Grooves in Orbit

NRBQ (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 17, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 1983
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B000CC3S3W
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #68,078 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
NRBQ (the New Rhythm and Blues Quartet) have amassed a fanatical cult following over more than two decades of recording & touring with their incredibly versatile eclecticism; their music might veer from country to rockabilly to pop to bar-band R&B to blues to free jazz, all in the same album. Grooves In Orbit was orIginally released in 1983 on the Bearsville label. This CD release contains two tracks, which were not on the original album. Wounded Bird Records. 2005.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars A welcome return..., January 25, 2006

By	Gary Hobish "evil genius" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

... to "in print" status for this, amongst the most accessible studio recordings from the long & storied career of NRBQ. "Rain At The Drive-In," of course, is one of the bands many "shoulda-beena" hits; a definitive version of Johnny Cash's "Get Rhythm" (recorded again for "At Yankee Stadium," another essential Q recording); "I Like That Girl," one of many 'Q recordings to appear on The Simpsons; live set stalwarts like "12 Bar Blues," "Smackaroo" and "Daddy-O." Simply a great, great, American rock& roll album.

5.0 out of 5 stars Grooves is one of NRBQ's very best, April 10, 2008

By	Howlglen (USA) - See all my reviews

This work is simply outstanding, I think NRBQ may have peaked with Grooves. The LP starts with the raucous Smackeroo and then proceeds to display the full range of Q's talent. Great melodies (Girl Like That) great jazz (My Girlfriend's Pretty) great country (Hit the Hay). And then again, just great R & B: 12 Bar Blues, I Like That Girl, When Things Was Cheap, Rain at the Drive-In. The only low point, in my mind, is Get Rhythym. I don't why they re-recorded it, the Yankee Stadium version is superior, to me. But, if you're looking for one of their best, do try this early 80s offering. You can't go wrong.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not their best effort, March 30, 2007

By	J. Bradford "Can't wait until Bush is back in... (New York State) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Guess I'm just spoiled by Yankee Stadium - which seems to contain all of their BEST work!

Perhaps they should renamed that CD: NRBQ's Greatest Hits?