(I Love the Sound Of) Breaking Glass ? Steve Allen
There's a Cloud in My Heart ? Walter Clevenger & The Dairy Kings
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding ? Michael Carpenter
You Got the Look I Like ? Terry Anderson & The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team
Couldn't Love You (Anymore Than I Do) ? Bryan Shaddix
Never Been in Love - Christy McWilson, Rick Shea
Marie Provost ? Tipsy Jack
Crying in My Sleep - Chris Gaffney
Homewrecker ? Rex Holmes & We Monster
Truth Drug ? Steve Wynn
Track Listings (15) - Disc #2
I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock & Roll) ? Ron Flynt & The Bluehearts
American Squirm - Jamie Hoover
Ugly Things - Eugene Edwards
What's Shaking on the Hill - Greg Trooper
When I Write the Book ? sparkle*jets u.k.
Lonesome Reverie - James Intveld
Heart - Tiffany Anastasia Lowe
Cupid Must Be Angry - Duane Jarvis
Love So Fine - Robbie Rist
You Make Me - Kim Shattuck
I Don't Want the Night to End ? The Lowe Beats
Let's Eat - Monkey Bowl
Everyone - The Brilliant Mistakes
Rollers Show ? The Glimmer Stars
Heart of the City ? The ?lectric Chairs
Labour of Love, the other widely available tribute to the music of Nick Lowe, counted Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, and Dar Williams among its contributors. The hitters on Lowe Profile--a two-disc set covering, in the words o... more »f executive producer Walter Clevenger, "rock, pop, blues, country, and soul--and that's just the first five songs on disc one!"--aren't quite as heavy. But that's a plus, not a minus, as it allows the diversity of Lowe's songwriting to take center stage. Each of his periods is represented by a standout track. His Brinsley Schwarz bandmate Ian Gomm, who cowrote "Cruel to Be Kind," turns in a heartfelt version of the song accented by some delicious George Harrison-esque slide guitar, and Foster & Lloyd reunite after 15 years to put a smooth country spin on the Rockpile-era "Without Love." Other highlights include Greg Trooper's soulful, Wurlitzer-tinged take on "What's Shaking on the Hill" (the centerpiece of 1990's Party of One) and a rockabilly reimagining by James Intveld of Dig My Mood's "Lonesome Reverie." Nothing can substitute for new music by the Basher, but these 30 tracks might be just enough to hold those who've been waiting four years for a follow-up to The Convincer a little while longer. --Benjamin Lukoff« less
Labour of Love, the other widely available tribute to the music of Nick Lowe, counted Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, and Dar Williams among its contributors. The hitters on Lowe Profile--a two-disc set covering, in the words of executive producer Walter Clevenger, "rock, pop, blues, country, and soul--and that's just the first five songs on disc one!"--aren't quite as heavy. But that's a plus, not a minus, as it allows the diversity of Lowe's songwriting to take center stage. Each of his periods is represented by a standout track. His Brinsley Schwarz bandmate Ian Gomm, who cowrote "Cruel to Be Kind," turns in a heartfelt version of the song accented by some delicious George Harrison-esque slide guitar, and Foster & Lloyd reunite after 15 years to put a smooth country spin on the Rockpile-era "Without Love." Other highlights include Greg Trooper's soulful, Wurlitzer-tinged take on "What's Shaking on the Hill" (the centerpiece of 1990's Party of One) and a rockabilly reimagining by James Intveld of Dig My Mood's "Lonesome Reverie." Nothing can substitute for new music by the Basher, but these 30 tracks might be just enough to hold those who've been waiting four years for a follow-up to The Convincer a little while longer. --Benjamin Lukoff
CD Reviews
A must buy for every Nick Lowe fan
I. Gomm | Wales, UK | 01/06/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As tribute albums go this one is very good. Nick's tunes are all given a new dimension by the very fact that he is not singing them!
"Nicely done tribute to the Jesus of Cool. Particularly nice are the contributions from Dave Alvin, Duane Jarvis, Foster & Lloyd, and Don Dixon. I think the fact that artists of this stature and talent elected to contribute here serves as testimony to the reverence Mr. Lowe commands. Not so nice is the contribution from Nick's adopted daughter, Tiffany Anastasia Lowe. She apparently didn't get the singing gene from her mom, Carlene Carter. But enough carping - if you are a Nick Lowe fan (and if you aren't, why not?) you will find much to enjoy here.
Amusingly, this disc was recorded for the most part in Costa Mesa, where I live. Would that I was able to witness the proceedings..."
Nick the Knife Cuts It
bdlove@earthlink.net | Los Angeles, California | 07/29/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a very fine tribute, and I'm not a tribute fan.
The performances are all heartfelt, zippy, and into the core of the songs, which is what you'd want if you were the songwriter. I've always thought that the mark of a truly great songwriter is that, really, nobody can botch a great song. That's not an issue here, because the musicians are all really fine. But I can imagine some schmoe in a bar someplace singing "Peace, Love and Understanding," and the sedentary crowd awakening for just those three blessed minutes.
Highly recommended. And then some. Nick is an international treasure, and I absolutely adore the various facets, many formerly obscure, in his gem-studded catalog that appear on this disk. Just brilliant. Now, Nick, dammit: Write some more."
Nice consistent compilation....................
collegemoney | 05/30/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"You will, of course, realize you are not actually listening to Mr. Lowe. However, the consistency of the approach employed here may make you think you are listening to the same band pretty much throughout the 2 CD's of material. I had a mental image of Nick playing his bass to the side while letting various different folks share the mic. In other words, no really wild stylistic swings (twang here, punk there, rap here..) that you get with many of these tributes from lesser known "tribute-ers". While you will recognize some names among the vocal mix, many you will not. And, where it twangs a bit, it is quite appropriate to the material. Buy it!"
Track Listings (15) - Disc #1