No Tellin' Lies

1. Wait Until the Summer's Gone

2. I Don't Like It

3. Bears

4. I Don't Care

5. Lullaby

6. No Tellin' Lies

7. Takin' a Stance

8. But No More

9. Little Things

10. Drive Me Crazy

Tracks:

Wait Until the Summers Gone
I Don't Like It
Bears
I Don't Care
Lullaby
No Tellin' Lies
Takin' a Stance
But No More
Little Things
Drive Me Crazy
Can't Live Without
He's Making You the Fool
Time
Your Mind's Open
Better Not Call
You'll Never Know
About to Make the Time
You're Only Losing Your Heart
Hard Living Without You
Isn't That the Way

Customer Reviews:

Zebra - New Orleans' Greatest Rockers!!.......2007-07-21

I, for one, am delighted that this special two-album-on-one-CD has been re-released. Sadly it wasn't remastered and suffers from that bane of the 80's hard rock scene - no bottom end. Oh well, I just ran it out of a CD player with bass expansion and fed it into my computer and burned the wave files as an audio CD.

Zebra's second release "No Tellin' Lies" (1984), like all their other releases, features some great riffs, licks, melodies and family friendly lyrics. 'Wait Until The Summer's Gone' is a guitar monster with a triple track guitar solo while 'Lullaby', which was written for John Lennon, is too beautiful with its Harrison-esque guitar solo.

The third album '3.V' (1986) is the most melodic of their releases but has a little too much synthesizer for me but not too much, I guess, since it is my fave of their studio catalog. "He's Making You The Fool" should have been a hit. "Time" is another Randy Jackson-penned classic. Randy Jackson's voice and guitar playing make him a one man synthesis of Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, while the rhythm section of Felix Hanemann on bass/keyboards and Guy Gelso are nothing but complimentary in their playing. Can you tell I like these guys?

After listening to this CD you'll understand what happens when you take Beatles/Badfinger-quality melodies and toss in some Page-inspired guitar licks. Plus Randy has a heck of a voice.

Maybe Zebra never made it really big because they lack a gimmick. No anthems celebrating sex and drugs, no gaudy, and now foolish looking in retrospect, makeup (did someone mention Motley Crue?). None of the band members have been arrested for DWI and vehicular homicide (read: Vince Neil), none of the members have OD'd, died and been revived (read: Nikki Sixx) and the band, who recently celebrated their thirty year anniversary, doesn't loathe each other to such a degree that each has his own tour bus (read: Motley Crue's "reunion" tour).

Given the price, this edition is a must have. Look at it this way: With the funds needed to purchase the CD, you could buy two Wendy's value meals. Me, I would rather eat a PBJ so I can stay home and listen to this CD again and again.

In 2007 Zebra finally released a live DVD. Go to thedoor.com, Zebra's website, and BUY THIS DVD!!!!

Love These Two-For's!.......2007-07-04

This one that features their 2nd and 3rd albums, and the price is nice, and it was smart to leave them at a low price, I can't see the average person taking a chance if this was 20 bucks, can you? And I can get the song again "You're Only Losing Your Heart" (on 3.V), I used to have the cassette of 3.V, but it is long gone. I do have "In Black and White", and many of the songs here are on that one also, along with quite a few from the debut, but Zebra doesn't have a huge official catalog; so it's not really that difficult with the price of these to be a completist for the bands music in this case.

The band has always intrigued me in the style of the singer, his high pitched sound, along with a hard rock sound and melody also seems to be the late 70's meeting an early 80's alternative rock sound. It may not be an complex and progressive as a band like Rush, or Yes, but they seemed to have carved out a niche in the rock world over the years. You don't hear alot of people say that Zebra is one of their favorite bands, but perhaps they need to take another listen to this classic stuff and rethink it?

Zebra is a band to me that really I like just about every one of their songs. Probably the only song I don't like and skip each time is the "La-La Song", and it still bothers me that that one is on the greatest hits instead of "You're Only Losing Your Heart".

Average customer rating:

Weakest album in the catalog
IMO.....Great music
No Tellin Lies, It's That Bad
awesome follow-up to an excellent first album

No Tellin' Lies
Zebra
Manufacturer: Ignition Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000235Q
Release Date: 1996-01-30

Tracks:

Wait Until the Summer's Gone
I Don't Like It
Bears
I Don't Care
Lullaby
No Tellin' Lies
Takin' a Stance
But No More
Little Things
Drive Me Crazy

Customer Reviews:

Weakest album in the catalog.......2007-03-03

I love Zebra. The first album is an all-time classic. The followup, No Tellin Lies just wasn't as good and I think this album sank whatever momentum they had going with the first album. To me, this album just sounds rushed and the songs suffered cause of it. There were some great songs but as a whole it just didn't have the greatness the first album had. However, I think the third album, 3.V is the best one they did. But when they did that it was a case of "too little, too late". Tis a shame too. Cause Zebra is a great band.

IMO.....Great music.......2004-03-10

I listened to this album when it came out and after 20 years I'm listening to the cd.........It's still awesome. If you liked Zebra back in their hayday then you will like them now. If you thought they sucked then they will suck now...Its your call.

No Tellin Lies, It's That Bad.......2002-08-21

Only in the eighties could such banal buttrock have been recorded, thank gOd this band has disappeared into the black hole that swallowed the whole horrible movement.

awesome follow-up to an excellent first album.......1998-10-08

if you like Zeppelin,you'll love Zebra.This second album is awesome,as any true fan of Zebra will tell you.Randy Jackson's vocals are incredible,as are Felix Hannemans' harmonies as well as bass and keyboards.Guy Gelso is Neil Peart like on drums.Absolutely and incredible album

Average customer rating:

Great Music
Two Great Albums On One CD
Had to counteract that 1 star review...
Probably worth it
the wait is over!

No Tellin' Lies/3.V
Zebra
Manufacturer: One Way Records Inc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Slow Down Live

ASIN: B00005B180
Release Date: 2001-04-10

Tracks:

Wait Until the Summers Gone
I Don't Like It
Bears
I Don't Care
Lullaby
No Tellin' Lies
Takin' a Stance
But No More
Little Things
Drive Me Crazy
Can't Live Without
He's Making You the Fool
Time
Your Mind's Open
Better Not Call
You'll Never Know
About to Make the Time
You're Only Losing Your Heart
Hard Living Without You
Isn't That the Way

Album Description

2 LP's on one CD, No Tellin' Lies (1984) and 3.V (1986). The New Orleans rock trio Randy Jackson, Felix Hanemann and Guy Gelso. There are 20 tracks on this CD. Remastered. Standard jewel case. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

Great Music.......2005-03-28

Zebra is the most under-rated band of recent times! All there recordings deserve 5 Stars ! These three guys deserve a listen from anyone who likes hard rock.Buy anything from this band.

Two Great Albums On One CD.......2004-09-03

NO TELLIN' LIES/3.V features two great albums by Zebra on one CD. 3.V is even better than NO TELLIN' LIES, but having the two albums on one disc makes this a great buy. If you buy this CD and the first one, you won't need the BEST OF collection.

Had to counteract that 1 star review..........2004-07-02

I don't usually rate these things but this product is being unfairly moved down by the 1-star rater. It's true that "No Tellin Lies" is an average album, but "3.V" is simply perfect, and one of the most overlooked creations of the 80's. Anyone who likes hard, melodic rock would find it essential.

Probably worth it.......2003-07-08

3.v is probably Zebra's best album, although it's hard to go wrong with their first album. What's wrong with this collection is the 2nd album, No Tellin' Lies. Mostly made up of older material, it's not a great album. There are 2 or 3 good tracks on No Tellin' Lies. The best one is Bears.

That said, 3.V is practically flawless. While the first album was a nice hard rock (probably heavy metal at the time) with nice hooks, and the 2nd was an ok hard rock album with few hooks, 3.v is Zebra reborn as a hard rocking pop outfit.

The album went absolutely nowhere, but after 16 years, the album holds up very nicely.

Given the price of this set, it's well worth the purchase, though you might want to rip it, and remove some of NTL's weaker tracks.

4.5 stars for 3.v
2.5 stars for NTL

the wait is over!.......2003-06-21

these two albums were not available on cd in the past; now they finally are and they're affordable too.

FYI all ye zebraheads.....
zebra's NEW CD, 'V', is out july 8, 2003. check out 'thedoor.com' for some sound bytes.
these guys can STILL ROCK!

No Tellin' Lies / 3D
Average customer rating:
No Tellin' Lies / 3D
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Manufacturer: One Way
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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