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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
One hit wonder, but a good one hit, December 22, 2004
Best Black Betty cover since the original Led Belly. Everybody has heard someone try to redo this rock steady/southern rock style of Black Betty, but nobody has yet come close to making a version this cool in over 20 years. The rest of the songs... well, they're okay, but they are a one hit wonder. I heard an improbable rumor that the 404 error that you see when your browser encounters an obsolete website link was originally coded by a Ram Jam fan. Unlikely, but amusing!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Black Betty wasn't their only good song!, October 26, 2006
Golden classics gives you a chance to hear BB all you want, but if you stop there, you're missing out! Far as I know, Ram Jam only had two albums - the self-titled debut and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram. Both were good and both were overlooked. Here, you get what I think were the marginal Let It All Out, Right On The Money, 404, and I Should Have Known. They're OK - but that's 4 of 11 that are OK. The rest are at least good..
All For The Love, High Steppin, Hey Boogie Woman, and Overloaded are good. The rest are pretty much barnburners. You know about Black Betty. Keep Your Hands On The Wheel and Too Bad On Your Birthday round it out.
What ever happened the these guys? By not listening beyond Black Betty, we lost out on what could've been a spectacular hit-producing machine! And not one that followed all the rules, either. That was what stood out about them - and maybe what ultimately killed them.
This album (CD, release, whatever they're called now) as with ANY Ram Jam release is AT LEAST four-and a half out of five stars!
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ram Jam - 'Golden Classics' (Collectables), December 16, 2006
Thank goodness for the internet,is all I have to say.I MAY have not otherwise ever found all the info I need to know about Ram Jam.Was it just me or did any of you ever 'always' assume their sole hit "Black Betty" was a Black Oak Arkansas song?Anyway,most of these eleven tracks appear to be off their self-titled 1977 debut album.They had a follow-up after that,'Portrait Of The Artist' in 1978,then I guess they simply called it a day.Tunes here that I liked best are the previously mentioned "Black Betty","Let It All Hang Out","404" and the jamming "Hey Boogie Woman".Basically,just all around decent '70's hard rock.Nothing special,but okay.Line-up:Myke Scavone-vocals,former Lemon Pipers member Bill Barlett-guitar,Howard Blauvelt(R.I.P.)-bass and Pete Charles-drums.Might appeal to fans of Foghat,Lynyrd Skynyrd,Black Oak and maybe The Sweet.
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