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Putting It Straight

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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

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.

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!

Pat Travers "Putting It Straight" is one CD that needs to be in every
Guitarist and wanna be! collection. Pat's music is versatile and energy
driven! This CD kicks ASS! and you still can't play it loud enough, even at 34 years old.
BUY IT! you won't be disappointed!

Came across this album back in 1977 when I was traveling alot. To think that there was a guitarist that could play like this with this style and complexity was literally unheard of back then. This album kept me amazed for years to come and am thrilled to find it again here on Amazon. Now I'm amazed all over again!

This one of Pat's best albums.this album features the line-up of Pat Travers,Mars Cowling,Nico McBrain(Nico left after this album to join Iron Maiden).This disc features some of Pat's best work,stong guitar work,killer drumming and rocking tunes.The draw back to the cd is the remastering of the lp has the songs out if sequence.The Titles are right but the songs don't match.This is not a one time fluke,i have bought 2 different copies from 2 different places and they are both out of sequence.Dosn't effect the music though,this is a rocking cd.

I had not listened to this album in years, then I get the CD and man -o- man! Every song is solid and Pat really showcases his ability to weave into different rhythms then back again in the same song. Great guitar work. The definitive CD to have in a PT collection. Sound quality, not the best, but worth it.

I put this in the CD player for the ride to work this morning and cranked it up. Just what I needed to get going today. This is a classic! ...and the drums, they're like a lead instrument on a couple of cuts. Never get tired of thsi one.

Great guitar licks thru out the album, This came out in the late 1970's but sounds still great today. Great musician who never really got his dues.

I been looking for this one for years or more like decades! Forgot how good that raw guitar scream was thanks Amazom for putting this out there!