Brother

Cry Of Love | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 16, 2009)
• Original Release Date: May 11, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Columbia
• ASIN: B0000028ZH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MiniDisc  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,683 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Like a badder (old) Bad Company, April 12, 2000

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Peter R. Fischer (LA LA Land, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother (Audio CD)

Sometimes in this day and age after listening to all this dance and hip hop stuff, you are in the mood for a good old rock -n- roll record. Now don't get me wrong, I like a lot of dance and rap, but sometimes I just want to hear four guys who can really jam out doing just that.

This album is pure, great bluesy rock. Just a couple of mikes, some instruments, and some amps. The instruments are superbly balanced in the mix, making the guitars come through clear but still being able to hear the bottom end of the drums and bass. The lines are based in the blues, but with a whole lot of rock thrown in. Certainly reminiscant of Bad Company in their heyday, but with a bit of a heavier sound.

This is a great straight ahead rock album. This is the type of band you'd go see and there would be no fancy clothes, no half dressed chicks dancing on stage, just a bunch of guys in jeans and t-shirts with some Marshalls and their instruments. They'd plug in and they'd blow you away.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where have you gone?, September 8, 2005

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W. Jarkousky - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brother (Audio CD)

For a debut record this 1993 release is as good as it gets. The Rhythm section holds the tight sound that every band in just about every genre strives for. The band had a string of rock radio hits (Bad Thing, Peace Pipe and Too Cold in the Winter), but the songs that never saw the light of day may have been over-looked classics. I'm not even a big fan of blues rock, I just feel that the music on this record has stood the test of time and 12 years later doesn't sound dated. Probably because it didn't sound like 1993 in 1993. Sure the band may have lifted some riffs from the 70's once or twice, but does that really matter. When you put this in your CD player and you immediately pick up an air guitar, turn the receiver to 11 and sit in awe of the overall sound that is all that matters.

I hate to tells stories when it comes to CD reviews, but this is very much related. I was lucky enough to see these guys play live in NJ shortly after this disc was released. It was an outdoor show and just about an hour into the show the skys opened up. The band tried to play on, but the winds and rain were not cooperating. We all figured the show was over and headed back to the parking lot. About 25 minutes later the sun came out and dried up all the water so we headed back to the stage area to find the band setting up their equipment and getting ready to play. A lot of the fans had left or were on their way back when the band started playing again. They played a few more songs and an encore before realizing that they only had one album worth of songs. I guess the point that I am trying to make is that these guys really love to play and it shows on the record as well as live. For sure it wasn't about money, because the show was a free concert put on by the local radio station so I'm sure the band wasn't paid much if at all.

If you enjoy any brand of Rock and Roll, this CD will not disappoint

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From Nantucket to PKM to Cry of Love...the best rock bands in NC's History, February 19, 2006

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Daryl Boyette (Atlantic Beach NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brother (Audio CD)

In the 70's you had Nantucket, the 1980's had PKM & the 1990's had Cry of Love. All share a page in NC's rock and roll history and Pee Wee Watson played part in all. This is the rock and roll tree of North Carolina. I loved them all and want to thank them for the memories. I recommend all their albums to any. You can still get Nantucket's albums and this one from Cry of Love, but unfortunately you can't find PKM's "Rock Erotica". Maybe one day! I want to thank Kenny Soule, Pee Wee Watson, Michael Gardner, Audley Freed & Robert Kearns for some great memories.

Daryl Boyette (formerly of WKNS & WSFL radio)