Bob Seger - Beautiful Loser

Beautiful album!

This 1975 release was the last of Bob Seger's pre-Silver Bullet Band albums. Seger,who began his musical career about a decade earlier,gives us great tracks like Tina Turner's NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS,TRAVELIN' MAN,the title track,JODY GIRL and KATMANDU(the latter four penned by Seger). When Seger assembled his SBB,he promoted this album beginning with the first two concerts at Detroit's Cobo Hall on September 4 and 5,1975,resulting in the recording of the double LP live album LIVE BULLET. The aforementioned tracks are heard on the live set. One SBB member is Seger's longtime buddy,bassist Chris Campbell. Other members were saxophonist Thomas "Alto Reed" Kirkman,keybordist Robyn Robbins,drummer Charles Allen Martin and rhythm guitarist Drew Abbott. Robbins and Martin would later leave the SBB,Robbins being replaced by Craig Frost and David Teegarden replacing Martin when Martin was involved in a paralyzing accident. Abbott's departure from SBB in 1981 downgraded the group to four members. The other four tracks are great. April 3, 2007

Great Bob Seger CD!

I just really love Seger's musical style and have since childhood. It's so poetic and magical. I would recommend this CD especially to anyone. I've listened to it all my life and it never gets old. January 10, 2007

not my favorite...but its still good!

I always underrated this album because it wasnt very "silver-bullet" like. Probably because this is before the silver bullet band! Here are the tracks from the album and each one is better than what people say.

BEAUTIFUL LOSER- this is a great ballad from the record and one of the best. its slower but has a great smooth sax solo in the middle and i nice piano solo near the end.

BLACK NIGHT- A rocker that sounds like the silver bullet kind of seger. It is a great way to rock people into katmandu!

KATMANDU- a fast rocker and probably the fastest seger has ever recorded before the silver bullet band. it has a nice classic rock feel to it and sounds like something off his later album "Night Moves"

JODY GIRL- a slower ballad to sooth you after a couple of harder rock songs. it is accoustic and u get the softer side of bob through this classic.

TRAVELING MAN- this has always been a favorite. and it has a really good live version on live bullet too! this starts off slow but speeds up near the middle.

MOMMA- some pure seger. sounds like some of his others but one of the best songs on the album. this one is so underrated...

NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS- the fastest song since katmandu. this one is another big seger hit that starts off his live set live bullet. however this is the extended version that has an extra version that was taken out of live bullet.

SAILING NIGHTS- a sailing song that seger doesnt mention until his later hit ship of fools. this one is also slow and good like the ship of fools ballad from night moves if not better. it calms and slows you down after nutbush. this is probably my favorite off the cd.

FINE MEMORY- a nice soft ballad to end the album and like the other songs besides beautiful loser, katmandu, travelin man, and nutbush this one is overlooked.

well there you have it! a fine memory and classic from bob seger! September 11, 2006

On the verge of greatness.

This was the last album for Bob Seger, before he hit it big. At this point in his career, Seger was devloping his skills as a songwriter. There are some great songs on this album, but some weak moments as well. Lines like "I used to go out evenings, I used to stay out late some evenings" (Momma) show a that a bit of work was needed before Seger could reach the top of his game. On the other hand there are lines like "He wants his home and security, he wants to live like a sailor at sea" (Beautiful Loser) which are great. There are some good rock tracks on the album such as Katmandu and a cover of Nutbush City Limits. These along with the title track, and Travelin' Man, are the best songs on the album.

This album is a definite must for any die hard Seger fan. If you are just getting into him, I would recommend "Stranger in Town, "Against the Wind," or even "Night Moves" ahead this one. March 3, 2006

Great Music for A Great Price!

I saw this the other day in Wal*Mart for only $5.00! Since I am a Bob Seger fan, heck, I bought it! I am in the process of collecting of albums released by him. Besides that, if you are a true classic rock fan, go get this cd. I think you can spare $5.00, right? February 12, 2006

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