May 18 2024
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4
Classic-est of Classic Rock. I can't help but feel a little that the Muscle Shoals R&B rock sound was SO dialed in it renders things a touch generic, especially in the deeper cuts. But I can't drag too hard on something with this many iconic classics of the era/style.
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May 19 2024
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3
Chock full of hits. The Pepsi to Springsteen's Coke?
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May 19 2024
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Not too bad, surprised Bob Seger wasn't anywhere in the original list. 3/5.
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May 19 2024
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Seger's project sounds like television, not the high art kind but a deserved classic. While you can taste the Los Angelefication, classics outweigh gloss. Nine tracks can interact fairly simply, and still fill a record out.
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May 19 2024
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I have a love/hate relationship with Bob Seger. When I was really young, like 10 years old, I loved him. In fact, Beautiful Loser is the first album I ever owned. The song Katmandu just connected with me somehow.
But as I got older at some point I started hating him. I was more into progressive rock, and then later I got into alternative music, and Bob Seger just seemed lame by comparison. Now that I'm older, I can appreciate him again, even if I don't love his music.
I definitely prefer his rockers. Feel Like a Number on this album is a standout for me. Overall, I enjoyed listening to this, even though I was already very familiar with most of the songs. 3 stars.
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May 30 2024
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Amazed at how many classics were on here, some that I hadn’t heard in ages but still knew were impactful. While a bit samey throughout instrumentation-wise, this LP does classic rock well with a good mix of moods and a whole heap of soul from Seger. A fun listen and a good addition to the list.
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Jun 24 2024
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This was a decent 70s rock album with some great hits. Other than that, there’s not much here that distinguishes this album over other 70s commercial rock. I think one of Bob Seger’s live albums would be better suited for the list.
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Sep 02 2024
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5
Rock. Vinilo.
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Jun 06 2024
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4
Solid.
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Jun 28 2024
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Rating: 8/10
Best songs: Hollywood nights, Old time rock’n’ roll, We’ve got tonight
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Jul 21 2024
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So, I'm from Michigan (aka Segerland). I grew up during Bob Seger's peak years, when these songs were all over the place. He's probably still playing on one of my hometown radio stations as I write this. I also was a teenager during Seger's uncool years, when I wouldn't touch his music with a 10 foot pole. And, based on the sheer number of postpunk albums that landed on the official list, I get why Bob Seger and most his contemporaries were pretty much ignored. I grew up though, and it turns out I was wrong about him.
Leaving this album off the official list was a dumb oversight. Not only is this a genre and era-defining album, but it's also exceptionally good. I agree that one of the live albums would also been more representative of Seger's work, but this one is a pleasure to hear. It's a tight, endlessly entertaining 39 minutes of music, packed with classics. This is windows down in the summertime music of the best kind, full of earnest emotion, spot-on musicianship, and hooks for days. There are a couple of soft spots on the back half, but when he gets it right, it's brilliant.
Fave Songs: Still the Same, Feel Like a Number, Old Time Rock and Roll, Hollywood Nights, We've Got Tonite, The Famous Final Scene, Till It Shines
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May 18 2024
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Pretty good!
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May 19 2024
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3
Good and beautiful seventies rock with the avant-garde of what was coming in the eighties. Seger's voice would be iconic and imitable on an album that gives us rock and ballads without pretensions. He also gives us a classic with Old Time
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May 19 2024
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3
Not very remarkable
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May 20 2024
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Seger is the answer to the age-old question: What if Bruce Springsteen wasn't lame and didn't suck?
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Jun 14 2024
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3
Quite good inoffensive radio rock. Good.
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Jun 21 2024
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Several well known songs. The first half of the album is better than the second half. I would revisit some of the songs. Better than a 3, not really a 4. I will round down.
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Jul 11 2024
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old style rock, would have appreciated it more if heard closer to the time I suspect. 2.5
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May 20 2024
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Honestly? I don't get it. There were other Rock entries that I feel like accomplished what this brings, and only the one track on this really elevates it beyond monotony.
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Jun 26 2024
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Each to their own
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