Against the Wind

Bob Seger | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002U8O
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,992 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Horizontal Bop

2. You'll Accomp'ny Me

3. Her Strut

4. No Man's Land

5. Long Twin Silver Line

6. Against the Wind

7. Good for Me

8. Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Tonight

9. Fire Lake

10. Shinin' Brightly

Editorial Reviews

A new, 24-bit remastered version of Bob's 1980 quadruple-platinum album!

Customer Reviews

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Twenty years after the fact, January 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Against the Wind (Audio CD)

Seger released this album when I was a junior in high school. I didn't listen to it much then; not enough head-banging for my tastes at the time. Being older and wiser these days, I love this album. "Against the Wind" is I think the second best song Seger has ever written. "Like a Rock" was my favorite but once he sold out to Chevy it's much harder to listen too. "Shinin' Brightly," and "You'll Accomp'ny Me" are also just outstanding. One thing you have to say about Bob Seger: he writes and performs his music honestly and with passion. If you're looking for canned, over-produced music, this awesome album is not for you.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREATEST HITS COLLECTION, February 24, 2004

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B Ardell Young (Camden, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Against the Wind (Audio CD)

This album was the high water mark of Seger's career, though many of us didn't realize it. "Against The Wind" was the third of a four album run that permanently established Seger as major force in rock music.

For a while, Seger towered over everyone in rock music, including Bruce Springsteen, but less product, albums and tours, allowed Seger's star to fade leading to an almost has-been perception by the early 1990s.

This album is a brilliant showcase of Seger's talent and a sad reminder of what could have been, if not for missed opporunities.

It is one of the strongest records ever made. There are no "bad" songs and several classic hits. In many ways, it is Seger's third Greatest Hits album.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Seger Struts, July 20, 2001

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Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Against the Wind (Audio CD)

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band changed their sound a bit for the release of 1980's Against The Wind. While the album included songs like the great "Her Strut", "Horizontal Bop" and "Betty Lou's Getting Out Tonight" which are rockers in the classic Seger vein, much of the album takes on a country tone. Having co-written The Eagles' number one hit "Heartache Tonight" which has a country rock flavor, Mr. Seger follows that course on the album. The title track is a lamenting song that has a somber tone while "You'll Accomp'ny Me" is a pretty and longing. The best song on the album is the powerful and foreboding "Fire Lake" which Eagles Don Henley & Glenn Frey return the favor by lending back up vocals. Against The Wind become Mr. Seger's one and only number one album and spent six weeks at the top.