Sticks and Stones

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At 23 years old, Tracy Lawrence helped usher in the "hat act" era in country music with this highly successful 1991 debut. Using traditional country instruments to create a polished modern sound, Lawrence and producer James Stroud concocted tasty, accessible radio fare with the upbeat "Runnin' Behind" and the midtempo ballad "Today's Lonely Fool." The album set the tone for a series of successful albums by Lawrence that balance fun country romps with romantic balladry. Oddly, the turmoil of Lawrence's private life--which includes parking lot shootings, highway chases, and brief and stormy marriages--never seeped into his music. On record, Lawrence maintains a mature, happy-go-lucky persona, no matter what goes on behind the scenes. --Michael McCall

Sticks and Stones,Tracy Lawrence,Warner Bros / Wea,Contemporary Country,Country,Country & Western,Pop

Average customer rating: A tale of two CDs This is all getting out of hand Best NFG Album! pretty good stuff A slight decline

Sticks and Stones New Found Glory Manufacturer: Drive-Thru ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Emo | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Alternative Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: New Found Glory Catalyst Coming Home Nothing Gold Can Stay So Long, Astoria ASIN: B000068FWE Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

1. Understatement
2. My Friends Over You
3. Sonny
4. Something I Call Personality
5. Head On Collision
6. It's Been A Summer
7. Forget My Name
8. Never Give Up
9. The Great Houdini
10. Singled Out
11. Belated
12. The Story So Far

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Sticks and Stones, the third record from Florida emo-punkers New Found Glory, might wear its broken heart on its sleeve, but that doesn't mean it has to pretend to be mature. No, Blink-182's first choice of opening band have a firm grasp of the puerile: Sticks and Stones churns out dumb punk thrills at such a breakneck pace, you'd swear they were going out of fashion. The chugging "It's Been a Summer" does Blink as well as Travis, Mark, and Tom do themselves, while "Head-On Collision" displays the group's tender emo side, frontman Jordan Pundik smarting at a vicious relationship spat. "It feels like I'm bruised and broken / From our head-on collision," he sobs, as guitars crunch and blunder madly in the background. Thing is, although some of the tunes are spot on--particularly, the lovestruck "My Friend's Over You" and the moshpit-friendly "Something I Call Personality"--there's little to radically distinguish New Found Glory from their peers. If you're a diehard pop-punk fan, you've probably got records like this--and better--in your collection already. --Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews:

A tale of two CDs.......2006-08-05

before the emo/punk (if you can call it that) boom of 2004, there were still bands, such as New Found Glory, interested in writing simple catchy songs over crunching guitars in the vein of Green Day and Blink182 (before every band, including NFG, started inserting every hardcore and metal cliche in the book).

This music is not incredibly original, but "Sticks and Stones" is very likable and does a fine job honoring the pop-punk tradition. Unfortunately the second half of the disc cannot keep pace with the first half. After "Forget My Name", one figures that if the band can keep this up for five more songs, "Sticks and Stones" becomes a classic. Starting with the fast, crackling, opener "Understatement", the first single "My Friends Over You" and the pinnacle "Forget My Name", the first half rolls along with a great, exciting pace and energy. But, then comes the caveat. With the exception of "Story So Far", the second half pales in comparison with the first half, as you can see and hear the creative juices of New Found Glory running short in the final five songs.

However, the first seven songs are enough to earn this CD four stars (really more like 3.5) as well as making it worth a buy, seeing as you can probably get it for fairly cheap. Pick it up for 11 bucks and you'll get your money's worth

This is all getting out of hand.......2006-07-28

Punk is not about listening to bands like the MIsfits and T.S.O.L and other old punk bands. Punk is about not following the crowd and doing stuff your own way and not letting other people get in the way of your own intrests. SO technically if the pop punk listeners listened to all those idiots telling people to listen to old school punk then they would actually become something their not

Anyway this happens to be a great cd. Very differant from Nothing gold can stay and All about a girl. JOrdan's voice obviously was polished in some way. The instrumentals are actually very similar to the sound of their two first cd's.

Now i guess I am going to review each cd.

Understatment 5/5 An incredibly catchy song that doens't get old very fast. This song will please most NFG fans.

My Friends over you 4/5 Most people will adore this song until about a week after they hear it when this song gets very annoying.

Sonny. 4.5/5 This song has very creative lyrics and a very interesting story.

SOmething I call Personality. 3/5 A song that most people will enjoy but it just doesn't do it for me

Head on Collision. 4/5 Pretty much the same story as My Friends Over you.

It's been a Summer 5/5 Starts with a very catchy riff and stays like that for the whole song.

Forget my Name. 4.5/5 Very good lyrics.

Never Give up 4.5/5 A song that can cheer anyone up

The Great Houdini 5/5 Really catchy

Singled Out. 5/5 Defienntly my favorite on the cd.

Belated. 2.5/5 Pretty good lyrics but just doesn't have the thing that makes te other songs so great

The Story So Far. 5/5 Great finisher

Overall 52/60 A great effort

Best NFG Album!.......2006-03-07

These are how I rate the songs-

Understatement- Possibly the best opener ever 5/5

My Friends Over You- A really good song but if you listen to it more than two times in a hour time period it gets annoying. 4/5

Sonny- Nice, Calm and Melodic but possibly the worst song on the album. 2.5/5

Something I call Personality- Really fast and cool it almost makes listening to "Sonny" worthwhile. 4/5

Head on Collision- Their greatest slow song ever. 4/5

It's Been a Summer- Really catchy to listen to and it will never get annoying even if you listen to it one-hundred times! 4.5/5

Forget My Name- This song kinda' reminds me of Sum 41, and that is a good thing a really good thing. But it can be really sad if you really listen hard to the lyrics. 4/5

Never Give Up- This song is a little more hopeful than "Forget My Name" and I think everyone can enjoy it. 3.5/5

The Great Houdini- Has nothing to do with Harry Houdini and so I say WTF!!! 3/5

Singled Out- I like the techno beginning alot and the rest also rules. It is the best song on the album next to "Understatement." 5/5

Belated- Sorta' sucks but in its own way it is good. In other words it sounds like a Simple Plan song and that is a put down. 3/5

The Story So Far- Cool song very awesome except for that P.O.C hidden track. Get rid of the hidden track and you have a winner! With hidden tack loser! Keep the Hidden Track, 0.5/5
Without, 5/5

Possibly the greatest punk album ever.

pretty good stuff.......2006-02-28

I am rather new to New Found Glory and, not being a huge fan of this genre of music, was pleasantly surprised.I own both this and Nothing Gold Can Stay and this is the better of the two in my opinion. I also know that one of the members used to be in a band called Shai Hulud, and old metalcore band that I'm a fan of. Check them out, broaden your musical interests. That's what I did with this cd and it turned out fairly well. 4 stars.

A slight decline.......2006-01-23

New Found Glory is one of the oldest of the current pop punk bands. Their self titled album was hands down their crowning achievement, bursting with catchy and well written songs for their mostly teenage audience. This album kind of carries over, possessing much of the same drive, but lacking a little bit of each of the elements that made their last album so great.

Understatement starts the album off with a roar. This is actually my favorite song of theirs ever. It is well written, it is catchy, it is fast and loud, and it is pretty much amazing. My Friends Over You is slightly overrated, but I was at one time obsessed with it. It is certainly pretty damn catchy. Sonny is a slow and catcy song about losing someone. Something I Call Personality is a slightly overdone song. By the sound of it, you expect something assaulting, but it doesn't really pick up in any of the right places, and comes out seeming incomplete in some ways, overdone in others. Head on Collison is a good, but lyrically predictable song. Its Been a Summer was like a little mini crack addiction for me. I listened to that song for a good 2 or 3 weeks pretty much all the time. Trust me, it will find its way into your head.

Forget My Name is a great song, if not purely redeemed by the first 20 seconds. Jordan definitely has a good voice for hooking the listeners in. The next two songs are really where the album lags. They are OK, but mainly boring and uninteresting. The album would be MUCH better off just without them. Singled Out is a great song about a long relationship or friendship gone sour. Belated is another boring song which usually has me reaching for the seek button. The Story So Far is another good song. It is actually a little different than what they usually sound like, and it left me hoping for a musical evolution in the band for the next album (which, by the way, did NOT happen).

All in all, this album succeeds in putting out a pretty good pop punk album. A few amazing songs, a handful of decent ones, and a few stinkers. If you are looking for a good cd to listen to these guys, i would suggest their self titled album. If you listened to that and what the next best, definitely go with this one. Definitely worth a try

Average customer rating: Great CD Tracy is the best Great combination of modern and traditional country Today's Lonely Fool. Very country......what a talent he is!!

Sticks and Stones Tracy Lawrence Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Contemporary Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Contemporary Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Alibis I See It Now Time Marches On The Coast Is Clear Lessons Learned ASIN: B000002ISA Release Date: 1991-11-12

Tracks:

1. Runnin' Behind
2. Sticks and Stones
3. Somebody Paints The Wall
4. Dancin' To Sweet 17
5. Today's Lonely Fool
6. Paris, Tennessee
7. Froze Over
8. Between Us
9. April's Fool
10. I Hope Heaven Has A Honky Tonk

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At 23 years old, Tracy Lawrence helped usher in the "hat act" era in country music with this highly successful 1991 debut. Using traditional country instruments to create a polished modern sound, Lawrence and producer James Stroud concocted tasty, accessible radio fare with the upbeat "Runnin' Behind" and the midtempo ballad "Today's Lonely Fool." The album set the tone for a series of successful albums by Lawrence that balance fun country romps with romantic balladry. Oddly, the turmoil of Lawrence's private life--which includes parking lot shootings, highway chases, and brief and stormy marriages--never seeped into his music. On record, Lawrence maintains a mature, happy-go-lucky persona, no matter what goes on behind the scenes. --Michael McCall

Customer Reviews:

Great CD.......2007-07-12

Hey, how can you go wrong with Tracy. He's great no matter what he sings.

Tracy is the best.......2002-02-24

This is one of Tracy's first albums, he just keeps getting better with each one he puts out! Tracy can sing a love song like no other. He can also get you up and dancing the very next song.

Great combination of modern and traditional country.......2002-01-09

Sticks And Stones, Tracy Lawrence's debut CD from 1991, introduced a young, vibrant new vocalist to country music, one of many who followed in the wake of Garth Brooks' amazing success story. Country in the early 90s retained enough of a traditional element to satisfy older fans (unlike today), while still establishing the music as of its time and not dated. Tracy Lawrence was one of the long line of country males often categorised as "hat acts" and to the general public, all too similar to really have clear identities of their own. In Lawrence's case, this would not be a fair accusation, as his soulful vocals made him an all too rare example of an instantly recognisable vocalist in a sea of clones. His debut album was surprisingly (and to his credit) dominated by ballads and mournful country heartbreakers. There are only three uptempo songs on the album, which he performs well. It's the ballads that he excels at, including his two co-writes, Dancin' To Sweet 17 and Froze Over. The best song on the album, and later covered by George Jones (a compliment in itself) is Somebody Paints The Wall, the story of one of life's losers who seems to encounter disappointment at every turn in his life. Tracy Lawrence has long since established a long hit-making career in country music which continues to this day. This album remains one of his best.

Today's Lonely Fool........2000-06-14

Tracy Brings Out The Goods Of Country Music. Sure He Can Sing Like George Strait. He Says That He Is Alone On The Midtemple Ballad "Today's Lonely Fool". The Upbeat "Runnin' Behind" Can Make You Get Up And Dance. The Title Track Was Also A Dance Ballad Too And It Became His First Number 1 Hit.

Very country......what a talent he is!!.......1999-06-30

Tracy Lawrence is now what I believe to be the best singer with the most range in country music. This album was only a stepping stone for him. Buy it and I am sure you will approve!!

Average customer rating: Intelligent acoustic - "The Corn" Sexy, Mystical and Soul Stirring fahey reincarnated with hedges All time Classic!! Has Sensibilities.

Sticks & Stones Rob Eberhard Young Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Consistent Variation ASIN: B000001ERD Release Date: 1997-03-11

Tracks:

2. Trance Dance
3. Pictures of Lulu
4. Mr. Possum
5. Jeremy
6. Elizabeth
7. En Soleil
8. Rhumb Line
9. Magister Ludi
10. For the Love of Children
11. 1126#2

Customer Reviews:

Intelligent acoustic - "The Corn".......2007-06-15

The "Corn" is how REY refers to his sound. Sticks & Stones is it. This is one of my top CD's of all time and stays near if not in my CD player at all times. I originally heard the song "Elizabeth" on digital cable radio at a friend's house and wrote down Rob's name as I was blown away by the song.

The CD starts of with tribal influences flowing right into "Trance Dance" and does not disappoint. Michael Hedges appears on the track "Mr. Possum" and Michael Manring's (bassist extraordinaire) signature and playing are pervasive as well. Favorite tracks are the afore-mentioned "Elizabeth", "En Soleil" and "Magister Ludi" (a reference to Herman Hesse's Glass Bead Game novel). The CD ends on a unique note with Rob looping a riff through a Lexicon Jam Man during the hidden track "Christopher Contemplates The Edge". I find myself listening very deliberately on all the tracks to hear the different guitar's that Rob uses as well, from his Koa Jumbo to the Martin Parlor.

This is just one of those CD's that you will find yourself wishing for a set of headphones so you have no outside influences or if you do have a pair, pressing them so hard against your ears to not miss a note. BUY THIS CD.

Sexy, Mystical and Soul Stirring.......2005-01-24

I love to find good music for listening to during intimacy. Rob Eberhard Youngs guitar stylings have all the requirements of a mood setter. He should make an entire collection of ballad type songs just for listening to alone with a significant other. This man has to be a tender lover, for he knows exactly how to romance the guitar for optimum results.
It is rare to find something I can listen to in its entirety. Rob Eberhard Young is a guitar genius. I confess, I bought 'Sticks and Stones' on a whim. I had no idea what I was purchasing. I only knew that I enjoy good guitar music and I chose this CD, quite out of an innocent desire to try something new. I am an amateur at playing the guitar. Listening to Young wrap his mind around the frets, makes me think I ought to spend more time with it. Creative, innovative, intriguing, and captivating. I can't recommend this CD highly enough for the sheer ingenuity of it all. I am impressed and I think you will be, too. It has all the smoky, cimmerian mysticism necessary for being transported to another dimension.

fahey reincarnated with hedges.......2003-02-26

they DO come back...felt like i was in a seance visited by the ghosts of fahey and hedges and yet even perhaps Robbie Basho sat in for the session.this guy is everything and then some. why aren't there more c/ds out here by rob eberhard? such a delicate touch, an almost zen-like sensitivity to the material needs to be more available. if you love fahey and hedges,you will think the ghosts have somehow found a reunion in this disc. buy it and fly...trance dance will definitely take you there.

All time Classic!!.......2001-06-18

Wow! What an album. Rob Eberhard Young is one of the most passionate guitarists I have ever heard. Both his fingerstyle and his wacka-wacka (which Hedges would call it) is such a pleasure to listen to. There is just so much between the notes. Passion. There loads of movement in songs like Trance Dance and Magister Ludi whilst there's also soothing tracks like En Soleil (featuring Will Ackerman) and Jeremy (which was actually recorded in some cave in Bali). The album also features an amazing 25 minute hidden track of guitar loops that always drives me into an hypnotic state. Sticks and Stones also features the Great Michael Hedges on harp guitar on the powerful Mr. Possum and Michael Manring on e-bow and bass on a few tracks too. REY's second album, Sticks and Stones will take you places that no one has been able to and won't allow you back. Buy it NOW!

Has Sensibilities........2001-04-23

Other reviews may comment on Young's chops or some moments that are reminicent of Michael Hedges, thats all fine....but who doesn't have great chops and hasn't taken inspiration from MH??

This CD is sensitive and the music is pretty. The playing and composition is patient, reserved and each note is carefully taken into account. Spacious and colorfull.

Makes for a very non-pretentious and effective listening pleasure.

Great player, great musician.

Added bass from Michael Manring is a bonus. Solo guitar fans will be love it.

Average customer rating: Memories of Sticks and Stones.

Sticks and Stones Dave Grusin and Don Grusin Manufacturer: Grp Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music GRP | Verve Music Group | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Migration Banana Fish No Borders Native Land Mountain Dance ASIN: B000008B3Z Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Birds With Long Legs
2. Pico Pica
3. Sailing at Night
4. River Song
5. Sticks and Stones
6. Glissade
7. Good Ol' Boys
8. This Little Pig's Got the Blues
9. God Heaven
10. Southern Wind
11. North-Tribal Step Dance

Customer Reviews:

Memories of Sticks and Stones........2006-09-09

"Sticks and Stones" is a very special album musically and personally. The year was 1988 and Dave Grusin's GRP label was off in full force producing one unique recording after another. One of the album's released during this peak period is this one.
Dave Grusin and brother Don produced and played everything on "Sticks and Stones" themselves and with the exception of the dual piano rendition Dori Caymmi's "Southern Wind", they wrote all the music as well.
The Grusin's employed what was then the very latest in keyboard technology on this album. Several of the sounds on the album, especially the rhythm tracks, don't sound synthetic at all. Listen for the snare drum marches on the closing Celtic-tinged track "North-Tribal Step Dance" or the bass-lines on "This Little Pig's Got The Blues" and you'd swear they were the real instruments instead of from synths or drum machines.
The music on "Sticks and Stones" is quite varied. Beside the two tracks mentioned above, Dave's TV/Film Theme style is heard in the opening track "Birds With Long Legs" as well as "River Song". "Pico Pica" and the title track both have a slight Brazilian Jazz feel to them while "Good Ol' Boys" has a humorous country quality to it. Dave and Don also team up for two acoustic piano duets - one of which is the above mentioned "Southern Wind" and the other being a bluesy gospel-tinged romp entitled "Dog Heaven".
With all this said, Dave and Don Grusin's "Sticks and Stones" is a highly entertaining album which brings back some great memories for this reviewer. The CD is unfortunately out-of-print and has been for many years. However, it is still highly possible to find it used at a decent price.
If you're looking for some pleasant yet eclectic instrumental music with a good relaxing feel, look no further that this album. It's a great CD and it sounds like the Grusin brothers just had a plain ball making it together.

Average customer rating: Six Stars! Outstanding jazz with an authentic south-of-the border flair

Sticks & Stones Ray Obiedo Manufacturer: Windham Hill Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Funk | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Zulaya Sweet Summer Days The Modern World Iguana Perfect Crime ASIN: B000000NIL Release Date: 1993-02-09

Tracks:

1. Real Life
2. Moodswing
3. Brasileiro
4. Gabrielle
5. Sticks And Stones
6. Iemanja
7. True Or False
8. Hocus Pocus
9. Waterfall

Customer Reviews:

Six Stars!.......2000-01-29

It would be impossible to over-rate this CD by Ray O. Closer to six stars than five. End-to-end, wall-to-wall sensational, every cut: writing, playing and execution. BTW, Don't bother to sit down after you put this CD in the player...!

Outstanding jazz with an authentic south-of-the border flair.......1999-02-20

Ray Obiedo has impressed before, but really outdoes himself with this fine work. The arrangements and musicianship are lively and implacable. The music line follows that wonderful South American sound, but Ray is not afraid to divert onto some really way-out jazz story-lines when the mood seems right. Of particular note on this album is "Braziliero", which moves along at a really nice pace. You will find yourself moving arms, legs, fingers and perhaps, some body parts you didn't know you had, especially when one of Rays musicians takes off on the steel pans...what a ride! A terrific album, especially if you love that S.A. influence as I do! Just ever-so slightly reminiscent of our beloved Sergio Mendez only jazzier. But don't be the "fool on the hill"; give this-un an ear, or two!

Average customer rating: Good, but lost what made the band unique Classic Rock Album

Sticks&Stones&Broken The Toll Manufacturer: Geffen Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000008LMB Release Date: 1991-08-20

Tracks:

1. Tongue-Tied River
2. Boys Are Bustin' Bricks
3. One Last Wish
4. Something 'Bout the Struggle
5. Hear Your Brother Calling
6. War Is Release
7. Standing on the Ledge
8. American Mess
9. Happy
10. Never Enough
11. Colorblind
12. Sweet Misery

Customer Reviews:

Good, but lost what made the band unique.......2006-08-10

This is the scond album from The Toll on Geffen. Their first, "Price of Progression" was fantastic, featuring a number of 8+ minute epic songs. The first album had a lot of spoken word parts to songs as well. "Stick & Stones" has none of that. Not that it's bad, it just seems like the record company told them to lose all of the aspects that made them unique. The songs are still very good basic rock with excellent, thought-provoking lyrics, but the heart of the thing was gone.

The fact that "Price of Progression" is selling for $75 used, but "Sticks and Stones" is selling for a penny, should tell you something.

Classic Rock Album.......2004-05-12

If you like rock and roll from its glory days, this is a great album. No reason not to check it out!!

Average customer rating: The place to start your 77s collection Rite of passage Desert Island CD Stirring A 5-star retrospective (unreleased) collection.

Sticks & Stones Seventy-Sevens Manufacturer: Word -- Word -- ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Rock | Christian & Gospel | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Drowning With Land in Sight Seventy Sevens A Golden Field Of Radioactive Crows Door Into Summer/Knock Breathe Let the Truth Run Wild ASIN: B00000312L Release Date: 1994-01-21

Tracks:

1. MT
2. NOWHERE ELSE
3. THIS IS THE WAY LOVE IS
4. PERFECT BLUES
5. DON'T, THIS WAY
6. YOU WALKED IN THE ROOM
7. THE DAYS TO COME
8. THE LOOP
9. GOD SENDS QUAILS
10. LOVE WITHOUT DREAMS
11. DO IT FOR LOVE
12. THE LUST, THE FLESH, THE EYES & THE PRIDE OF LIFE
13. PEARLS BEFORE SWINE
14. BOTTOM LINE

Customer Reviews:

The place to start your 77s collection.......2007-05-28

I still remember the first song I heard from this cd way back in 87 on Christian radio. The song 'Pearls Before Swine' was driving me nuts! I had just burned my collection of not-so Godly music which included a few albums by The Cramps and here was a band on Christian radio sounding just like them??? Wowser! My suspicions that this tune was inspired by The Cramps would be validated by Mike Roe years later at Cornerstone in 97. This was my first ever cd purchase as a Christian and still sounds just as fresh with every play.
I'm one for the more hard-rockin sounds,this album is going to be enjoyed by anyone who is fond of the music of Zepplin, The Who, Stones, etc. Mike Roe may not be one of the greatest lyricists, but he has this wonderful ability to impliment the sounds and styles of so many rock bands of the 70s into his own music and still have a unique sound. I think 'This Is The Way Love Is'would have been a big radio hit had there been some good promotion and distribution of this cd back in the day. One of my all-time favorite cds and if you ever get a chance to purchase the import version don't miss out! The Spark label cd has dropped 3 tunes and added 4 songs from the 77s 'More Miserable' era which makes for a perfect songlist on an already great cd! The import cd also has a slightly altered version of 'You Walked In The Room'.

Rite of passage.......2007-03-09

This album still blows my doors down! These are supposedly the lost children of the Seventy Sevens, but it sure seems like their greatest hits to me. Every song has passion, power, and purpose. I think they went downhill after this release, which is a bummer, but this one shimmers even after 15 years. It's worth the higher price!

Desert Island CD.......2006-12-26

This is one of my favorite CD's of all time. I'm an avid 77's fan, and this is my fave (though they are all great). "The Lust, The Flesh, The Eyes, and the Pride of Life" is a classic and will make you think about your own life. "Do It For Love" is one of my all time favorite songs, period. The version on this album is their first and best. "Nowhere Else" was the song my wife and I danced to at our wedding.

Each song is amazing because it's raw. At the time none of them had been released. Hard to imagine. This CD is no longer in print, so whenever you can buy a copy make sure to stop the presses and do so. You won't be disappointed.

Stirring.......2006-02-03

I picked this CD up in a Christian music store in, well, more years ago than I care to remember. Even so, it sits at my work desk to this day. The sounds, songs and sentiments draw me back everytime. Most noteable is "Nowhere Else." It is a song that I played as I drove into the city and dreamed of my then future wife. It's dazzling, sweeping lyrics and heartfelt passions ground you in the realization that nothing is more important that the one you love.
Another tune, "The Lust, The Flesh..." touches the quiet soul and cautions them against the rampant commercialism in the world. To those in love, it is a pause. Asking what is more important? Material or introspective?
Each listener will make his or her own connections, of course. But you WILL make connections-that's what this whole album is about. Listen. Learn. Love.

A 5-star retrospective (unreleased) collection........2005-11-10

This is a great collection of well-crafted hard rock and pop (in the best sense of the word) songs. The 77's prove how good they are by releasing a collection of 'reject' songs that is dynamite. Don't get me wrong, if you want the distortion laden 77's of recent times, you'll only get a couple tunes that will really rock hard enough to satisfy you. But if you want great hard rock/pop music then this is for you. Not a bad one in the bunch. Read the review above by Daniel Martin - it is both accurate and informative.

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Sticks and Stones Manufacturer: 482 Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Modern Times ASIN: B000069V2F Release Date: 2002-06-25

Tracks:

1. Turning the Mark
2. Equally Strong
3. Lose My Number
4. Suhasani
5. End of the Game
6. Usetosay
7. Sons of Slaves
8. Hannibul
9. Spaces
10. Salvador
11. Spicer

Album Description

The members of the Chicago-born trio Sticks & Stones first got together on the stage of the Velvet Lounge as part of the Sunday night house band about four years ago. For the past three years, alto saxophonist Matana Roberts, bassist Joshua Abrams, and drummer Chad Taylor have crafted their own brand of honest collective music in the great Chicago tradition. The group's self-titled debut features three original compositions from each of the group's members plus covers of John McNeil's "Lose My Number" and Lee "Scratch" Perry's "Sons of Slaves."

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Sticks and Stones The Border Collies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FSMI6Q Release Date: 2006-03-07

Tracks:

1. Carraig Nua
2. For All That
3. Home by Bearna/Howie's Thirst?Jig of Slurs
4. Going Home/Ann McGuire's Silver Wedding
5. Waitin' to Hatch
6. Danika Smile
7. Ivy Leaf/Hanleys/The Milky Way
8. Old Newcastle Town
9. Gallant Soldier
10. My Lagan Love
11. Turning Away/Thedash to Portobello
12. Lone Shanakyle
13. Scotland/Blacberry Blossom
14. Craic/St. Anne's Reel/Foxhunters Reel

Average customer rating: They wont break your bones a refreshing, spirited punk record

Theme Song for Nothing Sticks & Stones Manufacturer: Skene Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dub | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000GX8 Release Date: 1996-05-03

Tracks:

1. Obvious
2. Theme Song for Nothing
3. Laugh to Scream
4. Phonecalls from...
5. Saved
6. Whim & A Prayer
7. Dear Hero
8. Sekai
9. Daylight
10. Lot
11. Grasping at Straws
12. Beautiful Extreme

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They wont break your bones.......2004-10-06

A far cry from the popular sound of punk, being whiney kids screaming or depressed people moaning about broken hearts, Sticks & Stones have a very unique sound and a meaning full basis for their lyrics. The band is fronted by the lead signer from the equally excellent World/Inferno a big name in the Tri-State area. Going between hard driving punk rock break downs to beautiful crooning in a remarkable synergy. As well as divergent vocal stylings they also incorperate symphonic elements such as the piano and other classical elements. The resulting sound of all these elements is a sound that plays right into the soul, like the powerful (and very catchy) "A whim & a prayer". A must have for any music collection able to appeal to everyone from young emo kids to Ozzy and his grandma.

a refreshing, spirited punk record.......2003-06-14

the melodies on this record are pretty terrific. sticks & stones definitely stand apart from the rest of the punkrock crowd by creating songs that dont rely on just three chords, a boring/bored voice, and simple drum beat. if you like punkrock but you're looking for something a little more interesting and lively (and most importantly, really thoughtful and thought-provoking) than what's in your collection, definitely check out this record and this band...

Music Album:

1. Suzy Bogguss
2. Swimming in Champagne [Enhanced]
3. Tammy Wynette...Remembered
4. Tell the Truth
5. The Art of Removing Wallpaper
6. The Back of Your Mind
7. The Bristol Sessions, Vol. 1
8. The Complete Mercury Recordings [Original recording remastered]
9. The Dust Bowl Symphony
10. The Hard Game of Love

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