Roadhouse [Original recording reissued]

John Cafferty | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 24, 1993)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Scotti Bros.
• ASIN: B00000I9OH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #326,248 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bound for Glory

2. Victory Dance

3. Song and Dance

4. Killing Time

5. Wheel of Fortune

6. Burn the Roadhouse Down

7. Penetration

8. Wishing Well

9. Customary Things

10. Hard Way to Go

11. Higher Ground

12. Road I'm Running

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars an under rated gem, December 16, 2004

By 

Zargo The Fierce (Maine, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roadhouse (Audio CD)

Like many, my first taste of JC&BB was the movie Eddie and the Cruisers, and the sound is as much connected to the story as it is a good stand alone sound. I first bought a tape copy of "Roadhouse" back when it first came out, and I fell in love with it immediately. The sound is even more polished than "Tough All Over" and it flows much better. From the Springsteen sound of his earlier work, melding into a compliment to Mellencamp's early work, "Roadhouse" brings the grit of living to a soulful level with such lazily rhythmic tracks as "Killing Time" or "Higher Ground". JC shows his edge better here also, with harder tracks "Bound for Glory" and The almost rockabilly "Burn the Roadhouse Down" that harkens back to the psuedo-50s sound of "Cruisers"

The sound is pure Cafferty and a beautiful compliment to the "Cruisers 2" soundtrack

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Forgotten Second Work, October 16, 2006

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susumu-5 (Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roadhouse (Audio CD)

John Cafferty is best known by the voice of cult band movie EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS in 1983. The soundtrack entirely performed by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown band sold more than two million copies which produced memorable hits such as ON THE DARK SIDE and TENDER YEARS. Two years later they finally made debut album of their own TOUGH ALL OVER producing two top 20 songs TOUGH ALL OVER and C-I-T-Y. The band's second album in 1988 became more earthy and so so enjoyable. Sound direction is closer to Eddie and the Cruisers soundtrack. If you also listened to Eddie and the Cruisers 2 soundtrack you will find this work places as rejoinder between the two.

BOUND FOR GLORY could have been used in either of Eddie and the Cruisers soundtracks. Introduction is a bit close to Bob Seger's SHAKEDOWN. VICTORY DANCE and SONG & DANCE are nice pop songs reminding us good Ol' 60s hits. And these tracks well develops into the sound direction of their next one EDDIE CRUISERS II EDDIE LIVES soundtrack. CUSTOMARY THINGS also has some taste of 60s pop songs. I feel to honor the title and concept of the album some of the tracks should have been recorded live then the album could have been a lot better.

Verdict: So so enjoyable. But not as memorable as the rest of thier works.
Rating: 67 out of 100
Recommended for: Eddie and the Cruisers soundtrack fans. Bob Seger, John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen fans.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great RnR with Flow, February 2, 2001

By 

Joseph T. McDonald "Joe" (Rhode Island) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roadhouse (Audio CD)

This album is a great down to Earth Rock n' Roll album. Each song flows well into the next. Great beats, great guitars, and great music. I recommend this, and any other John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band album, to anyone who just likes pure Rock n' Roll.