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Bankrupt: Restoring the Health and Profitability of Our Banking System

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The first thing to know about the album "BANKRUPT" is that Dr Hook were bankrupt at the time.This was sort of a last ditch effort for the band; having ditched "And The Medicine Show" from their band name not long before.The funny vibe from the band's first albums is still present on BANKRUPT: witness LEVITATE,I GOT STONED(AND I MISSED IT), WUPS,EVERYBODY'S MAKING IT BIG BUT ME,THE MILLIONARE,EVERYBODY LOVES ME and DO DOWNS.Add to it the adlibs and wild laughter that are sprinkled throughout this release;I would've loved to be at the recording sessions!Adding to this is a general tightening in the music department and you have a mid seventies classic on your hands.I still love Dennis' version of ONLY SIXTEEN.Have a listen to fun Dr Hook in to era before they went "disco".

Ah, the days before the 70s disco atrocities, when Dr Hook were ballsy, brilliant and broke. This is a fantastic album full of humour, warmth, and rocking tunes. Don't let the Sexy Eyes syndrome get the better of you, put this on and realise what great band Dr Hook were.

The first time I ever heard the song "Cookie and Lila" was at a bonfire in Northern Michigan under the Northern lights. For that reason I bought this album and if this were the only good song on this album,which it definitely is NOT, it would still be worth 100 times its price 'cause only Dr. Hook could do it best. Sometimes lack of funds leads to bringing out the good stuff!

Of all the Dr. Hook albums that I have this is by far my favorite. It contains the best love song of all time "Cookie & Lila". That I can find this is the only album that this song is recorded on. If you have not heard this album it is a must. I Have been listening to Dr. Hook for over 30 years and am still a huge fan. I have this album on LP record, CD, Cassette and yes even two coppies on 8-track. Do not pass up a chance to hear it.

some very funny moments on this CD. i used to listen to the LP many years ago , wore it out completely. WUPS makes me smile everytime i hear it. this was the bands last chance to make it big. Only Sixteen was the hit that made them superstars. A very hard to find CD, get it while you still can.

Great album and for the music fan from Ohio Dennis is currently on a sell out tour of the UK. I saw him in Ronnie Scotts Jazz club in Birmingham last week and his favourite track from this album is Cookie and Lyla. He also paid a very moving tribute to Shel Silverstein.

I first heard this album in'78 while in the ARMY in Germany. My roommate had "SLOPPY SECONDS", which I pretty much wore out on him.Eventually "I got stoned and I missed it." became one of our cadences while running P.T.(as long as the C.O. wasn't running with us) and we were the loudest outfit around because of the good Dr. I thought I'd split my sides laughing through SLOPPY 2nds, man I was rolling on the floor the first time listening to BANKRUPT!!!I wasn't straight either and that's what made it so much more hilarious. With their bantering back and forth and laughing through-out the album this has got to be the best album I have ever heard! And this is the first place I've seen it anywhere since then. I would have loved to see them live

While their cover of Only Sixteen was all over the radio, I wonder how many folks bought the LP after hearing that song, and discovered this stoner classic? This is music to listen to with a lot of friends, with plenty of various libations on hand. A true party album.

As usual, the album contains great Shel Silverstein penned classics. Shel was at the top his game, and Dr. Hook delivers the songs with skillful wit. Interestingly enough, Dr. Hook as a band was bankrupt, and this album very well could have been their last. The success of Only Sixteen saved them, but alas, instead of more songs like The Millionaire and I Got Stoned, they went.... DISCO!!!! Bankrupt turned out to be the last, great Dr. Hook album. And what a great one it is!

This is a must have CD--Just great listening and jumpin--Acapulco Goldie, an all-timer. I just saw Ray Sawyer live in So. Cal March 23 with his Dr. Hook--Great show--missed Dennis though, would have liked their interplay and harmonies.

got stoned but did not miss i