Double Standards

Patti Rothberg | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 13, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Megaforce
• ASIN: B00175G6PA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,096 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Patti Rothberg is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter whose songs have the power to take over a stadium without losing their lyrical intimacy. On Double Standards, Rothberg's razor sharp wit and stark honesty trade barbs in the studio where she thrives in her creative freedom and at last releases an album that reflects her talent as a whole. While the album's lyrics delve into concepts that are more than meets the eye, musically it's split down the middle between hard rock that hang out with the guys and heartfelt acoustic songs. Rothberg likes to think that Double Standards been released in the age of vinyl, the rockin' songs might all go one side and the acoustic on the other. An electric guitar-wielding rock chick with a novelist's introspection, Patti is the rare artist who can work both sides of the musical spectrum.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner, June 2, 2008

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G. Ratcheson (Washington) - See all my reviews
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Another great cd from Patti. She's hard to describe: 1 part singer songwriter, 1 part hard rocker, 1 part glam rocker & 1 part alt rocker. All 3 of her cd's are must owns & show how out of touch the major labels are. Her cover of the Rolling Stones "Sway" may actually be better then the awesome original! She stays close to their arrangement, but adds a sense of joy that the original was missing (though I do prefer Keith's guitar solo!). I love all 3 of Patti's full length cd's, but the more I listen to this one, the more I think it's her best.

5.0 out of 5 stars A standard for any music collection. And make it a double., October 18, 2010

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Barry Linne "recordman" (south Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Double Standards (Audio CD)

What can be said about Patti Rothberg that hasn't been said before? And why hasn't one of the major labels picked her up yet since the EMI fiasco? Clearly they're clueless. But we major Patti Rothberg fans know better. On "Double Standards," her 3rd full length album, Ms. Rothnerg crashes through the gate, steals and glues your attention and takes you on a relentlessly butt shakin', joy inducing, fun and thought provoking rock and roll ride from note one of "Alternate Universe" until the closing acoustic folkiness, kazoo strains and studio chuckles of "Someone I Love." I'm in love with this album. Even the gentler acoustic songs somehow rock. My favorite track is the title cut, "Double Standards," an addictive, ass kickin' Hole like (yet more sophisticated) hard rocker that I can't help listening to more than once. Other stand out songs are "Eye to Eye," "Retrograde," "After the Parade," "Wavelength" and a heavy duty, true to form cover of the Rolling Stone's classic "Sway." Patti's got that streetwise, tough, gritty, New York rock and roll attitude in spades; and the incredible thing is that she does the tough rock and roll thing with the heart and soul of a sensitive, thoughtful, artful singer-songwriter. I doubly declare that you pick up "Double Standards" today.

5.0 out of 5 stars Patti Rothberg Rocks!!!, July 22, 2008

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This review is from: Double Standards (Audio CD)

Have you ever heard a song and thought, "Wow, everyone should hear how awesome this song is!"? I feel that way about Wavelength, the 12th track on this album.

But track 12 isn't the only track that deserves attention. I think all of Patti's songs are full of lyrics worth listening to, whether it's for the clever puns found in tracks such as Retrograde ("I was never cast in shows, I was just cast in shadows") or the poignant sentiments in tracks like Unconditional Love ("I'll stay with you on one condition--that you let me be myself").

And I don't need to talk about Patti's raspy rocker voice or the songs' catchy riffs. You can hear those if you just listen to a sample.