Cross Purpose

Cross Purpose Artist: Spooky Tooth
Label: Ruf (Idn)
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 751416144528
EAN: 0751416144528
ASIN: B00000I5ZO


Release Date: 1999-02-23

Cross Purpose


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Tracks:

  1. That Was Yesterday
  2. Tears (Behind My Eyes)
  3. Throw Me A Line
  4. It's You Girl
  5. Love Is Real
  6. Sunshine
  7. How
  8. Send Me Some Lovin'
  9. I Can't Believe
  10. Kiss It Better

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Cross results = 3.5.......2003-07-15

I gave this 5 stars because...it's Spooky Tooth! but this album only really merits an overall 3.5 stars.
These new recordings has none of the grit, grind, blood or sweat of any of the classic Tooth recordings. It's actually pleasant listening despite the listless digital organ/keyboards and an overall safe approach. Gary Wright ain't in the house this time. But...
anytime Mike Harrison opens his mouth to sing this awesome, gruffy, soulful sound comes out, damn I wish I had his voice.

Sunshine; Tears behind my eyes (jimmy Webb); Love is real; and the new Kiss it Better are all great sounding tunes, while some of the others are a bit more passable.

3 out of 5 stars chipped tooth.......2000-03-07

There is something about the Spooky Two album that this band will never live up to. I found this album disappointing, lacking a certain character. The guitar sound is nothing like the early sound, it's almost too clean trying to give a light jazzy sound at times. The songs are average except for 'How', 'Tears' and 'Love is real'. They should have left 'That was only yesterday' alone. The original is so much better. I have to disagree with a comment on an earlier review - if you like Spooky Two you'll be disappointed in this album.

5 out of 5 stars Crossed purpose?.......2000-02-07

After waiting for who knows how long (25-30 years) one can find no fault with the promise of a new release from Spooky Tooth, except that it took so long. The one unfortunate thought about this release is that the probability of further album/CDs is non-existant.

The band, in this incarnation with Greg Ridley/bass, Mike Kellie/drums, Luther Grosvenor/guitar and Mike Harrison/vocals is as original as you can get minus the "Dream Weaver". Indeed Mike Harrison voice does sound as if he were waitng for a long time comeback, not like some vocalists still kicking around on the tour circut trying to rekindle old flames to past glories with voices that have aged well beyond embarrassment.

The one complaint I seem to share with other reviewers is the loss of the heavy, dark, menacing interplay of the organ/piano, and Luther Grosvenors often searing guitar leads. I agree that the production is too slick for this particular band. There is an uneasy hollowness or distance within the the mix which this band didn't use to have. Check out "I am the Walrus" from 'The Last Puff' album, loudly or even 'Hosanna' from the often unfairly bashed "Ceremony" album to get a meaning/idea of Luther Grosvenor really at work playing guitar. Past producers had given the sessions of earlier recordings a warmth that does seem to be missing here. Thankfully some of the past titiles are available remastered from Edsel/Island recordings.

Memories of "Something to say" and " Down River" from 'The Last Puff' and even a little of the first album 'Its All About...' come back in songs such as "throw me a line", "sunshine", "love is real" and "it's you girl"

Surely a very fine album from a band no one would have expected even with some possibly forgivable glaringly slick production, but with what purpose? The thought leaves one crossed.

Too bad there wasn't a tour!

5 out of 5 stars Spooky Tooth is back in fine form.......1999-06-13

This is a reunion I never thought possible. But I'm glad it happened, because the guys sound great. The vocals are strong, and the guitar work is clean and sharp. There are many memorable tracks. In fact this set brings the best of the early Humble Pie sound as a bonus. Let's hope the success of this album brings Gary Wright back and a U.S. tour happens. Be sure to buy this one. And, hey, can we have YOU BROKE MY HEART SO I BUSTED YOUR JAW and TOBACCO ROAD reissues next?

4 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. We Can Work It Out: Covers & Cookies of Lennon, McCartney & The Beatles ~ Various Artists
  2. Guitar Man ~ J.J. Cale
  3. Dressy Bessy (Bonus DVD) ~ Dressy Bessy
  4. Back of My Mind ~ Christopher Cross
  5. Opel ~ Syd Barrett
  6. Payable On Death Live ~ P.O.D.
  7. In the Region of the Summer Stars ~ The Enid
  8. Harley Davidson Roadhouse Blues ~ Various Artists
  9. Sing "A Lover's Concerto" and "Attack!" ~ The Toys
  10. Natural Born Bugie

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Havana Blues Mambo ~ Pablo Menendez

Le Prix du Bonheur ~ Ren%C3%A9 Lussier

Windjammer ~ Deuce

Tommy Dorsey - 1937-38 ~ Tommy Dorsey

Something Borrowed, Something Blue ~ Tommy Flanagan

Mis Mejores Canciones: 17 Super Exitos ~ Chalino Sanchez

Seven Wishes ~ Vision Earth, Gary Thomas

Rot-Weiss-Rot Aufnahme ~ Peter & Karl Loube Alexander

Se Te Ve Muy Bien ~ Grupo Frontera Tropical