Woo hoo hoo, Soda, thank you for commemorating the release date of this album. This is my favourite Glenn
album!!! I bought NFA and "The Allnighter" together in 2007 after I had them imported, and loved both, but after having played both albums to death (they're both on my MP3 player too - ALL Glenn's
are), NFA is still my favourite. All the songs stay fresh and exciting everytime I listen to them. I'm considering doing a breakdown of the songs as FP has done, but I might just end up saying "I LOVE IT" next to each song!
Oh, what the heck - here goes:
1) I Found Somebody - my heart pounds everytime I hear the opening notes to this song. Glenn's
voice soars on the chorus and I love his overdubbed harmony vocals. This is definitely one of my favourite Glenn
songs.
2) The One You Love - just a lovely mellow, romantic ballad, so tenderly sung.
3) Partytown - woo hoo hoo! Glenn
at his naughtiest and sexiest - just ask GA how she feels about this song, although I think it has more to do with how HOT he looks singing in his 1992 Dublin concert
. I'm just a sucker for rock 'n roll, and Glenn
can rock with the best of 'em.
4) I Volunteer - very romantic, with beautiful and passionate vocals. Glenn
really shows off his vocal prowess here, in my opinion. I was very impressed with this upon first hearing it, purely for his singing.
5) I've Been Born Again - great soul/rock. I can't help but think that this song is somewhat biographical for Glenn
, even though he didn't write it. Perhaps this song, apart from "That Girl", could also have been dedicated to Janie.
6) Sea Cruise - I never liked this song until I heard Glenn
sing it. He breathed LIFE into it. Fantastic vocal and the band is superb. Our band incorporated this song into our repertoire recently, although we're doing the Johnny Rivers version. I campaigned for the Glenn
version, but I'm not singing it, so I had to back down
.
7) That Girl - just a beautiful, sincere song about the woman he loved. Lovely, Glenn
...
8 ) All Those Lies - I always wonder about how much of his own life Glenn
was talking about in this song. The reason I think so is because of his reference in the liner notes regarding "cheating on your mate". It's the only one on the album, as far as I can recall, that he wrote alone, i.e. without Jack Tempchin. It's a good song.
9) She Can't Let Go - this song makes me melt everytime. I love the fact that Glenn
is also playing all the instruments. I think this is his most beautiful vocal on the entire album. His gentle vocal on the lyric "Oh she wants to be free/but when she's holding me" is just stunningly pure and melodic. Phew.
10) Don't Give Up - great piece of music. Glenn's
keyboard skills are particularly impressive here.
As for the cover photo, it's my favourite "come hither" Glenn
pose. I'm sure you won't mind if I remind you all of it: