Full Sail

Loggins & Messina | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000251I
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,163 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Exclusive Japanese limited edition digitally remastered reissue of this 1973 album, packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. 9 tracks. CBS. 2006. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive L&M-Don't judge a book by its cover, October 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Full Sail (Audio CD)

Quite simply the best thing L&M ever put down on vinyl. There are good things before and good things after, but Full Sail represents the height of their creativity. It is also a continum of L&M music, starting with commercially cute "Lahaina," to the progressive "Pathway to Glory," to the rock and roll/Calypso meld of "You Need a Man/Coming To You." "Watching the River Run" is a poetic masterpiece which deserves more credit than its Top 40 appearance on commercial radio. The album ends in Beatlesque style with Sailin' the Wind's mild cacophony of seas sounds. A true masterpiece not to be missed

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Transitional Album, November 20, 2001

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Eric R. Last "misterrockobscurities" (San Bruno, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Full Sail (Audio CD)

"Full Sail", the third album by Loggins and Messina, is my second favorite by this talented duo, behind only their fourth album, "Mother Lode". On the first two albums they played primarily light pop music, with enticing bits of country and calypso thrown in to the mix to keep it interesting. On "Full Sail" they begin to stretch out with lengthier instrumental passages that have hints of country-jazz fusion. They would carry this to it's furthest extreme on the next album, "Mother Lode", before retreating back to a more pop sound on their final albums. "Full Sail" features probably the best song of their career, "Watching The River Run", as well as other noteworthy songs such as "You Need A Man/Coming To You" and "Didn't I Know You When". Unfortunately their artistic growth and adventurousness seemed to lead to a decline in their commercial fortunes, so they did not continue to pursue the interesting directions their music had been heading past the fourth album.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Has Stood Up Over Time, July 11, 2005

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Tomato Pie "tomatopie" (West Chester, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Full Sail (Audio CD)

When L&M were recording, this album never quite captured me like Sittin' In, which I found to by lyrical, innocent, and romantic. This one is more worldly, expansive, and takes risks. 25+ years later, it holds up well. The reggae, the jazz elements, the nautical themes -- this is fine stuff. If you are new to L&M, I still recommend starting with Sittin' In. But don't neglect this gem, either.