The Best of Nils Lofgren

the best of nils lofgren

Track Listings
1. No Mercy
2. Cry Tough
3. Rock & Roll Crook
4. Keith Don't Go (Ode to the Glimmer Twin)
5. Goin' Back
6. I Came to Dance
7. Back It Up
8. Shine Silently
9. It's Not a Crime
10. Beggar's Day (Eulogy to Danny Whitten)

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The Best of Nils Lofgren
The Very Best of Grin
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • What a show
  • one of the great talents of the 70's
  • Nils and Grin
  • GRINNING
  • Still serching
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ASIN: B00000J7SP
Release Date: 1999-06-08

Tracks:

  1. Everybody's Missin' The Sun
  2. See What A Love Can Do
  3. Like Rain
  4. We All Sung Together
  5. Nobody
  6. Sing For Happiness
  7. White Lies
  8. Hi, Hello Home
  9. Slippery Fingers
  10. Lost A Number
  11. Moon Tears
  12. Soft Fun
  13. Just To Have You
  14. Love Or Else
  15. Sad Letter
  16. Ain't Love Nice
  17. All Out
  18. Rusty Gun
  19. You're The Weight

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What a show.......2005-08-29

My first rock concert was in 1970 at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, Maryland where Nils went to school (I was 11 years old). Grin played in the school gym and I sat on the stage in front of a PA. He was unbelievable and I was addicted to rock & roll forever. Thanks Nils - songs like Moon Tears, Like Rain and Slipper Fingers are just great music.

5 out of 5 stars one of the great talents of the 70's.......2004-10-16

I never heard of Grin until three years ago, though of course I knew Nils Lofgren from his work with Neil Young. When my brother sent me this CD and I put it on, I couldn't figure out why Grin hadn't been more successful. Some of Lofgren's songs (White Lies, Moon Tears, We All Sung Together) should have been big hits. Maybe he needed a better publicist, or a better record company. The loss was mine, because I spent the first 30 years of my life unaware of this creative and enjoyable music. Lofgren was only in his teens when he recorded some of these songs, but they hold up incredibly well. Now I listen often, to make up for lost time. Highly recommended for all.

5 out of 5 stars Nils and Grin.......2004-08-28

Why can't I find "If I were a song" by Grin anywhere? Anyone want to send me that song?
And I really want to get a CD copy of Nils and Grin's first album that I have on LP...cant think of the name but there are feet on the cover hanging down..right? Anyone know where I can find it? It was one of my all time favorite albums!
Nils, thanks for the free concert in MD last week! What a treat!
Tvbonnie@aol.com

2 out of 5 stars GRINNING.......2004-07-14

Grin's first album was called "GRIN" and was released by Spindizzy records inc.

3 out of 5 stars Still serching.......2004-04-26

I have been serching so long without any luck so does anybody know what Grin's first alblum was? What the cover might have looked like?
The Best of Nils Lofgren & Grin: The A&M Years
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Excellent Compilation, Great Place To Start For Nils Newbies
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Nils Lofgren
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
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ASIN: B00000IXZ9
Release Date: 2001-08-02

Tracks:

  1. Beggar's Day (Eulogy to Danny Whitten)
  2. True Thrill
  3. Nightmare
  4. Keith Don't Go (Ode to the Glimmer Twin)
  5. Back It Up
  6. Sun Hasn't Set on This Boy Yet
  7. Goin' Back
  8. It's Not a Crime
  9. Can't Get Closer
  10. Mud in Your Eye
  11. Home Is Where the Hurt Is
  12. Happy Ending Kids
  13. Jealous Guy
  14. Like Rain
  15. Rock & Roll Crook
  16. Take You to the Movies Tonight
  17. This Life Holds Something for Me
  18. Shine Silently

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Compilation, Great Place To Start For Nils Newbies.......2005-02-05

This was the first Nils album I purchases, inspired to get it by listening to his song, "Shine Silently" from the Ringo All-Starr Anthology. That song was breathtaking, so I decided to look a bit deeper into the history of one, Nils Lofgren. This seemed like a great place to start, and indeed I was right. The CD contains a great mixture of his piano and guitar oriented tracks, but I should note, offers very little from his years with Grin. All three Grin tracks are taken off of the same album, and though they're great, it would've been nice to have some more Grin on here.
As mentioned, the first three tracks are by Nils with his band Grin. "Nightmare" doesn't feature Nils on lead vocals, but it's still great none the less. "True Thrill" is a real stand out to me, I love that track.
Following those are "Keith Don't Go (Ode To The Glimmer Twin)" and "Back It Up" two of Nils' signature songs so to say. "Keith Don't Go is remarkably clever in it's integration of a brief sample of The Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction". It works perfectly in the context of the song.
"Back It Up" should've had "HIT SINGLE" written all over it. The length is perfect, it's catchy, has a great little guitar solo, golden.
The next two tracks are great for their catch piano refrains, gotta respect a man who can play the piano, accordion, and guitar with great skill.
"It's Not A Crime" is extraordinary. About 1:40 into the song, Nils unleashes an INSANE guitar solo. He hits you with a remarkable flurry of notes......it's just spectacular.
I could continue, but you're basically getting the drift here. I'll just summarize. "Shine Silently" is good, not as good as it is live though, "Rock and Roll Crook" and "Like Rain" also stand out in my mind. Really, it's an awesome collection showing off Nils' guitar and piano skills, along with his vocal talents. This is a great starting point to look into the career of this under the radar musician.
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    Nils Lofgren
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    ASIN: B000008HT9
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. No Mercy
    2. Cry Tough
    3. Rock & Roll Crook
    4. Keith Don't Go (Ode to the Glimmer Twin)
    5. Goin' Back
    6. I Came to Dance
    7. Back It Up
    8. Shine Silently
    9. It's Not a Crime
    10. Beggar's Day (Eulogy to Danny Whitten)
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    Manufacturer: Vision Music
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    ASIN: B00005YM5F
    Release Date: 2002-02-05

    Tracks:

    1. Speed Kills
    2. Speed Tag
    3. Gunner
    4. People Funk
    5. Old Double P
    6. Windy
    7. We Got Guys
    8. Pablo Blues
    9. Texas
    10. Swamp
    11. Hard Lines
    12. I'm Buyin'
    13. Tried And True (Tibute To Walter Payton)
    14. The Wind
    15. What About It
    16. Silver Swing
    17. Lions Wake
    18. Lions Wake (Jam)
    19. Midnight Street
    20. Taj Blues
    21. Tough Trials
    22. Squeeze Box
    23. Funk One
    24. Country
    25. Slink
    26. Dream
    27. Stalker Blues
    28. Harmonics
    29. A Lefty
    30. Sad Walk
    31. Angel Shake
    32. Speed Kills (Instrumental)
    33. Speed Tag (Instrumental)
    34. Old Double P (Instrumental)

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Not Bad At All - A Different Side Of Nils.......2003-04-01

    This is a collection of mostly instrumental music that Nils recorded, I assume, as the soundtrack for some sort of John Madden "All Madden Team" TV special. There are 34 tracks, and the average length per track is under 2 minutes. Only 8 tracks are 3 minutes or longer. Not surprisingly, many tunes end before they get much chance to be fleshed out or developed. Nils sings on only 3 songs, the fine "The Wind", the Walter Payton tribute "Tried And True", and the party anthem "I'm Buyin'". On 4 of the first 7 tracks, John Madden's voice is superimposed on the music, repeating inane phrases like "now THAT is a football play" or "tough stuff - all Madden". Thankfully, the rest is Madden-free, and 3 of the 4 Madden tracks are repeated at the end in Madden-free versions. What's really great about this collection, though, is the way it gives Nils a chance to indulge himself by playing around with a lot of musical styles you don't ordinarily hear him play. There's a lot of blues (with wailing harmonica by Mark Wenner of The Nighthawks) and a lot of old (1950s &'60s) style instrumental rock 'n' roll, complete with honkin' saxophone. But he also touches on jazz (the smoky sax workout "A Lefty"), rockabilly ("Texas"), zydeco ("Squeeze Box"), and country ("Country"), and one track ("Harmonics") almost sounds like ballet (easy to imagine it with footage of wide receivers making fingertip catches). There's some great drumming on a few tracks, including my favorite on the album, "Midnight Steel", and on the whole it seems he's teamed up with better players than he usually employs on his solo projects. Another great track is "Stalker Blues", which I can visualize accompanying footage of someone like Ronnie Lott, lurking in the background, ready to hammer some unsuspecting ball-carrier). Lofgren's guitar playing, mostly on electric, some on acoustic, is fabulous. I think most Nils Lofgren fans would enjoy this, but it is an odd collection.
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