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Pat Benatar - Gravity's Rainbow Audio CD

A fair review of the Pat Benatar "Gravity's Rainbow" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Pat Benatar reviews here, or go back to the Pat Benatar tabs.

Pat Benatar Band: Pat Benatar
Title: Gravity's Rainbow
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Release Date: 1993-06-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Pictures of a Gone World 2: Everybody Lay Down 3: Somebody's Baby 4: Ties That Bind 5: You & I 6: Disconnected 7: Crazy 8: Every Time I Fall Back 9: Sanctuary 10: Rise, Pt. 2 11: Kingdom Key 12: Tradin' Down

almost as familiar as it used to be
When I played this music this morning, I was surprised how familiar the songs were. Many CDs I bought after buying records by a big star do not have the kind of hits that I listened to when I had reached the age in life that made me think I would last forever and needed to have music that was recorded on something that was going to last as long as I would. Then I got to track 7: Crazy. I love songs called Crazy. I must have listened to this CD all the time just to hear this song. Right after it, something about falling back would keep me listening. Way to go!.


My favorite Pat song of all time is on one of my least favorite albums of hers.
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Incredible
Pat's vocals are incredible. I've had this CD for years and it's one of my favorites. The maturity of her songs are evident. Just listen to "Everybody Lay Down" and you'll be reminded of the intensity of "All Fired Up". However, listen to "Every Time I Fall Back" and you'll wonder when the change in her music happened. You won't be disappointed though. "Every Time I Fall Back" is one of her best songs ever. Buy it, listen, sit back and enjoy!.


Best rock you'll ever buy used for a cent!
I guess timing is everything. And that makes me sad because in my opinion this album is as good as anything Pat Benatar ever did. .


Grungy Rock PB Style
This may come as a shock (or surpise at least) to others since its probably an album most people don't even know about. Pat's last album for the label she recorded for since her debut, Gravity's Rainbow is my favorite Pat Benatar album right behind Get Nervous. For that it's a crying shame. Plus it's one of my favorite Benatar looks ever. That long hair, the 70's inspired clothing, the hats. Awesome! In between her 1988 album and this one, Pat recorded her blues album True Love; regarded as a flop because it didn't sell as well or gain as much airplay as other Benatar recordings, the experience left our girl more in control and happier than she had been in a long time. The idea of recording live and with a group sent her to the studio with a whole new attitude and the organic feel is very strong on Gravity's Rainbow. She rocks it out just like contemporaries of the time, this is after all an album from the 90's so don't look to it for a throw back to Pat's hey day of the 80's because these songs seem more influenced by the grungey punk that was popular around the time. Not that Pat is at all trying to be young and hip and go against her own grain, instead they've taken that raw feel and put it together with their natural ideals of melodic pop. What comes across is an album of sing along toe tappin' rockin' and smackin' grunge pop if you will. The opening of the album is actually just a few notes on a piano with a gigantic punch at the end before "Everybody Lay Down" comes flying up from the underground, this song was #1 on the Rock Radio stations and still Chrysalis opted not to release it as an official single, though promo copies were out; the song is along the lines of "All Fired Up" only instead of celebrating the people it's a throw down to the people who are just giving up on everything, "Everybody go round/ go round/ everybody lay down/ lay down/ don't nobody make a sound/ everybody lay down" before her growl comes barrelling in "everybody say hey!/ don't nobody say nooooo!" It's awesome! Then the opening guitar ripple of "Somebody's Baby" follows, "he used to be somebody's baby/ he used to matter", perhaps a strange subject for a rock single but the thought that the homeless, the drug addled, all the like were once somebody's light, the video is absolutely amazing and should've been huge. It's also very touching, you can view it on You Tube or on Pat's Classic Cuts DVD.

The rest of the album continues building up from those opening tracks, rousing rockers like "Santuary", "Tradin' Down" and "Disconnected" show that Pat didn't lose an ounce of spunk during her blues album, while the soulful "You & I" and the ballad "Everytime I Fall Back" show the toned down Pat in just as good of light as the rock songs. After the lack of promotion Chrysalis Records put into the album, and the third line of executives since Pat's signing in 1979, our girl asked for the money they owed her and walked off to do what she wanted. As for her Chrysalis swan song Gravity's Rainbow, if you find this one in the bargain bin, and you more than likely will, buy it! It don't matter if you don't remember the singles or know any of the songs, by the time you're done listening you will have a new favorite Pat Benatar album.


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