Bad Is Beautiful

Bad Examples, Ralph Covert | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 11, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: WATERDOG RECORD
• ASIN: B000004B18
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,724 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 2003 and still a fav!, May 20, 2003

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MysteryIndustryPro (LA and Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bad Is Beautiful (Audio CD)

Ralph Covert and Co. never fail to satisfy with great pop/rock sensiblities, even on this early album. Smart, witty lyrics and great writing and musicianship (even more apparent on the live album "Cheap Beer Night", featuring the late guitar great John Duich) from the extremely well crafted rhythm section of Terry and Pickles, and the excellent guitar work of Tommy O'Brian. These guys have sold a ton of albums and toured extensively, but it seems it's mostly the overseas crowd that has given them the appreciation they have always deserved.

I keep close tabs on Ralph and his continuing progressive work, but this CD is always a great reminder of what pros at any level should aspire to.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introduction to the Bad Examples, December 22, 2005

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Paul (outside Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bad Is Beautiful (Audio CD)

The Bad Examples were one of those amazingly talented bands that never quite made it on the national stage.

For those who know about and like the Bad Examples, this is typically the first album encountered. The song "Not Dead Yet" was covered (badly) by Styx, and the song "One Perfect Moment" received a great deal of airplay on Chicago radio (mostly on WXRT). The Bad Examples combine rock, kitsch-pop and blues in a way that is perky and catchy. Cynical, smart and often funny lyrics contrast sharply with the pop-rock sounds.

If you aren't familiar with this band, I would strongly recommend this album as an introduction to their work. Every song on this CD is eminently listenable and will get stuck in your head for weeks.

If you're a fan and are wondering what happened to them, lyricist-singer Ralph Covert is now doing mostly solo work while the rest of the band formed a blues group called "Blue Balls."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chi-Town rock at its finest, January 15, 2002

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John Bennett (Plainfield, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bad Is Beautiful (Audio CD)

This is a great CD starting with NOT DEAD YET, which STYX did a cover of. I would have to say that every song on this disc is good. I unfortunately never had the pleasure of seeing these guys live. They remind me alot of OFF BROADWAY another great CHICAGO band.