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Huey Lewis & the News - Small World/Sports Audio CD

A fair review of the Huey Lewis & the News "Small World/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.

Band: Huey Lewis & the News Title: Small World/Sports Rating: Release Date: 1999-01-25 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Heart of Rock and 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 10: Small World, Pt. 1 11: Old Antone's 12: Perfect World 13: Bobo Tempo 14: Small World, Pt. 2 15: Walking With the Kid 16: World to Me 17: Better Be True 18: Give Me the Keys (And I'll Drive You Crazy) 19: Slammin'

Different albums, but both satisfying
Small World seems to get dissed a lot, but I found it to be a solid effort. Sports is unquestionably the News' breakout album. The title track(s) have a good groove, with tasty Tower of Power horn hooks, and Part II has Stan Getz soloing in one of his last performances before he died! Perfect World is good, Slammin' cooks, and World to Me is as good a ballad as Huey ever recorded. Is Bobo Tempo bad? Yeah that track is lame. But the rest is very good stuff.

Im being generous with this rating
Unfortunantly, I was dissapointed to say the least. As a die hard HLN fan, I was eagerly awaiting the Fore follow up Small World back in 88'. Songs like "Old Antones" and "Bobo Tempo" made my stomach do things its not supposed to do. Only songs like "Perfect World" "Gimme the Keys" and "World to Me" saved this cd from being turned into a drink coaster or clock. Everyband has their one bad record, and this one was definantly it. Luckily the boys redeemed themselves nicely with the next release Hard at Play. Small World? More like Small Effort.

What an odd combo
I suppose this is the only way they can sell Small World - which was just awful. I didn't buy this but I do have both of these on CD. They've packaged it with their best in Sports. Whoever has this should share with us how they can listen to the Sports part and then not puke when it gets to Small World.

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