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Eric
is probably best known for leading Mr. Big to great heights with the
release of the 6 studio albums which between them attracted multi
million album sales. In between those 6 albums he still managed to keep
going his solo career strong.
'I'm Goin' Sane' is his fourth solo release and as promised he returns
to his 'RAWK' roots with an album more diverse than anything he has done
before. The press release for this album states ... This CD totally
rocks! ... and you know what? I couldn't have put it better myself.
This is such a delight to listen to because it really sounds like Eric
and his band are bursting at the seams with energy. Full on adrenalin
rush is how it would feel if this CD were an emotion. This is an album
that a lot of young bands today could do well to take note of and try to
reproduce the spirit of the songs if they want to get record deals and
get themselves noticed in the mainstream music industry.
Eric show's there really is life after Mr. Big and 'I'm Goin' Sane' is
probably the best work he has ever done in his whole career. If you
think how popular 'To Be With You' was when he was singing in Mr. Big,
then cock your ears at these gems and enjoy them for all they are worth.
This album is so user friendly that any self respecting radio station
would do well to stick it on their rotation schedule for daytime
listening. If I was stuck at work and bored stiff with what I was doing
then any one of the songs off this album would lift my spirits again and
put that spring back in my step.
This album has soooo many highlights on it that I won't even begin to
attempt to name them all. However there's a couple of tracks on it that
I really do love to bits and they are 'Spaceman' and 'Marie'. Yeh,
so what if they're the musical equivalent of a bowl of Coco Pops.
I think they're great fun, they certainly set me up for the day ahead.
Leave all that serious stuff to the old folk, today's for living and
this album puts me in the mood for a party. As the last track on the
album says ... 'You're Just What I Needed'!
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