Soft Fun Tough Tears

Nils Lofgren, Grin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 11, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B000003IWZ
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,206 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #75 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Rock Guitarists

Track Listings

1. Take You to The Movies Tonight

2. Like Rain

3. Pioneer Mary

4. Direction

5. We All Sung Together

6. Soft Fun

7. White Lies

8. Moon Tears

9. Sometimes

10. Rusty Gun

11. Ain't Love Nice?

12. Beggar's Day (Eulogy to Danny Whitten)

13. Goin' Back

14. Keith Don't Go (Ode to The Glimmer Twin)

15. Rock and Roll Crook

16. Back It Up

17. Cry Tough

18. It's Not a Crime

19. I Came to Dance

20. No Mercy

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Music, But Some Essential Songs Have Been Left Out, October 23, 2002

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Eric R. Last "misterrockobscurities" (San Bruno, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soft Fun Tough Tears (Audio CD)

This is a compilation of songs from the four albums by GRIN, as well as from Nils Lofgren's early solo years, through his excellent 1979 album "Nils". The material is outstanding, highlighting a great artist during his peak years. But where is "Love Or Else", one of Grin's best songs? Where is "Shine Silently", probably the closest thing to a hit single Nils has ever had? In order to succeed this collection should have included all the truly essential songs from this period, but it doesn't. Nils' first 4 solo albums are represented by only 8 tracks here, not nearly enough. My advice is, instead buying one CD that does an inadequate job of covering all this material, you'd be better off buying 2 CDs, "The Very Best Of Grin", and any one of the several collections covering Nils' early solo years.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but incomplete, October 4, 1999

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This review is from: Soft Fun Tough Tears (Audio CD)

Nils has been a favorite of mine since the early 1970s. This compilation is a strong intro to his solo work and as the leader of Grin. It's worth adding to your music library. However, it features a live, extended version of "Back It Up," not the tight, two-and-a-half-minute classic from his 1975 "Nils Lofgren" album. Fortunately, that one is also available on CD, so pardon me while I go order it from Amazon. (Oh, and to build on your Lofgren collection, you'll need to get "The Very Best of Grin" on the Spindizzy/Epic/Legacy label. The sound quality is excellent, and it contains several tracks not included on this, the "Soft Fun, Tough Tears" CD.)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nils music, January 21, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Soft Fun Tough Tears (Audio CD)

I don't care what's missing because what's there is wonderful. Nils makes me dance, makes my sisters dance, makes guitar-want-to-bees..want to be. Don't miss out cause it's all good. Pauly