Rank and File

Rank and File Artist: Rank and File
Label: Collector's Choice
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 617742052220
EAN: 0617742052220
ASIN: B00078GHOS


Release Date: 2005-05-10

Rank and File


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Tracks:

  1. Black Book
  2. One Big Thing
  3. Golden Age
  4. RBT
  5. Pistol Down
  6. Sweet Life
  7. Good Times
  8. Oh! That Girl
  9. Unlucky in Love
  10. Love House

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  1. Sundown
  2. Long Gone Dead
  3. We Do as We Please
  4. A Journey out of Time
  5. Cowgirl A-Go-Go

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Rank and File go metal and pay the price.......2005-10-25

The final Rank and File album came out in 1987 and attempted to update their sound from Cowpunk to Hairmetal and in the process alienated their fans. The songs themselves were not the problem but rather the songs were actually quite good if it wasn't for the lunkhead whammybar guitar solos that sunk the album. If given the Americana treatment of the Slash albums (The Slash Years is a Must have but since it's out of print, get the Sundown and Long Gone Dead CDs...in that order) the self titled album would be fondly remembered. Or maybe a remix and remastered version of this, take the whammy bar leads and songs such as failed hit single Black Book or Golden Age and Pistol Dawn and it would sound a lot better. My faves are Sweet Life, Good Times and Love House, to which the bombast guitar is kept at a tolerable rate.

Long out of print from Rhino, Collector's Choice Music has reissued this CD. But I'm not impressed with the very bright and tinny mix that is on the CCM CD. The Rhino CD tends to have a bit more bass to the sound, although it's still a 80s sound, it is better sounding to the CCM CD. For hard core fans only (to which I'm one)

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  1. Typical ~ Peter Hammill
  2. Waiting for the Death of My Generation ~ The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs
  3. Darkest Hour ~ Slackjaw
  4. Worker's Union ~ Jericho RVA
  5. Do You Feel It Baby? ~ Question Mark & the Mysterians
  6. Top Hits Of The 70's Mega Hits ~ Various Artists
  7. Limited Edition ~ David Nelson
  8. Two Sides of the Moon ~ Keith Moon
  9. Diatom ~ The Strand
  10. Sunrise ~ Simply Red

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Montreux 1977 ~ Roy Eldridge 4

Flight to Freedom ~ Arturo Sandoval

Stardust ~ Benny Golson with Freddie Hubbard

To Birdland and Hurry ~ Herbie Mann

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Clifton Sings the Blues ~ Clifton Chenier

Fado, Vol. 4 ~ Filipe Duarte

Acting Salam ~ Ahlam

Fruto E Raiz ~ Alcione

Best of ~ Johnny Hallyday