Harry Nilsson - Son of Schmilsson
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Artist: Harry NilssonEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2007-03-19
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
- It Had To Be You
- Take 54
- Remember (Christmas)
- Joy
- Turn On Your Radio
- You're Breakin' My Heart
- Spaceman
- The Lottery Song
- At My Front Door
- Ambush
- I'd Rather Be Dead
- The Most Beautiful World In The World
- What's Your Sign?
- Take 54
- Campo De Encino
- Daybreak
Free Music Notes for Son of Schmilsson
Free Music Review: How sad, how nostalgic, how 1970s... perfect.
Hit: 4 Stars
This album takes me back, and I mean (now) way back to the beginning of the 1970's, when music like this was still considered "commercial" - emotion-filled stories that took you on a real journey throughout the entire album.
There are very few albums from that time that took you all the way, however: Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Back To Front," or 10cc's "The Original Soundtrack," or even Paul McCartney's "Vewnus and Mars," but on this album of rememberances and experimentation, it's odd to listen to such a mish-mash of feelings about the songwriting talent of the one and only Harry Nilsson.
I don't profess to know every nuance of every song here, or will I try to. I listened to it a few times. I liked it. I felt good on some songs, sad on others, and laughed on a few, especially the rambling and repetitive "Joy".
Was the cosmic joke on me by listening to what has been called by most a quickly rushed out project to cash in on his fame of the moment, or was this Harry's attempt to grow, to play, to enjoy what he was doing and using that "fame" to put this out? I prefer the latter reason.
The copy I have has only the 11 tracks from the original album. The sound is crisp, the music is free and Harry has never sounded better. I have heard other albums by Harry, but this is the first album by him I've decided to review.
To be honest, I don't think I want to hear the other tracks given out as freebees for the collectors, because if they were meant to be released, Harry would have done so. I think as the 11 tracks go, form the ultra-depressing and thought-evoking "Remember (Christmas)" to the outright happy/angry toss-off of "You're Breaking My Heart," the music ranges from the upper registers of happiness to the bitterness and anger of being dumped, or is it that our Harry has done something dirty in the dark and decided to exercise some of his own demons here?
Either way, I loved the lyrics, loved the bounciness of the music, and even in the more depressing moments, he still managed to inject his own twisted humor into the words to make you laugh even as you pause and feel sorry for the guy a bit.
Think about this: you really are laughing at him, and not with him. And I didn't think on this album he didn't care, because this wasn't put out to capitalize on anything that the record executives wanted, this is an album he wanted and it was filled with hope, depression, anger, humor, and pretty much anything he wanted, because they gave him the free rein to... and at the time, this wasn't so easy.
Harry Nilsson is best remembered for many of the songs not associated with this particular album by the greedy selfish shallow public, and there are some who've called him a one-hit wonder on the oldies radio, but I don't think I can pass this up without enjoying it every time I've listened to it. There are definite "hits" here, but the kind that make a much better impact than just selling 45's off the shelves.
According to most fans of Harry, he can do no wrong. I'll be honest here, I think he didn't here, and for me, the gamble paid off. I'm a fan. I'll be getting more albums to listen to in the future and checking out the legend that is Harry Nilsson.
Please, pick up a copy.
P.S. - I only gave it 4 stars because I can't really give just every album I rate 5 stars. This was a interesting album, to say the least, but not a great album, let's be honest.
Thanks for reading.
Son of Schmilsson Poster
Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2007.Classic Rock Music CDs
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