Tao (Coll) [Collector's Edition, Import, Original recording remastered]

Rick Springfield | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 18, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Collector's Edition, Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Rock Candy
• ASIN: B001GXY9AM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,999 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dance This World Away

2. Celebrate Youth

3. State of the Heart (Intro)

4. State of the Heart

5. Written in Rock

6. The Power of Love (The Tao of Love)

7. Walking on the Edge

8. Walk Like a Man

9. The Tao of Heaven

10. Stranger in the House

11. My Father's Chair

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars His Best, March 21, 2009

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Justin Elswick (Provo Utah) - See all my reviews
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I remember hearing this album in elementary school when my older brother bought it. I loved it then and love it now (I just picked it up on CD). Although the programming and synths have a mid-80s vibe, the melodies are powerful. I never noticed how great the vocal harmonies were either. And the lyrics are certainly the best he's written. I don't know if Rick was going through a really rough spot in his life when he wrote this album, but there is alot of anguish and thoughtfulness and sorrow in the songs and much of the lyrical content is strongly poetic. Instead of songs about trivial things (like JESSIE'S GIRL--a great song, but lyrically a bit more light), he writes about the disillusionment that can set in after marriage (WRITTEN IN ROCK), the apocalypse (WALKING ON THE EDGE), the death of his father (in the gut-wrenching MY FATHER'S CHAIR) and serenity and peace (TH TAO OF HEAVEN). He's had some other great albums, but this one is consistent, and I like every track on TAO. Rick is a damn good songwriter and vocalist and this album was at the apex of a strong career.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic album, January 8, 2011

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Scott A. Cabler (Dallas, Tx) - See all my reviews
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There is only a select few albums that I enjoy every single song on the album (Queen's The Game comes to mind). That album is very rare. This is one of them. I've been listening to this album off and on since 1985 when it was released. This album has a mixture of pop and rock on it. Tao of Heaven is one of my favorites because it's a song that doesn't sound like any other songs. Dance This World Away makes me dance. The vocals are superb everywhere on this album. This is just a great pop/rock album and I'm not a huge fan of his. I've not heard any of his other albums so I have nothing to compare this album to, so I have no preconceived notion about what a Rick Springfield album should sound like. But this album is a classic. (IMHO)