Living in Oz

Rick Springfield

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1983
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002W6W
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #115,492 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
K2 digitally remastered Japanese limited edition special issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sexually serious, January 10, 2000

By	Leslie (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews

Cover photo notwithstanding (though maybe it looked less silly in 1983), this album made an excellent case for consideration of Rick Springfield as a serious rock artist. "Affair of the Heart" is as powerful as its lyrics are sensual, and "Human Touch" was a progressive (for its time) look at how computers and technology isolated people from one another. For this reviewer's money, though, the best tracks were those on Side 2 (tracks 6-10, for readers who don't remember albums or tapes), particularly "Motel Eyes", one of Rick's best and rawest cuts, and "I Can't Stop Hurting You", wherein Rick (or the song's protagonist, take your pick) cops to mistreating the woman he loves, and laments the fact that he can't seem to stop doing so. "Like Father, Like Son" ends the albums on a somber note, but one that should have listeners thinking about the tradition of families to mindlessly carry on stifling, even cruel traditions in the name of religion. Definitely worth owning, even if Rick was trying a little too hard to be taken seriously at this point. (It worked!)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars classic Rick Sprinfield, February 9, 2003

By A Customer

Living In Oz is among Rick's best sets of music (along with Rock Of Life, Tao, and Success Hasn't Spoiled Me yet). Of course the hits are great - Human Touch, Affair of the Heart, and Souls. He also hits the mark with Me & Johnny, Motel Eyes, and Living in Oz. It's a straightforward collection of mid-80's pop-rock.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lio even better on cd, July 17, 2002

By	Michelle Passalacqua (Medford, NY USA) - See all my reviews

just when i thought this album couldnt possibly get any better..I got it on CD!!! OH yea CRANK IT UP!!!This CD really rocks and was ment to be played LOUD!!!!