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That's Cool

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What a treat it was to see a new Daddy Cool recording on the market! I am one of perhaps a dozen Daddy Cool fans in the USA that is'nt from Australia, and here in the USA they were barely noticed. I was one of the lucky ones, however. One of my best buddies moved to Australia back in 1971, and sent back recordings of this really cool Aussie band, Daddy Cool. I loved it, and most people I played them for liked them, too. They were a 50's and 70's style band, not unlike Sha Na Na, but more real and less cartoonish. And even though they were strictly Top 40 material, they were cool enough to be appreciated by sophisticated rock conneseurs as well. It is no wonder that they took Australia by storm, and are still fondly remembered by my generation down under. In the US, however, they were never really given the promotion that they deserved, and after a couple of lackluster American tours and no hit singles, they faded into oblivion. Such a shame, too! I defy anyone awake in 1971 to listen to "Eagle Rock" and not love it! So, here it is, 2001. We have rap noise and Marilyn Manson polluting the airwaves. There is so very little to listen to that is non toxic, yet not saccherine that is'nt on the same old list of overplayed sixties and seventies hits. I got terminally bored with most commercial music many years ago, and gave little notice to what was and wasn't popular. I wrote it all off as overplayed ancient history and unlistenable garbage that I would never approve of. Then, while cruising a music file sharing service, I did a search on Daddy Cool, just to see if anyone besides me remembered. Lo and behold, there was a new recording on the market. It had most of the songs I loved back in '71, plus a few I had never heard before. And wonder of wonders, Amazon.com imported it from Australia! Do you remember how you reacted when you saw your first Dodge Prowler? Retro, yet very very cool and modern, all rolled into one? Those same neurons fired off when I loaded Daddy Cool into my CD player. That act in itself was semi amazing . . . My last DC recordings were vinyl and eight track! All those wonderful old tunes were a wonderful tonic to this weary and jaded old putz, and I listened to nothing else for several weeks. I drive a taxicab, and I've got a lot of new people listening, just like in '71. If I were in the music business, i would make it a point to promote these great old recordings. Even today they sound fresh and exciting. This is great stuff. Parents, your kids can listen to these witout being recruited into a satanic cult or criminal gang. They are just off color enough to not be too goody two shoes, but quite tame by today's standards. And the double entendre will go over the heads of most pre teens; For all they know,"Baby Let Me Bang Your Box" really is about playing a piano. The beat is catchy, and the sound is retro yet fresh. This recording, without a doubt, is money well spent!

Far more than a retro band, Daddy Cool are the soundtrack to many an Australian's youth.

It's the originals that matter most.

Eagle Rock (recently voted the #2 Australian rock song of all time (#1 was Friday On my Mind, so the silver medal is nothing to be ashamed of)

Hi Honey Ho - three and a half minutes of sax driven pleasure.

Come back Again - every Aussie male of a certain age had this as a theme song when the hormones hit.

At the Rockhouse - a great rave

Daddy Rocks Off... Teenage Blues... ahh memories are made of this.

What you have to realise is that when Daddy Cool first appeared Australian Scene Rock Music was dominated either by LOUD LOUD bands who played twenty minute guitar solos and amps that went to 12 (The Coloured Balls, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs) or bands that played twenty minute guitar solos that were aimed at quiet audiences that smoked certain herbs (Spectrum, Sons of the Vegetal Mother) Then out came Daddy Cool and made people smile and (God forbid) dance!

They still can make you smile and dance.

And any album that includes Baby let me Bang your Box is a good thing.

NOW LISTEN! Who is steppin' out?

Of the covers, the three best are "You Never Can Tell," "Daddy Cool," and "Baby Let Me Bang Your Box." The original stuff is very reminiscent of the Stones live sound and I like it all. Even if there weren't several other very good tunes (but there are), "Eagle Rock" alone is truly worth the price. It was great fun to rediscover this band thirty years after my introduction from an exchange student.

I discovered Daddy Cool when I lived in Australia in the 90's - (I'd heard of them as a child during the 70's but didn't pay much notice). Generally my music taste runs to the likes of Deep Purple and AC/DC but if my house was burning down and I had to pick 5 CD's, a greatest hits compilation of this band's work would be one of them.

They sound like a mixture of the stones live( but better), the beach boys (but much less doo wop) and a whole host of other people all mixed up.

They've done a lot of utterly BRILLIANT covers but their originals are great too. Not a single dud in this lot. Every single track is pure magic

Listen to them really loud in the car, and trust me you won't ever change the CD. These guys sound like they are having a whole load of fun!!!!

esp Eagle Rock - to me one of the greatest rock songs ever.

"at the rockhouse" - listen and weep for joy - should be played at maximum volume - only don't crash the car

"come back again" - a really sweet love song

"I'll never smile again" - best version I've ever heard

no time to comment on all of them

I live in London where no one has heard of them, and assume they are some lame pop group from the 70's.

They're Aussie legends and they rock!

A great pity that you can't check them out for yourself on amazon's media player before forking out 27 bucks. I'd give it 10 stars out of 5

i first heard daddy cool while watching the australian gangster flic "dirty deeds", with bryan brown, toni collette, and john goodman. a small snippet of "bom bom", was used...and i fell in love with the music of daddy cool. this cd was ordered without further hesitation, and i was rewarded greatly. daddy cool runs the gamut of nostalgic rock, from streetside doo wop(bom bom), to the hip shaking rock of chuck berry(you never can tell), to the harder rocking side of creedence clearwater revival(the autralian rock anthem "eagle rock"). in the history of rock, i am sure more polished singers and instrurmentalists have recorded music, but not all of these take the edge off of my work commute, make me sing, and make me have fun. thank you australia for sharing a treasure.

It's not the greasy 50's style tracks I like so much as the
dueling guitar jams "Eagle Rock" and "Come Back Again".
Is just great stuff. Is laid back .. come to think of it somebody should turn the DeadHeads onto Daddy Cool. Same laid back and laugh vibe (if you know what I mean).
Long Live Daddy Cool!

I like Daddy Cool and have done for years.
First song i heard was Eagle Rock.I heard some Daddy Cool songs and i now have alot of their stuff.Including their new DVD.
They recently reformed for the Tsunami benifit charity concert.
I wasnt there but it was good to see them play again.
This Cd has a whole stack of their best songs,as well as some other tracks that are harder to come by.Such as Flash in my head,that is a damn good song that.The only version of that song i had was on their hard to get live record(final performance till Tsunami benifit ),which i doubt was released on CD.It is quite a good mixture of songs.I like the song Teenage Blues.

Great band. Great music. Great singer. For anyone around in Australia this was THE band of the early 70's. They were far more than a 50's revival band, and definitely deserved a few world wide hits. Along with Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, and James Brown this is what I listened to back then. There may have been a few others as well. I also agree with a previous reviewer in saying that it contains the best version of "I'll Never Smile Again." that I have ever heard. If you know the song you will love this version.

Simple: more fun than Sha Na Na, not as good as Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids. Some originals like "Daddy Rocks Off," "Please Please America" and "Hi Honey Ho" are solid, chunky boogies that would fit okay onto an oldies playlist, but the R&B and classic-rocker covers are mostly just earnest mechanicals -- low in the soul department. Exception: the obvious, slathering delight in the filth of "Baby Let Me Bang Your Box." The guys' earthy, life-affirming attitude is hard to resist (far better than the camp treatment from Sha Na Na) but unless you are a total Aussie-rock freak, make sure you have all the original versions of "Sixty Minute Man" and the rest before you invest in this.

Footnote: a further damning speck is that ALL of the nudge-nudge, wink-wink '50s revivalists of the early 1970s probably established the legacy that now colors rock recorded before 1963 as novelty tunes. I mean, everybody KNOWS that "Duke of Earl" is only a goof and nothing more, right? Wish somebody would re-do it with just the right mix of brag thrown in with the gag.