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 Kathy loves Love and other Bruises Dec 15, 2009
It's a really interesting CD, didn't think i'd ever find it because, last i heard, it was out of print. True Air Heads will love it.
A good album that seems to have been forgotten.. May 04, 2009
1977's Love And Other Bruises was Air Supply's third album in Australia but their first in the US. In an attempt to break into the American charts, all but two songs on this album are rerecorded versions of songs from their first two albums (Air Supply and The Whole Thing's Started).
A few of the reworked songs improve upon the originals (Love And Other Bruises, Empty Pages, The End Of The Line, That's How The Whole Thing Started) while at least one was a little stronger in its original form (Ready For You). Then there's a song like Feel The Breeze, which I don't have much of an opinion on either way. What A Life appeared on their first album in 1976 but I have never heard that version so I can't say if this one is any better.
The two new compositions are not bad, but to me aren't as good as the other songs on the album. Some of the songs I mentioned above are some of my favorite Air Supply songs, but judging by the scarcity of this CD and the fact that the album didn't really go anywhere when it was first released tells me that I might be the one of the only people who actually likes this.
If you are a fan of Air Supply I think it would definitely be worth it to buy this, just to see how the band started off. And if you're really interested in doing that, try to track down a copy of the Japanese CD release of The Whole Thing's Started to hear some of these songs as they first appeared. On the other hand, if you're only slightly interested in what this album is like you might want to look into The Best of Air Supply: Ones That You Love collection instead, as it includes two of the best songs from this album.
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 not much new stuff on here Apr 07, 2008
Air Supply released their first album in 1976, with 'The whole thing started' in 1977. For some reason, this album was released in 1977, and contains eight re-worked songs from both of those albums. Many of the songs are given a nice reworking, such as 'empty pages' (possibly hte best song here), 'love and other brusies' and 'feel the breeze', which is really funky and given a grittier edge here. It is clear that Russel Hitchcock's songs here are the stronger of the two lead vocalsits. 'Do it again' is a gorgeous vocal performance.
Graham sings 'what a life' which begins as a promising ballad, but morphs into a dull mid-tempo song. 'End of the line' was originally horrible and remains so here. 'Ready for you' is the best of his contributions here, but I think he still needed time to deliver that velvety voice he would somehow acquire by the 'lost in love' album, in 1980.
There are two songs that I assume are new to this release, as they didn't turn up on any other prior albums. Both are handled by Graham. 'Who will love me now' is very mediocre by air supply standards. It has a nice melody and the chorus is saved by Russel's tenor supporting role, but the song is clearly filler and goes nowhere. 'Does it matter' is the better of the two. It is smooth and jazzy with a nice melody and quirky instrumentation. The lyrics are insipid though.
An uneven album, with enough to get 3.5 stars, but far, far better was to come.
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An Great Cd From Air Supply Jan 08, 2008
Here's another great cd from that super group Air Supply and believe it or not it's their first cd from Australia and take it from me buy it and you will enjoy it.
Rondall
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