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The Bob Seger System - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man Audio CD

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Title: Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
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Release Date: 1993-01-26
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Ramblin' Gamblin' Man - The Bob Seger System, Dan Honaker, Pep Perrine, Bob Schultz, Bob Seger 2: Tales of Lucy Blue 3: Ivory 4: Gone 5: Down Home - The Bob Seger System, , Dan Honaker, Pep Perrine, Bob Seger 6: Train Man 7: White Wall 8: Black Eyed Girl 9: 2 + 2 = ? 10: Doctor Fine 11: Last Song (Love Needs to Be Loved)

Seger's First...AND BEST!
Great variety, originality and just plain heavy, Seger's reluctance to re-release this early work reveals nothing more than one man's descent from true rocker to MOR chart conscious industry stooge. As with so many artists emerging from the latter '60's, time shows that their rawest, most honest and emotional works appear on their first albums.


Album was released in April 1969 - NOT 1968!
It did not come out in 1968 as others have eluded! (The 45rpm SINGLE of "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" was issued by Capitol in late Sept. Please Note that this Album was issued by Capitol Records in early April 1969. 1968. ).


Ultimately, an average album with some great tunes
This album is, despite the iconic title track, an average album. I wish to prevent folks from shelling out huge bucks for this out-of-print album because they are tempted by the ludicrous claim of "masterpiece" or "best album" by some of the customer reviewers. Half the tunes are strong and about 1/2 are either filler or the unsuccessful experiments of a young artist exploring his musical terrain for strengths. The experimental, more psychedelic stuff is interesting because it's a departure from Seger's trademark sound. When this album is back in print, I think many Seger fans will be disapppointed if they go in expecting a master work. Rather, you must see this album as a decent part of the catalog but ultimately the product of an artist still undergoing a maturation process. It is the lack of availability and, of course, the album title (named for one of Seger's best known tracks) that gives this 3-star album a 5-star feel. I don't have time for more detail but let me recommend the review by "running man," who hits the nail on the head with regards to particular songs.


Unfortunate Son
A party fave once upon a time, the whole album had an aura of it's own, like Santana, Jeff Beck, et al. I suppose there are many reasons that older albums are not being reproduced and I'm not going to speculate as to why this one isn't but this old headbanger from the sixties really enjoyed gettin down with the old vinyl version. My copy succumbed to being handled by too many late night trippers that just couldn't get enough of it. This album really rocks with a great mix of energy and soul and in these troubled times I have this great longing for another jolt of 'two plus two is on my mind'. . . Can't help but think this song would resonate with a whole new generation of young folks looking for answers to their own questions. I just want to add my voice to another reviewer who doesn't want to shell out 55 or 350 sheckels for a great piece of rock and roll history that can stand on it's own two feet with straight ahead rock and still has social relevance, unlike a lot of the fluff that's being marketed today. I would definitely rate it five stars if it was available to we the people! C'mon Bob, we've got the gamblin in Deetroit now, bring us back some ramblin!.


a system of Seger
A look at his early albums would be worth your time. While you'd have to be absolutely insane to pay over 30 bucks for this album, songs like "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" and "Train Man" are quite good and sound completely different from what Bob Seger would eventually turn into when his career began to get bigger and more successful commercially. . . just as long as you're not paying a heck of a lot of money for it.


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