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The Pleasure and the Greed [CD] [PA]
The Pleasure and the Greed [CD] [PA]
 
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the sleeper CD of this band
on January 28, 2017
Posted by: TimInIowa
I have an interesting relationship with this CD. I was so hugely impressed with "in loving memory of..." that when I bought this CD, right off the bat I knew this CD couldn't possibly be as good. It "jaded" my initial view of this CD, and in retrospect that was my fault.
It was easy to cherrypick "Inhale" and "Ladylike" because they were easily recognizable radio friendly songs on first listen. I gave it another listen...then for some unknown reason to me - listening to the CD from start to finish, I just didn't do it for a long time, probably 12 or so years.
Then, "Albatross" came out, and was fantastic, so craving more BW, I put this back in the player and gave it fresh once-over...and was astounded at how I could not have listened to this all these years.
Aside from the two tracks above, other outstanding songs on this CD are "Mistake" (which might actually have become my favorite song of all from these guys), "All Our Days Are Numbered", "Undersold", "West Virginia" is very good, the title track is pretty good...there are a lot of good songs on this, and 4 that I consider great.
Is it as awesome as "ILMO"? No, but it's still a very good album.
My Best Buy number: 0216183504
I would recommend this to a friend!
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In Loving Memory Of... [CD]
In Loving Memory Of... [CD]
 
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5 out of 5
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darn near perfect album
on January 28, 2017
Posted by: TimInIowa
One of my 10 favorite albums ever. It ranks right up there with any album made by the Rolling Stones, Dave era VH, Bon Scott era ACDC, Led Zeppelin, AIC, STP, Jimi Hendrix...I know, big time company and a bold statement. But this CD is simply that good.
I wouldn't state that it "breaks new ground", or that it is revolutionary either. It just plain doesn't have a bad song on it, and is loaded with several outstanding songs. It is one of those rare albums where you never have to press the skip button on your player to advance to the next song.
The Oaf, That Song (probably their sole recognizable US single release), Blown Wide Open...how these songs never broke this band huge in the US market to this day still astounds me. I can only probably blame a lack of marketing effort with their label at an extremely bad time to be a record label in the US.
Anyway...if you've ever thought about this band, here's your starting point. Yeah...it truly is that good.
My Best Buy number: 0216183504
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Albatross [Best Buy Exclusive] [CD]
Albatross [Best Buy Exclusive] [CD]
 
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5 out of 5
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fantastic album
on January 28, 2017
Posted by: TimInIowa
Big Wreck is probably the best band you've never heard of. If you're a fan of what I term arena rock (bands who are largely guitar based who use crosses of blues, heavy metal, grunge, country etc from say the late 60's through mid 90's) in their style - you will love this band and CD. From their initial "in loving memory of..." and "The Pleasure and the Greed" to this - their reluctance to just puke out material to preserve quality shows in all 3 releases. My favorite bands (I'm 54) span from Led Zeppelin to DLR era VH to Bon Scott era ACDC to the Rolling Stones to AIC...Big Wreck fits right in with them IMHO.
My Best Buy number: 0216183504
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