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Any Chris Isaak fans?

gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
edited February 2013 in Other Music
I'd love to hear some reviews from his new album. I really enjoyed his first two and kind of lost track of him for many years. The few songs I've heard off of his new album are really good. I know he started off glomming off of Elvis but he's really come into his own.
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  • piptartpiptart Posts: 25
    :D I've loved Chris' music for years and I'm curious too about the new album Mr. Lucky. I have all his others so when I've got some free cash, I'll probably download it off iTunes.
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Didn't he have a TV show back in the day?

    Either way, his music is pretty cool.
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  • anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
    I am a Chris Isaak fan. This new cd is really good. There are a couple songs that rock. I don't care for the one that's getting airplay on radio 'We Let Her Down'. Whoever tells him to release certain songs as singles pretty much missed the mark on this one. 'Mr. Lonely Man' pretty much kicks ass and I really like 'Very Pretty Girl' and 'Big Wide Wonderful World'...both are very sexy sounding would make good stripping songs. If you're a fan of Chris, you know what I mean with that. You'll be happy to know it appears he still has issues with women and love. It's the usual stuff.

    He's touring right now. If you haven't seen him live, you really ought to. His live shows are a lot of fun if you can get past some of the old people that are there to sit on their ass and hear 'Wicked Game' for the millionth time. And man, you gotta love when he comes out with that mirror ball suit.
  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    casual fan...but his tunes have been playing every summer in our house for years now...
    I love to turn you on
  • piptartpiptart Posts: 25
    anotherclone wrote:
    He's touring right now. If you haven't seen him live, you really ought to. His live shows are a lot of fun if you can get past some of the old people that are there to sit on their ass and hear 'Wicked Game' for the millionth time. And man, you gotta love when he comes out with that mirror ball suit.

    :lol: Mirror ball suit? I'd love to see that...I've always checked to see when he may come around here so I can see him live...would definitely be worth it. Thanks for the review on Mr. Lucky...I'll get it this weekend. ;)
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    Big fan here- quite the crooner
    We've seen him many times live over the years-
    great shows my fav was a small civic center in NC where we got to stand right up by the stage-yea and mirrored suit and all!
    He does have a TV show airing just recently where he has other performers he interviews(chicago, stevie nicks etc) and then plays the last song they do with them- its on the biography channel- it was this past springtime at least- i think the Chris Isaak Hour maybe??
    haven't got his new cd for the collection yet but i'm sure its good
    they all are- we have at least 5 or 6
  • En La ClandestinidadEn La Clandestinidad Telford, PA by way of Kansas City, MO and Milwaukee, WI, Phoenix, AZ and East Greenbush, NY Posts: 3,648
    Love, love, love Chris Isaak so I had to bump this sucker! Seeing him live two days after my birthday!
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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    10C Rocks wrote:
    Love, love, love Chris Isaak so I had to bump this sucker! Seeing him live two days after my birthday!
    cool, enjoy! We saw him a year ago Sept in a small outdoor venue in Peachtree City. He has family local. I need to check and see when he's coming here again. Always a good time
  • anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
    It looks like he's touring this summer. We'll be catching him in Portland in August. Gotta see my Chris once a year.
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7a35GnfPTc
    just had to!
  • anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
    pandora wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7a35GnfPTc
    just had to!

    LOVE this.
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,187
    Wicked Game was good makeout music, back in the day. ;)
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  • righteousbaberighteousbabe Posts: 662
    I liked his TV show, never really listened to his music though.
  • dpmaydpmay Posts: 643
    yeah, the new record is good. not great like many of his albums, in my opinion.

    and definitely see him live. i've seen him twice and he puts on a great show. the mirror ball suit is cool, and when i saw him at red rocks, he walked all the way through the crowd to the top of the ampitheater slapping fives - it was pretty sweet.
  • En La ClandestinidadEn La Clandestinidad Telford, PA by way of Kansas City, MO and Milwaukee, WI, Phoenix, AZ and East Greenbush, NY Posts: 3,648
    A great new covers album of his came out today, so I gotta bump this back to the top!!
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    Brew Crew Tix wrote:
    A great new covers album of his came out today, so I gotta bump this back to the top!!
    Saw him live a few months ago and he talked about this album coming out. He said how cool it was to record in the old Sun studios. I've been looking forward to it ever since.
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  • solace23solace23 Posts: 704
    He is a douche bag
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    isaak-1.jpg8-)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAOxCqSxRD0 Good morning! :D
  • En La ClandestinidadEn La Clandestinidad Telford, PA by way of Kansas City, MO and Milwaukee, WI, Phoenix, AZ and East Greenbush, NY Posts: 3,648
    solace23 wrote:
    He is a douche bag


    ok :roll:
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  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    wicked games is so evocative. brings you back to a time and place, and even a season...summer.
  • Attaway77Attaway77 Posts: 3,163
    He's got some great music.. Forever Blue is good shit.. Not a big fan yet of the new covers album he just dropped... Especially doing Johnny Cash, I don't like it when people cover his music (PJ of course did great w/25 minutes to go, but that was live, and well, it was PJ..)
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  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    His Sun Records covers album is great. This isn't even on the album, but I think my favorite from that era is his cover of "Only the Lonely" by Roy Orbison. He is perfect for this song.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLGDAGJxt-Y
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    gabers wrote:
    His Sun Records covers album is great. This isn't even on the album, but I think my favorite from that era is his cover of "Only the Lonely" by Roy Orbison. He is perfect for this song.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLGDAGJxt-Y
    Oh... awesome! love Roy but have to agree that is meant for Chris! Made my morning 8-)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJC17zR5YZQ

    I'm singing along :D love love love him!
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