5.0 out of 5 stars
The first was the best, Dec 11 2002
This review is from: Bachman-Turner Overdrive [1973] (Audio CD)
Some bands need time to get up to stride; others come up with their best stuff when they still toiled in relative obscurity. BTO fits in the latter. Their first album is easily their best, starting off right away with "Gimme Your Money Please", a tune sure to please with the heavy guitar riffs and snarling vocals of C F Turner. That's followed by "Hold Back the Water", which was the flip side of the single "Blue Collar", which is also great. You may remember "Blue Collar" as a bluesy tune; unfortunately the band never explored that side of their music much, because this track works. Other good tracks include "Stayed Awake All Night" and "Down and Out Man", a rare vocal by early member Tim Bachman. Commercial success probably led them to go down the safe and easy path with subsequent releases, although their fourth album "Four Wheel Drive" rebounds a bit before the band personnel changed and BTO plummeted. This album and "Four Wheel Drive" are the ones you want. If you're a fan, the other albums work, too. But this is their best one, hands down.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Music that never goes away, Oct 2 2000
This review is from: Bachman-Turner Overdrive [1973] (Audio CD)
BTO does one of the best jobs of using the rock guitar to its potential of any group in history. They also mix it with melodic arrangements, and the result is several all-time gems. This album and 'Head On' are must rock albums. One of my five favorite bands ever, I'd buy anything with BTO or Randy Bachman on the label.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A good debut album., May 16 2000
This review is from: Bachman-Turner Overdrive [1973] (Audio CD)
BTO started showing what they were about from the start. "Gimmie Your Money Please" is a good rocker. "Stayed Awake All Nite" is my favorite. This song is the closet to what you will find on "Not Fragile" and "Four Wheel Drive." Overall, not a bad start.
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