Bob Seger Face The Promise CD Review

By Clyde Dennis







The more I listen, the better Face The Promise gets.

This CD is VERY Bob Seger. If you're looking for him to reinvent himself, look elsewhere. Seger is genius at what he does and he has done it again.

He still rocks, and his lyrics speak to the average Joe trying to live a decent life.
I, along with many others, grew up listening to Bob Seger's classic seventies music. I must admit my expectations were not high before I actually heard this CD. What with Seger's last uninspiring album release coming almost 11 years ago.

I'm happy to announce here and now, this CD sets the record straight. Bob Seger was, and still is, one of America's great rock-and-roll treasures.

Starting with the very first track "Wreck This Heart", Face The Promise rocks like there's no tomorrow. The songwriting is inspired, the production is simply outstanding, and Seger's voice sounds like it is indeed in very good shape.

Of particular note on this offering is his breathtaking ballad with Patty Loveless.
Welcome back, Mr. Seger. We've missed you.

I have little doubt that TRUE Seger fans will throughly enjoy Face The Promise.

Track List:

1. Wreck This Heart
2. Wait For Me
3. Face The Promise
4. No Matter Who You Are
5. Are You
6. Simplicity
7. No More
8. Real Mean Bottle - (with Kid Rock)
9. Won't Stop
10. Between
11. Answer's In The Question, The - (with Patty Loveless)
12. Long Goodbye,

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Personnel: Bob Seger (vocals, synthesizer); Kenny Greenberg, Biff Watson, J.T. Corenflos, Brent Rowan (guitar); John Jarvis, Billy Payne (piano); Glenn Worf, Larry Paxton (bass guitar); Eddie Bayers, Steve Brewster, Paul Leim (drums); Eric Darken (percussion); Kid Rock. Recording information: 2005 - 2006. Of all the heartland-based "working class rockers" of the 1970s and '80s, Bob Seger was one of the most consistently credible and satisfying. Not only did he brandish a muscular classic rock sound, but he was a talented songwriter, giving equal emphasis to rebellious electric barnstormers and melancholic, thoughtful folk-tinged tunes. Seger's spotlight may have faded by 2006's FACE THE PROMISE, but that doesn't mean any of his power as a singer, songwriter, and performer had diminished. Seger's gruff voice sounds as weathered and gutsy as ever, and his status as an elder statesman hasn't led him to turn down his amplifiers a single notch, as the pounding title track and "Wreck This Heart," the album's opener, prove. But one of Seger's great strengths has always been his reflective, acoustic-driven songs, and "No Matter Who You Are" and "Won't Stop" deliver on that count, demonstrating that even after all these years Seger still has his touch.

Record Label - Capitol / EMI Records

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