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Bobby & the Midnites
by Bob Weir
Product Group: Music
Studio: Arista
ISBN: B000002VG1
EAN: 0078221855822
UPC: 078221855822
Audio CD
Original Release Date: 1981-01-01
Release Date: 1990-10-25
SKU: BX023-061023007
Condition: Collectible: Very Go
Comments: Original 1981 Arista release. CD with original inserts. CD near new, clean case has light scratches (no cracks or chips).
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Customer Reviews
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Best solo work from a memeber of The Grateful Dead
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-05-17
I will not lie about this. This album is one of my favorite albums of all time. It's crazy that the follow up to this album sucks. The seconed album had some key lineup changes, like Brent was no longer apart of the collaboration. But every single song on this album rocks. It kinda gots a Jackson Brown feel to it, but way more rockin'. I would say to just buy it and take the risk and if you do not like the album you can be mad at me. In my opinion it's the best solo work from a Dead member that I've ever heard. I feel in love listening to this album, and this was 20 years after it's release. It's the most underrated Bobby effort of all time. You gotta listen I guess to hear what I'm trying to say. This is a most for all Deadheads. This is a must for anyone into late 70's early 80's Jackson Brown. This album is simply THE BEST!
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Magnificent Cheese
Rating  (4)
Date: 2007-08-29
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Bob Weir, rhythm guitarist for the Grateful Dead, has always had a slightly sick sense of humor and a complete disregard for making the kind of music Dead fans think they want to hear. For this solo project, Weir got together with a stellar group of musicians including Bobby Cochran on lead guitar, jazz greats Alphonso Johnson and Billy Cobham on bass and drums respectively, and the Grateful Dead's Brent Mydland on keyboards. With lyrical supervision by John Barlow and some harmonica contributions from Matthew Kelly, they proceed to make music that perfectly straddles the fence between parody and excellence. Combining influences from reggae, seventies arena rock and California country rock, this CD often makes you wonder how serious they are being. Aside from a straightforward cover of the reggae classic "Book of Rules", every song is just a little over the top both lyrically and musically. Are they being serious? It's hard to tell. If not, the joke is being told very well. Having seen this band live, I can affirm that the musicians played these songs to work the crowd. The biggest problem with this CD, in my opinion, is a lack of stylistic continuity; the jumps from arena hair music to reggae can be a little jarring, but maybe that is the desired effect. And if nothing else, this CD has some of the best examples of Bob Weir's patented screaming. I like this record, but I have a sick sense of humor too: there is definitely some cheese here, but it is really good cheese.
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Worth your time
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-04-30
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Good music
sit back and enjoy
take a trip --or-- be where
you are. It will be there
with you whatever you choose.
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Weir's Book Of Rules...Rules
Rating (4)
Date: 2000-10-19
4 out of 5 customers found this reveiw helpful
Bobby & The Midnights stands out among the several varied solo efforts by ... founding member, Bob Weir. Backed by a crackerjack rhythem section including Billy Cobham on drums, Weir cruises his way through some interesting orginals. He even manages to sound conviencing on a delightful version of The Heptones Book Of Rules, something many ... artists have failed at. Bobby & The Midnights won't leave you mezmerized, but it won't leave you cold either. All in all this is a fun package with more highlights than lows.
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I love furry kittens !!!!!!
Rating (5)
Date: 2000-10-15
8 out of 16 customers found this reveiw helpful
Dammit I spilled my bong !
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