Nine Lives [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Bonnie Raitt

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 16, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1986
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B00005Q46E
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #151,144 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A UNDER RATED BONNIE RAITT CD.......should be 4 1/2 stars, May 16, 2004

By	Roger Murphey "uthightower" (UT,USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've had this CD for years,it was my frist Bonnie Raitt CD. I'd play it all the time. I disagree with the reviewed that gave one only 1 star,this CD has a lot of GREAT SONGS like,NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY,RUNNIN BACK TO ME,CRIME OF PASSION and others .....I think this CD was over looked by the music industry, (a canidate for a grammy). If you like her Grammy CD's like,NICK OF TIME,AND LUCK OF THE DRAW,than you'll like this one, so buy it,and you'll hear Great songs that you just don't hear on the radio. I also love her other CD's that has Blues & Blues/Rock songs on it.......I'm waiting for a CD that has ALL BLUES,BLUES/ROCK on it from Bonnie....I would buy it up in a hart beat,a good title would be, THE QUEEN OF SLIDE(because she so great at side guitar),or THE QUEEN OF BLUES. Bonnie's helping keeping the blues alive!!! Have a Great time Shopping.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Many Lives Of Bonnie Raitt, May 22, 2009

By	Andre S. Grindle "Andre' Grindle" (Brewer Maine) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Nine Lives (Audio CD)

Bonnie Raitt made quite a name for herself in the 70's an artistically triumphant (and occasionally successful) albums in the bluesy rock vein. By the mid 80's any commercial luck she'd had previous to this had dried up and sandwiched between the 1982 recording Green Light and her blockbuster Nick of Time there was this.Despite some of the reviews of this album having a sterile,antiseptic sound to it seem to be waving tha anti-80's music flag that at this point really needs to be re-evaluated.Fact is,throughout the 80's what you got for the most part was updated versions of the 70's sound.That is what makes the music of the decade so unique and maybe...so despised by some people. One of those 80's styles this album embraces fully is the concept of using contemporary technology to liven up the production and give it more energy.Bryan Adams puts forth the starter "No Way To Treat A Lady",a fierce rocker and a very memorable tune."Runnin Back To Me" does the same thing."Who But A Fool (Thief Into Paradise)" is an excellent example of what I choose to call "funk functioning as blues",featuring the TOP horn section and some wonderfully SHARP riffing from Bonnie's axe! A light pinch of synthesizer and handclap puncuate a similar type of tune "Freezin' (For A Little Human Love)"."Crimes Of Passion","True Love Is Hard To Find" and "Excited" are really the bluesiest numbers here and again rock pretty hard."All Day All Night" and "Stand Up To The Night" both infuse a reggae-rock rhythm to the occasion,the latter showcasing some particularly beefy singing from Bonnie.The album closes with it's lone ballad "Angel",featuring backup vocals from Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie. It's funny that this album,recorded mid decade during the 80's was sandwiched between two fairly slick recordings that ended both the 70's (The Glow) and the 80's because this album has a lot of bright,intense sonics and the ammount of energy the music and Bonnie create on these sessions is nothing short of incredible.So much for sterile music!

1.0 out of 5 stars Thank God the 80's are over, May 7, 2009

By	D. Snyder "blues wallow" (Salem Oregon) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Seriously disappointing record, unless overproduced sterile 80's rock is your thing. This album might rock, but it lacks the soulful feel of all of her other recordings. This is the one Bonnie record that I just find icky. Can't stand it. Thank God she didn't stay in this funk (and I use funk here negatively). If you don't like bland 80's rock, you will not like this album. I hate to say it but a star would be too much for this one. I do like all of her other albums; I just can't stand this one.

oops, I guess it won't let me give it no stars. I'll give it one star for her voice. Her voice alone is worth at least one star I suppose, but the band still gets no stars from me.