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Rockin' New Wavey

Bradley Jacobson | 06/26/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Nick Gilder is one of those obscure singers no one knows about except for me and the people who actually know who sang the song "Hot Child In The City." But I've always loved him, and not for just the one song.



He's written some brilliant little pop songs and most of the best are found on his 1978 and 1979 Chrysalis albums City Nights and Frequency. I have a copy of City Nights which was released as an import from Canada a few years ago. The album is slightly more rock but contains "Hot Child..." plus his awesome single "Here Comes The Night" - not to mention a few more ditties of sex and angst.



But Frequency has never been released on CD and I've been meaning to pick up a vinyl copy to make a CD of it when those Collectibles dudes came to my rescue. Frequency is much more new wave than the previous album so I automatically love it more, of course his subject matter which is mostly sex and girls and the like is still there but it has that hasty late 70's bring on the 80's kind of feel to it and I love it, love it.



The best tracks include "Time After Time" which Toni Basil ended up covering in 1982, with lines like "You're the great pretender/ a hero of your gender.." and when speaking of the girl's endless changes in personality he mentions she's a 'fake Monroe' I love it.



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Nick Gilder its about time

Robert Speer | NY | 02/03/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Always wondered why this isnt it on CD. One of the best pop albums ever made. Has some great songs , that the cd aged people never heard, Metro Jets, Electric Love .Some very melodic songs, its about time it reached CD, took long enough"

Two Great Albums..BUT

Greg Reece | u.s.a. | 03/16/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I don't know maybe it's just me but..I think they should have coupled "You Know Who You Are" with "City Nights" instead of "Frequency" just because..you put the first 2 albums together instead of the 2 & 3rd..makes more sense to me which is the only reason why I give it 4 stars. Still though..it's good to see "Frequency" on CD anyway since "City Nights" is already available (Remastered). NOW..how about putting "You Know Who You Are" out on CD!!!!"