- Audio CD (May 8 2001)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Stomp Oz
- ASIN: B00005ATIH
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (116 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Things Have Got to Change |
| 2. Memorial Day: |
| 3. Hold You |
| 4. Sail Those Same Oceans |
| 5. The Legend of Barry Kable |
| 6. Somebody Else's Princess |
| 7. Wendy |
| 8. The Night Davey Hit the Train |
| 9. Swept Away Bayou (Facing the Headlights Alone) |
| 10. Judas Cart |
Product Description
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Anyone who witnessed Sting's savagely comic diaper-wearing performance in Dune or heard Don Johnson's mid-'80s recordings can state with authority that actors and singers are generally safer within their own realms. There have been notable exceptions of course--Bowie in the Man Who Fell to Earth, for instance and, to a lesser extent, hunky actor Russell Crowe with TOFOG. An acronym for Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts, TOFOG finds Crowe singing and co-songwriting unremarkable, frequently downcast barroom rock along with an otherwise unknown squad of Aussie mates. Having set the bar relatively low, Crowe and his cohorts manage to acquit themselves here without too much damage, although their conceit of being just a bunch of regular Joes cranking out melodic, serviceable rock--a point driven home by frequent, chummy bits of between-song chat among the members--is a bit rich. Nevertheless, Crowe's voice is both pleasant and in tune and he's clearly reaching for poetic plateaus within his lyrics. Poppier songs such as "Sail Those Same Oceans" clip along on a strumming electric guitar part and TOFOG sweep the peanut shells up off the tavern floor in the careening "Things Have Got to Change." Bastard Life or Clarity only goes south when Crowe attempts to demonstrate how in touch he is with the female psyche (no, really) in the maudlin "Wendy." Every bit as silly as it sounds. --Kim Hughes
Album Description
Aussie edition of 2000 release from band featuring Russell Crowe, released two months ahead of the U.S.. Self-described as, 'Aussie folk', the critics describe it as soundling like an evolution from the Aussie pub rock tradition of Paul Kelly, Midnight Oil and Hunters & Collectors. Ten tracks including the radio only single, 'Things Have Got To Change'. Standard jewel case.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Russell should take singing lessons,
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This review is from: Bastard Life Or Clarity (Audio CD)
If you are a Russell Crowe fan; buy this album. You will like it. If you are not; save you money. You'll hate it because you won't be as forgiving towards Russell Crowe's pathetic flat voice as his fans obviously are. Fans love his touching and sensitive lyrics. If your not an already a built in fan, you will find them them not very clever, unpoetic and "wordy". Fans feel he can do no wrong, hence all of the positive reviews of this album. I'm sure they all have their own personal copy of Gladiator too.
2.0 out of 5 stars
I hope he dosen't quit his day job,
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This review is from: Bastard Life Or Clarity (Audio CD)
Russell Crowe's voice is bad, I just don't think he is a very good singer at all. The album is ok, but uninspired. Not much good to say about it really. Very average.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just plain good music,
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This review is from: Bastard Life Or Clarity (Audio CD)
WOW. Attitude adjustment: The thinking should not be "What? Russell Crowe, the actor, can sing?" but rather "What? Russell Crowe, the singer, can act?" At the risk of being redundant, wow. If sex had a voice, it would sound like Russell Crowe, but that's just my opinion (I could be wrong). Interestingly, when I went to (many) music stores today to find more by this group (I am wearing out this CD...), only one had any of their CD's. I then discovered that "Gaslight" seems to be this same CD but with a few more songs--don't know if any are missing, I just glanced and moved on when I saw all the duplications. You might want to look into that.
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