- Audio CD (Nov 9 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Capitol
- ASIN: B000002UUA
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #232,401 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Beautiful Loser |
| 2. Black Night |
| 3. Katmandu |
| 4. Jody Girl |
| 5. Travelin' Man |
| 6. Momma |
| 7. Nutbush City Limits |
| 8. Sailing Nights |
| 9. Fine Memory |
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Album-Bob Seger Before The Silver Bullet Band,
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This review is from: Beautiful Loser (Audio CD)
There seems to be a new resurgence of interest in 1970s music, particularly among today's 15 - 25 year olds. I grew up in the 70s and my friends' teenage sons are regulary asking me for recommendations of lesser known 1970s bands. They all know about Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and the like, but they are not familiar with most of the lesser known 1970s bands.To assist others looking for lesser known 1970s music, I'm posting recommendations of 1970s bands and albums that aren't very well known but are worth the attention of a new generation of listeners. Bob Seger's Beautiful Loser, released in 1973, is one such album. Bob Seger is best known for his work with the Silver Bullet Band. Beautiful Loser was Seger's last solo release before he formed Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band. This album features backing by the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and future members of the Silver Bullet Band. Beautiful Loser wasn't produced in the fairly slick and polished formula that the Silver Bullet Band albums were but it clearly shows the musical direction Bob Seger was heading in just prior to his Silver Bullet Band days. The material varies from hard driving Chuck Berry and Ike Turner (Nutbush City Limits) covers to very laid back acoustic Seger ballads like Jody Girl. Beautiful Loser is not one of those really great classic albums but it's still a very good one - it's well worth the current price of less than $7 on Amazon.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Simple, but pretty good fun,
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This review is from: Beautiful Loser (Audio CD)
A mixture of Chuck Berry-like rockers, tough rhythm & blues, and generally well-crafted ballads, "Beautiful Loser" is a fine example of good old-fashioned seveties album rock, and one of Bob Seger's better efforts.He may not be the most versatile songwriter ever, and many of the tunes are somewhat alike, but there is still some really good stuff here: The title track is a fine, mid-tempo rock shuffle with an excellent, soulful melody. "Black Night" grooves, and "Katmandu" is a blatant Chuck Berry-ripoff, but it's also a great Chuck Berry-ripoff. Besides, almost all of the best songs on this album are on one or the other of Seger's two excellent live albums, "Live Bullet" and "Nine Tonight", and in equally good or even better versions, too, so "Beautiful Loser" is not really an essential purchase (unlike the two above-mentioned live albums). But it is still a fine and enjoyable rock record, in spite of a couple of somewhat forgettable songs, which mostly serve to make up the numbers.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Stirring Album With an Amateur Touch,
By Bud (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beautiful Loser (Audio CD)
Though he was already somewhat of a veteran of the rock and roll world, Bob Seger's 1975 effort "Beautiful Loser" packs an amateurish punch that is as effective as it is genuine. With the aid of long-times allies the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, and the blossoming, soon-to-be infamous Silver Bullet Band, Seger found himself just a step away from stardom with his pair of breakthroughs "Night Moves" and "Live Bullet." But before that could happen, "Beautiful Loser" had to become the stepping stone.The amateur-styled writing and recording are extremely useful in displaying the pure rock and roll feelings evident in tracks like the radio favorite 'Katmandu' and a cover of Tina Turner's 'Nutbush City Limits.' However, some of Bob Seger's most realistic and stirring points of view are found with the desperation of 'Jody Girl' and 'Sailing Nights,' the childlike calling of 'Momma,' and the lessons of the title track and 'Travelin' Man.' Though slightly overlooked, "Beautiful Loser" is probably the most renowned of Bob Seger's pre-fame recordings, opposed to other obscure albums as "Noah," "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" or "Smokin' OP's." But it is still one of Seger's finest collections, if not one that should be held apart from his more popular recordings, as it is so purely genuine and subtle the result is just plain stirring.
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