Reviewed by Rob Slater
Released: June 1981 Jim Messina Messina Genre: Better With Loggins (but stealing from everyone else) Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Highlights: Sweet Love Whispering Waters Move Into Your Heart (all heavily derivative of fairly obvious sources) I'm not sure exactly why I like this better than Mother Bong, or whatever their name was [Ed. note: Mother Gong - though Mother Bong is a better band name]. But even though it's got many of the same elements, it's much more tolerable. Not saying that I love it, but it's more tolerable. I didn’t look anything up, including the song titles before I wrote this, then inserted the titles later. Track 1: Money Alone - The opening guitar reminds me of something, maybe from the '70s. Heart. Then Jimy Buffet. Uh, horns are way to late 70s plus some BeeGees harmonies. Track 2: Sweet Love - This one has the same feel, and I think the same notes as the Hand Jive in Grease. Any idea why he can practically steal it right across. Track 3: Break The Chain - Okay, this one is to discoee for me. DND. Uh, TYVR (thank you voice recognition) and autocorrect. DNF. The musician's ship is excellent. Track 4: Child Of My Dreams - Okay, did he go write this with Kenny Loggins? It sounds like a Kenny Loggins song. Very sweet and nice, and some sort of ode to his child. Kind of like the house at Pooh corner one. Really pretty guitar work. Track 5: Whispering Waters - I wasn't expecting to like this one. But it does have some nice guitar, good harmonies, and cool background noises. CSN(Y). It has a bit of a story that echoes back in time. Track 6: Lovin’ You Every Minute - I assumed this song was called "Pauline". [Nope] Which reminds me, I haven't yet written a song with a woman's name. My longest unrequited love was Roxanne and I just don't think that could, or should be done. Straight disco ballad with a duet. Some really stupid lyrics, cheap, for the rhymes. But the woman singing the other part of the duet, really kind of rocks. Track 7: Stay The Night - Nice beginning, then he starts singing, and I wouldn't say it ruins it, not quite. This is the song with Pauline, Pauline Wilson. His duet partner, she is better than he is. Track 8: Move Into Your Heart - [Nope that's Track 9. Track 8 is "It’s All Right Here", so I missed a song in there. Oh, well. Not going back to see what I missed] Opening line: "I love you in blue jeans and a sweater." No, no, no. "I love you in blue jeans and white t-shirts." If this doesn't have a gospel choir coming in any second I'm going to be really pissed off at Jim. Cuz it's a nice gospel hymn from the organ to the guitar. Though I'm not sure Jim has enough soul. I'd love to hear a cover of this by Stevie Wonder or somebody. Okay, there's the gospel choir. This song is really good, I can even forgive the fact that he doesn't have enough musical soul by saying that he probably has enough regular soul. And I don't think it's rubber. Never mind on the Stevie Wonder cover, the song isn't deep enough. Really, the only problem with the song, besides what I mentioned above, is that it is in no way a religious song. Unless women are your religion. Which I guess is possible! It might have been mine at some time(s) in the past. I own Kenny Loggins Greatist Hits. That’s enough.
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