3 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Seger's best workSaturday, February 28, 2004
This album is simply a killer. Bob Seger in those days was playing raw, essential rock and roll at its best.
There's not a loser on this whole album, but the title song is a must hear. And "The Fire Down Below" is the one of the best workouts a Telecaster will ever get. It's a smoking, hook-filled, howling rock masterpiece. Seger outdid himself on this album and never again reached this high water mark.
Don't miss out on Night Moves.
1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:
One Of Seger's Best!Monday, February 09, 2004
I love this cd! Not as good as Stranger In Town! Even though there is only a nine track track list the tracks on this cd kick ass! Fire Down Below is my favorite song on this cd! This cd i highly recomend to any 70's rock fan!ROCK ON!
5 out of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Night Moves moves,night or dayThursday, November 06, 2003
This is Bob Seger's first studio album with his recently formed Silver Bullet Band. Only several months before NIGHT MOVES was released,LIVE BULLET,recorded in September 1975,was released. This was the last album for Silver Bullet Band drummer Charlie Martin. Martin quit the band after a paralyzing accident. I believe he had to. Now for the songs: the title track tells a stoiry about a guy(possibly Seger)and his girlfriend. THE FIRE DOWN BELOW is about two girls,one named Rosie,who's looking mighty fine, and the other named Nancy,whom a guy is walking the streets for and he'll find her every time. ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS mentions 50's rock 'n roll great Chuck Berry,who influenced Seger. MAINSTREET is another telltale ballad. SUNSPOT BABY is about a guy who was swindled by a girl he was involved with,such as "she charged up a fortune on my credit card". SHIP OF FOOLS is about life on a vessel. SUNBURST tells about a man who's a king or lives like a king. The other two songs,COME TO POPPA and MARY LOU are cool. ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS,THE FIRE DOWN BELOW,the title track and MAINSTREET were later re-recorded for NINE TONIGHT in 1980. The title track re-entered the pop charts in 1994 when GREATEST HITS was released. There was a video depicting the lyrics of the song. Sorry,there was no MTV in 1976 when the title track debuted on the radio. But there were seldom-seen music videos.
2 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Good funSunday, September 07, 2003
If you're looking for simple, straight-ahead, three-chord rock 'n' roll, Bob Seger is your man.
Most of Seger's records suffer from a lack of consistency, and many of his songs simply sound too much alike. But "Night Moves" features some of the best and most original songwriting of Seger's career, and the most varied moods as well.
It's not a perfect record, nor a particularly original one, but it's a good, solid rock album, alternating between up-tempo songs like "The Fire Down Below" and the excellent, fiery rocker "Rock And Roll Never Forgets", mid-tempo grooves like "Sunspot Baby" and "Mary Lou", and ballads like "Ship Of Fools", "Mainstreet" and the title track.
Most of these songs can be found on Seger's two excellent live offerings, and those two remain the best way to get acquainted with his music, collecting virtually every highlight from his 70s and early 80s albums.
But if you want to dig a little deeper, "Night Moves" is a good buy. One of Bob Seger's best studio albums for sure.
3 3/4 stars.
In A Tie For Bob Seger's BestMonday, September 01, 2003
NIGHT MOVES, LIVE BULLET, and STRANGER IN TOWN are in a tie for Bob Seger's best album. NIGHT MOVES is a masterpiece that repays repeated listens with new insight each time. Of all of the tracks, only "Come To Poppa" is merely ordinary. If you're new to Bob Seger, get this one, LIVE BULLET, and STRANGER IN TOWN first- preferably all at once.