Inner City Front

Bruce Cockburn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 10, 1992)
• Original Release Date: 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000285A
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #408,742 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance

2. The Strong One

3. All's Quiet on the Inner City Front

4. Radio Shoes

5. Wanna Go Walking

6. And We Dance

7. Justice

8. Broken Wheel

9. Loner

Editorial Reviews

This CD is an out of print collectible! It is the original 1992 release. Still sealed.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 80'S STYLE PRODUCTION ON A STRONG SONG COLLECTION, January 20, 2003

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o dubhthaigh (north rustico, pei, canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inner City Front (Audio CD)

It's funny, but as the world marches toward war once again, this title is remastered with a sense of immediacy that warrants reflection. At this point in his life, Cockburn had undergone a number of changes, including the dissolution of his marriage. He moved to Toronto and assembled a brilliant cadre of top flight musicians, hit the road, recorded and moved generally from mystic to engaged.
All the songs here, be it the cityscapes of "Pay Your Money" or "Coldest Night", the political observations of "Strong One" and "Justice", or the merry atmosphere of "Radio Shoes" and "Walking" reveal how he moved on.

The remastering job on this brings out great pleasures in the guitarwork. This was a particularly hot band live, and perhaps some vault stuff will emerge to document the liberties Bruce took with his material. Kathryn Moses was a great on-stage foil for him, vocally and musically. Hugh Marsh on fiddle was a force to be reckoned with. Unfortunately, "Strong One" as a studio cut packs none of the punch that it did live, and that's likely due to the addition of Fergus Jamison Marsh on stick.

Nonetheless, this is powerful stuff. It would get more so with time. The 2 extra cuts are genius. There is some kind of 80's effect on the drums that dates the recording, but it is made up for by the clarity on the guitars from the remastering. Altogether, another gem.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another gem from a true artist and humanitarian, June 12, 2001

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sam sochet (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inner City Front (Audio CD)

Inner City Front was the album that introduced me to the great talent of Bruce Cockburn. The title track is a unique blend of mystical guitars and keyboards. The lyrics are tinged with a feeling of angst,but not hopelessness. But the real gem of this CD is the final cut, LONER. I guarentee that you will never feel quite the same about yourself after listening to this incredible song. Even an outgoing Type A person with a million friends has to go through this every once in a while. If you live in a state with cold weather, it's best during the winter. Listen.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong One & Loner, August 21, 2003

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Carl Johnson "budbear_5000" (Detroit, MI United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Inner City Front (Audio CD)

The title of this review is two of the BEST Cockburn songs... PERIOD! I would say this is my second favorite recording of Bruce next to Humans, which can't be equaled. This record made very little fuss upon it's release, which is a darn shame. This is in the middle of his first transformation period (from folk to more of a pop edge). It is, in many ways, his most honest recording where he personally was not completely sure where he was going in his life. I love Bruce! If you hear a chant from me of, "Bbrruuuce", it is Cockburn and not Springsteen... for me anyway! Excellent spin!