Driver

Terry Reid | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (April 28, 1992)
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00000EYZ2
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,440,646 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 Too great...Too Late, November 17, 2003

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Eric Sanberg (Berwyn, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Driver (Audio CD)

Anyone reading this review is probably already familiar with Terry Reid and his loopy career history. Filled with bad luck, bad decisions and any other number of fits and starts, it's a shame that he would release such a cohesive, finished recording at a time that was just too late to do any real good in getting him his much-deserved recognition.

Part of what makes this a better-than-average album (did I say album?) is that some of the songs (Including the title song) are produced by Wunderkind Trevor Horn. This is as polished as anything Reid has done, and he manages it without losing any of the raw vocal power he's shown in the past.

As in his past efforts, the song selection is very good, mixing some of his own works with a couple of cover tunes. He covers The Waterboys' Whole of the Moon and Spencer Davis' Gimme Some Lovin'. These two selections might have been more a labor of love as he barely touched the original arrangements and chose instead to merely punch them up and smooth them out. (not that there's anything wrong with that).

Where he really shines are in songs like Fifth of July and the title tune ,The Driver, which show Reid at his song writing and performing best.I've heard the title tune any number of times and it still manages to raise the hairs on the back of my neck.

I can't say I'd recommend this to someone who is not at least a seasoned listner. It has little if anything in common with "today's" music. But for anyone who has a great appreciation for the wide history and subtle nuance contained in much of rock music, this release holds much to be enjoyed.

5.0 out of 5 stars Driver, September 28, 2011

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Misskaren - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Driver (Audio CD)

My boyfriend and I have been looking for this song "The Driver" for a year. We love it! Thanks so much - Karen

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terry Reid Fans (& More) ... You Need This CD, October 23, 2005

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Pasquale J. Severino - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Driver (Audio CD)

I originally bought this CD because I was born on the 5th of July

and one of the songs is called The 5th Of July and I sure am glad I did. I knew of Terry through my early days of buying the LP Bang Bang You're Terry Reid. This CD Rocks, I took a chance on it and You Should Too.

PJ Severino, Trenton, NJ