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Track Listings
| 1. Parties In The U.S.A. |
| 2. Tandem Jump |
| 3. You Can't Talk To The Dude |
| 4. Velvet Underground |
| 5. I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar |
| 6. Rooming House On Venice Beach |
| 7. That Summer Feeling |
| 8. Grunion Run |
| 9. A Higher Power |
| 10. Twilight In Boston |
Product Description
Giddy 1992 album from the iconic -ex Modern Lovers man. Feat. 'I was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar' & 'Velvet Underground'.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Why no review of this one yet? It's still his best album since the original Modern Lovers. Highlights include the funky Lesbian Bar, in a sparser, rougher and to my mind better version than the full band take on 'Surrender to Jonathan'; and the incredible Summer Feeling, one of his most powerful and emotional songs. Tandem Jump is perhaps the simplest song he's ever put out, which for Jonathan Richman is saying something! It sounds as if it was recorded from a badly-tuned radio, which is no bad thing. Anyone who might be put off by his supposed 'tweeness': you can find that on some of his stuff, especially on his late 70's output, but there's none of that here. I'd also recommend 'Surrender to Jonathan' and 'You Must Ask the Heart' as great examples of his more recent recordings.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Every track is full of Richman's exuberance and magic. Lots of great tracks. A true original - if this doesn't appeal to you then you might need medical help.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Richman's coolest album
8 Jun 2002
Format:Audio CD
Richman's 1992 album I, Jonathan has got to be his coolest. He waxes nostalgic on several tracks without becoming mired in sap. "Parties In the U.S.A." is one of his best, built on a groove (and some of the lyrics) from the '60s hit "Hang On Sloopy." "Velvet Underground" is a tribute to one of Jonathan's favorite bands, performed Chuck Berry-style except for the mid-song break in which Richman slips into a spot-on Lou Reed impression to perform a snatch of the Velvets' "Sister Ray." A six-minute re-recording of 1983's "That Summer Feeling" sonically recalls the Velvets' "Sunday Morning" and "All Tomorrow's Parties." It's a beautiful song about the gulf between childhood experience and adult nostalgia; the "summer feeling" refers to childhood filtered through the adult mind so that only the best stuff is remembered, and Jonathan insists that it is a seductive, deceptive, and potentially destructive force ("you'll throw away everything for it"). This tour-de-force is followed by the zingy surf-rock of "Grunion Run," the jangly love ode "A Higher Power," and "Twilight in Boston," Richman's dreamy spoken-word tribute to his hometown. Other gems include the tense "You Can't Talk to the Dude" and the funky "I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar." I'd put this right up there with Having A Party (1991) as one of Jonathan's most consistently entertaining efforts.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
JoJo as focused and fine as you're going to find him
24 Sep 2000
Format:Audio CD
If you're a Jonathan Richman fan, you probably approach each new album purchase with a mix of exitement and trepidation. You ask yourself, "Will there be more than one or two great numbers on this one?"
If you've been wondering what's become of the JoJo who turned you on your head-- here he is! This is head and shoulders above anything else he released in the 90's. You've got to back to 1979's "Back in Your Life," or 1975's "The Modern Lovers" to find as complete and satisfying a mix of pure, clear Jonathan.
If you've been wondering what's become of the JoJo who turned you on your head-- here he is! This is head and shoulders above anything else he released in the 90's. You've got to back to 1979's "Back in Your Life," or 1975's "The Modern Lovers" to find as complete and satisfying a mix of pure, clear Jonathan.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
His Best Album
24 Jan 2000
Format:Audio CD
I own about 10 of his albums, and have seen him live countless times. In my judgment, this is his very best work so far. I highly recommend it.
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