Putting It Straight [Import, Original recording remastered]

Pat Travers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 26, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Majestic Rock
• ASIN: B0000TO4G2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,784 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #29 in Music > Imports > Import Deals

Editorial Reviews

Pat Travers' second album release by the man in the year 1977 - picks up perfectly from where Makin' Magic left off. Having found the hard rockin' formula that worked, Pat continued to gig hard with his trusty three piece, `Mars' Cowling and Nicko Mcbrain making up the numbers admirably. Guests on the album include Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham on `Speakeasy' and Rainbow's Tony Carey on the instrumental `Off Beat Ride'. `Speakeasy' and `Life In London', affectionate odes to his new home, show an international side to Pat Travers and his work. Next came America. Re-mastered especially for this CD release and containing original art work and new sleeve notes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Pat Travers Album, May 12, 2004

By 

JAMES MCCORMICK (cedar rapids, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Putting It Straight (Audio CD)

27 years, have I've been spinning this album. I've went through three vinyl copies & have a Japanese import CD, now I also have a double album CD which "Heat in the Street" is also included. It maybe redundant at this point to say that "Putting it Straight" is not just my favorite PT album, but my favorite album of all time! It still sounds as everybit fresh today as the day I popped it on my record player, so many years ago.

"Putting it Straight" starts off with the speeding mammoth, shiny metallic freight train that is "Life in London." PT's last word on the punk scene that was consuming London at the time. Fast, hard, & metallic, "Life in London" is a juggernaut stomping on the lifeless corpse that punk would be in a couple of years. The second & third songs, "It Aint What it Seems" & "Speakeasy," are rollicking guitar riff driven tunes that speak of goodtimes & bad. "Running from the Future" (my favorite song off the album) is a monster of Jazzy metal heaviness with guitar breaks that bring tears to my eyes. The sound he gets out of his guitar is just incredible on this song & the album as a whole, truely unique. "Running from the Future's" subject is also as forboding as it is heavy. PT speaking of his drug use, knowing it will lead to nowhere. "Lovin' You" is a keyboard driven song of love & regret. The funky instrumental "Off Beat Ride" demonstrates PT's fusion side not unlike Jeff Beck's "Wired," it also shows PT's considerable keyboard talents. The giant funky metallic riffery & time changes of "Gettin' Betta" is a immortal PT classic. It draws you in like a set of white water rapids, full of bumps & grinds, you have to hang on! The last song, "Dedication" is gorgeous. It's melody takes you away. It's lryics about friendship & kindness are truly heart-felt & warm. There is no doubt that PT knows how to write important personal songs of life & how to live it, a masterpiece.

This is the last album to feature the tremendous drumming of future Iron Maiden drummer Niko McBrain. Next would be Tommy Aldridge!

5/5

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pedal To The Metal, February 14, 2004

By 

Tony Parsons (Ft. Worth, Tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Putting It Straight (Audio CD)

I bought this album upon it's release in 1977. This is undoubtly his best effort. I saw Pat Travers in 1977 at Will Rogers auditorium in Fort Worth Texas. This is a small venue that holds about 4000 people and he blew the roof off this place. So glad to see it finally released on CD. This album is unlike Radio Active or Heat In The Street and has not aged one bit. It is more funked up with a touch of jazz to it. There is not one bad track on it. If you don't have this cd GET IT! You will not be sorry.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Putting it in the wrong order?, July 11, 2007

By 

Christopher J. Goddard "Chris0312" (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Putting It Straight (Audio CD)

I agree with others here that this is probably Pat Traver's best effort. Just wanted to mention that on my copy of this disc the songs are in a completely different order than they are coded on the disc. The disc is coded in the order the songs appear on the cover, but this is not the actual song order on the disc. Be aware that if you rip this disc to your computer you will have to manually rename the files to..ahem..."Put them straight".

Actual song order on the disc = How the disc is coded:
01 Life in London = Life in London
02 It Ain't What It Seems = Gettin' Betta
03 Speakeasy = Runnin' from the Future
04 Runnin' from the Future = It Ain't what it Seems
05 Lovin' You = Off Beat Ride
06 Off Beat Ride = Lovin' You
07 Gettin' Betta = Dedication
08 Dedication = Speakeasy

Kind of sloppy execution, if you ask me. Oh well, still a great disc. Buy it!