Piper/Can't Wait

Piper | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: AMERICAN BEAT
• ASIN: B00169LWEC
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,038 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Out of Control

2. Whatcha Gonna Do

3. The Road

4. Sail Away

5. Who's Your Boyfriend (I Got a Feelin')

6. Telephone Relation

7. The Last Time

8. 42nd Street

9. Can't Live with Ya/Can't Live Without Ya

10. Can't Wait

11. Drop by and Stay

12. See Me Throught

13. Little Miss Intent

14. Now Ain't the Time

15. Bad Boy

16. Comin' Down off Your Love

17. Anyday

18. Blues for the Common Man

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Billy Squier's Suprisingly Good 2nd Band Twofer!, January 4, 2010

By 

Jeff Feezle (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Piper/Can't Wait (Audio CD)

PIPER TWOFER REVIEW

Piper was a 70's fairly heavy rock band, featuring Billy Squier in his second band.
Fortunately, he took the best part of his first band (Sidewinder) with him: the songs:
"Who's Your Boyfriend," "Telephone Relation" and "42nd Street." When Squier left to form
Piper, all of these songs were included in the great tradition of the Cars or Cheap Trick, but
with a more lush hard pop vocals (three of the members sing, giving the band distinct hard rock
harmonies that are sooooo sweet.).

The band was only together for three years and two albums, the self-titled `Piper' from 1976
and 1977's "Can't Wait', both repackaged together on American Beat label (with permission
from A&M, the original label of Piper. Squier, born and raised in Wellesley,
Massachusetts was 26 years at the time. They seldom toured, thus not too many people even
known about Piper since they didn't have any radio singles (although it can be argued that the
song: `Can't Wait' from the 2nd album and `Who's Your Boyfriend' should have been huge hits.
When they did tour, they toured as the warm-up band to KISS, since they were both owned by
the same management company, but not the same label.

Three years later, the first Billy Squier solo album would come out (Capital Records 1980)
"Tale of the Tape" setting the stage for Squier to take the King of 80's Rock crown.
He admired Clapton, Page, and Led Zeppelin, and all elements of these bands are especially
evident in the Piper guitar solos. The self-titled album is the better of the two, and to have both
packaged together is a truly a treat for all Billy Squier fans and for collector's of lost 70's classics.

A bit of interesting trivia: Bruce Kulick, guitarist from KISS, was also in this original formation of Piper.

TRACKLIST :
"Self-Titled CD"
1. Out of Control
2. Whatcha Gonna Do
3. Road
4. Sail Away
5. Who's Your Boyfriend (I Got a Feelin'
6. Telephone Relation
7. Last Time Jagger)
8. 42nd Street
9. Can't Live with Ya/ Can't Live Without Ya

"CAN'T WAIT" -
10. Can't Wait
11. Drop by and Stay
12. See Me Through
13. Little Miss Intent
14. Now Ain't the Time
15. Bad Boy
16. Comin' Down off Your Love
17. Anyday
18. Blues for the Common Man

Review by Jeff Feezle 1/2010

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These albums are a must have, July 7, 2008

By 

James Trupp "JJT" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Piper/Can't Wait (Audio CD)

These two cds contain some of the best Billy Squier out there; not one bad tune. If you like Billy Squier, you'll love these albums. Nice cover of the Stone's Last Time and you can here the "1st draft" of Who'se Your Boyfriend. Lots of great ballads as only Squier can write them; Now Ain't the Time and See me Through are two of my all time favorite tunes, period. Great stuff, it's worth every penny.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff !, August 31, 2008

By 

Robert Cato "Philophile" (San Gabriel Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Piper/Can't Wait (Audio CD)

I've been searching for these 2 LPs for years. The only thing I could find was a "Can't Wait" import from Japan. I loved both of these back in the day, but had given up on finding them again in later technology. Finally, here they are !!
These are the "must haves". Hard rock, smokin' dual lead guitar lines, with relatively innocent themes. Many great songs on both albums.

Thanks Amazon!