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Huey Lewis & the News - Sports Audio CD

A fair review of the Huey Lewis & the News "Sports" 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 Huey Lewis & the News reviews here, or go back to the Huey Lewis & the News tabs.

Huey Lewis & the News Band: Huey Lewis & the News
Title: Sports
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Heart of Rock & Roll 2: Heart and Soul 3: Bad Is Bad 4: I Want a New Drug 5: Walking on a Thin Line 6: Finally Found a Home 7: If This Is It 8: You Crack Me Up 9: Honky Tonk Blues

Finally! A Version That Does Justice To a Classic!
The remastering is no lie on this version as the sound quality is excellent although I still question the need for the bonus tracks which end up detracting from the overall enjoyment of the cd. If you had seen my earlier review of the "remastered" version of this cd you'd get the perfect example of how "sometimes, bad is REALLY bad" Sports but thankfully our mlps expert friends from Japan have finally set things right to some extent with this mini-lp sleeve replica version of an all-time classic album. Perhaps I could live with the 3 live tracks as they give us a glimpse of what the band was like live but do we really need 2 session takes of "The Heart of Rock and Roll" and "Walking On a Thin Line?" The powers that be should really make some effort in future releases to ensure that the bonus tracks are there for a reason and actually add to the overall enjoyment of the cd instead of just being filler of cd space!

The mlps design also leaves much to be desired having been poorly assembled with poor quality thin cardboard that looks as if it will come apart soon when the glue gets old. For good quality mlps design see the ones done for the Hall & Oates and The Band series as good examples. This is a very pricey version though and while the excellent sound quality goes a long way to justify the price the inferior mlps design surely does not. The insert with all the lyrics in English and Japanese and the inner sleeve that very faithfully replicates the vinyl version is a nice treat though.

Sound quality wise, the mlps versions of both this and "Picture This" their two best ever albums are vast improvements over any prior cd versions though and if you don't mind paying more for poor mlps design then this version of the classic album is for you. .


a great great album
The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercial and artistically. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humor.


Great 80's Pop/Rock
Some killer solos and nice up-beat tunes. You can't take this music super-seriously, but it is good straight ahead 1980's rock-n-roll rooted in the tradition of classic 1950s rock bands like Bill Haley and the Comets. In my humble opinion this record holds up well compared to most things recorded in the 1980's becuase it wasn't trying to be the latest hippest thing anyway. The Tower of Power horns are featured heavily throughout and really add some weight and depth to the sound. This is fun listenable music. Pick it up.


Just Before Power of Love
Indeed this album on the whole is all-pop album with a bit of heavier edge. Huey Lewis and the News' 1983 release has been the band's biggest commercial success to date with four top 10 hits (The Heart of Rockn' Roll, Heart and Soul, I Want A New Drug, If This Is It) and one top 20 hit (Walking On The Thin Line). Right After this hit parade they made #1 hit with Back To The Future theme song POWER OF LOVE.

The Opener THE HEART OF ROCKN' ROLL starts with upbeat heart rhythm giving tribute to the places where the great rockn' roll music was born. HEART AND SOUL is their trademark rock sounds with rhythm and blues flavor. BAD IS BAD and HONKY TONK BLUES also are nice blues flavored tracks. I WANT A NEW DRUG tries heavier rock sound with an excelellent guitar solo. WALKING ON THE THIN LINE blends techno pop beats while IF THIS IS IT nicely mixes blues and power ballad with guitar solo.

Verdict: Typical 80s All-Hits Album but an excellent one.
Rating: 92 out of 100
Recommended for wide range of 80s rock fans .


I Have The Cassette Tape!
I have the cassette tape. This Huey Lewis and The News album is very good. My sister was getting rid of her old cassette tapes because she just wants to own CD's and she only has a CD player in her car and Sports was one of the tapes she gave me and I like it and think the songs are all good and I will definitely think of one day upgrading to the CD version!.


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