Rick Nelson - Another Side Of Rick (1967) + Perspective (1969) [

This is the same torrent that was uploaded to Demonoid in September 2011.


Rick Nelson - Another Side Of Rick (1967) + Perspective (1969) [1998]

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Includes:
Files by track, ripped at FLAC 8 using Easy CD-DA Extractor (www.poikosoft.com) DVD-ROM: LG GDR816B
Tracks have full tags (including embedded thumbnail)
AMG Bio.txt
AMG Review.txt
info.txt (which is simply these notes included in the torrent)

First biography paragraph from All Music (by Richie Unterberger):

Rick Nelson was one of the very biggest of the '50s teen idols, so it took awhile for him to attain the same level of critical respectability as other early rock greats. Yet now the consensus is that he made some of the finest pop/rock recordings of his era. Sure, he had more promotional push than any other rock musician of the '50s; no, he wasn't the greatest singer; and yes, Elvis, Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins, and others rocked harder. ...

Read all of the bio at: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rick-nelson-p109220/biography

All Music Album Reviews:

2 for 1
AMG Review by Richie Unterberger

A reissue that combines 1967's Another Side of Rick and 1969's Perspective onto one CD. By 1967, Nelson's records were no longer selling, and were out of step with contemporary trends. So, why not, someone must have reasoned, try to put Nelson in step with contemporary trends on Another Side of Rick? It was about as good a strategy as any, considering that his tried-and-true rockaballad format wasn't working. But giving him fruity psychedelic baroque production was not the answer, indeed yielding rather embarrassing results. Nelson showed good taste by covering three Tim Hardin songs, but producer John Boylan's five songs not only weren't that good, but weren't a good match for the vocalist. ...

Read all of the review here:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/another-side-of-rickperspective-r377448/review

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Another Side Of Rick
AMG Review by Richie Unterberger

By 1967 Nelson's records were no longer selling, and out of step with contemporary trends. So why not, someone must have reasoned, try to put Nelson in step with contemporary trends? It was about as good a strategy as any, considering his tried-and-true rockaballad format wasn't working. But giving him fruity psychedelic baroque production was not the answer, indeed yielding rather embarrassing results. ...

Read all of the review here:
http://www.allmusic.com/album/another-side-of-rick-r13831

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Perspective
AMG Review by Richie Unterberger

Although released in February 1969, this album had actually been recorded sixteen months before it came out, an indication that Decca wasn't of a great mind to keep Nelson in the forefront of the market in the late '60s. Like his previous Another Side of Rick, this had him making ill-advised efforts to modernize his sound with a more orchestrated production, whose nature sometimes often verged on the rococo. Nelson did have good taste in selecting material, covering songs by Paul Simon, Richie Havens, Harry Nilsson, and Randy Newman, all of whom (except Simon) were little known by most of the public in 1967; indeed, Nelson covers five Newman songs in a row to end the album, creating the effect of an aborted Nelson Sings Newman concept record. Producer John Boylan added most of the remaining tunes, including the odd "Hello to the Wind (Bonjour Le Vent)" (co-written with Nelson), which with its Burt Bacharach-type piano-based melody and brief interlude of spoken female French narration might find a comfortable home on some lounge music reissue. The LP has been reissued, together with 1967's Another Side of Rick, on an Ace CD that combines both albums onto one disc.

Taken from: http://www.allmusic.com/album/perspective-r13817


Amazon.com's page: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000AGCA

Track List:

01. Dream Weaver
02. Marshmallow Skies
03. Don't Blame It On Your Wife
04. Reason To Believe
05. Suzanne On A Sunday Morning
06. Baby Close Its Eyes
07. Barefoot Boy
08. Don't Make Promises
09. Promenade In Green
10. Georgia On My Mind
11. Daydream
12. I Wonder If Louise Is Home
13. When The Sun's Shined Its Face On Me
14. Without Her
15. The Lady Stayed With Me
16. Three Day Eternity
17. For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her
18. Stop By My Window
19. Hello To The Wind
20. Wait Till Next Year
21. Love Story
22. So Long Dad-Love Story Reprise
23. I Think Its Gonna Rain Today