All This for a Song

The Guess Who | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 22, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1979
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Valley Vue Records
• ASIN: B000003LYJ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #268,019 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. C'mon Little Momma

2. That's The Moment

3. It's Getting Pretty Bad

4. Raisin' Hell On The Prairies

5. Moon Wave Maker

6. Taxman

7. Sharin' Love

8. Sweet Young Thing

9. All This For A Song

10. Plastic Paradise

11. An Interview With Jim Millican

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Even Without Burton Cummings this one really rocks, March 22, 2000

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Christopher (Watertown, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All This for a Song (Audio CD)

I took a chance and bought this one on vinyl in 1979 when it first came out. I was very pleasantly surprised since Burton Cummings does not appear on this one. (I am still a big Cummings fan) Former members Jim Kale and Don McDougal reformed this band and put together an album of straight-up rock and roll. Sweet Young Thing and Taxman are the real gems on this CD. McDougal's voice comes through loud and clear and makes one wonder what might have happened on some of the Guess Who's "middle period" mediocre albums had he been given more vocals. Put your CD player on "Continuous Play," start the CD on track #6 and let 'er go!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars They pull it off...somehow.. two and one-half stars, February 6, 2005

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S. R. - See all my reviews

This review is from: All This for a Song (Audio CD)

First of all, this album is of poor quality if compared to the very good body of work Burton Cummings made with the Guess Who. On it's own, it's not too bad. The band really works hard at making a fine quality pop album, and it does show."moonwave maker" "Plastic Paradise" and "Taxman" (not THE Taxman)all hit their mark with a good, solid melody, often very good, and interesting changes, other such as "C'mon little Momma" and "Raisin' Hell on the Prarie" sound like weak Eagles, country-rock rejects. "That's the moment" also is of some quality, not really a Guess Who sounding song, but the whole album is a departure from the Burton Cummings crafted sound. What you really have here is pretty much a totally new band recording under the moniker The Guess Who which is what spells death for this release. Perhaps the same band, same songs, recorded under a different name would have bought the group a better deal with the company they signed with, but alas, it's ancient history now. But hey, I can't believe this release is still available! So just try and drop any prejudice you may have and try and enjoy the collection of better-than-average songs offered.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good prarie pop, November 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: All This for a Song (Audio CD)

this band had some very good, solid tunes...more rock oriented than ballad oriented, songs like "moonwave maker", "taxman", and "rasin hell on the praries" are first rate. "all this for a song", tells the listener, yes we will play our old tunes, but these new tunes are what we are about. excellent playing by a band not allowed to reach it"s full potential. if you do not wnt anything new, stick with greatest hits cd.