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Back Again: A Tommy Keene Anthology [2-cd Deluxe Edition]
| Side A | ||
| Artist | Song | |
| Tommy Keene | Back To Zero Now | |
| Tommy Keene | Nothing Happened Yesterday | |
| Tommy Keene | Hey, Little Child (Alex Chilton) | |
| Tommy Keene | Back Again | |
| Tommy Keene | Misunderstood | |
| Tommy Keene | Places That Are Gone | |
| Tommy Keene | In Our Lives | |
| Tommy Keene | Paper Words & Lies | |
| Tommy Keene | Kill Your Sons (Lou Reed) | |
| Tommy Keene | As Life Goes By | |
| Tommy Keene | Astronomy | |
| Tommy Keene | The Story Ends | |
| Tommy Keene | Drowning | |
| Tommy Keene | Run Now | |
| Tommy Keene | Away From It All | |
| Tommy Keene | Love Is The Only Thing That Matters | |
| Tommy Keene | Tattoo (The Who) | |
| Tommy Keene | Hey, Man | |
| Tommy Keene | Andrea | |
| Tommy Keene | Shake Some Action (Flamin' Groovies) | |
| Tommy Keene | Sleeping On A Rollercoaster | |
| Tommy Keene | Going Out Again | |
| Tommy Keene | Today & Tomorrow | |
| Tommy Keene | On The Runway | |
| Side B | ||
| Artist | Song | Buy |
| Tommy Keene | Compromise | |
| Tommy Keene | Your Heart Beats Alone | |
| Tommy Keene | You Can't Wait For Time | |
| Tommy Keene | Long Time Missing | |
| Tommy Keene | Getting Out From Under You | |
| Tommy Keene | Never Really Been Gone | |
| Tommy Keene | Love Lies Down | |
| Tommy Keene | Waiting Without You | |
| Tommy Keene | Begin Where We End | |
| Tommy Keene | Hanging Over My Head | |
| Tommy Keene | All Your Love Will Stay | |
| Tommy Keene | Big Blue Sky | |
| Tommy Keene | How Do You Really Say Hello? | |
| Tommy Keene | There's No One In This City | |
| Tommy Keene | A Wish Ago | |
| Tommy Keene | Carrie Anne (The Hollies) | |
| Tommy Keene | The Scam & The Flim Flam Man | |
| Tommy Keene | Black & White New York | |
| Tommy Keene | Warren In The '60's | |
| Tommy Keene | Quit That Scene | |
| Tommy Keene | Eyes Of Youth | |
| Tommy Keene | Lives Become Lies | |
Comment:
One of the great, largely unheralded power pop heroes of the past 20 years -- why this guy never got any traction truly escapes me. Falls pretty squarely into the post-Big Star school of chiming guitars and catchy hooks, much like the Posies or Matthew Sweet. His first full lp (if one discounts the lo-fi limited release Strange Alliance, which, for sound quality purposes, I've omitted here), 1986's Songs From The Film, was a college radio favorite back in the day, and the single/ep collection Real Underground is no less essential. Of course, while those may be his best known and most respected works (relatively speaking), Tommy's been churning out fine albums on a regular basis ever since, and this year's Crashing The Ether is, twenty years later, nearly as strong as those chestnuts.I gave some thought to a more streamlined single-cd mix, but lately I've been opting for more inclusive 2-cd mixes which, while less start-to-finish perfect, allow me to dig deeper into the album tracks (and thereafter box up the original cd's as largely superfluous). Plus, this is still a bit incomplete; much of his back catalog is sadly out of print, so I had to skip a couple albums missing from my collection. (Anyone willing to ship me a copy of Based on Happy Times or Driving Into The Sun, or the Sleeping on a Roller Coaster EP, gets a courtesy copy of the (revised) mix.)
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nice tribute - played with him once. he was the guitarist for velvet crush on their 'teenage symponies' tour. they were nasty - he was super great; a real gentleman. alas, i've only been a hit or miss fan, though you have really hit the highlights here.
i'm afraid i've never heard of this Tommy Keene or understand the alchemy of pop into power. College radio seems to be an american phenomenon but I might be wrong or simply attended the wrong polytechnic. I do seem to remember a fresh faced chap on Beverly Hills 90210 getting over excited about College Radio. Mind you I was getting over excited 'bout Shannon Doherty, though I managed to remain level and pass my exams without resorting to No Doze. Back to Tommy. I couldn't assure Tommy a rise in sales, but a change in wardrobe, especially on the shirt front might improve his profile. It's not quite Bridget Riley but it's annoying just the same. Also the drummer - and I'm sure he's a mighty fine skin basher - could think about shedding a few pounds and ridding himself of that furry parasite stuck beneath his 20 chins. And gawd that blue stripe on his t-shirt is playing blue murder with Tommy's guitar strap.
never heard this Mr. Keene play music, but that's a mighty fine, mighty orange guitar he's got there. and if he decides to go ahead with the Dom1 wardrobe makeover, I'll take the shirt. it has pearly snaps. look like lots of work went into this one, nice job.
Yes, our boy Tommy may make questionable wardrobe decisions (maybe the "What Not To Wear" people need to hunt him down), but he certainly knows his way around a pop hook. "Back To Zero" is a power pop classic -- one of many ace songs you've compiled here. I'm not that familiar with his more recent output, but how many people really are? I have Based on Happy Times on cassette, but I doubt you'd be interested.
Can't argue with any of your choices. I've been an avid Tommy Keene fan for years now.