ProduktrezensionenThink RATIONAL! by Rationals (CD, 2009)

Hard Not to Be a Fan

If you're a fan of The Rationals or simply love garage and blue-eyed soul, this two-disc set from Big Beat will certainly satisfy. Usually covers annoy me, but "I Need You" (The Kinks*), "Gloria" (Them), and "Smokestack Lightning" (Yardbirds and many others) fit so seamlessly with The Rationals' music that the covers seem somehow appropriate. "Someday," a Rats' original which should have been a hit, is my fav on disc I, but great songs abound there, such as "Gave My Love," "Feelin' Lost," "Look What You're Doing (to Me Baby)," "I Want to Walk With You," and "Be My Girl." Even "Turn On," a commercial for a clothing store, is interesting musically, but the lyrics—well, it's a commercial. The first disc is mostly garage with a number of original songs.

Disc II begins with a cover of Otis Redding's "Respect, "a song the band recorded (#92) before Aretha Franklin's hit (#1) (I prefer the Rat's version, which is substantially different than Franklin's). The covers, like "Respect," Eddie Floyd's "Knock Knock on Wood," the Knight Brothers' "Temptation's 'Bout to Get Me" and others again fit the band like a glove. The second disc is mostly soul written by outside sources with only "Ha Ha," "Sunset" and "Out in the Street" written by the band.

There are no clunkers in the set though I could do without alternate versions and so on; hardcore fans will no doubt disagree. At any rate, there's no buyer's regret and I'm content to add Think Rational! to my collection.

*The Rats' version of "I Need You" by the Kinks is included in the famous Nuggets box.

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great c-d , highly recomended

Great c-d , Arrived on time plays flawlessly

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Rare Find

Great sound quality on obscure Greater Detroit garage band with two local hits.

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Great CD

Bought this product because I like the Rationals and the song Respect it one of my favorite songs. The other songs on the CD are pretty good too!