Walking in London

Concrete Blonde | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 10, 1992)
• Original Release Date: March 10, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000000QGB
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,352 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not their best, but still good., March 7, 2004

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This review is from: Walking in London (Audio CD)

I admit, of their first five albums, this is probably the weakest. But, their weakest is another bands best, right? The hit from this was "Someday?", but the title track and "Ghost Of A Texas Ladies' Man" are pretty strong too. I also like "A Long Time Ago" and "I Wanna Be Your Friend Again", and "Coeurs Jumeaux" is a beautiful song done in French. Plus it ends with a "James Brown" cover. So, although this might not be the best pick for newcomers, it's essential to the fanatic, and overall pretty good.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing misstep in an otherwise brilliant career, May 26, 2000

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Greg McElhatton (Arlington, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walking in London (Audio CD)

If there was ever a low point in Concrete Blonde's five-album career, WALKING IN LONDON would have to be it. After the success from the strong BLOODLETTING, you could say that almost anything would have disappointed--but WALKING IN LONDON suffers strictly on its own merits.

That's not to say that there aren't good songs on it; "Someday?" and "Walking in London" could have easily fit in on any other album, and "Long Time Ago"'s whimsical style is a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the rest of the album doesn't live up to this.

"Ghost of a Texas Ladies' Man" grows musically tiresome by the second chorus (despite some witty lyrics), "Les Coeurs Jumeaux" seems to stretch on into oblivion, and "I Wanna Be Your Friend Again" is easily the most annoying song Concrete Blonde ever recorded.

There's a lot of brilliant Concrete Blonde material out there, which makes WALKING IN LONDON all the more frustrating. The fact that bandleader Johnette Napolitano was already talking about the upcoming MEXICAN MOON when this album was released (their last original album for IRS) really says it all.

Do make sure to buy the other albums (CONCRETE BLONDE, FREE, BLOODLETTING, MEXICAN MOON, and the b-sides compilation STILL IN HOLLYWOOD), and eventually you'll want to add this to your collection; if you do so, save this one for last.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Johnette shines through with her vocals and lyrics..........., August 8, 2008

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Lynn D. Walther "String Lover" (Surprise Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walking in London (Audio CD)

This album finally shows the writing talent of Johnette. A well done and creative CD that is enjoyable to listen too. I rate this as an eight out of ten.