I just bought the Cross album Mad, Bad and dangerous to know (finally!) and think it is OK. Not great, but OK. Never heard Old man lay down before. I think it is one of the better songs on the album! But the very best thing about the album is its cover, looks fantastic!
What's your opinion on this album?
I agree, much better than Mad, Bad and Dangerous. I would rank the The Cross albums as following:
1. blue Rock
2. Mad, bad and dangerous
3. Shove it
But again, the sleeve of MBADTK is so wonderful! Better than any other sleeve, including those of Queenalbums.
Agreed on Blue Rock being the best one.
MBADTK is a great rock record. Though it was great when it came out, listening to it nowadays it sounds a bit outdated.
Blue Rock is a great album, such a shame you can't find it in any ordinary music store....
I only got a bootleg of Blue Rock where it is put on one CD together with Mad, Bad and dangerous...
Blue Rock, I agree, is probably a more 'complete' album. It's a little sad that they split up right after that.
I also heard some live recordings and they were really good.
There are also some good numbers in "Shove it", although the title track and the single 'cowboys and indians' are really junky: 'contact' and 'love lies bleeding' are really nice, as of course Heaven for Everyone, Roger version.
DO you know anything about the other members, what they're doing, etc etc... (Spike excluded of course)
I thought I heard one of the The Cross members is involved with the musical We Will Rock You. I am not sure what his name is and I can't look for it now as I am at work ;)
KJ wrote: I thought I heard one of the The Cross members is involved with the musical We Will Rock You. I am not sure what his name is and I can't look for it now as I am at work ;)
The best chance to get Blue Rock is on German ebay - it was not released in the UK
Here is an auction that ends in less than 2 hours, the seller sends worldwide link
I think we all agree then. Blue Rock IS the best of the 3 Cross albums and Mad Bad... has the best cover. But I prefer Shove It to Mad Bad as an album.
