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Lou Gramm - Long Hard Look (1989) [2013, Rock Candy, CANDY225]

Posted By: v3122

Date: 17 Jan 2014 17:29:32

Lou Gramm - Long Hard Look (1989) [2013, Rock Candy, CANDY225]

1989's Long Hard Look was the second solo album from Foreigner vocalist Lou Gramm, and its modest success led him to officially – but ultimately briefly – leave the enormously popular band. Long Hard Look is another slice of sleekly professional pop/rock, similar to Gramm's 1987 solo debut, Ready or Not. But whereas Ready or Not rather consistently combined melody with bite (side one specifically), Long Hard Look is spotty. Sonically, the difference between Foreigner and Gramm's solo albums is considerable and can be summed up in one word: warmth. Foreigner's music has a richer guitar, keyboard, and drum sound thanks to guitarist/keyboardist/producer Mick Jones, but Gramm's solo albums are more brittle. The tinny snare drum sound is juiced too high in the mix – not quite to the threshold of pain, but darn close. Long Hard Look includes the Top Ten hit "Just Between You and Me" and the Top 40 hit "True Blue Love." Both were smooth pop singles, but the latter is the superior tune despite charting lower. Gramm does manage to rock a bit on three songs: "Angel With a Dirty Face," "I'll Come Running," and a cover of Small Faces' "Tin Soldier." The atmospheric "Warmest Rising Sun" is pleasant, and background vocals are contributed by Merry Clayton, best known for her astonishing work on the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter." Other well-known musicians providing assistance on Long Hard Look include guitarist Vivian Campbell (who later worked with Gramm on the one-off Shadow King project), guitarist Nils Lofgren, bass guitarist Pino Palladino, and vocalist Siedah Garrett. Bass guitarist/rhythm guitarist Bruce Turgon later joined Foreigner when Gramm returned to the band and resumed his partnership with Jones.

by Bret Adams, AMG

Lou Gramm - Long Hard Look (1989):

Tracklist:

01. Angel With A Dirty Face (L. Gramm / P. Wolf / I. Wolf)
02. Just Between You And Me (L. Gramm / H. Knight)
03. Broken Dreams (L. Gramm / P. Wolf / I. Wolf)
04. True Blue Love (L. Gramm / P. Wolf)
05. I'll Come Running (L. gramm / B. Turgon)
06. Hangin' On My Hip (B. Turgon / L. Gramm)
07. Warmist Rising Sun (L. Gramm)
08. Day One (L. Gramm / B. Turgon / P. Wolf)
09. I'll Know When It's Over (B. Turgon / L. Gramm)
10. Tin Soldier (Marriott / Lane)

Re-mastered in 2013 by Jon Astley for Close To The Edge Mastering. Sound shaped from 24 bit digital tools via POW-r technology.

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Lou Gramm / Long Hard Look

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log date: 2014-01-17 19:12:44

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.02 dB -9.06 dB 5:16 01-Angel With A Dirty Face
DR9 -0.02 dB -10.98 dB 4:56 02-Just Between You And Me
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR9

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 985 kbps
Codec: FLAC

Musicians:

Lead Vocals: Lou Gramm
Keyboards: Peter Wolf
Rhythm & Lead Guitar: Dann Huff
Drums: Ben Gramm
Bass Guitar: Bruce Turgon
Electric Guitars: Nils Lofgren, Peter Maunu, Vivian Campbell

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