Rock N Roll With [Extra tracks, Import]

Modern Lovers, Jonathan Richman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 22, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Castle
• ASIN: B0001EMM56
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #365,735 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Sweeping Wind (Kwa Ti Feng)

2. Ice Cream Man

3. Rockin Rockin Leprechauns

4. Summer Morning

5. Afternoon

6. Fly Into The Mystery

7. South American Folk Song

8. Roller Coaster By The Sea

9. Dodge Veg-O-Matic

10. Egyptian Reggae

11. Coomyah

12. The Wheels On The Bus

13. Angels Watching Over Me

14. Dodge Veg-O-Matic (Extended Version) (Bonus Track)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars essential, March 31, 2004

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This review is from: Rock N Roll With (Audio CD)

Jonathan at (maybe) his most childlike and at yet at the same time his most rockin, rockin in an acoustic fashion that is. I think he might have called it at the time the first all acoustic rock album. Anyway its him and his band in a room with a nice echo playing together with great empathy. This record is all about room feel and the sound of a band playing live, getting it together in a room, like an early rolling stones recording in mono. Its a great album, just look at the cover, how could you go wrong? Nice mastering on the c.d. as well. Recommended.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BETTER THAN PROZAC, January 23, 2005

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James Shuba (Lancaster) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock N Roll With (Audio CD)

I NICKED THIS ALBUM FROM MY COLLEGE RADIO STATION AROUND 1985 OR SO. THIS AND THE FIRST JESUS AND MARY CHAIN LP WERE PRACTICALY THE ONLY THINGS I LISTENED TO SOPHOMORE YEAR. GOD,I WAS DEPRESSED. ANYWAY, THIS RECORD USE TO CHEER ME UP. EVERYONE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO LISTEN TO THIS RECORD BEFORE BEING PRESCRIBED PROZAC. IF 'ROLLERCOASTER BY THE SEA' DOSENT CHEER YOU UP, THEN TAKE THE GAS PIPE.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fly into the mystery with Jonathan!, April 1, 2004

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Jason Tharp (Wolverine, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock N Roll With (Audio CD)

Definitely one of my favorite Jonathan albums, probably only second to the "Pablo Picasso" era Modern Lovers. I was lucky enough to find a Beserkley copy on cd before it went out of print & got very collectible. Even if you paid alot for it on Ebay you still need to get this though. The bonus track is the full version of "Dodge Veg-o-matic" with Jonathan's ad-libbed spoken word intro which was only available on the "Beserkley Years" compilation in the cd era. The artwork is what really sets these Castle versions apart. Aside from the obligatory essay by someone you may or may not have heard of, the booklet features pictures & clippings, most of which I have never seen before in ten years of collecting cds. The merits of remastering are up for debate as far as I'm concerned, but if it matters to you, at least psychologically you'll notice the difference. As for why it's one of my favorites, I think the sound has alot to do with it, the vocals recorded in the bathroom a la Jim Morrison on "L.A. Woman". Also, his song selection was amazing. He went from the school bus to church to China to South America for good songs, & his originals have all the spirit & energy of a campfire singalong. The atmosphere in that room must have electric, even if the instrumentation was acoustic.