CD Album - Michael Nesmith - The Newer Stuff - Rhino

CD Album

Artist:	Michael Nesmith
Title:	The Newer Stuff
Label:	Rhino
Country:	USA
Date:	Aug 1989
Catalogue:	R2 70168
Barcode:	081227016821
Format:	CD Album
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	4 Own
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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
01	Michael Nesmith	Total Control	Michael Nesmith	Rate
02	Michael Nesmith	Tanya	Michael Nesmith	Rate
03	Michael Nesmith	I'll Remember You	Michael Nesmith	Rate
04	Michael Nesmith	Formosa Diner	Michael Nesmith	Rate
05	Michael Nesmith	Dreamer	Michael Nesmith	Rate
06	Michael Nesmith	Eldorado To The Moon	Martin	Rate
07	Michael Nesmith	Tahiti Condo	Michael Nesmith	Rate
08	Michael Nesmith	Chow Mein And Bowling	Martin	Rate
09	Michael Nesmith	Magic	Michael Nesmith	Rate
10	Michael Nesmith	Cruisin'	Michael Nesmith	Rate
11	Michael Nesmith	Light	Michael Nesmith	Rate
12	Michael Nesmith	Carioca	Michael Nesmith	Rate
13	Michael Nesmith	Rio	Michael Nesmith	10.0 Rate
14	Michael Nesmith	Casblanca Moonight	Michael Nesmith	Rate

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- Compilation: Michael Nesmith

- Digitally Remastering: Bill Inglot & Ken Perry/K-Disc

- Gatefold cover

- Matrix/runout: 1/92 1DB3 R270168

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Phantom Gtowner 6th Feb 2020		Review The Newer Stuff is comprised of eight new songs plus six previously released recordings from the latter 1970’s. I will deal with only the new songs for this review. Of the eight tracks, five were recorded for his shelved “movie/musical” called “Video Ranch” in circa 1981. It is not at all unlike “Infinite Rider..” in that it incorporates background singers and synthesizers and has little or no country influence. The main difference to me is that this is Nesmith’s satirical and humorous LP. The delightful looseness of Infinite Rider remains. He sounds confident and he displays an amazing ability to produce commercial pop music. Six of the new songs are written by Nesmith and the other two are by his friend Bill Martin. In tracks like “Total Control”, “Formosa Diner” and “Chow Mein And Bowling” he takes a few good natured swats at suburban American life in the 1980’s. “Tanya” is a pretty love song. It would have made a good single although it sounds a little like Carly Simon’s “Comin’ Round Again”. “I'll Remember You”, a high point, is a nostalgic look and at Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and John Lennon. “Tahiti Condo” is a pretty zany song. It sounds like maybe Mike had been listening to Frank Zappa at the time. Then there’s “Eldorado To The Moon”, a Bill Martin fun tune about taking a Cadillac on an interstellar journey. Had this LP/CD been exposed to the public, it had the potential to have become a huge cult hit. Probably six of the eight tracks would have had no trouble getting radio airplay. Unfortunately only Nesmith fans such as I have had the pleasure to behold this minor masterpiece. 4 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?

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