Drums Along the Hudson [Import]

Bongos, Richard Barone | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 11, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Raffm
• ASIN: B00000ARZA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #612,571 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. In The Congo

2. Bulrushes

3. Clay Midgets

4. Video Eyes

5. Glow In The Dark

6. Telephoto Lens

7. Certain Harbours

8. Speaking Hands

9. Burning Bush

10. Automatic Doors

11. Hunting

12. Zebra Club

13. Three Wise Men

14. Mambo Sun

15. Question Ball

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, nervous pop from 1980s Hoboken, NJ, June 14, 2000

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drums Along the Hudson (Audio CD)

The Bongos were among the first artists to skitter across the Hudson to the (then) more reasonably priced enclave of Hoboken, NJ. They recorded and released a number of singles and EPs on Fetish, compiled here on an album originally released by PVC.

Richard Barone is the group's focal point, as its primary songwriter and lead vocalist, but they really play as a group. Nervous pop, ala the Feelies, but with a lyrical and melodic outlook more akin to T-Rex.

Their later move to RCA produced some more good music (e.g., "Numbers With Wings"), but it didn't have quite the same feeling of need (that is, need to get this music out) that these first recordings do.

Most of their output was reissued by Razor & Tie for a time, though this import seems to be all that's left.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Bonus Track On The Import, May 28, 2006

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sammie (Franklin, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drums Along the Hudson (Audio CD)

This is a great CD from the Bongos, but if you're a hard-core fan looking for bonus tracks be aware that the import (on the Line label, 1991) only has 15 tracks, not 16 as Amazon has listed. "Nuts And Bolts" is on the U.S. CD (1992, Razor & Tie) but not on the import.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Missing The Boat, June 30, 2007

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P. Marino "PhilM400" (NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Drums Along the Hudson (Spec) (Audio CD)

Or ferry cross the Hudson in this case. Whether or not you appreciate the live material included here or the new reworking of Bulrushes shouldn't be a reason to buy a different release of this classic. If your looking for the best version of the original songs on cd, this is the one to get. The original recordings were mastered for vinyl. This Special Edition has been remixed with a much stronger drum and bass presence. This being somewhat reminiscent to Cream's recordings where the bass and drums are given equal weight to the guitars and vocals. Certain Harbours (a unique mix of improv jazz and pop music), sounds better here than ever, and is right at home followed by Mingus or Coltrane's later experimental stuff. Not many pop bands have bridged that gap. This one did.