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DISCID=7d08af08
DTITLE=Bachman-Turner Overdrive / Bachman-Turner Overdrive
DYEAR=1973
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Gimme Your Money Please
TTITLE1=Hold Back The Water
TTITLE2=Blue Collar
TTITLE3=Little Gandy Dancer
TTITLE4=Stayed Awake All Night
TTITLE5=Down And Out Man
TTITLE6=Dont Get Yourself In Trouble
TTITLE7=Thank You For The Feelin'
EXTD=Originally Released May 1973\nCD Edition Released July 3, 1989\n\n
EXTD=AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Ben Davies called Bachman-Turner Overdrive's f
EXTD=irst album a "fusion of Lynyrd Skynyrd-style Southern/trucker roc
EXTD=k and ZZ Top's anthemic arena rock," and with their logo imprinte
EXTD=d in a big metallic gear which looks like it inspired James Camer
EXTD=on's Terminator trademark, Randy Bachman, his brothers Tim and Ro
EXTD=bbie, and C.F. Turner dish out a methodical mix of plodding hard 
EXTD=dirges. They took the Brave Belt beginnings and followed them to 
EXTD=the harder extremes, a focus on blue-collar working men's music w
EXTD=ithout the swagger of Michigan's Grand Funk Railroad. Taking a cu
EXTD=e from Leslie West's Great Fatsby persona, much like the Guess Wh
EXTD=o at this point in time, Bachman-Turner Overdrive let it all hang
EXTD= out, choosing a sloppy "everyman" image for their stage look. It
EXTD= wasn't a pretty sight, nor is the music enhanced with any decora
EXTD=tions; the discipline of Jack Richardson, who clearly had his han
EXTD=ds full with Burton Cummings' control of Randy Bachman's previous
EXTD= group, was forsaken for Bachman's vision, for better or for wors
EXTD=e. Like the 1984 reunion/finale on Compleat/Polygram, also entitl
EXTD=ed Bachman-Turner Overdrive, this is a very consistent set with n
EXTD=o hits and a focus on bottom-heavy sounds. Not heavy metal, more 
EXTD=like molten metal, oozing and dripping without the high-energy ZZ
EXTD= Top and Led Zeppelin injected into their driving numbers. Bachma
EXTD=n-Turner Overdrive is rocking here in the sitting position even o
EXTD=n an up-tempo opener, "Gimme Your Money Please," one of C.F. Turn
EXTD=er's best contributions to the Bachman-Turner Overdrive catalog. 
EXTD=But Tim Bachman's "Down and out Man" does have the seeds of "Taki
EXTD=n' Care of Business," and it is the cleverness of journeyman brot
EXTD=her Randy that crafted this enterprise, continually shaping it. T
EXTD=he gatefold's side-view mirror images of the band in an automobil
EXTD=e junkyard sums up what the music is all about. Fans of both Bach
EXTD=man-Turner Overdrive and the Guess Who had good reason to complai
EXTD=n. Had Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman pooled their efforts, th
EXTD=e Guess Who would have been a North American powerhouse. Three de
EXTD=cades after this music's release, the reconstituted Guess Who pla
EXTD=ys hits from both bands, but the worst excesses of these artists 
EXTD=were put on public display, with some of the klunkers recorded by
EXTD= both Bachman-Turner Overdrive and the Guess Who. Four of the eig
EXTD=ht tunes on this debut are from Randy Bachman's pen, and though t
EXTD=here is nothing as dynamic as their first hit, "Let It Ride," on 
EXTD=this debut, there are none of the bad tracks found on future disc
EXTD=s which hit the proverbial brick wall. C.F. Turner's "Blue Collar
EXTD=" is a harbinger of "Looking out for #1" from 1975's Head On, and
EXTD= this debut sets the tone for the success that would follow.  -- 
EXTD=Joe Viglione\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nBachman-Turner Overdr
EXTD=ive's finest hour, January 7, 2005\nReviewer: Darth Kommissar (La
EXTD=s Vegas, NV (USA))\n\nWhen Randy Bachman left the Guess Who, he w
EXTD=as taking a huge gamble with his career. And when he failed to fi
EXTD=nd commercial success with his first solo album, or with his new 
EXTD=band, Brave Belt, it seemed that the gamble was not working out i
EXTD=n his favor. Brave Belt was in the process of recording their thi
EXTD=rd album when the band was reinvented. The newly-formed groupt ha
EXTD=t evolved from the ashes of Brave Belt was the appropriately-name
EXTD=d Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO for short.) The album that was go
EXTD=ing to be Brave Belt III ended up becoming the first BTO album. R
EXTD=ead on for my review of this album. \n\nThe first BTO album is co
EXTD=nsiderably better than anything that followed, even if it was a c
EXTD=ommercial failure. In my opinion, all of BTO's work is good, but 
EXTD=I also feel that the band kind of "sold out" after this album, ta
EXTD=king on a more pop-oriented sound in an attempt to get a larger a
EXTD=udience. This album captures the band in their short-lived prime,
EXTD= at the end of the Brave Belt era but before the beginning of the
EXTD= BTO popularity era. Randy Bachman and C.F. Turner really are at 
EXTD=their best on this album. The band's performance of southern, blu
EXTD=esy-styled rock is so excellent, you'll find it hard to believe t
EXTD=hat Randy Bachman is a Canadian! Being a commercial failure means
EXTD= nothing in my eyes. Randy and the guys never sounded this good b
EXTD=efore this album, and they never would again. Five stars. \n\nUnf
EXTD=ortunately, there's a huge problem with this and most of the Bach
EXTD=man-Turner Overdrive catalogue - VERY poor distribution. With the
EXTD= exception of the band's second album and the classic Not Fragile
EXTD=, and hits compilations, the band's work (especially this album) 
EXTD=is nearly impossible to find on CD (I had to download it at Apple
EXTD='s iTunes music store.) Hopefully the record company will reissue
EXTD= them soon - I'm sure people don't want to pay upwards of thirty 
EXTD=bucks for one album like so many have been forced to do on eBay. 
EXTD=\n\nThis is Bachman-Turner Overdrive's finest hour, and it pisses
EXTD= me off that the album didn't do better, because it really is the
EXTD=ir best work. Hard to believe, but most AMERICAN southern rock ba
EXTD=nds couldn't do southern-style rock this good! If you come across
EXTD= this album at your local used CD shop, do not hesitate to purcha
EXTD=se it.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nThe first was the best, D
EXTD=ecember 10, 2002\nReviewer: Mark R. Van Wagenen "viagracat" (Elgi
EXTD=n, Illinois USA)\n\nSome bands need time to get up to stride; oth
EXTD=ers come up with their best stuff when they still toiled in relat
EXTD=ive obscurity. BTO fits in the latter. Their first album is easil
EXTD=y their best, starting off right away with "Gimme Your Money Plea
EXTD=se", a tune sure to please with the heavy guitar riffs and snarli
EXTD=ng vocals of C F Turner. That's followed by "Hold Back the Water"
EXTD=, which was the flip side of the single "Blue Collar", which is a
EXTD=lso great. You may remember "Blue Collar" as a bluesy tune; unfor
EXTD=tunately the band never explored that side of their music much, b
EXTD=ecause this track works. Other good tracks include "Stayed Awake 
EXTD=All Night" and "Down and Out Man", a rare vocal by early member T
EXTD=im Bachman. Commercial success probably led them to go down the s
EXTD=afe and easy path with subsequent releases, although their fourth
EXTD= album "Four Wheel Drive" rebounds a bit before the band personne
EXTD=l changed and BTO plummeted. This album and "Four Wheel Drive" ar
EXTD=e the ones you want. If you're a fan, the other albums work, too.
EXTD= But this is their best one, hands down.\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER
EXTD= REVIEW\nUnderated beyond belief!, April 11, 2002\nReviewer: "kim
EXTD=baman" (North Bay, Ontario)\nTrust me on this one folks... if you
EXTD= love down to earth, foot stomping, feel good rock and roll, get 
EXTD=this album. Anyone that loves Takin Care of Business or Roll on D
EXTD=own The Highway will think those tunes were just afterthoughts. T
EXTD=his is the real deal. You want energy?... you want power?... you 
EXTD=wanna boogie???...then by all means...get this album! This is wha
EXTD=t BTO is all about. This is what got people to sit up and take no
EXTD=tice, however, they were forced to produce album number 2 before 
EXTD=this one even had the chance of being heard. Being a fan of BTO i
EXTD=n the early 70's, I can't help but realize that these guys seemed
EXTD= to get shoved waaaayyyy to quickly towards stuff like "Ain't See
EXTD=n Nothin' Yet" and "Hey You". To really appreciate what these guy
EXTD=s were all about you have to get this album. Trust me, it stands 
EXTD=the test of time. In today's world of tecno-pop and all the other
EXTD= garbage that gets shoved down our throats, here is an album that
EXTD= will refresh your memory as to what good ole fashioned, raw, ful
EXTD=l-bodied rock'n roll is all about. For anyone that goes out and b
EXTD=uys a new sports car... or just wants to drive down the road care
EXTD=free for awhile...pop this album on for the duration. I promise..
EXTD=.you'll come back from that drive feeling rejuvenated. BTO at the
EXTD=ir best...I knew it then when I was 14...and still know it now at
EXTD= 43! Songs that stand out on the album...Gimme Your Money Please.
EXTD=.. Hold Back The Water...Little Gandy Dancer...Stayed Awake All N
EXTD=ight... Don't Get Yourself In Trouble...Down and Out Man... I hav
EXTD=en't even mentioned "Blue Collar", which was the hit from the alb
EXTD=um! These guys will be back!!! On a side note... it was said that
EXTD= John Bonham of Led Zeppelin was a "banger" as a drummer. Funny t
EXTD=hing is he was and still is considered one of the best all time r
EXTD=ock drummers. All I have to say is, that if you like "bangin" and
EXTD= deep, tight, strong sounding drums, then lemme tell ya Robbie Ba
EXTD=chman delivers 100% in the same manner on this outing! Go get it!
EXTD=\n\n\nHalf.com Details\nProducer: Randy Bachman \n\nAlbum Notes\n
EXTD=Bachman-Turner Overdrive: C.F Turner (vocals, bass); Randy Bachma
EXTD=n, Tim Bachman (guitars, background vocals); Rob Bachman (drums, 
EXTD=percussion).\n\nAdditional personnel: Barry Keane (congas).\nReco
EXTD=rded at RCA Studios, Toronto, Canada.\n\nBTO's debut album didn't
EXTD= generate any hit singles (although several of its songs went on 
EXTD=to become concert staples when the band's popularity soared), and
EXTD= in general it's a little low key compared to its successors. How
EXTD=ever, it established the band's basic template; populist, blues-b
EXTD=ased arena rock in the manner of the Rolling Stones, Humble Pie a
EXTD=nd certain Southern bands, leavened occasionally with a goofy sen
EXTD=se of humor.\nNotable tracks here include "Gimme Your Money Pleas
EXTD=e," an effective Stones-ish account of a mugging; "Blue Collar," 
EXTD=a jazzy change of pace that gives guitarist/leader Randy Bachman 
EXTD=the chance to show off his best Les Paul and Wes Montgomery licks
EXTD=; "Hold Back the Water," whose solo section has a disco beat (yea
EXTD=rs before it was fashionable), anticipating the '80s work of Z.Z.
EXTD= Top; and the concluding "Thank You For the Feeling," a blatant b
EXTD=ut nonetheless enjoyable rewrite of the Stones live version of "S
EXTD=ympathy For the Devil."
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