To Heaven And Back

To Heaven And Back Artist: The Call
Label: Fingerprint Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 618667970323
EAN: 0618667970323
ASIN: B000005BX7


Release Date: 1997-11-18

To Heaven And Back


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Tracks:

  1. Soaring Bird
  2. Criminal
  3. Love Is Everywhere
  4. World On Fire
  5. Think It Over
  6. Musta Been Outta My Mind
  7. All You Hold On To
  8. Compromise
  9. Become America
  10. What Are You Made Of
  11. Confession

Similar Items:

  1. Let the Day Begin
  2. Reconciled
  3. Into the Woods
  4. On the Verge of a Nervous Breakthough
  5. Live Under the Red Moon

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Call still worth hearing.......2005-05-16

One of the draw-backs of true fan-dom is a lack of objectivity, which can manifest itself both in an over-praised or under-valued analysis of the subject at hand. Reading the user reviews for The Call's 1997 CD To Heaven and Back, one can see the fervour with which fans have supported this criminally under-appreciated American act. Most consider the album typically good but not up to the standards of its better know works.
But while THAB does not contain the single song as magnificent as Let the Day Begin, as a casual fan who has listened to every Call album from time to time, I think most of the writers below are simply getting a bit defensive after so many years of trying to sell this band to a public who have little interest in what the Call have to offer. Which, as supporters know, is considerable.
Opening with Soaring Bird (and its treated guitar and vocals), the album begins on a positive note of exuberance and the typical combination of melody and intelligence that has been Michael Been's song-writing hallmark. This is indeed a "heavenly" beginning, but as the album's title promises, things come crashing down to Earth in short order.
In Criminal "love stands trial, love stands denied" as the songs shift into a series of relationship examinations that are filled with complex details of happiness and hardship. The beautiful ballad Think It Over and the 50s-ish Musta Been Outta My Mind add nice tempo changes to Been's usual mid-tempo song style.
The album ends strongly with a trio of Been classics: the socially conscious Become America, his best of this type since Let the Day Begin; the confrontational What Are You Made Of; and finally, Confession, which sounds like the greatest unrecorded Joy Division song ever.
I picked this CD up for 2 bucks in a cut-out bin. That in itself is a sad tale. But what's sadder is that even the band's fans seem to be hedging their bets when it comes to supporting the group`s output. This album, like all of their work, continues to showcase the power and eloquence this band has dealt in for over 20 years, even if they and a few die-hards are the only ones who remain rewarded by the experience. Note to Amazon: Please correct the title of this listing.

2 out of 5 stars If you're a fan ..........2005-03-25

I love The Call, I love Michael Been ... but I was disappointed with Heaven & Back, for the primary reason that the production was so muddy. Been's plaintive vocals are overwhelmed by the sloppy production. I can't speak for the anthologies, but I'd recommend Reconciled, Into The Woods, Red Moon and Let The Day Begin anytime. Personally, I'd say get Heaven & Back if you want to complete your collection. Ideally, you could give it a listen first before you decide to purchase. I have tried hard to get into this but I have been unable to enjoy it as much as their other recordings.

5 out of 5 stars Spiritual bliss...................2002-07-17

A recording of spirit and beauty. Maybe not there best work but still great which speaks volumes for their other recordings. The lyrics are soul searching. Truly one of the most underated bands of ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars I love It.......2000-05-23

This is probably my favourite Call album, although they're all pretty good. I particularly like World on Fire, Love Is Everywhere and Compromise. Excellent! I Just hope they keep on going.

3 out of 5 stars

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