| Teaser | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 47 reviews)
Sales Rank: 32478
Category: Music
Artist: Tommy Bolin
Publisher: Sony Japan
Studio: Sony Japan
Manufacturer: Sony Japan
Label: Sony Japan
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 766487237222
EAN: 0766487237222
ASIN: B00005620K
Release Date: August 13, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Grind | | • | Homeward Strut [Instrumental] | | • | Dreamer | | • | Savannah Woman | | • | Teaser | | • | People, People | | • | Marching Powder [Instrumental] | | • | Wild Dogs | | • | Lotus |
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Album Description
1975 album for Epic. Nine tracks, including 'The Grind', 'Homeward Strut', 'Dreamer' and the title track.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 42 more reviews...
 Gone too soon July 18, 2008
This is still one of my favorite albums, more than 30 years after it was released. Sandwiched in between his stints in the James Gang and Deep Purple, this album showcases Tommy's incredible and diverse talents as a guitarist, songwriter, and singer. He also has an all-star line-up including Jan Hammer, Phil Collins (percussion only on one song), and members of Toto.
I was lucky enough to find this CD in a bargain bin back in the 80's when many CDs were released to cash in on the conversion from vinyl, and then discontinued. I can't believe it is only available as an import now, or that people are selling it for $89!. I guess I can cash in if I'm ever hurting for money.
Anyway, my favorite songs on this album are Dreamer, Lotus, and Wild Dogs, as well as Homeword Strut. I never tire of this album, mainly because every song is so different and the music varies from funky jazz fusion to straight ahead rock to haunting ballads. If it ever gets released again at a decent price, be sure to pick it up
Over three decades later, this is still a must have album. May 27, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Teaser was Tommy Bolin's first solo album (after a stint in Zephyr, Deep Purple and James Gang). For most folks, it is their favorite Tommy Bolin album. His second and final album (before dying of a drug/alcohol overdose) was Private Eyes. Lots of collections out there, but only two original albums. Bottom line, buy Teaser and add Private Eyes. You will be glad you did.
Now for the specifics.
Teaser leads off with Grind, a rousing house rocker. Homeward Strut is an instrumental, just fun to listen to Tommy Bolin play. #3 is Dreamer, a very beautiful ballad that transitions to a bit of a rocker--I can listen to that song over and over, never growing tired of the haunting melody and lyrics. Savannah Woman follows, a mellow song, but not quite a ballad. It follows with the title song, about a woman with no heart. People People is a nod to his family, nice lyrics that pay homage to his sister, mother and father. Marching Powder is another instrumental. The disc closes out with Wild Dogs and Lotus. The first kicks butt while dishing up haunting lyrics. Lotus is more mellow but has its own ethereal quality.
This album is a must have. Most seem to think this is the better of his two solo albums, I say buy both, burn them to a single disc and play over and over.
guitar lovers dream December 30, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Tommy Bolin's solo stuff was a bit of a shock to me upon first listening. I had to listen to the Teaser album a couple times to get a good idea what it was like. While the guitar playing is really really good, the songwriting isn't quite at the same level as that of the James Gang and Deep Purple albums Bolin played on. However, he's pretty good at diversity with reggae, jazzy, country pop, funky instrumentals and pop rock elements mixed in with his famous memorable guitar soloing style. That's what you can expect all throughout the Teaser album. I'm really impressed with the album overall. Worth buying. Might take a few listens to absorb the sound and style for those of you familiar with albums such as Come Taste the Band and the James Gang's Bang album.
A Neglected 5 Star Album December 10, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album is one of the best to come out of the seventies rock genre. His electric guitar playing, as other reviewers have noted, is versatile : he can be lyrical and raunchy, wistful and heavy. While he doesn't have a lot of range in his singing and leans to talk-singing, he does put in depth and a kind of world-weariness to gentleness and toughness and passion. The drums and bass are nice and visceral, as on his last album "Private Eyes".
The songs are much better here and on "Private Eyes" than what most of the guitar heroes of the period were doing. He didn't have qualms about putting in some saxes and some nice production. He played some great reggae style riffs - here in "People, People". It was a shock to us when he died: he was gaining some real fame with the college crowd back then. But he went out about how you would want a 70's guitar hero to go out - falling off a bar stool - or so we were told.
Why listen to the same old zeppelin, clapton, and all that blah blah when this stuff is available?
Bring Tommy Home!!! August 16, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have to agree with, "A music fan's" review, done way back on April 23, 1999. It's a crime that Tommy Bolin's, "Teaser", is an import only disk!!! As a "hired gun" for the James Gang, and later Deep Purple, Bolin did a admirable job of fitting into those bands' confines. In my humble opinion, he made Deep Purple have a funkiness they never could have achieved without Bolin's influence. Love the funky influence, or hate it, Tommy could grunt out some bump with his rock and roll. That's what makes his solo albums so great. His all-inclusive palette is what let him hang with jazz cats, (Billy Cobham, Alphonse Mouzon, Lee Ritenour and Jan Hammer), on those fusion albums.
I like Tommy's solo albums because they take all that energy and focus it into some definitive rock music. "Teaser" is just too good to be this hard for American music fans to get a hold of!!! I proudly own a copy of this album and can't say enough about the guitar work, the rhythms and the sweet, straightforward, vocal delivery you get on this set of songs. For crying out loud . . . bring Tommy Home!!!
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