marvin Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Count Rick among the many recent artists who have released a cd of covers. Rick's latest is titled "The Day After Yesterday", and here is the track listing:1. I'm Not In Love (10CC) 2. Under The Milky Way (The Church)3. Life In A Northern Town (Dream Academy)4. Broken Wings (Mister Mister) duet with Richard Page of Mister Mister5. Human (Human League) 6. Holding On To Yesterday (Ambrosia)7. Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty)8. Waiting For A Girl Like You (Foreigner)9. Let's Go Out Tonite (Blue Nile) 10.For No One (Beatles)11.Miss You Nights (Cliff Richard) 12.Blue Rose (Lizz Wright) 13.Cry (Rick Springfield)14.Imagine (John Lennon)Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlene Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Sounds like a great cd, Marvin ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregkevinw Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 not a big fan of cover cds, but springfield has made some interesting choices for his....takes big b---s (ooopps sorry tony!) to cover lennons imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted August 27, 2005 Author Share Posted August 27, 2005 The list is interesting for sure, but some of these selections are far removed from Rick's 'rock' leanings. As Larry L mentioned to me, it would have been great to hear him do a 'berries tune like "Tonight." I guess diversity is what makes covers discs either sink or swim.Marv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew Bundles Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Springfield is another underrated rocker...Sometimes a pretty face dosent get you too far...It probably cost him credibility...Very dynamic performer and good songwriter, but seems to be obsessed with his fathers passing many years ago and most recent albums have this shadowy, negative retrospective to them...Not the buoyant attitude of early days...Life has a tendency to beat some people down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Allen Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 I believe Rick Springfield's debut (U.S.) album was released in 1972 (it had the single 'speak to the sky' on it plus a great tune called 'what would the children say?'). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Sidoti Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Rick's debut album, 'Beginnings' did indeed have 'Speak To The Sky' as the debut single in 1972. He was a label mate of our Raspberries and did shows with the guys when they did their first tours. The guys will tell you that Rick used to wear a caveman outfit when he performed. Last night, myself, Jim and Barb Bonfanti, Al and Denise Kaston,and Kim Havrilla watched Rick perform an amazing set at Tower City Amphitheater in Cleveland. We all went backstage and spoke with Rick for quite a while. He's such a great guy and is very bummed that he is playing a show the same night in L.A. that we are. We have some great photos that I'm sure Bernie will post very soon. It was neat to be a fly on the wall when Jim and Rick spoke as they seemed very happy to see one another after such a long time. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Sidoti Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 P.S. My first performance ever was playing guitar and singing 'Jessie's Girl' in my 5th grade talent show. I had mentioned that to Rick when I had previously met him as he was signing the 45 picture sleeve of that record and he said to me, "God, I feel old". Hehee..Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Sutton Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 I've seen Rick 6 times in concert and he always gives 200% great performer and song writer. Looking forward to seeing your pictures Paul.Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregkevinw Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 paul, ron... my wife and i are going to see rick at the and of this month...he is a great perfomer, and a very underated guitar player!lew, i dont think he is beaten down at all, he's still out there touring almost year round and he's released 2 cd's in the last two years.yes he almost always has a references to his father, but his "karma" is a great cd about living from an adults viewpoint. i would think many on this site would love that cd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Sutton Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 I think Karma was the best cd he ever put out.Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lew Bundles Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 I like Karma also...Always thought that he would be a great inclusion as a Ringo All Starr... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringer Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Just saw Rick in Baltimore at Rams Head Live Venue. A nice place to see a band. Rick is wild on stage. Definitly gives 100% all the time. Great performance! He played slide guiar with someone's cell phone.Glad I went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Sutton Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Paul were the pictures of you and Jim with Rick Springfield ever posted anywhere?Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CURLEW Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 The first time I saw Rick Springfield was in NewYork at 'Max's Kansas City' on Park Avenue Southin the early 70's. He came on stage in a cavemanoutfit & my girlfriend at the time laughed uncontrollably for several minutes. And I justexpected to hear Speak to the Sky.' Go figure. Iwas very pleasantly surprised to find he was agreat guirarist & quite the rock'n'roller. A yearlater the simultaneuous Capitol and Columbia labelreleases of 'Comic Book Heroes' came out, liked abunch of cuts,particularly the Beatlesque 'Bad Boy.' I moved to Southern California shortly thereafter, thought he had been forgotten, then in 1976 he came out with an album on the Chelsea label & actually got local airplay here with theopening track "Give a Hand,Take a Hand.' In 1976I caught a set at the now defunct Starwood club, thought he sounded good, but was annoyed by theaudience's relative indifference. As you all knowby now, a year or two later he was on daytimeTV, and the rest is history. I remember during his Max's Kansas City gig in NY him doing thistune called "Take Me Back to Beethoven Street",never saw it on any album, and only after movingto LA realized the street actually exists in theMar Vista side of town. Perhaps Rick enjoyed apleasant one-nighter there.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 What a coincidence! My wife and I are going to go and see Rick perform in her hometown of Waukegan, Illinois this Friday night. He's still really amazing and really looks like he hasn't aged at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 "Mar Vista side of town"--Hey, I lived there in the late 70's when I first got married. Almost as eclectic as Venice--Kirk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobberann Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I saw Rick perform about 6 years ago after a minor league hockey game in Milwaukee. As a previous poster said, he gives 100%. It was a great concert and the fans loved him. He was all over the place, even sliding across the ice!He was also at the Taste of Summer festival in Waukesha, WI, this past summer, as were the Raspberries. If I remember correctly, I think Rick brought in the largest crowd of all the performers there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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