Long Hard Look

Lou Gramm

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 2, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B0009Y26FO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,968 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album by the phenomenal (former) frontman of Foreigner!, August 2, 2005

By	D. Hofkin - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's great to see this album re-released on a new label! It had been out of print on the original Atlantic Records label since the early 1990s. This re-release coincides with the re-formation of the Lou Gramm Band, which has been touring since 2003 after a hiatus of more than 10 years. Apparently Lou and Mick Jones (co-founder of Foreigner) have officially parted ways again (Lou also left Foreigner in the late 1980s, only to reunite with Mick in 1992).

In any event, many of the songs on this album are very good, showcasing Lou's solid songwriting skills and truly phenomenal voice. Highlights include "Just Between You and Me" (a major hit single in 1989-1990), "Angel With a Dirty Face", "True Blue Love", "Hanging On My Hip", and "Tin Soldier".

I would recommend this album to any fan of Foreigner, Lou Gramm, or just good solid rock in general. I also recommend going to hear Lou's re-formed band on tour. He's been dealing with very serious health problems over the past eight years, but he continues to regain his old form. Lou Gramm is a testament to the power of the human spirit to face and handle adversity.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid solo outing from Foreigner frontman, September 26, 2005

By	Rezaul Hasan Laskar (New Delhi, India) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There are very few rock vocalists who can compete with Lou Gramm in full flight. If you need any proof of this, check out this second solo album by Gramm, recorded during a hiatus from Foreigner.

Sure its a little too slickly produced, but then that's a problem with most rock albums produced in the US during the late 1980s and early 1990s before grunge kicked in.

But on the plus side, it has great hook-laden tracks like the hit single "Just Between You and Me", "Angel with a Dirty Face", "True Blue Love" and "Day One".

Gramm is helped out on guitar by Nils Lofgren and the album is rounded out by a fine cover of the Small Faces' "Tin Soldier". Despite its production excesses, "Long Hard Look" stands the test of time and is a worthy addition to the collections of all Foreigner/Lou Gramm fans.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Love The CD, February 12, 2004

By	Siona Doyle-McLaughlin (Abbotsford, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Long Hard Look (Audio CD)

"Just Between You And Me" and "True Blue Love," the 2 hit singles from this are the best. Full of passion, emotion, and great rhythm. Better than "Midnight Blue!" My cassette is worn out, and I am hoping someone may want to sell me the CD, even if used. Just a brilliant recording artist!