Ronnie Spector - Unfinished Business
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Music Reviews of Unfinished Business
Music Review: One of the best rock albums ever
Rating: 5 Stars
Ronnie Spector has been and still is one of the best female rock'n'roll performers, a fact that seems to be ignored massively by the public, though she has her followers and fans. No one else could have cut a better recording of "Say GoodBye to Hollywood", Billy Joel wrote it with her in mind, her version was ignored while he later had a hit with this song. Although her 1999 rendition of "Don't Worry Baby" (also initially written for her by Brian Wilson) keeps the fresh essence of the Beach Boys' recording, it doesn't sound dated, she manages to make it sound fresh. If you listen to her "Dangerous" CD you'll find her 1987 album "Unfinished Business" entirely included in it, with wonderful lushy power ballads, it was the sound of late 80s, which makes strange to believe that failed to chart, she also recorded a reworked (dance beat) version of Elvis' "Burnin' love" whichs sounds truly well. The leading Single was Diane Warren's "Love on a Rooftop", produced by Desmond Child. It was a fruitful period for Diane Warren, and this is one of her best songs, later recorded by Desmond Child himself and by Cher for her album "Heart of Stone" (with "If I Could Turn Back Time" as opening track) which would be the starting point for a long string of hits and a new and increasing successful time which continues today. It is used to say that nothing is predictable in music business, anyway I think that Ronnie Spector needs to find the right producer who can take the best from her and a label that takes care of publicity to get the massive popularity she once had as lead vocalist of The Ronettes. She still has the voice, that voice that got the admiration of John Lennon, Joey Ramone, George Harrison, Johnny Thunders, Brian Wilson, Eddie Money, Billy Joel, Keith Richard, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Cher and David Bowie. Could they all be wrong?Music Review: Ronnie Spector is a Rock Goddess!!!!!
Rating: 5 Stars
I honestly can not understand why this album did not take off. You would think that the immense success Ronnie achieved with Eddie Money on "Take Me Home Tonight" would have been enough to boost this album's sales, especially considering the fact that this album features a follow-up duet with Money ("Who Can Sleep"). I highly recommend the tracks "Love on A Rooftop," "Dangerous," "Unfinished Business," and "When We Danced." Also featured here is a bonus track, Spector's 1977 cover version of Billy Joel's tribute to her and "The Ronettes," "Say Goodbye To Hollywood." True this album is far from Phil Spector's legendary "Wall of Sound," (you won't hear anything like "Be My Baby" or "Baby, I Love You" here; so if that's all that you're expecting here, you WILL be disappointed) but that's okay, this mainstream rock & roll album was expertly crafted, and Ronnie's vocals are stongly and sexily utilized. I highly recommend this CD to anyone who loves great rock music, Ronnie Spector, or just great music in general.Music Review: Good effort
Rating: 4 Stars
Ronnie was the singer of the Ronettes. She used to be married to theirproducer Phil Spector. This is her second solo album. It needs more than one
listen to grow on you. You also need to get used to the
Ronnie-kind-of-voice. "When we danced" is a nice ballad. "Who can sleep" is
a duet with Eddie Monie. "If I could walk away" has been covered often. The authors are people like Desmond Child and Diane
Warren. It's quite a nice album to get to know Ronnie.
Music Review: Ronnie in the 80s
Rating: 4 Stars
Ronnie Spector sings as good as always.
Uneven songwriting though, which makes you want to programme your cd player.