tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post3593107961768903164..comments2024-01-20T10:19:12.985-05:00Comments on Martin's View: Donna Summer - The WandererMartin Maenzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640466353011569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-620417008960069715.post-28814269371269246722015-10-20T17:12:41.034-04:002015-10-20T17:12:41.034-04:00Had this one earmarked in case you missed it ;)
D...Had this one earmarked in case you missed it ;)<br /><br />Did not recognize Donna Summer's voice when I first heard "The Wanderer" on the radio. Was pleasantly surprised upon finding out a couple of weeks later when I found the 45 which teased the forthcoming album of the same name on the back.<br /><br />Liked the new direction of the music though the disco rock hybrid had been hinted at on the <b>Bad Girls</b> album and in particular the song "Hot Stuff" with the heavy metallic guitar licks, the throbbing four on the floor drums and new wavish synth lines.<br /><br />My two favorite songs on <b>The Wanderer</b> are the title track and "Cold Love", though I appreciate the more personal lyrics and varied genres and tempos offered up on the album as a whole. From all accounts, Ms. Summer would fully bloom and blossom on her next project but execs shut it down before it even had a title and the project wouldn't see the light of day until 15 years later when it was released as <b>I'm A Rainbow</b> in 1996. And though it was released on the <b>Fast Times At Ridgemont High</b> soundtrack, I've always thought "Highway Runner" would have fit better on <b>The Wanderer</b> than on <b>I'm A Rainbow</b>.<br /><br />Hopefully, <b>I'm A Rainbow</b> will see a 20th Anniversary review here on your site next year, Sir.<br /><br />Spotify links:<br /><a href="http://open.spotify.com/album/7eJH6omaUJc3iAOw4CieNf" rel="nofollow"><b>Bad Girls</b></a><br /><a href="http://open.spotify.com/album/4Pj5HxWqxKmkrOGysBpoaG" rel="nofollow">The Wanderer</a><br /><a href="http://open.spotify.com/album/46zt57MvdfgemWGbTNbCoz" rel="nofollow">I'm A Rainbow</a>HERChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361888365133381438noreply@blogger.com