Don_Krider Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Another glowing review of Raspberries "Live On Sunset Strip" by Jim Musser in The Iowa City (Iowa) Press-Citizen, Sept. 6, 2007: The Raspberries"Live on Sunset Strip" Rykodisc The Raspberries formed near Cleveland in 1970 as British Invasion-inspired, power-pop throwbacks, charting tracks from 1972 until primary singer/songwriter Eric Carmen embarked on a solo career in 1975. Their four albums subsequently have generated more than a dozen "best of" or hits packages, attesting to the durability of the material -- the finest of which (notably "I Wanna Be With You," "Go All the Way," "Tonight," "Let's Pretend" and "Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)") defined the confluence of The Beach Boys, Roy Orbison and The Who. Despite numerous partial and rumored reunions, the four essential Raspberries did not regroup until Oct. 21, 2005 -- a full three decades after their breakup -- at a Los Angeles House of Blues. That stunning night is chronicled on "Live on Sunset Strip," which exists in two versions: a 21-cut, two-CD/one-DVD package and a 13-track, one-CD distillation of same. The musicianship, commitment to the material and overall group enthusiasm is off the charts for such a project; rather than sleepwalking through an automatic payday, the band sounds like it's bucking for chart domination all over again, and if Carmen's Wilson-esque falsetto shows understandable tapering at its uppermost end, the singing by all hands is uniformly top-drawer. All in all, an exquisite argument for deathless teen dreams. --Jim Musser __________ I like that line "the band sounds like it's bucking for chart domination all over again" --- very cool comment! This paper is part of the Gannett Newspaper chain (which owns USA Today (which has previously reviewed the album) and numerous daily local newspapers nationwide), which means the review could be syndicated by Gannett to its various local newspaper outlets. Don Krider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Krider Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 ...and, for your listening enjoyment while reading, Shaun Cassidy singing Eric Carmen's "That's Rock 'n' Roll": Don Krider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Mississippi Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Another positive review. Not to beat a dead horse, but it seems that all over the country the critics love "Live On Sunset Strip"... except in Cleveland! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argee Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trindy Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Don't judge Cleveland by one guy...that's what I say! (I try not to...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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