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Cut Above the Rest
Sweet
Cut Above the Rest
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal
 
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Reissued 1979 album. This was the bands first LP without vocalist Brian Connolly. Guitarist Andy Scott proves he's no slouch in the singing department on this 9-track release, which hit No. 49 in Germany, and includes t...  more »

     
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All Artists: Sweet
Title: Cut Above the Rest
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Repertoire
Release Date: 11/14/2002
Album Type: Import
Genres: Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal
Styles: Oldies, Glam
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
Other Editions: Cut Above the Rest
UPCs: 4009910420225, 766488054224

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Album Description
Reissued 1979 album. This was the bands first LP without vocalist Brian Connolly. Guitarist Andy Scott proves he's no slouch in the singing department on this 9-track release, which hit No. 49 in Germany, and includes the singles 'Call Me' and 'Big Apple Waltz'.
 

CD Reviews

Not What You Expect From 'The Sweet'
Jon J. Jacobs | New Orleans, Louisiana USA | 07/20/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)

"First, let me begin by saying that this was probably the hardest release to find on anything (cassette, 33 1/3, 8 track, or CD) that I have ever run across. I had searched for a copy of this music for at least 10 years. I traveled to every two-bit record store and second-hand music shop in the city of New Orleans looking for it, without success. I was overjoyed to find it here at Amazon.com last month. My 'quest for the grail' had ended. Before you pass judgement on this album, wipe the lyrics and music of 'Little Willy' and other 'candy rock' singles The Sweet did out of your head. 'Cut Above The Rest' (CATR) is a more sophisticated type of music than what The Sweet is known for. Originally, a friend gave me a cassette of CATR in 1980, and I was hooked on it. After listening to it about 30 times, I went out and bought other 'The Sweet' albums, and honestly, I wasn't impressed with their earlier stuff. CATR is quite different. Songs like "Hold Me', 'Mother Earth', and 'Big Apple Waltz' are more in sync with their big hit 'Love is Like Oxygen' than 'Ballroom Blitz'. Songs include 'Call Me'; which is a catchy little number about a guy getting a massage, and 'Play All Night'; which has a hint of their earlier works.Overall, I sincerely feel that 'Cut Above The Rest', if it had been promoted properly, could have elevated The Sweet's status to a new level, and wiped out their 'bubble gum rock' image. Unfortunately, it is a relatively unknown piece of artistic work that has been unacknowledged for the past 21 years. For the cost of this import, it's worth the price. If you enjoy music from The Who in the late 1970's and 1980's, this album is for you."
Grossly underrated
Juan Ramirez | Kirkland, Wa United States | 08/21/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)

"It's too bad that hard rock /heavy metal(especially from the 70's)is so critically overlooked and underrated, one case in point is the great british group The Sweet. Probably best remembered for their early 70's glam era bubble gum hits such as WigWamBam and Little Louie (which are among the most finely crafted specimens of the form, easily ranking next to anything by T-Rex or Bowie),later proving their metal with hard rocking classics such as Set me free and Action, Cut above the Rest gives us a collection of songs from a band that is musically and artistically more mature than what they are usually given credit for. This album was released after the bands hit making heyday and as far as I can recall got little (if any) radio play and was something of a comercial failure (especially compared to past success, remember Fox on the Run?!!) but it's still a solid piece of work with great catchy songs (personal faves being Call Me and Dorian Gray). I highly recomend it to any one who is even remotely fond of the band, and I guess it's a good a place as any to start for those who have never checked them out before. Much better than the usual drek critics are quick to point out when cynically deriding 70's guitar rock."
A CUT ABOVE MOST
HIPPIE DAVE | Shelf, w.yorks United Kingdom | 05/18/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Too many people judge this album due to the lack of the late great Brian Connelly.I think it is certainly one of their best,and one I still play often.It has numerous classic tunes,'Call me' should have charted in the U.K.,'Big Apple Waltz' also,and there certainly is not a weak track on the album.'Discophony' is very tongue in cheek,and such as 'Eye games', 'Dorian Gray' or 'Mother Earth' would also have made good singles.The main things about the Sweet were they could write very good songs,play their instruments well, and all very good vocalists.Certainly one of the best 70s bands, and their music sounds as fresh as ever. Hippie d"