Written in Rock: The Rick Springfield Anthology
Legacy - Legacy
Rick Springfield
Release date: 2005-04-26
Audio CD
Album Rock, Australia, Pop, Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock Music, Power Pop, Rock, Rock/Pop
1. Eleanor Rigby - Rick Springfield, Lennon, John
2. Speak to the Sky
3. Believe in Me
4. American Girls
5. Take a Hand
6. Jessie's Girl
7. I've Done Everything for You - Rick Springfield, Hagar, Sammy
8. Carry Me Away
9. Love Is Alright Tonite
10. The Light of Love
11. Everybody's Girl
12. Inside Silvia
13. Don't Talk to Strangers
14. Calling All Girls
15. I Get Excited
16. What Kind of Fool Am I?
17. Kristina
18. Living in Oz
19. Souls
20. Affair of the Heart
21. Alyson
22. Me & Johnny
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Written in Rock: The Rick Springfield Anthology
Date undefinedI can't believe I'm writing this -- Rick's early, charged version of "Eleanor Rigby" may be one of the most creative covers of that song I've ever heard.
After leading off with that spectacular cover, this collection just gets better and better. I really enjoyed his pre-fame work, including "Speak to the Sky," but he of course hits his stride with an amazingly catchy string of guitar-based power pop that to my ears sound like a more poppy version of Todd Rungren and Utopia. Really good stuff.
Ok sure, Rick like so many others fell under the spell of mid-80's studio technology, which apparently required the use of loud electronic drums, bombastic screeches, and syncopated synth lines that make you want to tear out your speakers ("Rock of Life") and the album drags a bit there. But there are even gems during this relatively fallow period -- "Honeymoon in Beirut" should have been a big hit, and "State of the Heart" is as catchy as anything from Working Class Dog.
In the end Rick comes through beautifully, listen to "Beautiful You" or his lovely take on "For No One" and see if you don't agree. I've been pretty much playing these two cds straight through for the last two weeks in my car, and my opinion of Rick Springfield has entirely changed.
This guy seriously deserves a second look.
Written in Rock: The Rick Springfield Anthology
Date undefinedmost rock singers have more than 1 hit!why do these people say people like mr.springfield had only 1 hit?ted nugent also had more than 1 hit!the knack had more than 1 hit also!its amazing 2 see these people from rolling stone say they only made 1 hit and thats it!also keith green was a popular christian rock singer with a few hits also!we need 2 set the record straight and correct these people!
Written in Rock: The Rick Springfield Anthology
Date undefinedI absolutely love this CD. I like the mix of the old with the new. I recently saw Rick in concert, and it was a fantastic show. I would highly recommend this CD to fans. His voice is a little raspy, but he still sounds good.
