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Music CD - Shoes: Present Tense/Tongue Twister
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Music CD: Present Tense/Tongue Twister
Artist: Shoes
List Price: $16.98
Our Price: $18.95
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Manufacturer: Landmark Distributor
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Tracks:
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1. Tomorrow Night
2. Too Late
3. Hangin' Around With You
4. Your Very Eyes
5. In My Arms Again
6. Somebody Has What I Had
7. Now and Then
8. Every Girl
9. I Don't Miss You
10. Cruel You
11. Three Times (See Me/Say It/Listen)
12. I Don't Wanna Hear It
13. Your Imagination
14. Burned Out Love
15. Things You Do
16. Only in My Sleep
17. Karen
18. She Satisfies
19. Girls of Today
20. Hopin' She's the One
21. When It Hits
22. Yes or No
23. Found a Girl
24. Hate to Run
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0048621988826
Label: Landmark Distributor
Manufacturer: Landmark Distributor
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Landmark Distributor
Release Date: 2005-01-25
Studio: Landmark Distributor
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Before paying too much; try searching for the groups website!
Comment: Google the shoes website. You might be surprised to find ALL of the groups CD's for around $14. Just thought I'd give everyone a tip before you waste your money. Somebody had this CD listed for $1,999.00 once!! Can you believe that?
Great CD's. Great group! Unless these are offered here at a reasonable price, try Google and search for the shoes record company "Black Vinyl Records".
JM
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Summary: A great two-fer: too bad about the packaging
Comment: It pains me to give only four stars to a CD that contains the two best albums by one of my all-time favorite bands, but I have a problem with the packaging. I have both these albums on vinyl, but one of the discs is warped, so I bought this CD. The music sounds as great now as it ever did, but I was disappointed that they went with bargain-bin packaging here: no lyrics, no pictures (except for tiny reproductions of each album cover), no liner notes. Albums this great deserve better treatment, and I would gladly pay double the price for high-quality reissues that at least contained the original artwork and lyric sheets.
Having said that, I will now say that if you haven't heard this band and you like music that's in a similar vein (other reviewers here have described it very well), you do need to get this CD. Unlike most fans, I prefer "Tongue Twister," because I like the leaner, meaner production (by Richard Dashut, who worked with Fleetwood Mac). Both albums are packed with great songs, and there is really not one false note on this entire CD. Enjoy!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great cd, but you won't be getting it for $17 anytime soon...
Comment: If you are like me, you may have wondered about all the listings where a rare, collectable item that sells for quite a bit normally is supposedly available from Amazon for a much lower amount "normally delivered in 4 - 6 weeks" or thereabouts. Well, I'm here to tell you, they don't have the title and it doesn't appear to be on its way. I ordered several such items, including this great Shoes cd on June 2, just to see what happened. So far nothing... not a peep. All Amazon is doing is putting their legitimate selling and buying customers at an unfair disadvantage while tying up your money (in case they ever do ship it). If I had ordered from an Amazon Merchant, I could have been enjoying this cd for the last 6 weeks.
Customer Rating:
Summary: What are you thinking?
Comment: Dear Seller:
Um, dude, we all know your high price for these albums is a total joke. I know Skip and Jeff; I drop in on them in Zion on a not-too-infrequent basis. Your price is for any of their CDs is insane, good as their music is--and it is good. What exactly are you thinking?
ZZ
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Summary: Outstanding 2-fer, Present Tense was the record of '79
Comment: Shoes are one of those bands that you look at and just scratch your head, wondering "how did these guys not get huge?" Of course, fans in the know will tell you that Shoes were one of the best power pop groups of all time (in fact, in college I did a Power Point presentation on power pop music, and I focused on my "Big 5," of which Shoes were #4). One of the first in a long line of Illinois popsters who just don't get their due - there must be something in the water over there that gives these guys so much talent and bad luck simultaneously. Anyway, the first record by Shoes that was released was Black Vinyl Shoes, which is highly recommended but a bit less accessible. Present Tense followed, serving up an actual hit single (!) in "Too Late," a simply great power pop song any way you slice it. Of course the rest of the album is magnificent from start to finish, and as a guitarist I loved being able to throw this on and pick out most of the simple but catchy guitar parts. Tongue Twister followed, and admittedly sounds a bit thinner and more dated, but there's still a wealth of great tunes for your listening pleasure. Fans of softer Cheap Trick, Dwight Twilley, Emitt Rhodes, Big Star, and the Records would be doing themselves a real favor to track this down.
Best Tracks:
"Too Late" - Cool little riff leads into this lesson in power pop dynamics - even when the guitars kick in and start crunching on the chorus, the vocals stay soft and sweet.
"Your Very Eyes" - Should have been all over AOR/AC stations in the late 70's. Puts other soft rock to shame.
"In My Arms Again" - Really interesting song structure here - scaled back chorus gives way to an explosive, emotive outro. Great tune.
"I Don't Wanna Hear It" - An early example of pop punk, miles better than anything out today in that genre.
"Your Imagination" - For those who dig early Goo Goo Dolls tunes written by bassist Robby Takac, this will fit right in. Good lyrics, peppy and bouncy, a great kick in to the Tongue Twister tracks.
"When It Hits" - More power pop 101 from the masters. I just wish this track was a bit better produced.
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Editorial Reviews:
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1988 reissue of the first two Elektra albums on one disc by this legendary U.S. pop band. 'Present Tense', originallyreleased in 1979, features 12 tracks including 'In My ArmsAgain', 'Too Late' and 'Tomorrow Night'. 'Tongue Twister', originally released i
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