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Retrospectacle

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I have been a Glen Burtnick fan since the late 1980s and was fortunate enough to see him live many times at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. He is a great songwriter, a passionate singer and a first-rate entertainer. The cover shot on this CD was taken by a local Jersey photographer during one of the shows I attended at the Stone Pony. Glen never disappointed in concert. Every show was fresh and exciting. All the songs on this album are first rate. If you are not familiar with Glen Burtnick, get familiar with him. He's an amazing talent. You won't be sorry.

Though Mr. Burtnick is no longer in the line-up of Styx, he surely hasn't missed a beat... or lick that is. Humor and stunning guitar licks through-out the entire CD keep the listener very satisfied. Retrospectacle is one of the best works released as of late. The man who helped the Armageddon Sountrack become one of the years best Albums and lent a few songs to Styx's comeback in 1996 with the song "Litte Suzie" formerly, "Little Lucy's Blues." Mr. Burtnick also wrote the song "Spirit Of A Boy, Wisdom Of A Man," which country artist Randy Travis is using to tear up the country charts.

"Roar", "Womans Point Of View", "Everyday Of My Life", "Don't Give Up On Me", "Love (And Love Alone)", "There's A Hero In Every Heart", "Local Hero", and the aptly said, "Love Is More Than A Four Letter Word" make this one sensational CD, which is to say if you don't have it in your collection, then your collection is not complete.

Rowdy Blackstock Immortal Productions MMortral@aol.com

I love a great singer / songwriter album, and Glen(n) has put out some great stuff. From the inspiring fairytale of self-expression known as "Roar" to the Styx-less rendition of "Love is the Ritual", this is the classic merger of poet meets music. Sure, it lacks the Album Oriented Rock continuity of "Palookaville" and "Welcome to Hollywood", but this is a compilation, and a very good one at that.

If you think you might like this, buy it... because you will.

Anyone lucky enough to catch the early tours of Beatlemania may have seen Glenn perform as Paul McCartney. He was great.

One day at work, I was walking past the cassette duplication room, and Judy stepped behind me, and I felt a cassette slide into my back pocket.

What it was was Glenn's personal Christmas message song to his friends (back East?). He used an eight-track recorder in his hotel room and put together a Christmas song that was catchy, complex, and totally Beatle-ish. It was a joy to get such a treasure.

Then, a couple of months later, I saw a movie in Mill Valley, 15 minutes north of San Francisco, where the Beatlemania cast took their night off (Monday) to see the same film I went to. I saw them all come in, especially Glenn, and wondered if I should shout something that might surprise them after the lights went down. Chickened out, but arranged to be leaving the theatre at the same time, walking right next to Glenn.

I turned to him, and said "Seems Like Christmas Every Day In San Francisco!", and the look on his face was priceless.

I just kept walking, and finally turned as he said "hunh!????"

All I said in return was "McCune!" and he knew how I knew......

What talent!

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