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The BoDeans – Outside Looking In – Vinyl Record
Outside Looking In is the debut album by the American rock band the BoDeans, released in 1987. The BoDeans are known for their roots rock and heartland rock sound, characterized by strong melodies, harmonies, and lyrics that often reflect on everyday life and relationships.
The album Outside Looking In includes tracks like “Dreams,” “Say About Love,” and “Forever Young (The Wild Ones),” which showcase the band’s ability to blend rock, folk, and country influences into their music. The BoDeans gained recognition for their energetic live performances and their heartfelt songwriting.
Outside Looking In marked the beginning of the BoDeans’ career and laid the foundation for their subsequent albums. The band continued to release music throughout the years, with several of their songs gaining popularity and receiving radio play.
Fans of roots rock and heartland rock, particularly from the 1980s and 1990s, often appreciate the BoDeans’ music for its relatable lyrics and catchy melodies.
The BoDeans are a rock and roll band formed in Waukesha, Wisconsin, by singer/songwriters/guitarists Sammy Llanas and Kurt Neumann, who had played together since high school, along with a rhythm section of bassist Bob Griffin and drummer Guy Hoffman.
The quartet signed to Slash Records and released its first album, the critically well-accepted Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams (the title comes from a line in the Rolling Stones song “Shattered”) in 1986.
Outside Looking In (1987), produced by Talking Head and Wisconsin native Jerry Harrison, saw the band reduced to a trio with the departure of Hoffman. It broke into the Top 100 best-sellers, as the BoDeans toured with U2, appeared on Robbie Robertson’s self-titled debut solo album, and were named “Best New Band” in Rolling Stone magazine.
By the time of the release of the third album, Home (1989), Michael Ramos (keyboards) and Danny Gayol (drums) had joined. This lineup stayed intact for the release of Black and White (1991), but the BoDeans were drummerless again as of the release of Go Slow Down (1993).
Following the release of the 1995 live double-album Joe Dirt Car, the BoDeans returned in 1996 with Blend. Around the time of Blend’s release, “Closer to Free,” a song taken from Go Slow Down, became a hit, thanks to its exposure as the theme song for the popular television show, Party of Five. Eight years later, the band made their Zoe debut with Resolution.
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic seal with jacket punch
Reprise / Slash Records 1987
Track Listing
Dreams
Pick Up The Pieces
Take It Tomorrow
Say About Love
Don’t Be Lonely
Only Love
What It Feels Like
Ballad Of Jenny Rae
Forever Young (The Wild Ones)
Someday
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