River Songs

Badlees | Format: Audio Cassette

Product Details

• Audio Cassette (October 10, 1995)
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B000002GMO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,318,551 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Angeline Is Coming Home

2. Fear of Falling

3. Angels of Mercy

4. Grill the Sucker

5. Queen of Perfection

6. Bendin' the Rules

7. Gwendolyn

8. Ore Hill

9. Nothing Much of Anything

10. Song for a River

11. I Liked You Better When You Hated Yourself

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great band few outside Pennsylvania know about, May 19, 2005

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Christopher Hivner (Dallastown, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: River Songs (Audio CD)

I hadn't listened to this for awhile until a few days ago and was immediately reminded how much I love this CD. Even the songs that aren't my favorites are still good songs. The Badlees are straight forward rock music with a little country thrown in occasionally. Angeline is Coming Home is the most recognizable cut from River Songs but I also love Bendin' the Rules, Song for a River, Queen of Perfection and I Liked You Better When You Hated Yourself. Liked You Better and Queen of Perfection have catchy melodies mixed with darkly funny lyrics. Song for a River is a long, slow song with the verses spoken instead of sung as it tells a story.

Pete Palladino has a strong, vibrant voice and the whole band are excellent musicians. River Songs is a great CD.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "I'm gonna paint a picture, gonna put it in a frame...", May 21, 2002

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spiral_mind (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: River Songs (Audio CD)

As anyone from northeast Pennsylvania could tell you, the Badlees are one of those bands that may get some national recognition but somehow keep slipping through the cracks. Maybe it's because an occasional touch of harmonica gets them labeled as "too country" for some people, and their intelligent rock side makes them unsuitable for country airplay. Maybe it's because the lyrics would occasionally need some, ahhm, editing. (Purists rest easy - I'm talking three words over the course of an album.) Maybe it's because the group prefers to keep the close connection they have with their following in their native Stroudsburg and the surrounding area. I couldn't say. Whatever the reason, River Songs should please anyone who likes a quick witty rhyme or a fun upbeat helping of acoustic rock.

"Angeline..." and "Fear of Falling" are likely the most recognizable tunes for someone unfamiliar with the group. The rest of the album is just as sunny, apart from a couple darker patches in "Bending the Rules" and "Song for a River" - just as sunny musically, that is. The lyrics run between joyful satire ("Angels of Mercy") to sardonic wisecracks ("Queen of Perfection," "Nothing Much") to biting-but-fun barbs at others ("Gwendolyn," "I Liked You Better..."). This is stuff that's not only catchy but fun to sing with.. the kind you scream along with while flying along the highway some sunny day. (Maybe someday I'll think of a similar description so I won't overuse the highway-cruise cliche, but it still fits here.) If you're looking through this page because you like the Badlees already, then I'll just remind you to look for their new album Renew this summer. Enjoy.

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good music with good vibes, September 27, 2009

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Mark D. Robertson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: River Songs (Audio CD)

I had this when it came out on tape. Most of the songs have a really good sound. I really like the first 2 song(the reason I bought the cd)