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Something's Missing

Joe Krajnc | Sooke, BC Canada | 03/19/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"As a lont time Gilder and Sweeney Todd fan I am dismayed to find a lot of material missing, especially one of my Gilder favourites "Here Comes The Night". Whoever did this compilation on Nick's behalf should be fired and given a job as a plumber (my apologies to all plumbers). Once again, die-hard fans have been short changed."

Criminally Forgotten Artist From the Class of Circa '78!

the-disco-kid | Bay City, Babylon 7 | 09/14/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I must begin by expressing the same sort of reservations as others around here have done about this disc; it's too short (Mere 12 tracks in just 40 minutes) and too far from being definitive (My main complaint: Where [...] is "21st Century", one of Gilder's finest songs ever!?) Other than that, it's fine slice of little known, underappreciated 1970's quality pop/rock. The "You Know Who You Are" LP was a particular favourite of mine when I was about 14 years-old, and I just couldn't understand why Billy Joel and his ilk were having hit after hit after hit why Nick Gilder went largely unnoticed - aside, of course, from "Hot Child in the City", which, if you ask me, is just so-so compared to much of his other material. Listening to this music again all these years later, I'm still just as baffled."(She's) One of the Boys", "Backstreet Noise" (The B-SIDE of "Hot Child", how unbelievable as that may seem now!!), "Rated 'X'", "Roxy Roller", and so on and so on - all still tremendously appealing after all these years and oh-how long I've waited to get them all on CD. Thanks, Razor & Tie! Oh, and Mr.DeLuca, Suzi Quatro also recorded a fine version of "Roxy Roller" circa 1976."

This CD is a must have!

the-disco-kid | 04/18/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For far too long Nick Gilder's music has been neglected and has been dismissed as a one-hit wonder. This compilation showcases the true talents of Nick Gilder, as a singer, songwriter and producer. The only downside to this CD is the exclusion of the songs "Here Comes The Night" and his first Canadian solo single, that was not included in any of his albums, "She's A Star (in her own right)". Perhaps Volume Two will have them?"