Out Here

Love | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 31, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca Special Products
• ASIN: B000002R2N
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,720 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Arthur Lee marked his departure from Elektra by jettisoning his old band line-up and putting out the only double-album in the Love discography. 'Out Here' is a sprawling, uneven work whose high points rank with anything from their Elektra discography, and whose low points descend to a level dependent upon your tolerance for blues-rock jams circa 1969! It's Love louder than you've ever heard them before, with the characteristic Arthur Lee whimsy intact (who else would come up with a song title like 'Love Is More Than Words' or 'Better Late Than Never')? Also includes a new, heavier version of the classic 'Signed D.C.' from their debut album. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth buying!, February 27, 2002

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Shawn Sutherland (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Out Here (Audio CD)

Forget what you may have heard. While far from being perfect or excellent, "Out Here" is a very good record.

No, it's not the same "Love" that brought you the debut album, "Da Capo", or "Forever Changes." But Arthur Lee never seemed to be trying to trick anyone into believing that it was the same band: in the song "Doggone", Lee sings "Once I had a singin' group/Singin' group done gone/Now I got another group/Didn't take too long."

The point is that, while this album is not the same as the classic albums Love released on Elektra and does not have the same feel as those particular albums, it is a good record in its own right. "I'll Pray for You", "Listen to My Song", "I Still Wonder", "Run to the Top", and "You Are Something" alone make it worth the purchase price.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars best of out here and false start, November 10, 2000

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Stephen F Mulcahy (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Out There (Audio CD)

this is a compilation of tracks from love's albums for blue thumb records out here and false start. while a quibble could be made over some of the tracks, i believe that the post forever changes band is quite good in its own right. sometimes its written as if the band became lousy or mediocre after forever changes and it is simply not true. the later stuff is not as good as the earlier stuff but dont ignore the later band, for one thing it was a lot harder and louder. for example, i think the version of signed d.c. on out here is actually better than the one on their debut album. of the two albums compiled here , both are patchy and out here is the better of the two, if you're not a huge fan of love like i am you probably won't want to hear all their stuff so i'd suggest comes in colors if you don't think you need their excellent 2 cd set love story . if you are , and can't find out here and false start, i'd suggest getting this compilation. love were one of america's greatest bands of the era in my opinion along with the velvet underground and moby grape.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not too bad for what it is., December 16, 2003

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Shawn Sutherland (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Out There (Audio CD)

What you have here is basically a "sampler" of Love's "Out Here" album with a couple of songs from the band's "False Start" album thrown in to round out the CD. As for "Out Here", it is unquestionably the best of the works recorded by the "non classic lineup" Love. If you're a fan of the band, you will definitely enjoy this CD. If you are not already a fan of the band, it's a 50/50 gamble. This CD will have to hold Love fans over until "Out Here" is re-released on CD.