I have spent the last 3 or 4 days taking time to listen to this album. The first pass through I wasn't blown away but it kept me interested. No don't think this is a bad thing, some of my favorite albums of all time took me a few go through's to get completely into them. I don't usually give up on an album after the first try. Kind of like drugs, the mood you are in before you take them will determine how things go.... er... or so I am told(I am not advocating drugs just stating that occasional use is not abuse... Or so Fat Mike says).
Anyway, there are some very solid songs on this album. The first song "Gotta Get Up" has a show tune feel kind of like the song "Hard Knock Life" from the "Annie" musical.There are a couple of songs I don't really like on the album also. One of them being "Coconut" Now if this is your favorite song I am sorry, every time I hear it I get annoyed.
Harry was an accomplished song writer and singer, he is well known for penning some very good songs. I would list them but there are too many... So I will give you a link to his Wikki page. If you are looking for a piece of relevant music history you will want to listen to this album. You can tell by some of the songs that he was influenced by the Beatles, and funny enough after this album was released they credited Harry for influencing them.
The other night when I was listening to this album I was flicking around looking for a movie to watch and I found the documentary on Harry, it is called "Who is Harry Nilsson? (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)
". This was some good viewing, and it was perfect for me to get some background on the subject. You might want to check it out.
So I still have to come up with an idea on a contest so I can give away a free album from the 70's. I will let you know what that is and do the contest on my next review which will be Wednesday. So stay tuned and dig deep into some old records for some good music.
Anyway, there are some very solid songs on this album. The first song "Gotta Get Up" has a show tune feel kind of like the song "Hard Knock Life" from the "Annie" musical.There are a couple of songs I don't really like on the album also. One of them being "Coconut" Now if this is your favorite song I am sorry, every time I hear it I get annoyed.
Harry was an accomplished song writer and singer, he is well known for penning some very good songs. I would list them but there are too many... So I will give you a link to his Wikki page. If you are looking for a piece of relevant music history you will want to listen to this album. You can tell by some of the songs that he was influenced by the Beatles, and funny enough after this album was released they credited Harry for influencing them.
The other night when I was listening to this album I was flicking around looking for a movie to watch and I found the documentary on Harry, it is called "Who is Harry Nilsson? (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him)
". This was some good viewing, and it was perfect for me to get some background on the subject. You might want to check it out.So I still have to come up with an idea on a contest so I can give away a free album from the 70's. I will let you know what that is and do the contest on my next review which will be Wednesday. So stay tuned and dig deep into some old records for some good music.
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