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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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If It Wasn't For Stevie . . . , January 28, 2007
Being a big Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac fan back in the late 70's, I don't think I would have bought the albums back then. Stevie's haunting voice on "Tunnel O' Love", the B-side to "Magnet and Steel" is what hooked me on Walter Egan. The nice thing here is that you get the first two albums on one CD. The bonus is the great sound from being remastered. Any Stevie Nicks fan will enjoy the number of songs she appears on (and there are many of them).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A double dose of some great stuff..., May 23, 2005
I reviewed the Not Shy CD awhile back, but the pairing of Walter Egan's first 2 albums on one CD can only be described with one word. "Perfect!" If listening to these two great albums doesn't put a smile on your face, then I don't know what will. Walter brings out the best in Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks and vice versa. For the three of them to have produced albums this excellent is just too good...I'll leave it at that and just say "enjoy" because in my humble opinion, it's just about impossible NOT to enjoy this stuff! Many thumbs up to whoever finally had the idea to put these two albums out together!!!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Magnet and Steel was great, but there's more to Walter Egan than that...., August 13, 2006
My introduction with Walter Egan was the only song he seems to be known for. True, "Magnet and Steel" was a hit, and was played frequently on the radio from its 1978 peak of #8 on the charts, up through the mid 1980s, but there is more.
I first got a listen of the entire Not Shy LP in its 8-track format, then on vinyl, and finally in 1997, I snagged the now out-of-print Razor & Tie reissue. Why? Simply put....this is music that is great for those road trips, crusing down the highway, and even when not travelling the roads, is a fun listen.
It's too bad, Fleetwood Mac got all the fame and glory for their Rumours album (Which I will admit, is a flawless pop album), and Bob Welch had his share with his late-1977 single 'Sentimental Lady' (which seems to have been forgotten and is only heard in playback over the PA systems of supermarkets and small dying malls)..all overshadowing what members of the Mac (namely Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, and Lindsey Buckingham) alumni put out when beside Egan. Just have a listen to 'could-have-been-hit' songs like "Blonde In Blue T-Bird" (Stevie wails on this track) or "Make it Alone". To my ears, they have that undeniable hint of that 'Mac' sound that was unescapable at the time. A shame that Not Shy wasn't pushed ahead in promotion by the record label. The entire album is near perfect for me. I can't find a single filler track.
Once I get to hear the Fundimental Roll half of this disc, I'll add to the review.
I picked up this two'fer CD along with the other Egan two'fer HiFi/The Last Stroll (It will be my first time ever hearing those two albums), and on this CD there's Egan's long OOP debut, Fundimental Roll, in its entirety for the first time ever on CD. With the other three unheard of (to my ears) albums, I'm not expecting the same sound I heard with "Magnet", but so long as the music here is fun and puts a smile on my face, that's all that I care about. 'Fun' and 'upbeat' seem to be two things missing from a lot of so-called mainstream 'rock' music these days, which really is too bad. In today's world, that kind of stuff is sorely needed.
Highly recommended for fans of the Mac's later years and those who want something upbeat to listen to.
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