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Robert Johnson - Close Personal Friend Audio CD

A fair review of the Robert Johnson "Close Personal Friend" 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 Robert Johnson reviews here, or go back to the Robert Johnson tabs.

Robert Johnson Band: Robert Johnson
Title: Close Personal Friend
Rating:
Release Date: 2008-10-14
Media: Audio CD

Tracks:

A Memphis late seventies classic
Really. This album sounds like a blend of the Cars with the Ramones and a handful of amphetamines on a hot Memphis night.

The bonus c. d. , "Memphis Demos", is also stellar. Although virtually all of the music is written by Johnson, his covers of Orbison's Claudette and Elvis' Burning Love are incendiary.


Marshall Crenshaw With Killer Guitar
Mostly, this album reminds me of Marshall Crenshaw's first album, not quite as strong song writing from beginning to end, but this relative weakness is shattered by the virtuoso guitar work (His runs are just so fast, supple and right, yet never overly sweet. I bought this upon release, as it was well reviewed in Rolling Stone. ). And, if you are gonna rip of Bobby Fuller, do it the right way as in Wreck My Mind. Don't know if this CD will sound as good as my British import vinyl, but there are the bonus tracks. Recommended without any reservation.


I'll Be Waiting
Glad to find it here & for free, too . is a great song - I had this on vinyl way back when. . . .


Great lost Power Pop album returns with bonus cuts....WOW!
Robert Johnson (not the blues guy. . lol) is a master of power pop and now the CD is out for the world to discover!
Great urgent vocals with master guitar licks.
This CD should come with a warning "PLEASE BE SEATED AS THIS CD WILL TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY"
***** stars
Dave The Boogie Man .


At least one big-time lost classic here
" Really really worth the 89 cents it'll take to grab it here. This album was relatively overlooked in the new wave craze of the last '70s, and while not necessarily strong from beginning to end, it ranges from the pleasant to the really good, and includes, if nothing else, a genuine lost classic: the song "Leslie.


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