MOVE ALONG/ALOTTA MILEAGE [CD, Import, Limited Edition]

Grass Roots (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 1972
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: CD, Import, Limited Edition
• Label: Grass Roots 2/1-2
• Run Time: 78 minutes
• ASIN: B001G0HJJS
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,763 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

MOVE ALONG:1-The runway 2-Monday love 3-Anyway the wind blows 4-Runnin' just to get her home again 5-Two divided by love 6-Someone to love 7-Face the music 8-Move along 9-One word 10-Only love 11-Glory bound A LOTTA MILEAGE: 12-Where there's smoke there's fire 13-Pick up your feet 14-You've got to bend with the breeze 15-Just a little tear 16-Ain't no way to go home 17-Claudia 18-Love is what you make it 19-Look but don't touch 20-Ballad of Billy Joe 21-We almost made it together 22-Little bit of love BONUS TRACK: 23-Medley:I'd wait a million years/Midnight confessions/Let's live for today/Temptation eyes.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bootleg dubbed from vinyl. Avoid., August 15, 2010

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David Pearlman "sound fanatic" (Arlington, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MOVE ALONG/ALOTTA MILEAGE (Audio CD)

This is a bootleg release (poorly) dubbed from the original vinyl records. I have no idea why Amazon even allows this to be listed, but do yourself a favor and save your money.

There is NO legitimate issue of this "2-fer". If you see this release, it's a bootleg.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4 STARS FOR THE MUSIC - BUT A BIG QUESTION ABOUT THIS, February 6, 2009

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charlie bear - See all my reviews

This review is from: MOVE ALONG/ALOTTA MILEAGE (Audio CD)

These were a couple of solid latter day releases (1972-1973) for the Grass Roots that are long overdue for CD release.

"MOVE ALONG" is probably the best album, cut for cut, that the post 1967 version of the group ever did.
-Only "Glory Bound" (ironically one of the singles) sounds subpar, like a re-cycled "Two Divided by Love"
There are several top-notch songs beyond the hits. Especially "Only One"(Provisor sings his heart out!) "One Word", "Runnin' Just To Get Her Home" and the title song.

*A strange footnote about this album: Vocalist/Keyboardist/Songwriter Dennis Provisor got totally hosed.
During his membership with the band, this release showcases his talents and influence more than any other. He's all over it singing, playing and writing or co-writing over half the songs.
Yet he's not shown on the cover or even mentioned in the credits! You'd think that a little common courtesy would have at least garnered an acknowledgment, even though he left the group shortly after it was recorded.

"ALOTTA MILEAGE" is a keeper (even though it barely charted) but it's a notch down in quality from Move Along. Without Provisor's songs and soulful pipes in the mix, the Grass Roots weren't quite the same and lost a little of their R&B luster and energy.
Longtime & original member Warren Enter gets back on the mic for 3 lead vocals here including a superb cover of the Free song "Little Bit of Love" that comes close to surpassing the original!
Other highlights include "Where There's Smoke There's Fire" and "Ain't No Way To Go Home"

The big question here:
WHAT DOES THIS PARTICULAR RELEASE SOUND LIKE???
Is it a legal release or a bogus bootleg?
It certainly has a very cheesy and cheap look to the packaging!
Did they get the sonics right? Is it truly re-mastered or just another scratchy vinyl dub?
I'd want to be certain before I'd pop on the big price they're asking.....
for what may be one of those fake and so called "legitimate" Russian releases.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The wait is over...., January 26, 2011

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Dave Cerka (Colo, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: MOVE ALONG/ALOTTA MILEAGE (Audio CD)

FINALLY!!!!!!! Someone has taken the time to put THE best 2 albums from the Grass Roots on CD!! The sound quality is as good as the original L.P., but since Move Along came out in '72 and Alotta Mileage was in '73 alot has changed since then! Just being able to listen to them without the pop and crack from MANY years of playing was worth the wait. Many of the tracks on both CD's are among my all-time favorites, and Alotta Mileage features the best example of the musicianship of the new bandmembers, keyboardist "Uncle" Virgil Weber and lead guitarist Reed Kailing. Weber replaced Dennis Provisor, who got hosed on the credits from "Move Along"....he wrote or co-wrote several songs and sang harmony on others but received NO credits on the L.P. Reed Kailing added the lead guitar they almost never had before, altho Terry Furlong did a great job on the "More Golden Grass" L.P...."Keepin' Me Down" in particular!!! Kailing went on to form the group "Player" and one of their hits was "Baby Come Back". Saw the 'Roots live in Nov. 1973 and they flat-out ROCKED!!!! So if you're a Grass Roots fan and want to re-live those great songs of yesteryear, this combo CD is worth every penny. I could go on for hours, but this is for-sure a MUST-HAVE!!!!!