Reconciled

Call | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 17, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra
• ASIN: B000002H35
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,822 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Reconciled by The Call

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated Optimism, December 27, 2001

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Brian W. Fullford (Jacksonville, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reconciled (Audio CD)

I had the honour of meeting Been after a free show at Jacksonville Beach. What a pleasant man. The concert, must have been maybe 200 at this outdoor show, was an event I will not soon forget. The power of the positive words that resonate from the band are hard to turn from. Been sings with such passion that you almost feel as if your soul would leave your body to follow him in the hope that it would be able to bask in the power of his voice.

I bought this cassette when it first came out and much like early REM was a constant in my car and home stereo system. As many have stated, this band is very underrated and underappreciated. Much like the Connells, they never received what they should have. This CD contains 2 of their best songs: I Still Believe (Grand Design) and Everywhere I Go. I Still Believe is one of, if not the, most fuel injected creations your ears may ever participate in. The bass plays like footsteps on a wooden staircase from an empty basement as the song rises reach the light that shines underneath the basement door. Other songs that standup and demand your attention are Even Now (a great closing piece), With or Without Reason (whose guitar work seems to hide in the back until just the right moment) and The Morning. Even Now plays like a calm Autumn lake, and to a degree closes out the up tempo opening track as if they were two friends separated for years yet still close.

The telling component of this CD, apart from Been's voice and lyrics, is the way the bass seems to carry the songs, much like Mills does with early REM. One might argue that this is what alternative 80's bands used to stand out from the lead guitar based pop rock of the time. Not all bands were able to pull this sound off and still stand apart. The Call were one of the few. Own this disc.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent Album From A Magnificent Band, February 28, 2004

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Alan Caylow (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reconciled (Audio CD)

Led by singer/bassist Michael Been, the Call were always a very critically acclaimed group, but sadly, for all of their musical firepower, they never acheived the commercial success that they so rightfully deserved. Though most of their albums are currently out-of-print, and they apparently disbanded for good after their 1997 release, "To Heaven And Back," the Call were--and are--rock music titans, and their phenomenal eight studio albums recorded between 1982 and 1997 are all worth seeking out.In 1986, the Call released what is without a doubt their masterpiece, "Reconciled." It is one of the greatest, most passionate rock albums ever made. The Call deliver one emotional, powerhouse rocker after another, such as the dramatic "Everywhere I Go," the triumphant "I Still Believe," "Blood Red," "Oklahoma," "Sanctuary," and the closing "Even Now." The band's musical interplay is tight, and Michael Been's lyrics & transcendent lead vocals are passionate with a capital P. And, for the coup de grace, "Reconciled" features guest performances by such Call fans as Peter Gabriel and Simple Minds' Jim Kerr on backing vocals, and Robbie Robertson on guitar. Outstanding music from start to finish, the Call's "Reconciled" is a magnificent album from a magnificent band.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable!, February 1, 2002

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J. Dunn "'76 Camaro" (VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reconciled (Audio CD)

This is one of the GREAT albums by The Call. Along with their first (The Call), Modern Romans, Into The Woods and Red Moon, this album is absolutely indispensable to any Call fan (sorry, just heard about Heaven & Back, so I can't call that one). This could easily stand alone as a Greatest Hits release. Been and the lads really show why they were the greatest American band of the 80's on this release. Along with The Long Ryders they were probably the most underappreciated band of the decade. Buy this album along with Rain Dogs by Tom Waits and pour yourself a long dram of Talisker or Laphroig and kick back and revel in true genius. Play it LOUD...it doesn't get any better.