Pop Beloved

Reivers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Db Records
• ASIN: B0000017EQ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,018 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great final album, March 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Pop Beloved (Audio CD)

This is another great album by the late Austin, TX band! It is unfortunate that almost all of the Reivers albums are out of print. Contrary to popular belief lead man Croslin did not go on to FORM the band Spoon. He produced some of their material and later filled in as bassist for a short period of time.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A "Beloved" Pop Rock Album, July 12, 2000

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Brian D. Rubendall (Oakton, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pop Beloved (Audio CD)

The Reivers were a smart, guitar oriented college rock band of the kind that were quite popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s before the grunge explosion came along. Like such bands as The Blake Babies and The Posies, The Reivers knew how to write smart pop rocks songs that had a little bite to them. The highlights on "Pop Beloved" include the "Breathin' Easy," "Chinatown" "Over and Over," "The Other Side" and a cover of the Vulgar Boatmen song "Katie." Like The Blake Babies, The Reivers featured both male and female lead vocals, shared by Cindy Toth and John Croslin. "Pop Beloved" has a couple of clunkers here and there, but overall, it's a fine example of a rock and roll style that has long since gone out of fashion.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pop Beloved, March 11, 2000

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Rob - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pop Beloved (Audio CD)

Luckily, they went out in style. (Although, if they had released a bad last album maybe it wouldn't matter that they dissolved.) Pop Beloved stands with the strongest of their work. To my ears it sounds a little more world weary, a little more experienced than the old Reivers. "Over and Over" and "What You Wanna Do" are resigned in their outlook, yet "Chinatown" and "Other Side" offer respites from this resignation. As from the first album on, an instrumental or two appears. On Pop Beloved, it's the atmospheric, very un-pop title track . Despite this piece, the rest of the album is less abstract lyrically than much of their previous output. Interestingly, "Second Chance", the very last song on The Reivers last album is the only one in their career that credits all the band members in its composition. Also, quite an ironic title, eh? Unfortunately, there was no second chance...