how did this get overlooked?
344150
I was fortunate to be listening to a Chicago station promoting local talent play the track "Tokyo's Burning" and had to have it!  Found the cd at local Best Buy!!!! and have been listening to it ever since.  The hard rock tracks are good to legendary, Green Eyed Lady is epic, and the heavy metal can be great, and I'm not much of a fan.  Never saw them live, but the studio production is simple and fantastic, rock recordings should sound like this, punchy and powerful.  If you can find a copy, it is well worth it!
3804819
Now here's an underrated record for you. This is often simply ignored just because, you know, it's the debut and it didn't have any hits to speak of. But hey, let's back up here for a minute. Record sales aren't everything - look at NSYNC! - and while A Whole New Thing never comes anywhere near There's a Riot Goin' On (and it sure isn't the revolution its title implies it is either), it's got a sort of goofy charm that all other Sly releases but Life lack. There are, actually, quite a few similarities between this and Life; both get the same score because they're quite alike. As I said before, both are lighthearted and funny; neither of them has a truly classic song (though I'll tell ya, the bonus track "What Would I Do?" makes that level), but neither are annoying anywhere either. Except "Trip to Your Heart". Yeah, that song is. Should've been simply titled "Tripped Out" - at least that would've explained the state the group was undoubtedly in when they recorded that dated piece of junk. Now there's a pile of other good songs; the lead-swapping trick is used on "Let Me Here it From You", and I like that; "Advice", "Run, Run, Run" and "If This Room Could Talk" are fun positive exuberant hippy songs; "Underdog" is fast-paced, catchy and cleverly uses "Frere Jacques" as its horn riff; "That Kind of Person", "I Hate to Love Her" and "Dog" are pretty good soul ballads. Now, keep in mind that none of these songs are half as good as future triumphs like "Hot Fun in the Summertime" or "If You Want Me to Stay". While you're contemplating, also know that this is basically a funny, poppy R&B album. Just a good one, that's all.
4061542
I don't know why this funky album is so overlooked, underated and under-appreciated. Released in the fall of 1980, "Feel Me" picks up right where "Cameosis" left off, except that this is much funkier than both "Cameosis" and "Secret Omen". The bass lines, synthesizers and vocal chants on "Your Love Takes Me Out" and "Throw It Down" sound very similar to "Shake Your Pants" and "I Just Want To Be". "Keep It Hot" is awesome....all I can say is "owwwww"!

"Rollerskates" is a nice jam also. But "Feel Me" is the serious slow-jam cut here, which sounds like a follow-up to "Sparkle", with Anthony Lockett on lead vocals once again. "Better Days" is another nice ballad. I agree with the previous reviewer...this needs to be released on CD ASAP!!! Meanwhile, I'll just keep listening to my original vinyl copy. No Cameo collection is complete without "Feel Me".
903278
Wanted more, but for what it did I was amazed at how well it held our attention for what little actually happened.  Well done!
296643
I have to admit that I had kind of forgotten about this band. A couple years ago a house fire destroyed alot of my CD's. Luckily I found this disc in a used CD store a week ago and instantly remembered what an amazing album this is, from a band that most people have never heard of. Its beyond me how these guys kind of slipped under the radar, but they did.

This album is solid, start to finish.. The sound (to me) is alot like STP... grungy guitars and voclas, but catchy melodies... an excellent effort start to finish.
4822566
Where has this been hiding? Why is this not in everyone's jazz collection? This is indeed a solid and exceptionally enjoyable "Masterpiece"!!
630322
This is one of those movies that no one has heard of but is actually a great movie.
4908013
It is very refreshing to come across a band unknown to you, purchase their CD and be rewarded by an amazing collection of fine songs.  More than refreshing: surprising.  Often what is considered new and  "exciting" in rock music is in fact not.  So much is one artist  doing their best imitation of another, or trying to be the most outrageous  "new" sound.  I found Caroline's Spine "Attention  Please" to be a welcome revisiting of the days of good solid rock and  roll songs with an interesting and infecting new feel.  I've found myself  asking "Where was this band when I was in high school?"  Powerful  guitar and rhythm fueled instrumentals that were at the same time melodic.  Thoughtful lyrics delivered by a vocalist who actually uses his natural  voice rather than studio enhancements.  Many new artists will catch the ear  of the public for a time.  Fewer will endure. Not since the advent of bands  such as Pearl Jam, Soul Asylum, and Dave Matthews Band have I heard  something new that gets my attention the way Caroline's Spine has. I will  now have to buy "Monsoon" and any other available material by  them.  I have a feeling it will be worth it. Disappointing as their lack of  radio airplay may be (this being the reason I am so late to pick up on  them) it is definitely no testament to musical ability. This band is truly  Another Great Talent.
3454323
Never had heard of this combination--and liked it very much!
1971252
Didn't see it when it premeired, but eventually fell in love with the story. Probably more likely in reaction if actually happened.
439145
Most people have googled themselves, but this guy goes the extra mile.  Definitely worth watching, and it does have a surprise or two in it.
804169
I am a connoisseur of anything and everything funky, and when I first heard these guys on a compilation about three months ago, I couldn't believe I hadn't heard of them previously.  I have a theory that time is one of the best filters for good music, in that if a band is still widely appreciated years after performing, it is most likely worth listening to.  It is bands like this that weaken my theory and show that some classics end up being under-appreciated.
If you're sitting there pondering over the value of adding this album to your collection, take it from a funkateer of the first degree:  You'll dig it!
236650
This was very interesting. Maybe I missed it, but I didn't hear or see a year so I could put the time in context.
3499426
Great album; I haven't heard most of this stuff since the '70s, and I didn't realize how much I missed it.
3104294
I've seen some people denigrate it for lack of present-day production values, but they're obviously very young and inexperienced, not to mention potentially snobbish and Republican. It's a thoroughly well-researched and nicely mastered copy of something irreplaceable - so there! It was a unique moment in time, and it captures it. Enough said, I think...
2058533
Luckily stubbled across this on satellite radio and was hooked!  Hard for me to imagine this having not been a most requested in the clubs.
1608719
I had NEVER heard about this project!  It was amazing to me to read about their putting a computer on public display in very poor neighborhoods and how, within a very short time, the local children had taught themselves how to use it and were actively cruising the internet and teaching themselves skills.  Amazing.