challer Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 (Without You) Surfing around Amazon.com for Eric's albums brought me to this review I thought others would appreciate (it's from 1999, so many of you may have seen it and laughed about it before):"Eric Carmen is one of the greatest power ballad writers in my opinion. He combines the theatrics of a Styx, the acoustic softness of a Paul Davis, and the climactic range of Queen but he adds a mix of sensuality almost unavailable in all the other great power ballads by the likes of REO Speedwagon, Journey, Toto, or Foreigner; this is inherent in his vocal arrangements but also in the composition. This is a classic compilation- including his best cover "Hungry Eyes" and some of the best of his own including "Go AllThe Way" and "Sunrise". Unfortunately, what it is missing is his absolute best ballad and possibly of all time "Without You"- which I can't find anywhere. I don't understand why such a mediocre cover by Mariah Carey is available so readily, and this song is completely left off this collection and others by him. From the standpoint of the construction of a classic power ballad- "Without you" has it all from its slow melodic start to its overwhelming climax- many people have a bad taste in their mouth from the Mariah carey re-do- not that its bad- but it makes it sound like an average commercial tune- Does anyone know where I can find this tune? They shouldn't have left it off if they weren't gonna make it easily available. I definitely recommend this recording. It is classic, purely melodic, excellent harmonic arrangements on the vocals, sensual, moving, and very climactic like perfect power ballads should be." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggiesjc Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Somebody's really confused! Thanks for the laugh!Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadfingerBarb Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 He was obviously getting Badfinger's "Without You" confused with "All By Myself". Both were recently covered by pop divas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Is he looking for a Harry Nilson(sp?) album, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Without you was the late Harry Nilson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAM Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 And written by Peter Ham, originally done by Badfinger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor4Life Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 I've seen reveiws like this before on Amazon, where they get an artist or song mixed up. NEVER as bad as this one though! LOLI love all the groups this guy mentions, but comparing Eric to Styx, Foreigner, and Journey? This guy obviously is very confused!Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostControl Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Eric Carmen does the best COVER of "Hungry Eyes"? I was under the impression that when you performed something YOU wrote, it wasn't a COVER. Who pays this guy to be a reviewer? If he's getting paid to be a comedy writer, his employer is getting their money's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlene Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 I didn't think Eric wrote "Hungry Eyes"....maybe I'm mistaken, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvin Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Eric DID NOT write "Hungry Eyes." The original writer/singer (excuse any misspellings please) was Frankie Previte of Frankie & the Knockouts fame - and this was the demo that was presented to Eric by Jimmy Ienner. Thankfully Eric's vocals rescued a horrible song.Marvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlene Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Thanks for clarifying that, Marvin. I couldn't remember who wrote it, but I certainly agree, Eric's vocals really "make" the song. Marlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymooladi Posted October 13, 2004 Share Posted October 13, 2004 It was good for a laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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