Head First

Head First Artist: The Babys
Label: One Way Records Inc
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 724352899524
EAN: 0724352899524
ASIN: B000059T86


Release Date: 2001-02-13

Head First


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Tracks:

  1. Love Don't Prove I'm Right
  2. Everytime I Think Of You
  3. I Was One
  4. White Lightning
  5. Run To Mexico
  6. Head First
  7. You (Got It)
  8. Please Don't Leave Me Here
  9. California

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Album Description

1978 album fronted by John Waite. This was their best charting album. The title cut and 'Midnight Rendezvous' were radio favorites. Re-mastered. Standard jewel case. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars They don't make 'em like this anymore............2005-09-07

.....every song an absolute gem. I've been looking for this for years and just found it at a used CD shop for $6.00! HA! This was the best CD they ever released. Whichever company decides to secure the rights, re-master and re-release this collection of golden nuggets is going to make a boatload of cash.

5 out of 5 stars 3rd album.......2005-03-31

The lyrically and musically superior Babys once again prove their worth. John Waite was selected to play in Ringo's All Starr band recently.

It was refreshing to have a group in the late 70s who could raise a tune. Music was in a sad way at this time.

Everytime I Think of You is astonishing, backing soul singers, strings and horns, musicians actually enjoying every moment,in contrast to the toy music of the era.

5 out of 5 stars Simply Their Best Album.......2004-07-20

Yes, it's poprock. It doesn't pretend to be heavier than that. And yet, this album rocks! Check out the sample tracks and you'll see what I mean. John Waite sings extraordinarily well. He puts all of his heart & soul into each song. All of the tunes are melodic and infectious. You will not be able to get them out of your head. The guitar solos are succinct & piercing. This album is a great one for cranking up the volume. Yea, I know, it's not Metallica, but for Poprock it's as good if not better than anything put out by Styx or Cheap Trick or REO Speedwagon. As I've said elsewhere, if you like Steve Perry-era Journey, then you'll probably like The Babys very, very much. If you're already familiar with The Babys but haven't yet sampled Headfirst, then you are definitely missing out. Each song is excellent. No fillers here!

5 out of 5 stars Melodic Power Pop At Its Best !!!.......2004-04-26

I was always a big fan of the Babys ever since I got into them when I heard the great hit,"Isn't It Time". 1978's "Head First" (with their next one, "Union Jacks" very close behind) was their best overall album as singer John Waite artisically came into his own on this one with his own unique, distinctive vocal style and usual abundant attitude.

The firing from the band of multi-talented guitarist Michael Corby, who originally formed the band, due to continuous problems between him and Waite, was extremely untimely as it happened during the middle of putting together "Head First", however, with a change in direction that ensued soon after, the band came out with a more sonically sleek sound with a more basic simplicity as gone was the previous towering orchestration wall of sound of their previous albums. Additionally, Waite came into his own as a singer and had developed his own style which appeared to transform the rest of the band into a more confident, tighter unit as they balanced both hard and soft power pop wonderfully.

From the great infectious lead guitar riff of the title track with its great combination of raw power and finesse to the beauty of the great romantic power ballad, "Every Time I Think Of You", all nine songs off "Head First" flow extremely well together. You can definitely hear the influences of early Free, Bad Company, The Faces, The Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, and Humble Pie's Steve Marriott evident throughout.

A must have for fans of classic melodic power pop mixed in with well crafted, smooth ballads..............

5 out of 5 stars

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