Boomerang/Shoes on Ice

Shoes | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 19, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Landmark Distributor
• ASIN: B000001LB0
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,251 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1990 reissue of 1982 album, originally released on Elektra and now featuring six live tracks that were previously only available on a promo 12 inch single, 'Too Late', 'Hangin' Around With You', 'Cruel You', 'In My Arms Again', 'She Satisfies' and 'Hate T

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This deserves a better review than I'm able to write, May 22, 2001

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This review is from: Boomerang/Shoes on Ice (Audio CD)

I can't believe no one has written a review of this yet. If you don't own it, buy it now. If you have the vinyl version, get the cd. All the songs are great, and there are also live versions of 6 songs from Present Tense and Tongue Twister which are also great.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Solid Solid, January 22, 2002

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"anamerican2" (Just South of Kenosha) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boomerang/Shoes on Ice (Audio CD)

Although not as good as Present Tense, Boomerang is still one hell of an album. Shoes on Ice really helps, too - they sound so tight and the drumming is so reserved compared to their later incarnations that if it weren't for the crowd, you'd have trouble identifying it as a live EP. If you like melodic pop, triple harmonies, almost enough fuzz, and solid boy-loses-girl lyrics, definitely give this a listen.

4.0 out of 5 stars Comes back and hits you every time, July 10, 2010

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Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boomerang/Shoes on Ice (Audio CD)

The third album on Elektra by the Shoes was an effort at self production, and sounds as good as any of their previous efforts. Seems "Boomerang" was Shoes as the Shoes understood themselves; melodic power-pop with buzzing guitars and rich harmonies. It's not the flawless masterstroke "Present Tense" or the fuzzed out speed ball of "Tongue Twister," it's still a darn good album.

In fact, with the exception of "The Tube" and "Shake It Away," all the songs here are mini-masterpieces. "Summer Rain" rates as one of my fave Shoes songs, and "Mayday" and "What Love Means" are among the Shoes tunes that make me wonder why these guys never brokered a hit single. I'm also partial to the brooding "Tested Charms," a low key song about a flirt who is finding out her moment has passed.

The reissue of "Boomerang" benefits from the bonus EP "Shoes On Ice," songs from the first two albums performed in front of a hometown crowd. It gives ample evidence that the four Shoesters were 100% capable of recreating the energy of their albums from the stage and makes the purchase of this CD a must for power-poppers.