City Nights / Frequency

Nick Gilder | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 21, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables Records
• ASIN: B000JJSJIM
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,773 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Got to Get Out

2. We'll Work It Out

3. (She's) One of the Boys

4. All Because of Love

5. Hot Child in the City

6. Frustration

7. Here Comes the Night

8. 21st Century

9. Fly High

10. Rockaway

11. (You Really) Rock Me

12. Time After Time

13. Metro Jets

14. Electric Love

15. The Brightest Star

16. Watcher of the Night

17. Worlds Collide

18. Hold on Me Tonight

19. Into the 80's

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rockin' New Wavey, June 26, 2008

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Bradley Jacobson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: City Nights / Frequency (Audio CD)

Nick Gilder is one of those obscure singers no one knows about except for me and the people who actually know who sang the song "Hot Child In The City." But I've always loved him, and not for just the one song.

He's written some brilliant little pop songs and most of the best are found on his 1978 and 1979 Chrysalis albums City Nights and Frequency. I have a copy of City Nights which was released as an import from Canada a few years ago. The album is slightly more rock but contains "Hot Child..." plus his awesome single "Here Comes The Night" - not to mention a few more ditties of sex and angst.

But Frequency has never been released on CD and I've been meaning to pick up a vinyl copy to make a CD of it when those Collectibles dudes came to my rescue. Frequency is much more new wave than the previous album so I automatically love it more, of course his subject matter which is mostly sex and girls and the like is still there but it has that hasty late 70's bring on the 80's kind of feel to it and I love it, love it.

The best tracks include "Time After Time" which Toni Basil ended up covering in 1982, with lines like "You're the great pretender/ a hero of your gender.." and when speaking of the girl's endless changes in personality he mentions she's a 'fake Monroe' I love it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Two Great Albums..BUT, March 16, 2007

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Greg Reece (u.s.a.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: City Nights / Frequency (Audio CD)

I don't know maybe it's just me but..I think they should have coupled "You Know Who You Are" with "City Nights" instead of "Frequency" just because..you put the first 2 albums together instead of the 2 & 3rd..makes more sense to me which is the only reason why I give it 4 stars. Still though..it's good to see "Frequency" on CD anyway since "City Nights" is already available (Remastered). NOW..how about putting "You Know Who You Are" out on CD!!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Here Comes The Night, January 2, 2011

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Bloodbath_and_Beyond (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: City Nights / Frequency (Audio CD)

Nick Gilder is best remembered as a 70's relic for his one hit Hot Child In The City, however if you really take the time to explore some of his albums, his first 3 most notably, you'll find some great snappy rock numbers. Hot Child wasnt the only song. Originally in the early 70's Canadian rock band Sweeney Todd, which also featured Bryan Adams, they had a hit in that country called Roxy Roller which went on to become somewhat of a classic associated with the mid 70's glam/pre punk movement. (further immortalized in the 2010 Runaways movie). The band split in 76 and he recorded/released a solo album called You Know Who You Are which is really good but sadly unavaliable on CD at this moment. It contained a track called Rated X which Pat Benetar covered later on.

His 1977 record City Lights featured his mainstray hit Hot Child, but actually listening to it there are some great truely great pop/rock songs on it. Got To Get Out, (She's) One of the Boys, Frustration, Rockaway all contain some nearly brilliant pop hooks but still rock out pretty good. The guitar right upfront and the drum sound on the album is perfect. That nice crunch with plenty of bottom to it. Here Comes The Night is probably the best song on the album. So Much that it deserves special mention. The Collectables issue version of City Lights is paired up with his 3rd album, 1978's Frequency, which finds Gilder heavily welcoming the 80's. It's a very "new wave" sounding album, although the sound is rooted in acoustic drums, bass and guitar, lot of the songs are drowned in keyboards. But that doesnt really render the album too poppy or dull. The Brightest Star, (You Really) Rock Me, Time After Time, Metro Jets all great songs which catchy hooks, and memorable lyrics/riffs. With plenty of buzzing awesome guiitar.

Gilder really know how to write great pop rock songs and its unfortunate few people are aware of that. Hopefully his debut album will get a proper CD release soon becaue these works really show he was more than a one hit wonder. Strangely enough, his music might be too melodic for a real rough and tumble rock crowd and too guitar driven for a real commercial pop crowd. Either way if you dig great catchy 70's style party rock with pop lacings, these albums are musts. They're dated but in a good way, they really sound like a good soundtrack for any fun time associated with the decade. But it's not so bad that it gets lost like alot of 70's pop has. For fans of obscure rock n roll, these albums aren't to be missed.