Gerald Collier

Gerald Collier | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 24, 1998)
• Original Release Date: March 24, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B0000062U7
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #623,367 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Adore This Album, March 29, 2006

By 

A. Smith "Doctor of Rawk" (Fed Way, WA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Gerald Collier (Audio CD)

Yes, I adore this album and most anything Gerald Collier or Best Kissers in the World I can get my hands on.

But don't listen to this album unless you area in a "good place" or you might find yourself wanting to end it all.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gerald Collier seals his legend with his 2nd solo disc., April 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Gerald Collier (Audio CD)

In the early 90's, Gerald Collier led a criminally overlooked band called Best Kissers in the World. Even then, he was writing some of the catchiest songs you've never heard with lyrics that were equal parts heart-on-sleeve and twisted wisecrack. A sample lyric: "I wish I had kept a list of all the funny things that you said to me/ Like 'I can quit any time I want to'/ And 'I guess you're gonna have to trust me...'/ Thanks a lot, che sera, sera" Now, in his solo guise, Collier continues to write the stuff that underground legends are made of. Whereas with BKITW, his songs were played at Ramones-y tempos, now he prefers to play the part of the wisest drunk at the bar (kind of like Neil Young at his most lonesome). This self-entitled second album takes Collier's heartache and puts some soft, moodlighting on it. The results are nothing less than classic. From the opening "Dark Days" ("Somehow it's my fault you have no dreams..."), to the self-slaying "Don't Discard Me" ("Don't believe everything you hear/ 'Cause you're gonna hear everything...you know I'm not a good time at all"), Collier and his excellent support cast deliver the emotional goods every time; always a half-step away from being corny and a quarter-step from summing up the meaning of life. He sings "I'm holding up my end/ Of the bar again..." and you feel like joining him for a glass of whatever he's been having for eight inspired years now.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweetness and heartche all on one album..., August 25, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Gerald Collier (Audio CD)

This is an album that presents real life in a beautiful and simple setting. You can hear the joy and the pain, as Gerald's voice goes from sweet to scratchy, and the music goes from just his guitar to full band. It's very basic, the lyrics and Gerald's voice carry the album, with a backing band filled with pedal steel, drums and bass. You don't really need anything else - the power is in what he as to say and how he says it. Anyone who listens to this should be able to find at least one song they can completely identify with, if not more. These are songs that can help soothe your pain, because you know someone else has been there and felt it too. Enjoy!