Nazz [EXTRA TRACKS] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Nazz

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 25, 2006)
• Original Release Date: June 13, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sanctuary Records
• ASIN: B000G7PNBI
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,524 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Remastered and expanded edition of the classic '60s debut by The Nazz featuring Todd Rundgren! Features 11 bonus tracks including session outtakes, demos, mono single mixes and more. 22 tracks. Castle. 2006. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Nazz of Philadelphia, May 7, 2007

By	E.I.E.I. Owen (Philadelphia, Pa United States) - See all my reviews

I have seen people put this album down but I have to say that this is great album. Not only that this is Todd Rundgren's first group it also shows how much talent he had at 18. Yes, they are wearing their influences on their collective sleeves but for a debut it's not a surprise. This album has everthing in it. The slick pop of "Open My Eyes" to the ballad "Hello It's Me" (which by the way is playing on WDAS regularly in a new soul version) and the Association like "Crowded" to rockers like "Wildwood Blues" & "She's Going Down" it's almost a crime that Nazz weren't more popular than they were. This new re-issue is an improvement in sound than the Rhino re-issues from the last century and the bonus cuts are a nice addition especially the humorous radio spots done by the band. So if you're looking to upgrade from your worn out vinyl pick this up

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not a terrible album at all!, October 30, 2006

By	T. LeBaron "Todd LeBaron" (NH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album was criminally overlooked in the late 60s. The Nazz was much greater than the sum of its parts, and shows Todd Rundgren's prowess even back then when he was just really getting started. The Philly-area band also featured the great Robert "Stewkey" Antoni on vocals, Carson Van Osten on bass and the rambunctious drumming of Thom Mooney. Sure, it had its "garage band" moments, but that was its charm and its fire.
"Open My Eyes" grabs you from the start with its "I Can't Explain" intro and takes off from there. To be fair to Todd Rundgren, I'll take the solo version of "Hello, It's Me" from four years later over this one, but even this version showcases their ability to construct gorgeous harmonies. Some other high points: "Wildwood Blues", "Back of Your Mind" with their intense guitars, the alternate versions of "The Lemming Song" (one of them from Todd's prior band Woody's Truck Stop) and a live rendition of "The Nazz are Blue", the Yardbirds classic...fascinating stuff for Rundgren fans everywhere. These guys knew exactlly what they were doing, and it showed. Perfect? No. But did it suck? Not at all, when you realize what it led to. A lot of bands would kill to have as good a first album as this. If you're just getting familiar with Todd, you need to check out where he started (until somsone comes out with a decent compilation of Woody's Truck Stop's material). If you already have the Nazz albumss, this is an awesome upgrade. I discovered some tracks here I didn't even know existed, and I've been a major Nazz fan since they were around!

3 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars this album is terrible, October 1, 2006

By	lux - See all my reviews

Maybe you've heard that the Nazz are among such amazing "early-alternative" groiups such as the Velvet Underground or Modern Lovers. Maybe you like Todd Rundgren and what to explore his origins. Maybe you heard "Open My Eyes" on Nuggets or elsewhere and wanted to get the whole album by the band that recorded that amazing song. Well, on all three accounts, this CD is a HUGE disapointment. Remaster, bonus tracks, and liner notes are all there, but the fact is there's no way to add anything to a crappy album to make it not-crappy. Every song ('cept "Eyes") is rediculously boring, pretty cliche`, done amateurishly, and the songs are just poorly-written, mostly goofy throwaways. Rundgren wrote them, but they're bad. It's over-produced. And, above all, it resembles the worst (in my groovy opinion) of the late-'60s/early-'70s bands like Jefferson, Crosby Stills etc., even ELO! And that wouldn't be so infuriating but the first sentance of the liner notes compare the band to the VU, Stooges, Big Star, and Modern Lovers - a selection from my favorite bands. This is, of course, how I was duped into buying this nasty little piece of overpriced plastic. Don't be fooled! The Nazz are nothing like these essential, alternative bands. Unlike the aformentioned bands, who broke new boundaries to play a music they loved and to slowly destroy the messed up system r'n'r had become, the Nazz were just kids trying to make pop music of the time; and it sucks.