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Artist:Michael Nesmith And The Second National Band
Title:Tantamount To Treason, Vol. I
Label:  RCA Victor
Country:USA
Catalogue:LSP-4563
Date:Jan 1972
Format:LP
Collection:  I Own It     I Want It 
Community: 15 Own, 1 Wants
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TrackArtistTitleComposerRating
A1Michael Nesmith And The Second National BandMama RockerNesmith10.0  Rate
A2Michael Nesmith And The Second National BandLazy LadyNesmith8.0  Rate
A3Michael Nesmith And The Second National BandYou Are My OneNesmith10.0  Rate
A4Michael Nesmith And The Second National BandIn The AfternoonNesmith10.0  Rate
B1Michael Nesmith And The Second National BandHighway 99 With MelangeCohen10.0  Rate
B2Michael Nesmith And The Second National BandWax MinuteStekol10.0  Rate
B3Michael Nesmith And The Second National BandBonaparte's RetreatKing10.0  Rate
B4Michael Nesmith And The Second National BandTalking To The WallChadwick10.0  Rate
B5Michael Nesmith And The Second National BandShe Thinks I Still CareLee10.0  Rate


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BB Album Reviews: January 22, 1972

Produced by Michael Nesmith.

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Phantom Gtowner
7th Jan 2020
 Review
Tantamount To Treason Volume One (Was a volume two ever in the works?) introduces a new band with the exception of holdover and steel guitar player Red Rhodes. The overall feel of The Second National Band is a little less country and slightly more pop/rock. Like its predecessor, "Nevada Fighter", all songs on side one are Nesmith originals and all on side two are covers with one exception. Side one consists of only four songs and, of those, only "Lazy Lady" and “In The Afternoon” catches Nesmith at his best. The other two songs here seem a little tired and listless. "Mama Rocker", the single, is a fine rock’n’roller, somewhat unusual for him, but really just a knock-off and “You Are My One” catches Nesmith sounding uncharacteristically boring and repetitious. "In The Afternoon" is a really fine tune although it sounds to me a little like "Lady Of The Valley" from Loose Salute. But on side two he redeems himself by choosing some amazing cover tunes to perform such as Richard Stekol’s “Wax Minute”, “Talking To The Wall”, a song that wouldn’t be out of place on a Monkees’ album, and the George Jones classic “She Thinks I Still Care”. Another good cover tune is Pee Wee King’s “Bonaparte’s Retreat”. I was familiar with this tune as done by Billy Grammer from the late 1950’s and a couple of years after this, in the mid 1970’s, Glen Campbell covered it (does he listen to Nesmith too?). But no one that I’ve heard gives it quite such a good reading as the ex-Monkee does here. Oh yes, and there’s “Highway 99 With Melange” written by another band member which is offbeat and a little crazy. Don’t know what to make of it to be honest, comic relief perhaps? Nesmith never used The Second National Band again for reasons unknown to me. This record seemed to me to be a very slight step backwards but it is still a very enjoyable listen. Some consider this to be his finest hour.

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9th Feb 2017
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