Friday, February 25, 2022

The 1981 Listening Post - Pat Travers - Radio Active

Pat Travers - Radio Active 



#375

1981 Housekeeping

Pat Travers

Radio Active

Genre: Rock

2.75 out of 5



Highlight:

Untitled



You know what I think of when I hear the opening track? Like your really talented uncle hates all this “New garbage music!” And decided to write a song deriding it while playing the shit out his guitar to prove that it was better in his day!

Travers comes across, as a singer at least, about as good as Jim Steinman. As a songwriter he’s kind of all over the place and really could use a producer who has some sense of song construction. 

He could also use a lyricist. 

So, in essence, he shouldn’t write his own lyrics or sing his own songs and he should have someone arrange them.

Maybe he should just shut up and play his guitar. 

Man…did I have a bowl of cranky flakes or what? 

The instrumental “Untitled” is the best track here and that speaks volumes. 


https://music.apple.com/us/album/radio-active/1474274771

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