Whirlwind

 (6 customer reviews)

Pay no attention to Andy8047's review. He apparently thinks that if an LP had no major hits then it must not have been a good album. If you are a casual fan of Andrew Gold, I would suggest his compilation CD which spans the majority of his career as a solo artist. However, if you are a fan of Gold and are not familiar with this album, I can promise you that you will not be disappointed with this purchase. It is true that you will not find songs that sound like "Thank You For Being A Friend" on this CD. Personally, I am grateful for that. I've always considered this album to be the one where Andrew Gold matured as an artist - and I use the word "artist" as a major compliment - a singer, songwriter and, yes, a rocker. This is the Gold offering that shows his more rocking side and he does it well. Imagine "Lonely Boy" with a bit more edge and you've got the idea for this one. Musically and lyrically, there is not one bad track on this CD. I would probably have only given this four stars...Read more

A. Gold is one of those obscure backup musicians with a great gift who had a couple of nominal hits. This alblum however is the best Mr. Gold ever put together. He is an adept song writer and has a voice that just makes you kind of cock your head to the side like a dog and try to listen even harder. The guitar work is exceptional, mostly single coil heavily chorused and beautiful tone. This master talent never got a major break but this is a major work-give it a listen! Kmac

William Shatner will always be Capt. Kirk; Kelsey Grammer will always be Dr. Frasier Crane; David Cassidy and Donnie Osmond will always be associated with bubblegum pop music. When a person becomes famous for a particular role or a particular sound, they're typecast in that role or style of music, and people can't see them doing or playing anything else. What an albatross that can be around the neck of talented people. Makes one wish for the days of The Beatles, or Elton John at the peak of his career. Both played just about every style of music and fans not only accepted it, they loved it.

Some people forget that Andrew Golds' first hit was a rocker called "Lonely Boy". His version of "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" rocks as well, and to a lesser extent so does "Go Back Home Again", all off of his breakthrough second solo album. He does seem to show a softer side more often, but he is capable of doing both. Let's not forget the fact that he was also Linda Ronstadts' guitarist during...Read more