Back in the 80’s, Richard Lewis Springthorpe aka Rick Springfield was huge. For some weird reason his music never resonated with me back then. Sure, I knew the hits and I thought they were pretty good but I never got around to buying any records. Up until 1988 and Rock Of Life that is. But even though I dug – and still dig – that record hard I never got around to checking out any of his older stuff – or stay in touch with what came after it. It would take me something like 20 years to do that. In 2008 Springfield released Venus In Overdrive, a record that totally floored me. Songs For The End Of The World (2012) sealed the deal for me – I was now officially a Rick Springfield fan – and now I love his old stuff.
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I think I agree with you. There are some great songs on here, but 20 is a lot to take in. Splitting in to 2 Discs would’ve have been a perfect idea. Still though, it is nice to see him still putting out material and having it be some pretty good stuff is a plus. My favorite album of his is Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance.
I still have some catching up to do when it comes to Springfield. The one you mentioned is one of the albums I still have to check out.
Yeah, his catalog has quietly grown and is quite impressive.