If My Ancestors Could See Me Now

Ivan Neville | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Iguana Records
• ASIN: B000008IVU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #175,704 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Overlooked, April 6, 2006

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Home Theater Family - See all my reviews

This review is from: If My Ancestors Could See Me Now (Audio CD)

This was a great album. I came across it after seeing the movie Skin Deep which featured Falling Out of Love. Great song and I decided to go locate the CD. Amazingly the whole thing was great. Just fantastic good music with each song high quality and enjoyable.

There are very few albums that I can listen to all the way through - I've always been a 'mix maker' from back in the cassette days to CDs and digital music now. I constantly scan the radio stations when I drive. Well, this is one of the very few albums that I can put in and listen to all the way through without any desire to skip around. High constant quality, nice arrangement - like I alluded to in the review title 'highly overlooked'. No idea how it happened but this disc is a treasure and I'll be buying it again as mine is almost too scratched to listen to now.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just another CD..., December 13, 2007

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Diane Fiorella (Sleepy Hollow, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If My Ancestors Could See Me Now (Audio CD)

I have absolutely loved this album since it came out -- on cassette. I cannot believe it's been almost twenty years. I can remember exactly where I was and what I was doing the first time I heard "Not Just Another Girl". This and "Primitive Man" are musically and vocally innovative songs, and they are exhilarating. This album is a unique and shining light that's been hidden under a basket. Worth hunting for. I'm glad Ivan doesn't take after old Aaron vocally (No offense...).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid pop album from the late '80s., September 6, 2009

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Clark_Kent_3000 - See all my reviews

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This review is from: If My Ancestors Could See Me Now (Audio CD)

Ivan Neville's debut album features many elements common to albums made in the '80s--drum machines, big reverb/delay vocals, and several keyboard tracks--but they never overshadow the songwriting which is a hybrid of pop styles, very succinct, and with memorable melodies and big hooks. The quality of the songwriting is consistent and there are no mediocre songs on the album. A great, under appreciated '80s pop album worth owning.