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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 6206380173264 Format: Original recording remastered Label: Rounder Select Manufacturer: Rounder Select Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Rounder Select Release Date: 1999-12-28 Studio: Rounder Select
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Editorial Reviews: Digitally remastered from the original tapes. Much like Chicago's early sound, Lighthouse made wise use of their horn and string ensembles to create some rather bright and colorful music in the early '70s. With 13 members, including Don Dinovo on viola, Dick Armin on cello, and Howard Shore as the sax player, who later went on to be the first music director for Saturday Night Live, Lighthouse's music implemented many textures, from brassy rock & roll to a slippery blues-rock feel. Sunny Days Again is a commendable compilation, which includes all of their best tracks, headlined by One Fine Morning; which gave them their first Top 40 hit in 1971, and the two-speed tempo of Sunny Days; that debuted their rich, multi-dimensioned sound. Lead singer Bob McBride flaunts his vocal range on You Girl while Pretty Lady; shuffles along as a slick pop/rock number with horns on both side of the chorus. Even the more guitar-oriented pieces like; Take It Slow; and; Broken Guitar Blues; have something to offer in their slick rhythms and blues-based purity. Sunny Days Again is by far the easiest hits package to find from Lighthouse, and its material does do the band justice.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Really Bad Re-mix Comment: I have to agree with everyone about the recording or re-mix of "One Fine Morning." A line from the song's lyrics came to mind yesterday, but couldn't remember who did it. I searched, got the answer and was quite pleased that I could download the song here for $.99. I just downloaded it, started listening and began fiddling, making adjustments, because I knew the sound couldn't be that bad. I remember hearing this on a truly bad radio in the seventies, and it sounded better. It sounds like they re-mixed it from an old cassette tape found in a glove box. This tried to muddy my memory of a great song. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Early 70s Canadian band. Comment: IF you like early 70s rock and roll of the jazz type sound, I highly recommend this CD of hits of the group Lighthouse. Considering they only had 2 hits here in the US, if you like "One Fine Morning", "Sunny Days", and if a radio station near you was lucky to play the rarely heard "Pretty lady", this one is a keeper. So many other great tunes on this disc that I never heard until I got this CD. Hope when you wake up "One Fine Morning", spend a "Sunny day" listening to this with a "Pretty Lady". Customer Rating: Summary: One great song and... Comment: I remember (with warm feelings) the Orange County Teen Club dances of my youth. One of my favorite songs from those dances was "One Fine Morning" by the group Lighthouse. You remember those days, Rare Earth, Blood Sweat & Tears, Chicago... etc, when actual bands played dances and actually had horn sections... I was so nostalgic, that I bought this album thinking that I only remember one song, but it should all be good. Oops! One good song, mediocre reproduction and a bunch of stuff I didn't bother to copy into my 70's folder of music on my computer. Nostalgia can be sweet, but if you want this song, you are better off to pay for a single song download. Customer Rating: Summary: Worst sound quality I've ever heard on a CD Comment: OMG... What a crappy audio remix! Sounds like my decades old worn out 8-Track tape with the treble turned off and a bass that must have come from another band. I am sick. The only thing available from a great group and I get this. The selection of the songs is not too bad, but the sound quality is so poor that I am about ready to toss it in the trash and get out my worn - but still much better than this - LPs. Please, can someone reissue this with quality sound? I give it a 3 (5 for the great band and songs and 1 for sound quality) A good quality LP recorded directly onto CD would have been 10 times better. Too bad we can't get the early RCA LPs too. Customer Rating: Summary: Poorly Mixed/Engineered - They Ruined It Comment: I give the CD 3 stars simply because I love "One Fine Morning," but I have to agree with Bill Larkin, the guy who submitted his review on July 23, 2006. The remix is in large part a disaster. The intro to the song sounds nothing like it did on the original vinyl release; it sounds like it was recorded using a cheap cassette recorder in someone's garage. The ride cymbal is muted as though a blanket was thrown over it. The driving rhythm guitar is also muted, lacking the sharp, punctuating sound on the original recording. The solo piano in the middle of the song sounds like it was recorded in another room. To the people who engineered this song: IT'S A SOLO - IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FEATURED, NOT PUT INTO ANOTHER ROOM!!! Overall, the remix of One Fine Morning sounds like it was done by a bunch of kindergarten kids exposed to a mixing board for the first time. It is just all out of balance and that is very disappointing for those of us who bought this cd in large part because we wanted to hear One Fine Morning again. I had read Mr. Larkin's review prior to purchasing this album but I was hoping that he was wrong. Unfortunately he was right on the money. For some reason they didn't ruin the other songs, though. "Pretty Lady," the other song I wanted, sounds like it did on the original vinyl. Why they had to mess with One Fine Moring and ruin it like they did is a tragedy. Ok, I am writing this two months later. I thought perhaps my memory wasn't serving me right, but today I listened to the original mix of One Fine Morning from the original LP and my memory is fine. Unfortunately the remastered version IS NOT. It stinks! They totally ruined it, throwing it all out of balance and taking away the electric feel of the original mix. The remastered one on this album sounds like they found bits and pieces of the separate instrument tracks and just threw them together without any regard for what the song as a whole should sound like. For those of you who remember what the original mix sounded like, you will know exactly what I am talking about when you listen to this disgusting poor excuse for a remaster. Poor Lighthouse. Note: my acerbic comments apply only to One Fine Morning. To the deaf souls who did the remaster - couldn't you have had mercy on us and chosen another track to ruin instead???? More Reviews