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Bruce Hornsby & the Range - The Way It Is Audio CD

A fair review of the Bruce Hornsby & the Range "The Way It Is" 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 Bruce Hornsby & the Range reviews here, or go back to the Bruce Hornsby & the Range tabs.

Bruce Hornsby & the Range Band: Bruce Hornsby & the Range
Title: The Way It Is
Rating:
Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: On the Western Skyline 2: Every Little Kiss 3: Mandolin Rain 4: Long Race 5: Way It Is 6: Down the Road Tonight 7: Wild Frontier 8: River Runs Low 9: Red Plains

The Way It Is
The sound is very similair to such artists such as Elton John, Chicago and Don Henley with similair sounding lyrics. The Way It Is being Bruce Hornsby's solo debut and his 1986 release reminds me of the music that I heard growing up in the 80's. The album was a massive success and reached #3 on the Billboard 200 and garnered great reviews from Allmusic. Great tracks on this release are "Every Little Kiss" and "The Way It Is". The booklet has all the lyrics and has a list of whom plays what on the album. 4/5. .


4 good songs and that's it.
Then you will be let down, Like I was. If you're thinking that you're going to get an album that is full of songs like "Every Little Kiss", "Mandolin Rain", and "the way it is", like I did. Those 3 songs have been favorites of mine since they came out, but I just now came around to getting the album. Sadly there is only one more song on the album that is even worth listening to and that's "The Long Race". These for songs have all the great piano work, all the great rythums, all the great vocals, and all the great songwriting. The rest of the album is very much just OK and I don't think a whole lot of thought was put into it.

All in all though I payed 2 bucks for my copy and that is definetly worth it for 4 songs that I really like.


Bruce's Best
What an artist and what an album. As I write this review, it's almost exactly 20 years ago that Bruce Hornsby's debut was released. Not since Elton John, has a piano player had such a major impact on the pop/rock music scene. Bruce Hornsby had a fresh sound that was unlike anything else on the radio at the time & his sound was kind of a blend of pop, rock, folk, bluegrass & country music. His band "The Range" were all superb musicians as well. Lots of great guitar work, bass, mandolin & percussion and of course Bruce's piano playing, which is second to none. I bought this album way back in 1986, and to this day, I still listen to it on a pretty regular basis. There's really not one weak song on the entire album and songs like: On the Western Skyline, Down the Road Tonight(w/Huey Lewis), The River Runs Low, The Red Plains & The Wild Frontier are either just as good or almost as good as the singles that were on the radio. This album was an instant classic in 1986 and one of the Finest albums not only of the 80's, but of all time. So do yourself a favor & give it a listen or better yet, buy it!

P. S. This album is long overdue for a sonic upgrade cuz this album is a bonafide classic & these songs are just way too good to still have that flat 16-bit lifeless sound from the 80's. Hopefully all us Hornsby fans will see a re-mastered version here in the near future. .


Old fan
Amazon makes possible to have name and music in one pack. As in other occasions Bruce Hornsby, is the typical singer that i have like, but in radios where i have listen they usually dont say the name of the singer so i pass. Thanks. .


A Timeless Classic
It's an album with broad appeal, good keyboards, nice guitar work, infectious beats, and catchy well-sung songs.
This is probably Bruce Hornsby's finest moment. There's not a weak one in the set. This album is perfect for driving, or musing, or any other activity! Everyone has their favourite song on this album - it's a timeless classic. .


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