Midnight Radio

Big Head Todd & The Monsters | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (October 18, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1990
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002L30
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,725,166 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Vincent of Jersey

2. Leaving Song

3. Dinner With Ivan

4. Bittersweet

5. Moose Song

6. Cold Blooded

7. Soul Children

8. Love Betsy

9. Midnight Radio

10. City on Fire

11. Monument in Green

12. Ann Arbor Grandfather

13. Elvis

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Rock Albums of All Time! Seriously!, February 17, 2005

By 

Mark G. Reyero "IT Consultant, CCIE 12932, an... (Annapolis, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Midnight Radio (Audio CD)

Big Head Todd and the Monsters' 1990 sophomore release, "Midnight Radio" is the band's finest album and is one of my all-time favorite rock-n-roll albums. This CD has remained in my rotation since I first discovered during college in 1993. Everyone has a couple of CDs that brings back memories of the dorm room, drinking beer, and playing cards. This album is that kind of record. To me, this CD holds its own with the likes of "The Joshua Tree", "Exile on Main St", "Born to Run", "Anodyne" "Trace" or "August and Everything After".

Do not expect the CD to sound like their later, more polished and commercially successful release "Sister Sweetly". Although not a true live album, the record is a combination of material from sound checks, club shows, and basement jam sessions. It includes an earlier (and rawer) version of their later semi-hit "Bittersweet". Todd Mohr's guitar playing and vocals throughout the CD, and especially on "The Leaving Song", "Dinner with Ivan", and "The Moose Song" are reminiscent of Mark Knopfler. This is one of those great road trip CDs. It is no wonder that the Washington Post named "Midnight Radio" one of the top 10 albums of 1990. It is a shame that subsequent BHTM releases haven't been nearly as great at this one. I highly recommend!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazingly rich, perfectly imperfect, spontaneous album., July 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Midnight Radio (Audio CD)

This is by far their best album so far(and I would argue it will be ever). BHTM captured such humanity and spontaneity on this album, that it will be hard to reproduce again. Mainly, this is because of the live, un-edited, four track digital recording process that they recorded it with. This process allowed for minor,subtle imperfections to show through in a way that made the album so unique, free-spirited, and, again, humanistic. The album, however, is "tight" through and through, and can this be felt on Todd Park Mohr's guitar solos. Mohr is no doubt one of the more talented, creative guitarists around today. Tracks that stand out are "Midnight Radio", "The Moose Song", "Dinner With Ivan", and the popular "Bittersweet"-(better than on Sister Sweetly). Moreover, I think the content of the album(i.e. music and lyrics) are unprecedented. This album is the kind of album that grows on you until you finally feel its true message. I am sure I have listened to this album over a thousand times and I have never once thought I was bored or un-entertained by it!!! By this album. You will not be disappointed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will not miss here, December 18, 2000

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"kcrmx" (N. kansas city, MO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Midnight Radio (Audio CD)

This is by far the bands best effort. It is one of those albums that you can listen to over and over and never get sick of. Todd Park Mohrs bluesy voice and energetic guitar riffs will definately leave a lasting imprint. It is more raw than any of their albums that follow. Probably because they recorded this in the boulder theater. I also think Todd Park Mohr used a different guitar on this album ( note the difference in bittersweet as opposed to the Sister Sweetly version). I rate this album to be in my top five of all time.