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1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Time does stand still; Seems to take forever to get through it. Mar 29, 2009
I have never been shy about being the lone dissenting opinion on products. This album starts off quite strong with two songs that are very reminiscent of the Hooters' ouvre, but then descends into geriatric ballads with rock instrumentation, and the occasional novelty act.
The first offender, an unnecessary cover of Don Henley's "Boys of Summer" is soulless shell of the original. It takes away all the upbeat counterpoint of the original, and turns a poignant (and overplayed) song into a dirge. The next two songs are straight ballads, first with "Until I Find You Again" which sounds like The Pogues after a trip to the Betty Ford Clinic, and then a bizarre "Until You Dare" which seems to imply that you never know how good things are until awful things happen to you. Well, Barenaked Ladies said it best: "I think never is enough."
"Morning Buzz" is a novelty song that grates on the nerves and makes me wonder how high you have to be to appreciate the repetitive and annoying refrain and insipid lyrics. Then it's back to the ballads with "Where the Wind May Blow." "Catch of The Day" at least has energy, but again, it's a novelty song; this time a sea shanty. While I appreciate the exuberance, it fits the Hooters' music about as well as David Bowie's debut album fit with the next 10 albums. Finally we round out the album (officially) with two more ballads. The last ballad seems to at least know how boring the rest of the album is, because it then repeats the same upbeat phrase about a zillion times before coming to a halt. Any riff repeated enough times gets boring.
Finally we have the "buried" track, "White Jeans." This song has narrative, energy, and embodies the carefree nature of the 80's. Although stylistically it still doesn't match the rest of the Hooters' works overall, it is by far the best track on the disc.
I just wish they had started from the last track and taken their direction from it.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 best since nervous night Nov 07, 2008
I was suprised to learn there was a new Hooter album (although it was release in 2007). I reluctantly purchased it since it was a mere 14.99 at "worst" buy and all the subsequent albums since nervous night were either fair or poor. The new album/cd is the best material since the first album. The instrumentation is excellent. I strongly suggest the old Hooter fans who may have raised the white flag many years ago to give this cd a try and I am certain you will not be disappointed. I assume it may have taken them in excess of 10 years to write the new material but it was well worth the wait.I hope it continues and we do not have to wait another 10 plus years.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Perfect evolution... Aug 30, 2008
What a great "comeback" album from The Hooters. While some people might argue that the music is lackluster, I argue that this is the perfect evolution for the band's music. Who could really pull of "And We Danced" Part 2 anyway? This disc shows a more mature, songwriting focused side of the band. Still maintained are the band's "Hooterization" elements such as accordian, mandolin, mandola, and melodica, and recorder. The pop elements circa Nervous Night (i.e. layered 80's style production) are gone, but it is still unmistakably The Hooters. Rob and Eric made sure of that. The stripped down atmosphere of the record lets the musicianship of the band's members shine through. You'd be really hard pressed to find 5 better individual musicians than the members of The Hooters. At the risk of being long winded, pick up this disc. If you're a fan of quality songwriting by gifted musicians who are truly focused on the music, you won't be disappointed.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great Songs Jul 16, 2008
This is a quintessential 80's rock band reunion album. I think it is the best album I've heard all year. If you buy it, you will not regret it. The band writes catchy tunes: sort of like a Barry Manilow commercial jingle backed up by The Who. Its very nostalgic but very fresh and new. Not as high-strung as their 80's music, but most of us don't want anymore Nervous Nights.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Glad to See Them Back! Apr 30, 2008
I'm really happy to see the Hooters put out a new album CD. I've always enjoyed their harmony and wonderful use of various instruments not used so much in the rock genre - mandolin, concertina, etc. The guys haven't lost their edge at all either. This production is just as good if not better than their earlier efforts. I like every single track on this one. When I first saw the title of the CD, I thought about the Rush song of the same title. I'm a very big Rush fan, y'see, so naturally, I thought "they can't really be doing that song, could they?" Well, of course not, although that might get interesting - ha! The quality of the songs themselves, the mix and clarity of production is well above par. Kudos to the group for their talents and to the engineers who put it together. Five stars from me.
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