Comments on: Death by Power Ballad: Robin Zander, “Time Will Let You Know”

By: Sheryl Ann

Sheryl Ann — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:42:00 +0000

And to think, that Cheap Trick tickets are going for an average of $70+ in 2011. That’s during a recession, even while all of the other artists from the same heyday period are having to lower their ticket prices substantially to fill empty seats, & still end up having to cancel shows. This attests to Robin’s skills. Yes, he’s ‘The Voice.’

And, he didn’t just start by getting up & singing in front of a band. He was properly trained, started out in the most advanced choir during high school, sang folk music professionally once he graduated, before getting snatched up by Cheap Trick.

Once I read something about when he was young that one of his singing teachers saying to drink a shot of whisky before a performance to protect his voice. It would be considered criminal to give such advice nowadays. Looks to me like it worked. The man still hits all of the notes & still can send shivers down the spine.

Excellent review, thoughtful & full of insight.

BTW: Robin has a second solo album due out in March 2011. It’s available for pre order on Amazon. It’s called ‘Countryside Blvd.’ It was recorded almost two years ago in Nashville with a lot of guests. Robin’s on the cover in front of an old pickup in jeans & cowboy hat, so this should be interesting.

It’s less than $13 with a price guarantee that if the Amazon price of it goes down between now & the end of release day, they’ll refund the difference. Since iTunes doesn’t carry his first album, I wasn’t not going to wait to see if they were going to carry the new one.

By: Anneke

Anneke — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:37:34 +0000

Robin at 85, will still look and sound better than any other man to me . Time will let you know…fantastic song, by my favorite singer in the whole wide world.
Glad I get to celebrate your birthday with you Saturday Robin! (no….not his 85th…yet….but I will be there too!)

By: Anneke

Anneke — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:37:34 +0000

By: dom

dom — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:05:25 +0000

I love what you wrote. I agree with you in a lot of places. The part, “…weariness of wariness…” and so on and what you call “sadness” or “weight”, I do understand. Thank you for your excellent interpretation.

By: dom

dom — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:05:25 +0000

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:18:51 +0000

Brilliant, so glad I stumbled upon this site! Zander's record is sublime and amazing at the same time.

And Woke Up With A Monster does have a couple of gems on it (like virtually EVERY Cheap Trick record)

By: Jevon

Jevon — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:56:30 +0000

Glad to see this overlooked Zander solo effort get some attention. It was an album I played a lot years ago. And yes, I did get Woke Up With A Monster too, although that was a mercy purchase...

Jevon
banophernalia.com

PS Tell Dunphy he needs to get more.

By: DwDunphy

DwDunphy — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:42:47 +0000

Ugh. Probably.

By: jefito

jefito — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:40:59 +0000

Does Walsh still have that braided prog chin-beard he was sporting 10 years ago? That thing was awesome.

By: EightE1

EightE1 — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:16:16 +0000

Cigarettes have sapped him of some of the upper register (though he's not as bad off as Lou Gramm is these days), but he can still bring it live.

Poor Steve Walsh. Someone should have warned him about the glass sandwiches.

Rob
EightE1