Having a Party With Jonathan Richman

Jonathan Richman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 20, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder / Umgd
• ASIN: B0000003JZ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #62,333 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Jonathan's best, October 27, 1998

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This review is from: Having a Party With Jonathan Richman (Audio CD)

If I had to pick one CD to introduce new Jonathan listener's, this would be it. I have many of his CD's/Records and have seen him live many times, he is great. Of special note is the live track "Bermuda", in which he humorously explains the breakup of the original Modern Lovers. There is not a single throwaway song on this CD. I don't give it five stars only because I'm a tough grader.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Could Party Like This Forever, August 26, 2002

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This review is from: Having a Party With Jonathan Richman (Audio CD)

This was the first Jonathan album I picked up, my curiosity piqued by the fact he wrote "Pablo Picasso."

I was instantly transformed by this sparse yet varied musical cornucopia. Jonathan immediately invites us into his inner circle, and the result is a warm, funny, exhilirating mostly live set that at times is even touching.

Everyone has their favorites on any album, and mine are the power-folk tunes "At Night" and "Just for Fun" ('We got together just for fun/With no obligations, 'cept maybe the one/That if we stayed together, we'd stay together just for fun'). Humorous to some, poignant to me...that's the beauty of Jonathan's music...it's universal to the point where we can add our own experiences to it, and bring our own meanings to his music.

Simple, warm, and utterly upbeat, I put this album in the CD changer with Nick Lowe, the Proclaimers, and Barenaked Ladies for a mellow, yet ultimately joyful set.

Buy it, find it,..., but hear this album...you won't be transformed, but you'll sure as hell feel better about everything. A world that can produce music like this must have some great things going for it.

Surrender to Jonathan, says I.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best albums of my life, January 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Having a Party With Jonathan Richman (Audio CD)

Of all the many dozens of albums I have ever owned, this one ranks among my most cherished. It's amazing to stop and think how much happiness I've gotten from this one album over the past decade. Highly recommended!