Tim Curry does not rock.

[elfs]

Apparently, in the early 1980s, trying to escape his typecast as Frank N. Furter, Tim Curry made a pass at a rock album entitled Fearless. Well, yeah, he'd have to be, since he'd be following in the footsteps of such luminaries as Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner, the same trail later followed by David Hasselhoff and, most recently, Steven Segal.

It's... not rock. It's funny in places, but it doesn't hang together as well as one might hope from Mr. Curry. I Do The Rock is an amusing riff on the culture of the time when it was recorded, but some of it might be forgotten by now. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire makes better of his voice talents as an actor than as a singer. Some pieces, like Paradise Garage, just fall apart because there's nothing behind him but lame jokes and an average studio band. Only the saxaphonist really stands out.

On the whole, not a great album. Kinda too bad; I really like him as an actor.

Comments

[riverheart.livejournal.com]

I like Paradise Garage, even if it's terribly dated.

[kenshardik]

The only song I know from that album is "I Do The Rock" which I kinda like. And he does a cool-for-cats version of "Biting My Nails".

[solarbird]

Man I hate that song. A friend of mine was a huge Tim Curry fan and dug up a copy of that thing... somewhere... and tried to play it at me. I do the suck, maybe.

Guh. So. Bad.

[whipartist.livejournal.com]

Dammit! Now I'm going to be singing that song all day!

I do the rock-rock...

[blackcoat.livejournal.com]

If you get a chance, find the Series of Unfortunate Events audiobooks. They're creepy, unhappy kids books, and read wonderfully by Tim Curry.

[smutprincess.livejournal.com]

i used to listen to that album for hours laying on the floor in the dark.
i never really thought about whether or not it was good music.