Damaged Goods

Editorial Reviews
Rolling Stone
Face down on the bar: THE GREAT CRUSADES look at life through a shot glass lens...

Mojo
The band's sinewy spag-western country and tough folk-punk on The First Spilled Drink of the Evening (Trocadero) is a perfect match.

Album Description
With all my worldly possessions Sanford-and-Son-ed in the back of Brian Leachs Toyota pickup, I arrived in Chicago about 11:30 p.m. on May 16, 1998. With a welcoming party from Leach and my new roommate, Brian Hunt, I promptly proceeded to lose my mind and the next day, my keys. Such was the first night at my new home-a big loft at North and Oakley avenues, in Wicker Park. I started writing the songs on this CD soon after, with the help of Hunt, Leach, and Christian Moder, who had recently relocated here from Los Angeles. The songs were all done within about a year, but we figured we better try em out and see what stuck. So, we did a tour of Germany and Austria to play the new songs and to support the European release of The First Spilled Drink of the Evening in May 1999. But most of the songs were inspired by experiences we all had right here in Chicago. What this means is that if you hear places and names in the songs that sound real, they usually are. Cases in point with the Hungry Brain, the Pontiac Cafe, and Bernadette, a lady I met right on the front step of my new place. It seems only appropriate that we did much of the recording for Damaged Goods in that very loft-some in the basement, some in the main room. We actually recorded on the street corner, so dont be surprised if you hear some cars, buses, or trucks passing by. We also again enlisted Adam Schmitt (and his studio), without whom none of this would have been in any way possible, to produce, fix all the rough spots, and keep us endlessly entertained with his archives of famous studio outtakes. Youll also hear from other folks we enlisted who played horns, strings, and percussion; snapped fingers and clapped hands; rambled drunkenly and yelled nonsense; broke bottles and valuables; and generally made the recording sessions a great time. And so, without any further adieu, heres how they turned out. We decided to call it Damaged Goods.

Damaged Goods

Tracks:

No One Knows
Where Do I Fit In
I Say
Goodbye
Just One
Nothing Out Of Me
Down The Line
Rain
Long Run
Reason
Finish What We Start
One Or The Other
My Sins
Another For Another
Brake Of Your Car
Over & Over
Wrong Way

Customer Reviews:

I Love This Girl!.......2007-01-05

If you don't know her go see her in person. Lennon puts all into her performances and always makes time for fans. A couple songs here were remixed but over all her best yet. Lennon Rocks!

awesome!!!!.......2006-11-30

i am one of lennon's biggest fans, i can honestly say that she is my favorite artist! i own all of her cds, and this new release along with 5:30 saturday morning are the best. i have to say that the version of "my beautiful" off the 5:30 saturday morning album is the best version of the song.

'nobody knows' is a great song. as the rest of the songs on the album. i recommend this album to anybody! great piece of work from lennon...

A great album but..........2006-11-13

I have to agree with previous reviewers, while "My Beautiful" is an amazing song, I kinda wish Lennon would stop remaking it. I have literally 4 versions of it now. The one on this cd renamed "Where Do I fit In?", a live accoustic I found on the internet (really pretty if you can find it), a duet with Travis Meeks off of her import "I Am", and the original on "5:30 am". I think I'm in the minority though; I prefer the "I Am" version, the addition of a male counterpart does add to it in my opinion and the guitar sounds better. Also, there is a different version of "No One Knows" on "I Am" that in my opinion, is much better. I love that song and I believe the reworked version on this album is missing something.

All that aside, I think it is a great album and I hope Lennon has more to come. If only she'd do a show near me so I could see her live.

Amazing follow up........2006-11-02

I was a little worried about buying this CD because it has been a while since I have heard anything new from Lennon. I didn`t know what I was going to expect, but when I put this CD in the player, I was blown away. I drove around the town just listening to this CD. In all honestly, I haven`t listened to anything else since I bought this CD. I loved 5:30 Saturday Morning, and I think that Lennon has progressed a lot since that CD. I can`t pick just one song as my favorite. This CD is amazing from start to finish. If people are new to Lennon, this would be a great CD to start with.

Welcome back, Ms. Murphy.......2006-10-25

I was a fan of her first cd and I also liked "Commerical Suicide" but I kinda lost track of her until last week when I was at a cd store and I happened to see a new cd by her. I was interested in hearing her new songs so I picked it up and I must say that I enjoyed it. The years since 5:30 came out when she toured on her own as well as opened for the likes of Alice Cooper and Heart have paid off. Her vocals seem stronger than on 5:30. You can feel the emotion and you know she means everything she sings and she's able to covey that feeling with her voice without overdoing it like some other piano playing female fronting a hard rock band(not naming names). I'm glad to see Lennon still around and kicking it. And I'll try not to lose track again.

Average customer rating:

Very very good
60's Soul With Punk Attitude

Truly She Is None Other
Holly Golightly
Manufacturer: Damaged Goods
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2003-07-29

Tracks:

Walk a Mile
All Around the Houses
Without You Here
One Neck
Time Will Tell
Black Night
It's All Me
She Said
Tell Me Now So I Know
You Have Yet to Win
Sent
This Ship
There's an End

Album Description

This is Holly Golightly's 11th album in a nine year career and by far her most commercial and accessible album so far. Holly recorded the duet 'Well It's True That We Love One Another' with the White Stripes for the album Elephant. Truly She Is None Other features 13 new songs, 9 Holly originals and 4 select covers, 2 of which are obscure Kinks covers ('Time Will Tell' & 'Tell Me Now So I Know'), and Jack White has done the sleeve notes. Damaged Goods. 2003.

Album Details

Features 13 Songs, Nine Holly Originals and Four Select Covers.

Customer Reviews:

Very very good.......2003-09-27

Very good album, my favorite is track 5-very upbeat. In whole the rest of the album is very good, too, but I think some of her stuff with Billy Childish might be better-it seemed very hynotic, but still check out her new album!!!!

60's Soul With Punk Attitude.......2003-08-27

I have heard Holly Golightly tunes before and rather enjoyed them. The new album is a remarkable throwback to 60's soul. While Ms. Golightly's vocals are thin, there is an underlying edge to them...almost as if a smokey aura of experience are behind her words. Musically, the album's first half has an enjoyable groove. Be assured that you will be moving and shaking during the first half. By album's end, we find the music more subdued but not without intensity.

I played this album at a party and everyone raved about the album's sound. Simply described by a friend: Did Dusty Springfield and Phil Spector have a love child? HA!

If you are tired of the rubbish that's infecting our airways and our charts, by all means pick this album up! If you disagree, I will personally apologize for your wasted time! Rarely, I find myself excited enough by an album to tell everyone. In 2003, this is that album!!

You Can't Buy a Gun When You're Crying
Average customer rating:

God don't like it but the Devil don't mind!!!

You Can't Buy a Gun When You're Crying
Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs
Manufacturer: Damaged Goods
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2007-03-13