Head First

Great service.
The receipt of the order was confirmed immediately, the ship date was communicated and the disc arrived sooner than anticipated and in excellent condition. Not much to improve upon. I am very pleased with the service and the product. I have listened to the disc many times since receiving it. Thank you.

Awesome collection
I recently purchased the last Badfinger collection with Pete Ham. For a bunch of rough mixes all I can say is wow. It didn't disappoint. My favorite track on the disc is Moonshine. The entire song is a piece of beauty. Bob Jackson was an excellent addition to the band on keys and vocals. Back Again was another fav of mine. Mike Gibbins vocals are raw and to the point and the harmonies were just great as well. It's too bad this record never was released properly. I for one think Badfinger deserves more acclaim and attention than what they got. They were so much more than the comparisons to the Beatles. I strongly urge people to check out this disc. Even the bonus demos are a treat especially Bob Jackson's "Too Say Goodbye". That track even tho a demo can stand as a completed track. Wish we couldv'e had more of that version of Badfinger.

Farewell Pete Ham
This CD bids a sad farewell to guitarist and founding member Pete Ham. Keyboardist Bob Jackson fills in for the departed guitarist Joey Molland, and does a magnificent job, contributing on songs such as PASSED FAST and MOONSHINE, as well as his own TURN AROUND. Each member contributes their own tunes, and there is some collaboration between three of the four bandmates, while Pete Ham writes alone. His guitar playing was just great on this CD, handling the guitars by himself. Tom Evans and Mike Gibbins both step up as bandleaders on their own compositions. LAY ME DOWN and KEEP BELIEVING are kind of sad to listen to, especially the second one, knowing these are Pete's last songs to be recorded. Disc 2 are demos from the sessions.

Badfinger's best?
Head First was the last Badfinger album by the orginal group. Joey Molland had left the group prior to its recording and because of the conflict with their manager and Warner Brothers, it was wasnt released until 2000. It is clear that this recording was rushed and some of the songs sound like it. It has its moments, Pete's songs,"Lay Me Down" and "Keep Believing" are what you would expect from him. Bob Jackson replaced Joey in the line up and wrote "Turn Around", an excellent song but not the "Badfinger" sound we were accustom to hearing. Tom's "Rock and Roll Contract" is rough and much better on "Say No More". "Hey Mr. Manager" is one of Tom's best songs in a couple of albums. But his composition with Bob Jackson, "Passed Fast", is without a doubt one of the best Badfinger songs ever and the reason to buy this cd. Mike's songs sound rough and unfinshed other than "Moonshine" with features vocals by Tom, Bob and himself. The recording of "Head First" was marked by the sad situation the group was in and the absense of Joey Molland and it shows. The second cd is rough demos and fragments which us fans might appreciate. The overall package is nice but I wish they could have put more effort in the artwork, maybe pictures of the group or use Tom's original vision of the cover art. All said, it just doesnt move like any other Badfinger or Badfinger reunion album. Certainly not their best.

Just think... No Stan Polley...
Give the band a few more months of rest and this album would have blown away anything in its day. PERIOD. Great album anyways. Puts all of that era's Lennon, Harrison or Starr albums to shame and damn near equals McCartney's.