet this isn't a bad release and deserved better. Sure, some of it sucks big time but the lead cut - Coming of Age - is a decent H/R tune and Runaway rides a cool groove. With both Ted + Tommy in the band there is some wailing guitar work and check out Piledriver, where all sense of restraint and mainstream aspirations are tossed out the window to produce the albums most metallic moment.

This idea never reached fruition - perhaps due to the stampede of releases at the time, possibly due to the scheduling of the main protagonists and the aforementioned lack of truck with the critics in the relevant media outlets. As for the music, it's fairly stock standard stuff but at least properly played and with some sense of fun. You could do a lot worse. Tommy Shaw and Nugent fans really should get their hands on this curio from their respective heroes.

Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

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Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

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Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey
Swanee- Al Jolson
When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams
A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel
My Man- Fanny Brice
Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire
If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor
Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence
Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan
Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson
Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting
Body And Soul- Libby Holman
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby
Night And Day- Fred Astaire
Heat Wave- Ethel Waters
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara
You're The Top- Ethel Merman
Summertime- Anne Brown
September Song- Walter Huston
My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin
It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross
Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal
Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake

Tracks:

New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon
If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton
Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas
There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble
How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan
Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger
Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison
Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza
Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan
Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing
Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys
Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence
Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes
Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley
Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price
Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt
Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon
I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews
Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert
The Party's Over- Judy Holliday
Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence

Tracks:

Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston
I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki
Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman
My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin
Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke
Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach
Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton
Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti
I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co.
The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley
Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel
What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley
As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown
Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast
People- Barbra Streisand
Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick
If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel
Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr.
The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley
If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon
Open a New Window- from Mame Voice

Tracks:

Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey
Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast
I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach
The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch
Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson
I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo
I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman
We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast
Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein
Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns
Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton
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All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble
Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle
Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone
Come Follow The Band
Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach
And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday
The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia

Tracks:

Memory- Betty Buckley
I Am What I Am- George Hearn
Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin
Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast
The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford
You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman
The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast
Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company
With One Look- Glenn Close
On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook
Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble
Seasons Of Love-
Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize
I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble
Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway
Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur
Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band
I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company
Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous for any Broadway-lover.......2007-01-30

Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.

Top Shelf.......2007-01-04

This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.

TERRIFIC CD'S.......2006-03-23

THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD'S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SET.

Great Collection of Broadways greatest Songs .......2005-06-14

This Collection was perfectly made it has almost all the most famous Broadway songs on this 5 cd set. The Music is great and has Broadways greatest treasures like "Memory""People""With One Look""Give my regards Too Broadway" just to name a few of this numerous cd set with over 100 songs. This is a great buy if you like musicals or The music of Broadway

Great Compilation!.......2005-01-17

If you are a fan of the Broadway Musicals, this is a collection that you should purchase. Since I got the 5 disc set I've enjoyed listening to it. The majority of the songs are done by the original singers. The collection is priceless considering that you will have over 100 songs from popular musicals since the beginning of Broadway

Damn Yankees (1955 Original Broadway Cast)

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Best show from 1955
I'd Forgotten How Much I Loved this Musical
Received the wrong product!
Triple play
"Six Months Out of Every Year......."

Damn Yankees (1955 Original Broadway Cast)
Jerry Ross
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Overture: Six Months Out Of Every Year
Goodbye, Old Girl
Heart
Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, Mo.
A Little Brains-A Little Talent
A Man Doesn't Know
Whatever Lola Wants
Heart (Reprise)
Who's Got The Pain?
The Game
Near To You
Those Were The Good Old Days
Two Lost Souls
A Man Doesn't Know (Reprise)
Finale

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Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, who were protegés of Frank Loesser, composed and wrote lyrics for only two hit shows of their own--The Pajama Game was the other. (Ross died in 1955, shortly after the opening of Damn Yankees.) But what great shows they were, in sensibility and subject matter entrenched in their Eisenhower era, yet eminently revivable today--and as much more than period pieces. Damn Yankees, which was based on Douglas Wallop's novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, neatly combined the national obsession with baseball and its dominant team with the Faust legend. The Devil himself (Ray Walston) offers a middle-aged fan of the Washington Senators the chance to turn into a Mickey Mantle-esque ballplayer (Stephen Douglass) to help his hapless team against those Bronx Bombers. The fan accepts, but with an escape clause in the interest of story-line complications. What makes the plot problematic is not its proven fantasy level; it's that the leading lady, Lola, the Devil's temptress assistant, doesn't appear until way into the first act, and then she is required to dominate the show with just two solos and a couple of duets. Only a star with the guts and stage-holding ability of Gwen Verdon could have managed this in the first place, even though her solos are the estimable "A Little Brains--A Little Talent" and the near-standard "Whatever Lola Wants." Bebe Neuwirth, as Lola, was never able to seize the stage--or the recording--of the 1994 revival, and ultimately that show became about Jerry Lewis as the Devil, for God's sake. Verdon's and Walston's amazing original performances are preserved in the movie version (Tab Hunter took over the ballplayer's role), but this recording is the one to have. The show's breakout hit song, sung by ballplayers and fans, was and is "(You Gotta Have) Heart." Damn Yankees and all its songs have just that. --Robert Windeler

Customer Reviews:

Best show from 1955.......2006-07-28

So, I just bought this version, after owning the revival cast, and being in it recently. There are definitly good things about this recording. The music is beautiful and Old Joe has a beautiful voice. Also, Joe Hardy is better on this recording than the revival. Unfortunately Lola is not the greatest in this cast, I much perfered the revival's Lola. SO which version should you get? Collectors, should get both, people who perfer a more classical musical theater should get this version. Other than that, the new version, is better, and a better value. Favorite Song: "Goodbye, Old Girl"

I'd Forgotten How Much I Loved this Musical.......2006-07-27

You may have seen the movie like I did, you may have seen Damn Yankees performed in summer stock theater like I did, but the original Broadway cast recording is outstanding. I used to listen to it a lot since my father had the album and introduced me and my siblings to musicals in the 50's. The songs and artists were better than I remembered from the LP. If you like the old classic musicals, you'll love this CD. I don't mind at all that it isn't in stereo-it's just wonderful the way it is. I have since ordered the movie from Amazon!!! Just the title alone will entice any Red Sox fan like me--too bad the Washington Senators were the subject team and not the Sox.

Received the wrong product!.......2005-08-06

I ordered the DVD of Damn Yankees to watch on TV for my daughter because she is doing a play and needed it for the day I ordered it. I paid for fast delivery because she had a deadline and we were thrilled to receive it on time but was very disappointed to see that it was the CD of only music! I don't think I will order from Amazon again, it was my first time and probably my last.

Liz Snyder

Triple play.......2004-08-15

DAMN YANKEES! is a fun show. Not one of the very best ever written - the plot s full of holes - but still a great deal of fun on stage.

The Adler-Ross score holds up well, though the ballads get a bit dreary. "Heart" and "Whatever Lola Wants" were the big hits but Ray Walston's "Good Old days" and the duet "Two Lost Souls" are enjoyable.

RCA Victor did the cast album, taping the whole score (except the song "Not Meg" which was cut after opening night never to be heard again) and including some dialogue. The album is slightly marred by the flat boxy sound that pervades most of the label's early cast albums. Still it preserves the performances of Gwen Verdon and Ray Walston.

They also appeared in the 1958 film version with Tab Hunter replacing Stephen Douglas as the star ball-player. The soundtrack album (also on RCA) makes changes to the lyrics and drops three songs, adding a new ballad "There's Something about an empty Chair" that is even more dreary than the song it replaces.

The 1994 Broadway revival (on Mercury) offers a more thorough recording, but the performances on this original cast disc can't be beat.

"Six Months Out of Every Year.......".......2003-10-18

So begins one of Broadway's most delightful (and successful) musical offerings of the early 50's, DAMN YANKEES, based on the popular novel 'The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant' by Douglass Wallop.

With its immortal, zippy score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, the musical starred the legendary triple-threat Gwen Verdon (in her first leading role following her debut in CAN-CAN) and also featured Ray Walston as the snide 'Devil in Disguise' Mr Applegate.

The cast includes Stephen Douglass (THE GOLDEN APPLE) as well as Rae Allen, who sings the show-stopping "Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, Mo.". Gwen Verdon, in the role of scene-stealing seductress Lola, gets several choice numbers including her now-legendary "Whatever Lola Wants", as well as "A Little Brains, A Little Talent", "Who's Got the Pain?" and "Two Lost Souls". Shannon Bolin (PROMENADE) sings the plaintive cry for attention, "Six Months Out of Every Year".

Although immortalised on screen as well as being revived for Broadway in the 90's, nothing can ever top the original 1955 cast album of DAMN YANKEES in terms of perfection and excitement. Highly-recommended.

Damn Yankees: 1994 Original Broadway Cast Recording
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DAMN YANKEES

This isn't an aged wine, its a different bottle

Worth Buying Just for Jarrod Emick's Thrilling Vocals

Yankee Fan - and Loved It Anyway

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Jerry Ross
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Release Date: 1994-05-17

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Ov
6 Months Out Of Every Year
6 Months Out Of Every Year, Scene: (The Boyd's Living Room)
6 Months Out Of Every Year, Scene: (The Boyd's Front Porch)
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Blooper Ballet
Blooper Ballet, Scene: (The Ball Field)
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Heart, Scene: (The Locker Room)
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Shoeless Joe (Reprise)
Shoeless Joe, Scene : (The Press Conference)
Shoeless Joe, Scene : (Applegate's Apartment)
A Little Brains, A Little Talent
A Little Brains, A Little Talent, Scene: (The Boyd's Kitchen)
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A Man Doesn't Know, Scene: (The Locker Room) #2
Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)
Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets), Scene: ( Act 1 Finale)
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The Game, Scene: (The Boyd's House)
Near To You
Those Were The Good Old Days
The Trial
The Trial, Scene: (Limbo)
Two Lost Souls
Two Lost Souls, Scene: (The Bottom Of The Ninth)
A Man Doesn't Know (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

DAMN YANKEES.......2007-04-07

LOVE THE CD, BRAND NEW AND REMINDS ME OF WHEN I SAW THE CLOSING SHOW WITH JERRY LEWIS ON BROADWAY. THE PRICE WAS GREAT AND SO WAS THE SERVICE. THANKS A BUNCH FOR A GREAT CD

This isn't an aged wine, its a different bottle.......2006-07-28

Unfortunately its true, the Damn Yankees revival took many, many liberties and changed quite a bit of the show. However I happen to like this recording better. "Near To You" as a three way song, is AMAZING. Its worth it just for that song. I'll say the original Old Joe, was better than on this recording, but this recordings Lola is better. So, get both, I did. If you can only choose one though, I would go with this one. The orchestra is so much fuller. Favorite Song: "Near To You"

Worth Buying Just for Jarrod Emick's Thrilling Vocals.......2006-02-19

Okay. Maybe this 1994 revival of Faust in the baseball world isn't as revered as the 1950's original featuring Gwen Verdon. But it has sterling sound quality and is one of the few cast albums that almost allows you to understand the story just via the songs.

It's also a must buy due to the vocal pyrotechnics of Jarrod Emick. Emick's range and power are stunning. He literally blasts onstage as the younger incarnation of Shoeless Joe Jackson. In later numbers ("A Man Doesn't Know," the gorgeous multi-part "Near to You") his voice is quiet, controlled and unique. He sounds like no one else.

I saw the show during its initial release and left the show a fan for life. It's one of those rare times in the theater (seeing Idina Menzel in "Wicked" was another) where someone or something comes out of left field and makes you say "wow." This person is an astounding talent. He seems able to hit just about any note - high or low - and like Menzel can raise goosebumps. He's about to hit Broadway again in the Johnny Cash musical review "Ring of Fire." He should be a HUGE Broadway star and recording solo albums of his own. Why he's not is a mystery.

Bebe Neuwirth fares less well in her comic turn as Lola. While an amazing dancer and great comic actress, her comic faux Latin accent spoils the big "Whatever Lola Wants" number. This may have gone over well in 1950's America. But it's borderline offensive now.

Vicki Lewis, prior to her sitcom days, plays a reporter and delivers a rousing "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal Mo." Her energy and comic timing are impressive. I found her singing impressive. Victor Garber's devil keeps the plot moving along. But it's Emick's performance that keeps the show centered.

Yankee Fan - and Loved It Anyway.......2005-06-16

I saw the musical back in 1994, and met the stars of the show as well. Jarrod Emmick was one of the most gifted newcomers to broadway that I had seen in years, with a voice that could lift a house off the ground. I remembered Victor Garber from years ago, when he was in the movie, "Godspell" - I have his autograph on my tape of the soundtrack, in fact. I also had this album on tape, signed by the principals, but I can't seem to find it - it seems to be lost somewhere. At any rate, I'm not too upset - I still have the cover, which has the cast signatures on it. I intend to purchase the CD, since I don't think they sell tapes anymore. It was a wonderful show, and I deeply cherish the soundtrack which, for me, preserves the wonderful memories I have of the show and the people in it that I met. I would highly recommend it - especially if you were lucky enough to have seen the show.

Point of Information.......2005-05-26

Sorry -- didn't see the musical. (I'm a Yankee fan!)

I just wanted to clarify the angst over Joe (apparently) circling the bases during his transformation back to a middle-aged man -- rather than catching the final out.

Or at least give an explanation.

In the original novel, Joe DID hit a HR. However, while he was circling the bases, he began transforming back to his mortal self. Gasping and wheezing, Joe crawled his way across home plate.

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Get the two CDs they put out instead
Seriously just buy the other two disks
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Better than I thought
Save yourself some money and buy this CD!!!

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Damn Yankees
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Album Description

Guitar great Ted Nugent, Styx alumnus Tommy Shaw, and Night Ranger's Jack Blades joined with drummer Michael Cartellone to from this early 90's super-group. Their slick harmonies and guitar power shone through on hits like 'Coming Of Age' and the power balled 'High Enough'. Digitally remastered.

Customer Reviews:

Get the two CDs they put out instead.......2005-12-23

Damn Yankees did two great CDs in 1990 and '92. It seems to have done something for Tommy Shaw's songwriting...unlike one other reviewer seems to think, Styx has grown into an honest to God ROCK AND ROLL band ande Dennis DeYoung is touring with a full-blown symphony orchestra (not to take anything away from his considerable talent, they just didn't want to be playing "Babe" the rest of their careers, and Lawrence Gowan seems to have injected some adrenaline there...and they all get along, more than you could say seven years ago). This is a good starter kit...but you're best off just getting the two CDs and finding the soundtracks to Nothing But Trouble and Encino Man for the songs "Bonestripper" and "You're Invited But Your Friend Can't Come" (essentially Vince Neil singing with Damn Yankees backing him). That's everything that's been released aside from a live video "Uprising"...go looking and enjoy!

PS: They saved the best track for last..."Silence is Broken" is a very powerful song that will bring chills to anyone that's ever been in any kind of abusive relationship, and needs the courage to stand up and say "enough"...one of Tommy Shaw's finest pieces of work, intense and emotional and has plenty to say. That alone is worth the price of admission!

Seriously just buy the other two disks.......2005-11-03

Great stuff, but come on they only had two disks. Just get them both for Pete's sake. To act like this is all you need as some reviewers state makes me wonder how you'll love all of these songs and still wake up feeling good in the morning knowing that you are missing awesome rockers like Uprising, Rock City USA, and Livin This Side of Hell.

If You Own...........2004-08-06

If you already own "Damn Yankees", and "Don't Tread" CD's, there is no need to buy this "Best Of" release. If you don't own either of the CD's, this has all the songs you will need. It would have been nice, (in this compilation), if there was something new that didn't make it to either original CD's. That is why I'm only giving this CD, 3 stars. To bad Ted, Tommy, Jack & Michael didn't give us another release. If or when they ever do, crank up this or either of the only 2 original CD's, and enjoy true American musicians, doing what they do best...playing good solid kick ass rock & roll!

Better than I thought.......2004-01-25

I would consider myself a "radio" Damn Yankees fan, having only heard their radio hits like, "Don't Tread on Me," and, "High Enough." After hearing this Essentials CD though, I see that there's more than meet's the ear. The only song on here that I can't seem to get into is, "Come Again," but all the others are real rockers for me. From the milder, "Silent is Broken," to the fast and heavy, "Piledriver," this CD never stops! The guitars, vocals, bass, and drums, all rock. I tend to give conservative ratings, so that's why I gave this a 4 out of 5 stars, but otherwise, I would highly recommend it for any other "radio" fans like myself.

Save yourself some money and buy this CD!!!.......2003-05-27

I must say...instead of buying both Damn Yankees CDs...save yourself some $$$$ and buy this compilation instead....all of their best are here..High Enough, Come Again, Where you goin now, Runaway, etc. I definitely recommend this for any "Yankees" fan!!!

Damn Yankees: An Original Soundtrack Recording (1958 Film)

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Too many changes to the songs
fine, but markedly inferior to the OBC
It certainly has more than "A Lil Bwains, A Lil Tawent"...
Could be better, but competent
Dynamic recording of great score

Damn Yankees: An Original Soundtrack Recording (1958 Film)
Richard Adler , and Jerry Ross
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Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees (1955 Original Broadway Cast)
Pajama Game
Damn Yankees: 1994 Original Broadway Cast Recording
Bye Bye Birdie (1963 Film Soundtrack)

ASIN: B000002W1H
Release Date: 1989-11-30

Tracks:

Overture
Six Months Out Of Every Year
Goodbye, Old Girl
Heart
Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, Mo.
There's Something About An Empty Chair
Whatever Lola Wants
A Little Brains, A Little Talent
Whatever Lola Wants
Those Were The Good Old Days
Who's Got The Pain
Two Lost Souls
There's Something About An Empty Chair (Reprise)

Customer Reviews:

Too many changes to the songs.......2004-08-15

DAMN YANKEES! is a fun show. Not one of the very best ever written - the plot s full of holes - but still a great deal of fun on stage and on screen.

Gwen Verdon and Ray Walston re-create their Broadway performances here with zest and polish. Less effective is Tab Hunter replacing Stephen Douglas as the star ball-player. He simply can't sing teh score well enough and two of his solo songs are dropped. This shifts teh musical burden to the supporting cast, but robs the central love-story of much of its development. The movie makes changes to the lyrics and adds a new ballad "There's Something about an empty Chair" that is even more dreary than the song it replaces.

Sound quality is not great. The album was orinally announced for release in both stero and mono formats but only the mono Lp was ever actually issued. This Cd marks the first release of the stereo tapes and although an improvement, it still suffers from that flat boxed-in sound of Warner Bros.

Best to stick with the original Broadway cast disc.

fine, but markedly inferior to the OBC.......2004-08-13

The film soundtrack to DAMN YANKEES is similar but certainly quite inferior to the peerless 1955 original Broadway cast album. The Warner Bros. film brought the entire original cast to reprise their roles (with the exception of Stephen Douglass who was replaced by Tab Hunter, who provided the marquee-value for the box office). Gwen Verdon's performance of Lola is perhaps even better here than on the 1955 OBC; she belts the role a little better and on the whole her singing is stronger here. Shannon Bolin gets a new song "There's Something About an Empty Chair" which isn't really memorable. Rae Allen once again knocks `em dead with "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO", and Ray Walston's performance of Mr Applegate is priceless. Tab Hunter is only average in his singing as the younger Joe Hardy. The remastering of this album is quite fine; there is some scratch and surface-hiss, but nothing too-obtrusive.

Very nice for the price.

It certainly has more than "A Lil Bwains, A Lil Tawent"..........2001-08-10

This is absolutely one of my favorite CD's in the entire world. First, let's talk about the differences between it and the Broadway CD. The Broadway recording contains two absolutely lovely songs, "A Man Doesn't Know" and "Near To You", and also the hilarious "The Game." These three were cut from the movie and replaced by "There's Something About An Empty Chair" (The only Damn Yankees song I cannot stand... it's just not fun nor pretty...). Otherwise, with a few changes in the length and phrasing of "A Little Brains, A Little Talent", "Whatever Lola Wants", and "Who's Got The Pain"... it's no different than the Broadway CD. However, I LIKE this CD more than the Broadway CD. I don't know why... the background music just sounds better to me over all, and Gwen Verdon actually SOUNDS like herself. Don't get me wrong, I own the Broadway CD also and I LOVE IT, but if you're debating, this is definitely the way to go (unless one of the cut songs is your favorite). After all, there's nothing like hearing the phrases "Hallo Joe!" and "ERP!" now is there? :o)

Could be better, but competent.......2000-12-23

This CD is an exact replica of the 1958 LP. My only regret is the fact that they should have re-issued the original tracks with the underscoring and full dance orchestrations. As it stands, this is a very enjoyable listening experience with "A Little Brains, A Little Talent" (Verdon) being the show's standout number.

Dynamic recording of great score.......2000-06-10

This soundtrack of the 1958 film version of the Adler-Ross Broadway hit "Damn Yankees" really makes me wish I could get my hands on a copy of the film itself. This great score is very well-represented by the entire cast, almost all of it directly from the original Broadway company. Dynamic readings from the baseball players and Rae Allen as the reporter in "Heart" and "Shoeless Joe," Ray Walston recreating his Tony-winning role as Mr. Applegate in "Those Were the Good Old Days," and especially the great Gwen Verdon, also recreating her Tony-winning, starmaking role of Lola. Though she was probably a better dancer than a singer, Verdon makes up for it with her incredible energy and zest. (And I bet nobody noticed her singing skills in the film, as I expect she was dancing too well for them to even care) From "A Little Brains, A Little Talent" to her famous "Whatever Lola Wants" seduction to "Who's Got the Pain," which also features her choreographer and later husband, Bob Fosse, Verdon is wonderful. And the shows two ballads, "Goodbye, Old Girl" and "There's Something About An Empty Chair" (The last written especially for the film) are pretty good, too. Definitly worth a look.

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Decent Music Lousy Lyrics
Don't Neglect
Where's the hooks?
Ted gets Tasty
A Great Follow Up CD

Don't Tread
Damn Yankees
Manufacturer: Collectables
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Damn Yankees
Hallucination
7 Deadly Zens
Uprising
Influence

ASIN: B00008L3ZO
Release Date: 2003-06-10

Tracks:

Don't Tread on Me
Fifteen Minutes of Fame
Where You Goin' Now
Dirty Dog
Mister Please
Silence Is Broken
Firefly
Someone to Believe
This Side of Hell
Double Coyote
Uprising

Album Description

Fans of powerful rock riffs, melodic fist-pumping ballads and heavy harmonies got yanked to the max in 1990 when Ted Nugent, Tommy Shaw (vocalist/guitarist of Styx), Jack Blades (vocalist/bassist/songwriter of Night Ranger) and drummer Michael Carellone joined forces to form the super group Damn Yankees. This CD is a reissue of their second (and final) album, originally released on the Warner Bros. record label in 1992. When released, the album peaked as high as #22 on the Billboard 200 chart, and spawned a number of charting singles, including the title track and "Where You Goin' Now," "Silence Is Broken" and "Mister Please."

Album Description

Ted Nugent, Tommy Shaw from Styx & Night Ranger's Jack Blades formed the hard rock supergroup Damn Yankees in 1990. This 1992 original Warner Bros. album was the band's second & final outing. 2003 Collectables reissue.

Customer Reviews:

Decent Music Lousy Lyrics.......2007-01-08

After the success of the first disc it looked like this supergroup was going to take the world by storm. With the release of "Don't tread" things did not quite turn out as planned. The album received very little radio airplay and after the tour the band members went back to their solo / other band careers and called Damn Yankees a day. I remember when this came out seeing a review in a major music magazine that just said one word; "Stupid". Unfortunately I agreed with the review to an extent. Some of the lyrics on this album are just plain stupid clichés that are almost painful to listen to. "Dirty Dog", "Firefly", "Double Coyote", "Mister Please" all have lyrics that are almost embarrassingly bad. Oh well.....maybe I am being too hard on this disc. The music, for the most part is good power rock. The Nuge has some killer guitar work on the disc, and drummer Cartellone stands out significantly on this one as well. There are a few really good tunes to be found, "Don't Tread", "Silence Is Broken", and "Uprising" are all solid. "Where You Goin Now" is the power ballad that was released as a single. It's ok, but not as good as "High Enough" from the 1st disc. I like this album enough to have kept it around all of these years, but I still think the first one was better.

Don't Neglect .......2006-09-19

Don't Tread released in 1992 is the great sophomore effort by Damn Yankees who are made up of tough-guy superstars such as Jack Blades of Night Ranger, Tommy Shaw of Styx and Ted Nugent rock-n-roll beast icon.

It is as damn as their debut album in 1990 and one of my all time bests as well. Damn Yankees as a whole is predominantly
Night Ranger minus keyboard,partly Survivor partly Styx with extra damnness.

My first pick is Where Are You Going Now, first single from this album. It is as if popped out from Survivor's Vital Signs(boy it is also produced by Ron Nevison). And Silence Is Broken, Zep&Purple styled Mister Please. Rockers such as Fifteen Minutes of Fame, mid-tempo tracks such as Dirty Dog, Someone to Believe
are fine as well.

Why such great album has been treated so damn bad by classic rock market?

Note: Michael Cartellone who looked obscure and fresh guy among the gang of four found his place as an ACCEPT drummer just before the band broke up. Also known as a drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd tours

Verdict: Well-done second effort
Rating: 92 out of 100
Recommended for: Night Ranger, Tommy Shaw and Survivor fans and wide range of 80s and 90s hard/pop rock fans.

Where's the hooks?.......2006-03-11

On the first outing, Nugent, Blades, Cartellone, and Shaw occasionally mustered the sound and snappy hook to make a few tunes that were pleasures, albeit guilty ones, to listen to. On this one, the sound is still self-important, the riffs gargantuan, and the vocals huge. But they don't couple them very often with a tune that sticks with you.

HIGHLIGHTS:
The title track is a decent romper-stomper "Hey man, I'll kick your A**!" song. It's not as good as "Comin' of Age" but it's an OK opener. Much like "High Enough" on the last album, "Where You Goin' Now" is the big power ballad. Again, it's one of the better ones here but not as good as "High Enough" was. "Dirty Dog" is flat out cheesy ("She said 'Get down, you dirty dog'/'You've been sniffin' where you don't belong'/'Cuz I'm not one of your b**ches'") but it's hard to dislike it. It may be the great undiscovered Aerosmith single that should've been. "Silence is Broken" is another coulda been Journey ballad with nice stacked harmony and a pretty decent chorus.

LOWS:
"Double Coyote" is a goofy metaphor for the musician's life on the road. ("I gotta go go go/Go, baby, go/Go, mama, go/Double coyote man") My guess is that they meant it to imply that they're like lone wolves (coyote is the same general family) except they're extra individualistic,hence a DOUBLE coyote. (Anyone else hearing the guy from Spinal Tap explaining "But ours go to 11!" right about now?)

BOTTOM LINE:
Oy veh. Don't you dare...don't you click "Buy This". Don't you dare buy this. If you gotta have a Damn Yankees disc, get hits collection ESSENTIALS, which is only missing the nice cheesy double entendre rocker "Dirty Dog", will be all the DY you ever need.

1 1/2 stars

Ted gets Tasty.......2005-12-31

Well here is another Great Rock album that unfortunatly nobody heard.
These guys are all excellent musicians and they sound awesome together. No airplay, no promotion, the usual problems with the industry, but as these other guys also say, this and their first CD really Rocks. At the price you can find it here you really should just get it. To bad the band seems to have folded.

A Great Follow Up CD.......2005-09-29

Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades, Ted Nugent, and Michael Cartelone are back with a vengance on this hard-driving follow-up to their highly successful debut cd. Shaw and Nugent both play lead guitar on this disc, which gives every song a definitive sound. Blades' bass and Cartelone's drums combine to make the sound that much better.

From the opeing title song, along with such others as "Where You Goin Now" and "The Silence is Broken", the listener is treated to a brand of high energy rock and roll. Shaw sings lead on both "Where You Goin Now" and "The Silence is Broken". He proves his versatility by being able to sing ballads as well as the great rock songs he was famous for while with Styx.

Its too bad that Damn Yankees only produced two cds. I'm a fan of great rock and roll, and they were definitely one of the best bands of the early 90s. I highly recommend this disc, as well as their self-titled one. The songs are first-rate, and the vocals and insturmentals will keep you coming back for more. Buy this great cd and hear some really great rock and roll at its absolute best.

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Broadway Today: Broadway 1993-2005

Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
ProductGroup: Music
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Release Date: 2005-10-18

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