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DISCID=6407bd09,6907bd09
DTITLE=Bob Seger / Beautiful Loser
DYEAR=1975
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Beautiful Loser
TTITLE1=Black Night
TTITLE2=Katmandu
TTITLE3=Jody Girl
TTITLE4=Travelin' Man
TTITLE5=Momma
TTITLE6=Nutbush City Limits
TTITLE7=Sailing Nights
TTITLE8=Fine Memory
EXTD=Originally Released April 1975\nCD Edition Released February 1988
EXTD=\nReissued CD Edition Released June 16, 1995\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW
EXTD=: Beautiful Loser winds up sounding more like Back in 72 than its
EXTD= immediate predecessor, Seven, largely because Bob Seger threaded
EXTD= reflective ballads and mid-tempo laments back into his hard-driv
EXTD=ing rock. He doesn't shy away from it, either, opening with the l
EXTD=ovely title track. And why shouldn't he? These ballads were as mu
EXTD=ch a part of his success as his storming rockers, since his senti
EXTD=mental streak seemed all the more genuine when contrasted with th
EXTD=e rockers. If anything, Beautiful Loser might err a little bit in
EXTD= favor of reflection, with much of the album devoted to introspec
EXTD=tive, confessional mid-tempo cuts. There are a couple of exceptio
EXTD=ns to the rule, of course -- "Katmandu" roars with humor, and his
EXTD= cover of "Nutbush City Limits" shames Tina Turner's original -- 
EXTD=but they are the only full-throttle rockers here, with "Black Nig
EXTD=ht" coming in as a funky, swaggering cousin. It's the exact oppos
EXTD=ite of Seven, in other words, and in its own way, it's just as sa
EXTD=tisfying. Occasionally, it might be a little too sentimental for 
EXTD=some tastes, but it's all heartfelt and he's written some terrifi
EXTD=c songs here, most notably the album's heart of "Jody Girl" and "
EXTD=Travelin' Man." Seger has started turning inward, searching his s
EXTD=oul in a way he hadn't since the since disowned Brand New Morning
EXTD=, and, in doing so, he was setting the stage for his first genuin
EXTD=e blockbuster. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\n\nROLLING STONE REVI
EXTD=EW\nBob Seger is a superb songwriter and Midwestern rocker who's 
EXTD=been ignored for far too long. He had a hit, "Ramblin' Gamblin' M
EXTD=an" in 1968, but superior followup singles went unheard. The dram
EXTD=atic "East Side Story" (his first regional hit), the frighteningl
EXTD=y intense "Lookin' Back" and the most passionate, personalized an
EXTD=tiwar song of the Sixties, "2+2," should have been part of everyo
EXTD=ne's radio heritage.\n\nBeautiful Loser is Seger's eighth album. 
EXTD=While it lacks a classic to rank with past 45 greats, it's his mo
EXTD=st consistent effort, a deft balance of chugging rockers and stri
EXTD=king, reflective numbers. The lyrics are thoughtful and intriguin
EXTD=g, with tasteful musical backing from the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Se
EXTD=ction. "Jody Girl" and "Fine Memory" are melodic, touching songs 
EXTD=which suggest a restrained Van Morrison, while Tina Turner's "Nut
EXTD=bush City Limits" contributes a timely, slashing change of pace. 
EXTD="Sailing Nights" is reminiscent of Procol Harum's nautical phase-
EXTD=-potentially perilous waters, but Seger navigates them well.\n\nT
EXTD=he key cut is the six-minute "Katmandu," a fierce rock & roller w
EXTD=herein Seger adapts a familiar Chuck Berry lyrical mode to his ow
EXTD=n purposes: Ten years of not making it in his homeland is enough-
EXTD=-next stop, Katmandu. With this fine LP, he deserves his long del
EXTD=ayed recognition--now. (RS 188 - Jun 5, 1975)  -- KEN BARNES\n\n\n
EXTD=AMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nOn the verge of greatness., March 2, 
EXTD=2006\nReviewer: twincitytwin (Denver, CO)\nThis was the last albu
EXTD=m for Bob Seger, before he hit it big. At this point in his caree
EXTD=r, Seger was devloping his skills as a songwriter. There are some
EXTD= great songs on this album, but some weak moments as well. Lines 
EXTD=like "I used to go out evenings, I used to stay out late some eve
EXTD=nings" (Momma) show a that a bit of work was needed before Seger 
EXTD=could reach the top of his game. On the other hand there are line
EXTD=s like "He wants his home and security, he wants to live like a s
EXTD=ailor at sea" (Beautiful Loser) which are great. There are some g
EXTD=ood rock tracks on the album such as Katmandu and a cover of Nutb
EXTD=ush City Limits. These along with the title track, and Travelin' 
EXTD=Man, are the best songs on the album. \n\nThis album is a definit
EXTD=e must for any die hard Seger fan. If you are just getting into h
EXTD=im, I would recommend "Stranger in Town, "Against the Wind," or e
EXTD=ven "Night Moves" ahead this one.\n\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVI
EXTD=EW\nA lot of reviewers need to get their facts straight here!, Ju
EXTD=ne 7, 2005\nReviewer: T. LeBaron "Todd LeBaron" (NH)\nFirst of al
EXTD=l, this is NO "wussy" album...it was the precursor to the Silver 
EXTD=Bullet Band as we came to know it...a lot of these songs made it 
EXTD=onto Live Bullet...so the reviewer that said "it just isn't the s
EXTD=ame without the Silver Bullets" has nothing to compare it to from
EXTD= before. Second of all, any album with "Katmandu", "Travelin' Man
EXTD=" and the title cut on it doesn't suck at all. These were classic
EXTD= tunes that Bob just kicked up a notch when it came to live perfo
EXTD=rmance. This was Bob's 8th album and deserves its recognition and
EXTD= its place for being the one before the one that broke things wid
EXTD=e open for one of rock's true classics. If I had a complaint abou
EXTD=t this album, it would be a minor one...its running time leaves m
EXTD=e wanting more...but knowing what came after this one makes up fo
EXTD=r it. As for all you complainers, you need to get your facts stra
EXTD=ight if you're REAL Seger fans!\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\n
EXTD=An Stirring Album With an Amateur Touch, April 10, 2003\nReviewer
EXTD=: Bud Sturguess (Seminole, Texas, USA)\nThough he was already som
EXTD=ewhat of a veteran of the rock and roll world, Bob Seger's 1975 e
EXTD=ffort "Beautiful Loser" packs an amateurish punch that is as effe
EXTD=ctive as it is genuine. With the aid of long-times allies the Mus
EXTD=cle Shoals Rhythm Section, and the blossoming, soon-to-be infamou
EXTD=s Silver Bullet Band, Seger found himself just a step away from s
EXTD=tardom with his pair of breakthroughs "Night Moves" and "Live Bul
EXTD=let." But before that could happen, "Beautiful Loser" had to beco
EXTD=me the stepping stone.\nThe amateur-styled writing and recording 
EXTD=are extremely useful in displaying the pure rock and roll feeling
EXTD=s evident in tracks like the radio favorite 'Katmandu' and a cove
EXTD=r of Tina Turner's 'Nutbush City Limits.' However, some of Bob Se
EXTD=ger's most realistic and stirring points of view are found with t
EXTD=he desperation of 'Jody Girl' and 'Sailing Nights,' the childlike
EXTD= calling of 'Momma,' and the lessons of the title track and 'Trav
EXTD=elin' Man.' \nThough slightly overlooked, "Beautiful Loser" is pr
EXTD=obably the most renowned of Bob Seger's pre-fame recordings, oppo
EXTD=sed to other obscure albums as "Noah," "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" or
EXTD= "Smokin' OP's." But it is still one of Seger's finest collection
EXTD=s, if not one that should be held apart from his more popular rec
EXTD=ordings, as it is so purely genuine and subtle the result is just
EXTD= plain stirring.\n\n\n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nPersonnel: Bob Sege
EXTD=r (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano); Kenny Bell, Pete Carr, Jimm
EXTD=y Johnson, Drew Abbott, Paul Kingery (guitar); Tom Cartmell (saxo
EXTD=phone); Harvey Thompson (tenor saxophone); Ron Eades (baritone sa
EXTD=xophone); Harrison Calloway (trumpet); Chales Rose (trombone); Ba
EXTD=rry Beckett (piano, organ, synthesizer); Spooner Oldham (piano, o
EXTD=rgan); Robin Robbins (organ, mellotron); David Hood, Chris Campbe
EXTD=ll (bass); Roger Hawkins (drums, percussion); Charlie Martin (dru
EXTD=ms); Stoney, Rocky (background vocals).\n\nProducers: Muscle Shoa
EXTD=ls Rhythm Section, Punch Andrews, Bob Seger.\nRecorded at Muscle 
EXTD=Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, Alabama.\n\nBob Seger's 1975 rel
EXTD=ease, BEAUTIFUL LOSER, proved to be his best-received disc thus f
EXTD=ar, and would set the stage perfectly for the breakthrough succes
EXTD=s of his next release a year later, LIVE BULLET. The last Seger s
EXTD=tudio album released before he formed his famed backing group, th
EXTD=e Silver Bullet Band, BEAUTIFUL LOSER includes several Seger stan
EXTD=dards.\nHighlights are the fast-paced rocker "Katmandu," the ball
EXTD=ad "Jody Girl," and the album-opening title track. While some of 
EXTD=the songs would have been stronger with the Silver Bullet Band's 
EXTD=presence (the blaring sax parts that would grace Bob's future alb
EXTD=ums are notably absent), BEAUTIFUL LOSER remains one of Seger's b
EXTD=est pre-LIVE BULLET releases.
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