Boulders [Import]

Roy Wood | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bgo (Beat Goes on) (UK)
• ASIN: B0000011NH
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #687,837 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Songs Of Praise

2. Wake U

3. Rock Down Low

4. Nancy Sing Me A Song

5. Dear Elaine

6. (A) All The Way Over The Hill; (B) Irish Loafer (And His Hen)

7. Miss Clarke And The Compocer

8. When Gran'ma Plays The Banjo

9. Rock Medley: (A) Rockin' Shoes; (B)She's Too Good For Me; (C) Locomotive

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Boulders is simply the greatest!, April 18, 2002

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Robert Cossaboon "devil doll" (The happy land of Walworth, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boulders (Audio CD)

Don't be put off by the fact that Roy Wood is a studio wiz and a musician virtuoso. This a very human album with a real heart that beats behind these songs. Wood's purpose for this album was not to dazzle us by playing every instrument (which he does!), but to share some really good songs, such as the uplifting opener, "Songs of Praise". To be sure, there are many eccentric turns. "When Grandma Plays The Banjo" has some very ferrocious banjo playing, and "Wake Up" may be the only song you hear that utilizes a pan of water as an instrument. For me the signature songs are "Dear Elaine" and "Miss Clark and the Computer"; the former I understood to be a song about England, and the latter a great metaphor for relationships where the expectations are too high. Never again has Wood made an album as focused and tuneful as Boulders. His next solo album was Mustard, which had its moments, but it didn't quite cut the, well you get the idea.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best albums of 1973, September 30, 2002

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Stephen F Mulcahy (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boulders (Audio CD)

roy wood's 1st solo album, boulders, was his best album after leaving the move, and one of the best albums of 1973. by this time, most of the wonderful experimentation of the sixties had pretty much died out. wood plays virtually every instrument on this disc, and all of the tunes are totally different from each other. some sound like the beach boys, some like 50's rock stars. one cut is kind of like fairport convention, another like the rolling stones, and yet another like the beatles. gospel , hard rock, and jazz are some of the many genres that one can trace here. the songwriting and playing are top notch as always, and the album was well produced by wood with, of all people, alan parsons as engineer. i strongly recommend this excellent disc.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Album Of All Time??, March 9, 2002

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Joseph Davolt (McLeansboro, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boulders (Audio CD)

Roy Wood's solo debut, "Boulders", might just be the best album of all time. It is not something easily described, it must be listened to. If you're a normal person, you're gonna freak out and ask why in the world I gave it this distinction, until you actually listen to it a few times. This is prime Wood. Roy Wood has to be the most underrated songwriter/singer/musician of all time, simply because he is The Best songwriter/singer/musician of all time. And this CD is only the start, there's plenty more for you to discover. This CD has been Out-of-Print for a few years now, but luckily, a new, remastered, enchanced, bonus-indulged version is planned for release in Summer 2002. When this becomes available, buy it and enrich your muscial spectrum and world.