Ronnie Spector - Last of the Rock Stars
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Music Reviews of Last of the Rock Stars
Music Review: WORTH THE WAIT
Rating: 5 Stars
Ronnie Spector kept announcing that this CD would be released "soon", but "soon" turned into eight years! Fortunately it was worth the wait. Her voice is magical (one UK review described it as a "delicious thrill"), with that distinctive vibrato still intact. One minor complaint is the song "Girl From the Ghetto", which comes across as mean spirited and spiteful. It's obvious that she's singing about ex-husband Phil Spector. It comes across as being two steps backward intead of a step forward in her life. For somebody who claims that she wants to move on with her life and forget the past, the song has no place on this CD. An upbeat, cheerful pop tune would have been much better to include instead of something nasty. "Won't Stop Saying Goodbye" is a delight, sounding like a cross between an early-70s Cass Elliot tune mixed with The Partridge Family (the backing vocals of "baaa-baaa-baaa, baaa-baaa-baaa" sound very Partridge Family-like.) My personal favorites are "Out In the Cold Again", with Ronnie's soaring vocals; and "Ode To LA", something like a Ronettes throwback with a modern sound. Overall an excellent CD! I look forward to a future release in the next few years, not another eight years!Music Review: Has Ronnie even heard the original sah loh nay?
Rating: 1 Stars
Ronnie? sweetheart? have you ever heard mickey lee lane's original version of sah loh nay? It is SUPER transparent that you've only heard the Detroit Cobras version. You used the cobra's arrangement to a T! There is NOTHING of the original in the song. Everything about it is verbatim. how kooky! Guess what else? the cobras released it in the late 90s. They also have an eerily similar album cover on their record that has the song on it.
Life, Love and Leaving
Music Review: Rock & Roll Lives!
Rating: 5 Stars
This is quite a surprise! One of those addicitng CD's that I have HAD TO listen to every day since I bought it. Great fun, not a bad track. Ronnie is a one of a kind legend who always manages to get the best supporting musicians and guests (in this case Keith Richards, Raveonettes, Patti Smith, Greenhornes & the late Joey Ramone). After a series of great and overlooked EP's over the last 10 years, Ronnie has finally graced us with a full length CD that rocks. She chose the songs herself and even had a hand in producing and she is rightly proud of this - the SHINING MOMENT of her solo career (so far!) Try it and see for yourself.Music Review: Ronnie Spector Last of the Rock Stars
Rating: 4 Stars
If you like Ronnie, the 'bad girl' of pop, you'll like this CD. Her voice ain't what it used to be but the Marianne Faithful gravely sound of her voice adds a certain authenticity to her music. She's been through the mill and her voice let's you know it. No stand out tunes here and some songs are plain bad but overall it's worth a listen or two.Music Review: last of the Rock Stars ~ Ronnie Spector
Rating: 3 Stars
Since "Be My Baby" I have loved Ronnie Spector. This latest collection of songs is good. Ronnie still has a wonderful voice. The ballads are excellent and I feel this is where she needs to continue singing. I did not like the "rock" songs that tried to recapture the Phil Spector Wall-of-Sound.