Rockin' Horse

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Bryan Berg is a singer/songwriter who plays all the instruments on his self-produced CD--with the exception of guitar. He has been writing songs for many years and currently resides in Laguna Niguel, California.

Album Description
Bryan Berg is a gifted singer/songwriter with a knack for memorable phrases and catchy melodies. His second CD, "Rockin' Horse," is collection of eleven insightful songs in the tradition of John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett.

The CD begins with "Son Of A Senator," a roots-rocker that explores the double standard of justice that applies to the rich and powerful.

Berg's trademark wit and dark sense of humor are evident in "King Of The Valley," a tale of an adult film director trying to keep his lifestyle hidden from his nosey suburban neighbors.

The album concludes with the title song "Rockin' Horse," a traditional rock and roll tune that pays homage to American Music.

Fans of Bryan Berg will be glad see that his latest offering continues the journey begun with his first CD, "The Therapy Sessions."

Yes It Is
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An amazing chance to get a great record on CD at last!!!

Only One Good Song -- But It's a Really Good Song

Mersey Beat Meets the '70s: A Rarity Revisited

Yes It Is
Rockin' Horse
Manufacturer: Rev-Ola
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Biggest Gossip in Town
Oh Carol, I'm So Sad
You're Spending All My Money
Baby Walk Out With Your Darling Man
Don't You Ever Think I Cry
Yes It Is
Stayed Out Late Last Night
Delicate Situation
Son, Son
Golden Opportunity
I'm Trying to Forget You
Julian the Hooligan
Biggest Gossip in Town [Mono 45 Mix][*]
You Say [Non-Album Mono 45 B-Side][*]
Julian the Hooligan [Mono 45 Mix][*]
Stayed Out Late Last Night [Mono 45 Mix][*]
Frankie Joe [*]
Lonely Norman [*]

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An amazing chance to get a great record on CD at last!!!.......2007-05-16

If you could see me right now, you'd see me jumping up and down screaming
I can't believe I didn't know this came out on CD. In the early 1970's I
discovered Jimmy Campbell and fell madly in love with his voice and his
pathos. His sense of humor, his spirit, his intelligence and originality sparked my imagination like no other singer/songwriter at the time. I have been trying to get my Jimmy Campbell collection on CD for the longest time and I would be thrilled if the other three solo lps "Half-Baked", "Jimmy Campbell" and "Son of Anastasia" were to come out as well.
I have to take credit for getting the "Biggest Gossip In Town" out on Greg Shaw's Voxx label. I knew it was perfect for Voxx and I was right.
If you haven't ever heard these lp's scour the bins at flea markets until you find them. I loved them all so much I bought back-up copies and still keep a record player in the house JUST so I can play them.
Anyway, Rockin' Horse was the Merseybeat incarnation of Jimmy Campbell.
Billy Kinsley (from the Merseybeats).
The songs are wonderful, a sweet reminder of everything that was good about Liverpool in the 60's.
IF you love this kind of music buy this immediately...as I said I am
soooooooooooooooooooo excited I'm dancing around the house, and I almost never do that anymore.
On a personal note: Jimmy-if you read this or anyone you know reads it, I still love you madly and miss you and I would pay ANYTHING to get a copy of "New Girl Writing Me Letters From the Bronx."

Only One Good Song -- But It's a Really Good Song.......2006-08-25

"Biggest Gossip in Town" is accurately named as one of the greatest power pop songs of all time. It's the best song on this album, but if you already have it from some other CD, don't bother with the rest of this disc. Nothing else here is remotely as good as "Gossip." In fact, "Gossip" sounds like it was recorded by another group altogether, perhaps because (as the liner notes reveal) it was the very last song recorded in the sessions for this album. While "Gossip" is bursting with girl-group and Mersey-beat energy, the other songs on the album are weak-to-crudely written and produced. They are decorated with some late-Beatles production and arrangement mannerisms, but these can't disguise the lameness of the songs. I'm sorry to have to report this, because I certainly had high hopes for this CD. The "Liverpool Echo" CD, which Amazon's machinery is pairing up with Rockin' Horse, is a much better (if not 100% successful) example of early 70s Beatle-influenced rock. Neither of these CDs comes close to inspired work of the Poppees (1970s) and Spongetones (1980s-2000s) in the area of Beatles-esque pop.

Mersey Beat Meets the '70s: A Rarity Revisited.......2005-02-27

When Bomp's Greg Shaw spun off the Voxx subsidiary, his first single was a reissue of this British group's outstanding 1971 single, "Biggest Gossip in Town." It was just the kick in the head many of us needed to reappraise something Shaw had declared the greatest power-pop song of all time. While perhaps hyperbolic, the claim wasn't completely unfounded, as the tune flawlessly evokes '60s girlgroup (Shirelles), pop jangle (Neil Sedaka, Manfred Mann) and bubblegum (Archies).

Rockin' Horse deftly squeezed themselves into a second wave of British Invasion bands that had roots in the original Mersey Beat (band members Billy Kinsley and Tony Crane had played in The Merseys, and Jimmy Campbell had played in numerous Liverpool bands), but had also been schooled by the '60s folk revival (Campbell was a staple on the British scene) and latter-day psychedelic sounds. The result is heavily influenced by both the early and later works of the Beatles (and disciples such as Badfinger and the Beau Brummels), inventively crossing sharply introspective and tremendously sad lyrics with the bright rock sounds of the '60s.

Rev-Ola's deluxe reissue augments the original album's dozen tracks with four original mono 45 mixes and a pair of non-LP sides. Extensive liner notes and a song-by-song discussion with Billy Kinsley round out a full package (all that's missing are the Radio One sessions described in the liners!). Note that the original Hipgnosis-designed cover (of mirrored horse heads) has been replaced with a photo of the band; the original cover is shown inside the booklet in miniature.

This is a record firmly rooted in the optimistic melodies of the '60s, but with a forward look to the singer-songwriter introspection of the '70s. The songs are aware of the effervescent sunshine pop that was making the charts in the early '70s but other than the single, never fully gives in to that lightness of being. A truly unique remnant of the turn from the 1960s into the 1970s.

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Norse Horse
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Manufacturer: Buzz Clifford
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006GTB4
Release Date: 2002-09-03

Tracks:

Bright Lights Shines
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Nothin' After Lovin' You
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Lyin' In The Face Of Love
Somethin' Funny Goin' On
Fade To Black
Halfway To Heaven

Album Description

Good Ol' Rock and Roll with a touch of The Blues. Music that will keep your feet tapping.

Tracks:

Son Of A Senator
All Revved Up
Crop Circles
I Remember
Free-Range Girl
Gifted Child
Zirconia Sings The Blues
I Hadn't Really Noticed
Carbon Copy
King Of The Valley
Rockin' Horse

Album Description

Bryan Berg is a gifted singer/songwriter with a knack for memorable phrases and catchy melodies. His second CD, "Rockin' Horse," is collection of eleven insightful songs in the tradition of John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett.

The CD begins with "Son Of A Senator," a roots-rocker that explores the double standard of justice that applies to the rich and powerful.

Berg's trademark wit and dark sense of humor are evident in "King Of The Valley," a tale of an adult film director trying to keep his lifestyle hidden from his nosey suburban neighbors.

The album concludes with the title song "Rockin' Horse," a traditional rock and roll tune that pays homage to American Music.

Fans of Bryan Berg will be glad see that his latest offering continues the journey begun with his first CD, "The Therapy Sessions."

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