Say No More

Badfinger | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 31, 2000)
• Original Release Date: January 1, 1981
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Real Music/Paulstarr
• ASIN: B00004U0ZK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,628 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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About the Artist

BADFINGER / SAY NO MORE

Badfinger Say No More originally released in 1981 was the last album by the dynamic pop group originally signed to Apple records by the Beatles in 1969. The group had several #1 singles along with 2 gold albums and the multi platinum hit Without You. Mariah Carey and Harry Nillson both had #1 singles with the Badfinger Classic Without You. Say No More followed the 1979 ELEKTRA release of Airwaves. Say No More features 10 tracks with legendary keyboard player Tony Kaye from YES and original band members Joey Molland and Tom Evans (co-writer of Without You).

VH1 will soon be airing a special for Behind The Music on BADFINGER, Guest appearances will include former Beatle Paul McCartney. Badfinger was the feature story in the June issue of GOLDMINE recently in which a lengthy ten page article focused on the groups second coming in the late 70s.

A recent book titled BADFINGER/The Tragic Story Of, (author Dan Matovina) has just gone in too its third pressing . There are talks of a feature film based on the band by a well respected Hollywood director and with the upcoming VH1 special the recent interest in Badfinger has created an awareness for the band that is reaching not only loyal fans but a brand new audience. With the VH1 special this record should do very well and be a profitable venture.Say No More has never been previously released on CD and features cover Artwork by the legendary artist Peter Max.

Product Description

CD debut for this 1981 classic, a must-have for any Badfinger fan. Recorded with orignal band members Joey Molland andTom Evans, with keyboards from Tony Kay (Yes) and cover artby Peter Max. 10 tracks including 'I Got You', 'Come On', 'Rock And Roll Con

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Undeservingly Ignored, February 15, 2004

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The Man On The Flaming Pie (The Foothills of the Headlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Say No More (Audio CD)

With Joe Tansin no longer gumming up the works, Evans/Molland managed to put together a pretty good album. While Airwaves sounded to cater to radio listeners, Say No More is pure rock. That's not to mean that this is a hard-rocking album--Badfinger sounds overall as poppy as ever on this one. However, there is nary a ballad to be found here (though a couple of the lighter songs come close) and the production barely sounds "80's" on most of the tracks.
Say No More honestly isn't a GREAT collection of songs and the best ones don't stand out TOO much, but what it IS is a solid album, which is more than what can be said about its predecessor. It doesn't stand up too strongly next to Badfinger's "classic" albums, but it is definately a worthwhile listen.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Last Of The Best, July 30, 2000

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Scott Stevens "Last Outlaw" (Simi Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Say No More (Audio CD)

Joey Molland and the late Tom Evans have outdone themselves with this, the final release under the Badfinger moniker. It doesn't compare with the classic Badfinger, as Mike Gibbins and the late Pete Ham are not part of the line-up - rather, it accentuates it. The crystal clear vocals from Evans; coupled with the gritty, bluesy style of Molland; give the listener a musical treat that rivals anything the band did in the early seventies. Songs such as 'Crocadillo' and 'Rock 'N' Roll Contract' (a remake of a song on the still unreleased Head First LP) have a drive that carries the listener from the first note to the last (and the autobiographical lyrics of 'Contract' give the story of the band's problems with management and contracts circa 1974/5 - and unchanged in 1980/81). 'Because I Love You' is a pleasing ballad with positive emotions. You know how the singer feels. Ditto for 'Too Hung Up On You'. The title track ('No More') is a fitting closer to a fine, fine album. One can only wish that the legal problems had been solved by this time and that Tom Evans was still with us - what would the third album from this duo have been like? (Airwaves being the first). Then again, if the legal problems hadn't happened and the world hadn't lost Pete Ham - the original Badfinger line-up would have given us something different, based on the boots of Head First.

But things being as they became, 'Say No More' is a superb effort from two supreme musical talents. Finally out on CD, one doesn't have to listen to a 20 year old vinyl pressing with a defective (noisy) side two. Excellent tracks in excellent quality. Gotta have. Better get.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not A Bad Way To Bow Out..., June 4, 2000

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"doctoraftershave" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Say No More (Audio CD)

to be honest, if you held this album up to the band's glory years (1969-1974), it would be a little weak. but standing on it's own, it is a masterpiece. Joey Molland & Tom Evans first reunited and started recording again as Badfinger for the "Airwaves" album. despite a few good songs, the album came up short. 2 years later, they gave it another shot with "Say No More". i believe that this is their best album. the songs have a ragged, hard rocking sound to them, that you would not know was Badfinger, if not for the title on the album cover.

"Hold On", which was the album's first (and only) single, climbed up the charts and stalled at #56, while the album sat near the bottom of the Top 200. "Hold On" is an excellent piece of pop, with it's rolling piano and drum melody. that song alone is worth buying the album, but Molland/Evans actually kept the ball rolling throughout the album. "Come On" is an excellent rocker, with power chord guitar riffs and shouting vocals by Evans. Evans' other highlights on the album were "Too Hung Up On You", which for my money, was more heartbreaking than his song "Lost Inside Your Love" (from the "Airwaves" album). Molland & Evans' harmonies on this song are so beautiful, it makes you wonder why this song was never released as a single.

the other song by Evans which is great is "Rock & Roll Contract". this is actually a remake of the unreleased song on the 1975 unreleased Badfinger album "Head First". Evans sings in a bitter mood about his let-downs in the music industry and having this song on a flopped album, only increases the irony.

Joey Molland was firing on all pistons, too. the album's opener "I Got You", is a fast rocker, with excellent guitar playing that sticks in your head for days. "Three Time Loser" was Molland's own opinion about the record business and he sings it like a beaten person who has given up on everything. however, his masterpiece (and the album's) is "No More". words cannot describe how great this song is. this song is the kind of song that thousands of lesser bands would kill for. a hard rocker, with blazing synth and guitar leads, will blow you away. Molland and Evans sing like there's no tomorrow. on the CD release this song is moved to the next to last position, where it weakens the song a little bit. but if you have ever heard this song on the original vinyl (where it was the closing track), you would see what i mean that this song was THE song to finish the album.

it's sad that Molland/Evans wasn't able to turn their bad luck around with this album. but, as the last album by the "Near Original" Badfinger, it wasn't a bad way to bow out.