One & Only (Limited Edition w/ Bonus CD

Gran Torino | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 24, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Redeye Label
• ASIN: B00006JJ27
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #432,478 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #62 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Funk Rock

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Sick & Tired

2. The Storm

3. Streetlight

4. Viperden

5. Tonight's the Night

6. Less In Love

7. Runnin'

8. Come Lower Angel

9. Livin' In Darkness

10. Take It Off

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Are You Livin' (Groovegrass Re-mix)

2. Lonely (Acoustic)

3. Feels So Good (Live)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gran Torino is back with a Full Tank of hip music!, September 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: One & Only (Limited Edition w/ Bonus CD (Audio CD)

Front to back, one of the best discs this year! This is the record that will make them a household name.From the opening single "Sick & Tired", the boys from Knoxville,TN bring their classic sound to us at full tilt. The record is diverse and expressive, but also has a focus on continuity. The individual musicianship is no less than superb. A must add to your Amazon cart!

5.0 out of 5 stars The best yet - you have to hear it!, October 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: One & Only (Limited Edition w/ Bonus CD (Audio CD)

This is by far the tightest and most honest representation of the band. It even manages to capture the essence of the live show (which is another adventure entirely). While the digipak that it comes in is restrictive in terms of liner notes, etc., it is a cool and eco-friendly way of packaging a disc. Obviously, all material that would have been included in a fat booklet is available at the GT website (which is printed on the disc). The production of the recording is first class, and I would encourage anyone who likes music (especially horns) to check it out NOW!!

0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Tons o' spit polish, but no soul..., October 1, 2002

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"slapdisco" (Wilmington, North Carolina United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One & Only (Limited Edition w/ Bonus CD (Audio CD)

Gran Torino was the first regional band I saw when I moved down South. They were the reason I got my sax out of mothballs and formed a band. When my band opened for them in Atlantic Beach, it's still one of my all-time favorite moments.
This is not that band.
Don't get me wrong. All the elements are there - Chris Ford's growling, somewhat-insane tenor; horn-fusion harmonies that smack you in the back of the head; and of course, the drummer that knows where "one" is (not as easy as it sounds!).
What's missing from "The One and Only" that "One" and "Two" had is what music theorists call a minor third, a raised fifth, and a minor seventh.
You and I would know it better as "funk".
Whoever produced this sparkly-clean collection of soon-to-be near-pop favorites really tried to make a radio song. And they did a great job - each piece is crafted with catchy hooks, a little drum-machine/guitar processor "studio magic", and lyrical content that is guaranteed not to offend. The problem with that is that GT's BEEN MAKING radio songs all along. Their esteemed producer only truly succeeded in making "The One and Only" so much like the radio songs that are big right now, that the casual listener may never know that they're listening to a really cool band.
Two more things - there's no liner notes, no names, no lyrics, just "Gran Torino - The One and Only" over and over and over again. Pretty boring.
And can we stop listening to Chuck Mangione covers? Give me one good Curtis Mayfield over thirty re-hashings of "Feels so Good" (And for the record, I think a little Curtis would be great right now, don't you?)