Lighthouse - Sunny Days Again: The Best of Lighthouse [IMPORT]
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Free Music Notes for Sunny Days Again: The Best of Lighthouse [IMPORT]
Free Music Review: Close, But Not Close Enough
Hit: 2 Stars
When I heard that these Lighthouse tunes were available on CD, I was quite happy to say the least. The selections on this disc are the best songs from their later albums, all post RCA. However, I was greatly dissapointed by the production. The bass solo in One Fine Monring is not the same one that is on vinyl. In addition, the horns have bad (cracked) notes that were not on the original recordings. It sounds as if some alternate tracks were used. The mixes are nowhere close to the records from the 70's. If these type of things don't bother you, then get the CD. If they do, avoid this disc and dig out your old LPs. Free Music Review: Sunny Days, Yes Indeed
Hit: 5 Stars
Its a shame more of the Lighthouse catalog isn't available on CD. They were one of my favorite bands from my youth, and after all these years, these cuts still sound fresh. Lighthouse was a band that recorded "live" (that is, even in the studio, everybody played together at once, rather than laying tracks down one at a time), so the sound you got on the albums was the same sound you got in concert. I love that layered sound, with the live strings, horns, and tight, tight rhythm section. Great vocals too. One Fine Morning has to be one of the brightest, catchiest tunes in pop history (that 2-chord simple rhythm guitar lick will last forever in my mind). I was also partial to the "Can You Feel It" era of Lighthouse, and the hit from that album, "Pretty Lady."
Is there a complaint? I just wish there were more. Many of my favorites from Lighthouse are not included (I had all of the albums on vinyl at one time), and some of the digital remastering altered the depth and balance of the original cuts as I remember them, but that's a nit pick.
Lighthouse was full of great musicians making great music. If you like the "big band" rock sound of groups like Chicago, BS&T, and other bands of that genre, Lighthouse fits right in, and contributes a more unique sound and color than most of those 70ish bands.
Any chance they'll release more on CD? I hope so.
Free Music Review: A fan from Youngstown Ohio
Hit: 5 Stars
I only had one chance to see/hear Lighthouse "Live" and they had a no frills ass-kicking concert at the Tomorrow Club in Youngstown , Ohio!Outstanding from beginning to end! I wish I could have heard them again , I wish they would release all there catalog on CD format.Dreams do come true.Free Music Review: Blast from my Childhood Past
Hit: 4 Stars
I was lucky enough to grow up with older brothers who liked really cool music, so I remember listening to Lighthouse in the early 70's when I was about 10 years old. I liked it then, and I like it even more now. There are a couple of "filler" tracks that aren't particularly good, but for the most part this CD is a horn-band lover's dream. This is the kind of stuff that causes me to regress back to my college habit of putting my speakers in the windows and blasting it for all my neighbors to hear !Free Music Review: BS&T Meets ELO
Hit: 4 Stars
One of the many horn bands of the 70s, Lighthouse took a bit of a different spin from others. Along with a 5-piece rhythm section and 4 horns, they also added a string quartet. Think of Blood Sweat & Tears meets ELO. Add to that some really good singing - nice baritone voices singing 3 part harmony, and occasionally sounding a bit like Three Dog Night - and all that adds up to Lighthouse. This CD includes most of their best stuff - great swaggering brass pieces like "One Fine Morning", "Silver Bird", and the travelling musician's lament, "Broken Guitar Blues." If you liked BS&T or the Ides of March, you'll probably like Lighthouse.