- Audio CD (Mar 1 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: SBME
- ASIN: B0012GMZRM
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #44,392 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Album Description
Japanese remastered reissue of the folk-rock singer/songwriter's 1978 debut album, packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve. Sony. 2005.
Album Details
Digitally Remastered Japanese Limited Edition in an LP-STYLE Slipcase.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Not "the new Dylan" but still a very listenable tunesmith,
By Cub Lea (British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Alive on Arrival (Audio CD)
When this was released in 1978 as a major-label debut, Forbert's record company did little to stem the misplaced nostalgia among critics which prompted endless comparisons between Forbert and Dylan. Steve Forbert is not and never was the "new Bob Dylan", and the comparisons are almost grotesquely misleading. Forbert's world-weary voice - already sporting its trademark hoarseness on this album - sweetly matches his well-defined lyrical talent, and this album is a pure gem of post-folk songcraft and style from start to finish. The cover photo of Steve in a denim jacket, already quaint-looking even in 1978, is a clear clue to the mood and content: an ironic paean to the Kerouac ethic in pre-Reagan America. This album has found a place of permanent honor with thousands who found it the perfect antidote to the stridency and "pig-irony" of the post-new-wave folk ethic. Sentimental to a fault, but without the pop puerility of a Jim Croce, simple and free of the musical complexity of a Bruce Cockburn, this is one of the most deceptively evocative singer-songwriter albums of its era. Few albums of this period were packed with as many truly memorable lyrical moments, and while "Romeo's Tune" remains Steve's best-known selection, all but one track on this album surpasses that pop-folk gem for songwriting excellence.
5.0 out of 5 stars
maybe his best,
By daler (TIMMINS, ON, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Alive on Arrival (Audio CD)
i would say this album is one of his best. i rank this among my favorites of all my 2000 cd's. there are so many great songs that i can't single any one out. a must buy.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (29 customer reviews) 26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
"THE NEXT DYLAN?",
By "craig_paul" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Alive on Arrival (Audio CD)
No. But then again, nobody else has been either. I saw Forbert in concert last week and decided it was time to revisit ALIVE ON ARRIVAL, one of the greatest debut albums ever recorded. The songs are filled with pain, humor, optimism, truth. It has never failed to amaze me that someone so young (at the time) could write with such style. This collection of songs, mostly dealing with the young Mississippian's foray into the seedier side of life in New York, is as good an album as anything in it's genre. It is impossible to single out one or two songs as being any better than the others, as all are excellent. Perhaps "It Isn't Gonna Be That Way" proved to be prophetic. After Forbert's minor hit "Romeo's Tune," from his second album, Forbert became a faint memory to all but his die hard fans, a group of which I'm proud to be a member. Steve Forbert has put out a lot of great music. It all started here. Check it out. It's not too late to hear what you've been missing. 20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Album I've Ever Had,
By June Dudley - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Alive on Arrival (Audio CD)
I am 66 years old and I can truthfully say that this Album is one of my all time favorites. I have gone thru 3 records and still continue to like it. I now have a CD player and want to order it as well as another of his CD's. My daughter took me to a small club in Houston,Tex.to see this young artist she was wild about. I can say that"He blew me away".His voice, and guitar playing are among the best I have heard and I am"Hard to please".Of all his albums,(and I want all of them now on CD),"Alive on Arrival" is my all time favorite. I am listening to it right now.Steve Forbert deserves more recognition that he has gotten!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The greatest debut album of all time?,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Alive on Arrival (Audio CD)
When you think of all the classic debut albums: The Cars, Elvis Costello, Led Zepplin, Rickie Lee Jones, The Clash, Talking Heads, Stones, Dylan, Van Halen, Gomez, Pearl Jam, Cream, Velvet Underground, not to mention the BIG five, Elvis, Beatles, The Doors, Hendrix, and Sex Pistols, you start to see how a quote like 'The Greatest Debut Album Of All time' can be a little hard to live up too. Well, at the time of this release, Steve Forbert was saddled with a quote almost as daunting. 'The New Dylan'-tag had stopped many careers from ever taking off in the early to mid-70's and had almost derailed Springsteen's (another great debut album). Steve Forbert's appearance, voice quality, song-titles, lyrical twist and harmonica arrangements do remind one of Dylan, but such unfair comparisons not only kept people from enjoying this album on its own merits, but doomed Steve Forbert's career for not being the artist we wanted instead of letting us discover the artist he is. Simply put, this is a GREAT album. From the opening harmoncia blast of 'Going down to Laurel' to the fun of 'What kind of guy' to the heartbreak of 'It isn't going to be that way', Alive on Arrival introduces the world to an immensley talented young man. And that's all anyone could ask or expect from a CLASSIC debut album. When you think of how fresh, and intense and wonderful this album is, it's a shame that most people only know Steve Forbert from the hit single Romeo's Tune, (from his second album) or the Cyndi Lauper video, (Girl's Just Wanna Have Fun--he's the guy in the tux) or, worse yet, one of the many young singer/songwriters who didn't live up to the The New-Dylan tag. Truth is, Steve Forbert is still putting out wonderful albums, and I doubt if he would like to think that his first album was his best. Many artist spend thier whole careers trying to create a work of this quality. For Steve Forbert, it was just the begining. That's what he should be remembered for.
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