Face The Promise Reviews

• Several Seger gems, both rockers and ballads

  
  By AI9ZL7F6SS3KO on 2006-09-16
  A song-by-song review. I also added some comments from the man himself I read in a Detroit Free Press interview with Seger the day before the album was released. My perspective on Seger is that he's one of my favorite artists, his music has been incredibly inspirational to me, and I'm of the age that I go back to the Beautiful Loser album where we couldn't wait to go to "Katmandu" or be a "Travelin Man" ourselves.
  
  As an album, this has the best collection of hard rock, mid-tempo numbers, and ballads since Stranger in Town, though nothing at the level of "We've Got Tonite" and "Hollywood Nights". Starting with Against the Wind I was wondering if Seger should stop with the rockers and focus on the country charts, however this album destroys that idea starting with Wreck This Heart and three other really solid rock songs.
  
  1- "Wreck this Heart" A very Stones-like rocker, loose and vigorous. A great leadoff song!!! Seger's lyrics often are a point of view narrowly drawn to a specific age group and this shows that while he's 61, the pressures are those of a man with young children, which Seger has. Bob's always had a very special relationship with those 10 - 15 years younger than him, like me, as he provides insight to their experiences from a position of having just lived it with the perspective and wisdom that comes from experience yet still near to the experience. Great song.
  
  2- "Wait for Me" - This song is really growing on me. Very inspirational, a very Bob-like ballad. Seger's voice soars into the bridge like it did with "Like A Rock". Another great song that requires some time to appreciate. Bob is as good a singer as ever in terms of putting a ton of soul into each song, his voice is even better in the mid and low notes with a little more gravel adding more levity, as if he needed more, however, he does concede the higher notes but that only hurts him on one song in this collection (the Loveless duet).
  
  Seger's comments - I don't think anybody got it. In my mind you've got to have the discipline to allow your kids to make their mistakes. . . Sometimes I've got to get away, but I'll always come back.
  
  3- "Face the Promise" - Hard guitar track like "Makin Thunderbirds". Good filler. Makes you think he's hangin' with the post-college crowd now though, working-class people are moving to North Dakota and Arizona, not away from there.
  
  Seger's comments on "Face the Promise" - This is about small town kids looking at the big American dream. "I'm gonna to out and face the promise of the promised land. . .".
  
  4- "No Matter Who You Are" - Great song. Mid-tempo rocker like "Still the Same", while the lyrics are reminiscent of "Against the Wind" in terms of providing strength by realization that we all have challenges.
  
  Seger's Comments on "No Matter. . ." - You have to guard your special, pure thing and cherish it.
  
  5- "Are You" - Drum driven song, rocker with a great groove line and classic Seger lyrics. Memorable line, "This is a whole new faith almost like a new religion". He also does a great "Ow" backed by the soul singers, this one will get cranked!!!
  
  6 - "Simplicity" - Music sounds like it came from a band named "The Time", an old band associated with Prince. Lyrics are obvious and contrived. Filler.
  
  7 - "No More" - Bob singing against a background of classic strings. The lyrics are a negative indictment of how Bush got us into Iraq. While I agree with his political position, I would have preferred he chose different lyrics for this song, they sound mismatched, with uplifting music coupled with a negative indictment.
  
  "Real Mean Bottle" with Kid Rock - a Vince Gill song written by Gill as a homage to Merle Haggard (Kid's a big fan of Haggard). Lots of long notes that take advantage of Gill's great voice which cause Kid and Seger to strain in places. Seger and Kid turn this into a 50's style boogie-woogie rocker, including rock piano. I am a little underwhelmed with this song, Bob's covers are usually excellent choices like Rodney Crowell's "Shame on the Moon". This song doesn't do Kid justice either. Because the lyrics are fun, and everyone loves boogie-woogie, I wouldn't be surprised if this was a minor hit on the Country charts.
  
  Seger's producer on "Real Mean Bottle" - He (Kid) came in and said, "Man we've got to rock this thing." He started singing it at double speed with all this attitude."
  
  9- "Won't Stop" - A very sparse song, acoustic guitar, Bob, and a little drum. A counter to "Real Mean Bottle" preaching the dark reality of obsessive behavior. Bob sings great in this song, however because there is very little accompaniment, you can hear how his voice has weakened from the pinnacle of his singing on "Live Bullet" and "Stranger in Town". Still, Bob was always much, much more than the range and power of his voice. His talent has always been writing music and lyrics, making the personal universal and the universal personal, making music that is either a joy to listen or sustenance for trying times.
  
  Seger on "Won't Stop" - We were kind of making fun of drinking (Real Mean Bottle). . . but then I wanted a serious song about addiction - like, I don't condone this.
  
  10 - "Between" - Contains the best lead guitar on the album by Kenny Greenburg. A beat similar to Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry".
  
  Seger's comments - I think my favorite song on the record is Between. I just love the groove. I love the way I sang it, I love the way I played it, I love the way the girls sang it. And it says exactly what I wanted to say.
  
  11 - "The Answer's in the Question" w/Patty Loveless - I loved the lyrics and the melody and the basic structure of the song. However there are some incredibly poor choices in which notes to hit that had me physically cringing three times, all three times because I think Bob can no longer hit the high notes. I think this could be a huge country hit, but they need to release a single version that eradicates the cringe factor.
  
  Seger's Comments - "I thought what a cool idea for a song: The answer is in the question. "Will you be home late again?" OK, if you ask someone that, there's something wrong.
  
  12 - "The Long Goodbye" - Should have been placed between two rockers because as the last song, it causes the album to end with a whimper, I would have preferred seeing the album end with "No Matter Who You Are". Some interesting musical sounds and verses that linger after the song ends, "The long goodbye continues on, through fog and rain and far beyond, you stay awhile and then your gone again" is haunting and some of his best work.
  
  Seger's Comments - It's about Alzheimer's disease. I dealt with that with my aunt after my mother died. And now, my wife is dealing with it her father. So it became fresh again.
  
  Summary - this album is not perfect, where it's pretty easy to make the case Live Bullet and Stranger in Town were. Because Seger is not prolific, his fans have much higher expectations than those of say, Tom Petty or Bruce Springsteen who publish a lot more music. This album is definitely one every Seger fan will want, enjoy and savor for years to come. For those that are too young to have grown up with Seger, I recommend buying the following songs which you can find at Apple's Music Store: Wreck This Heart, Wait for Me, and No Matter Who You Are.
  
  Is the DVD worth the extra bucks? I'd say yes for two reasons, the DVD includes the video for "Like A Rock". I don't know of any song where the singing and lead guitar melded so perfectly, only Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart doing "People Get Ready" comes close. It also has some great concert footage from '78 of Seger doing two songs in San Diego, which really displays how great a performer he is, though his band was really lacking on those two songs. I was very disappointed there were no videos from this album on the DVD, Wait for Me is released as a single, why not at least that song's video? I did appreciate the short interviews they did with Seger showing him working on the album but really disappointed only two old videos were included besides the two song concert footage.
  
  

• Bob Seger Equals His Classic Trilogy

  
  By A3464G00K8ZYD1 on 2006-09-12
  With FACE THE PROMISE, Bob Seger equals his classic trilogy of LIVE BULLET, NIGHT MOVES, and STRANGER IN TOWN, albeit with a harder edge. It should be noted that, in a departure from his previous procedure of making records in California, Seger recorded this one in Nashville, TN. There is a strong social conscience in many of the songs on this CD. Seger's advocacies of sanctions on Indonesia in retaliation for that country's trumped-up 2005 drug-smuggling conviction of a young Australian tourist and increased funding for law enforcement make FACE THE PROMISE an essential purchase for both your ears AND your consceience.
  
  

• Worth the Wait!

  
  By A27KNXAROMSJ7A on 2006-11-26
  It's been over a decade since Seger graced us with a studio album with all new material. And many of us were on tenderhooks, waiting to hear exactly what the sound would be of such a CD coming from a rocker who admittedly had to wait for his doctor's OK before he decided he could tour in good health this fall. Thankfully, the results in both the studio and the doctor's office were positive, so not only do we have a brand new Seger CD (and a good one), but many will be able to hear him sing some of its material live along with Live Bullet over the next several weeks.
  
  Bob's voice is in full form, carrying ballads like "Wait for Me", bona fide rockers like "Wreck this Heart" as well as the boogie-fied "Real Mean Bottle" (the only non-Seger composition, written by Vince Gill and with backing vocals by Seger pal Kid Rock, who I have to admit does a good job here although I think Seger's talents far surpass his). Nearly all the songs are in the voice of an older, wiser man talking to someone who wants to take chances or do things the narrator stops usually stops short of preaching about. I caught a bit of an interview on a Detroit station, where Seger was stating he'd written the song that had just been played for his kids. I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out which song that could be, but given that his son and daughter are in their early teens, it could be one of several of these songs: "Are You", "The Long Goodbye" (as a father realizes someday they'll walk away forever), "No Matter Who You Are" or "Wait for Me."
  
  I have to say a few words about "No More", which could have been Seger's shovelful on the bandwagon of What Everyone Else In Rock Said about Iraq...but it's not. First of all, it's a great song, produced a la Spector "Wall of Sound" so that we (at least those of us who can remember back that far) get the sense of a Barry McGuire "Eve of Destruction" or Melanie "Candles in the Rain". Which is exactly what Seger wants to do. The second stanza reads:
  
  It was forty years ago when I was young/
  And the jungle, not the desert, heard the guns/
  Someone said they had a secret plan/
  And the rest of us would have to understand.
  
  So, before you can accuse him of doing what everyone else is doing (accusing those in power of "getting us into another Vietnam"), BAM! in the same verse he slams the opposition, who say they have a way to get us out (Seger's brother was a Marine in Vietnam. The first song he wrote was called "Yellow Berets," about those too cowardly to join up. He hasn't forgotten how it felt to find out that the newly elected administration in 1969 really had no...secret...plan...at....all.)
  
  Not that Seger leaves the Republicans (Bush's, not Nixon's), off the hook. But he does so in a way that doesn't demonize them:
  
  Are you sorry ...for the burden of the ones who had to fall/
  When you didn't read the writing on the wall?
  
  
  In other words, he's not getting into the argument of whether Iraq had weapons, what kind and when, he's just saying, "You were wrong to start this war. Even if you didn't lie, you didn't take the consequenses into consideration."
  
  "No More" and the rest of "Face the Promise" are an enjoyable way to catch up with Bob during this phase of his life. He's still one of the Midwest's finest rock and roll musicians, and he's still going strong.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• WOW... what a surprise!!

  
  By ABJ88JZ1DYXCO on 2006-09-25
  
  I grew up listening to Bob Seger's classic seventies music, so it is in my blood. But I must admit that I had very low expectations before I heard this record. Bob's last album, released almost 11 years ago, was uninspired and boring, and so I had basically written him off as a once-great artist who had lost his muse.
  
  This album sets the record straight. Bob Seger was, and still is, one of America's great rock-and-roll treasures. He just apparently needed to take a loooooong break from the recording studio. Starting with the smoking first track "wreck this heart", this album rocks like there's no tomorrow. The songwriting is truly inspired (the only weak track, I think, is the maudlin "wait for me"), the production is outstanding, and Bob's voice is in very good shape. Of particular note is his breathtaking ballad with Patty Loveless.
  
  Welcome back, Bob. We missed you.
  
  
  
  

• Great American album by an American musical master

  
  By A2T37H1FL9D9L7 on 2006-09-12
  "No More" is possibly one of the finest songs of the modern era. The music conjures images of an American cinematic epic, while Bob Seger sings about a man coming to grips with getting older. This song should become a part of the American musical lexicon. It ranks right up there with "Against the Wind."
  
  The rest of the songs range from bluesy hard-rockers to almost rockabilly tunes. There are a couple of folk-like ballads thrown in, giving this album a very diverse and well-rounded collection of songs.
  
  This is a fitting addition to the catalog of an American musical master. Bob Seger is Americana at its best and Face the Promise is as great an American album that there has been.
  
  
• Classic Seger Sound
  By A2TTIHW27AXI8M on 2006-09-12
  This has been a long awaited album for Seger fans and I'm sure they won't be disappointed with his first new material album in years.
  This 12 tune set begins with a medium rocker 'Wreck The Heart' which sets the tone for some great music as only Seger can do it. There are several ballads here in the tradition of the great 'Fire Lake' on the 'Against The Wind' album. He pairs up with Kid Rock on the rocker 'Real Mean Bottle' and with Patty Loveless on the unusual 'The Answer's In The Question' - a beautiful ballad in it's own right with fiddles and the most unusual chord changes. I didn't care for 'Simplicity' on the first play, but on the second play I played particular attention to the sax and it's really a good tune. No duds on this 'album of the year' for Seger fans. Hope this album does more for him than some of our 'mature' artists have done in the past while. The only down side is the album is only 43 plus minutes long. Oh well!
  
  
• You probably will never play it more than once or twice.
  By A1J14FU7B9965U on 2006-09-14
  As a BIG Bob Seger fan I hate to say it but this album is not good, not good at all. You would think by this time he would have composed some songs worthy of rememberence but there is not one here. Yes, all the songs have his signature sound/beat/hook but it is too repetitive and the subject matter is similar from song to song. Self examination and reflection and longing and the eagerness to move ahead and the decay of society expressed in a song is not always enjoyable to a listener (in my opinion). I bought this CD right when the store opened on the day it came out; ad you probably will buy it too if your a fan like me. But if I were new to Seger I Would try: Against The Wind, Stranger in Town, Night Moves, and Nine Tonight (live) first. Personally, even as a fan, I would have skipped this one.
  
  
• Excellent Effort
  By A1FJ8UHTM56TRJ on 2006-09-29
  Yeah, I agree with some of the reviews, Bob has mellowed and the songs might not have as much firepower as his early music. After my first listen I was not impressed. The good thing is, who reviews a cd after only one time through? C'mon, you need to listen to this at least five times before making any judgements. I have had this on over and over and Bob gets a high-five from me. The more I listen, the better this gets. We all want to recapture the moments from the 70's and early 80's, but that's not going to happen. I am proud of the music on this cd, Bob has done a wonderful job. He's not 30 anymore, give the guy a break. I think Seger is still one of the greatest ROCK N'ROLLERS and I appreciate the effort on Face The Promise.
  
  
• It Grows On You
  By AYTWZIRD8V17Y on 2006-09-30
  I was disappointed the first time through. As a fan since the very early days, it's been such a long time, and I was really looking forward to a country-ish album since so much was made of him recording in Nashville. Give me Against the Wind, Shame on the Moon, and Ain't Got No Money all day long. But NO! It opens up with a rocker, and that's followed by a mid-tempo, nothing-new, Wait For Me, and another rocker. Even the Vince Gill cover is rocked out. Bob's voice is clearly not what it used to be, and maybe more suited to doing mid-tempos, but i have to tell you...this album is really growing on me. The first song, Wreck This Heart, is awesome. Wait For Me is bland, but that's OK...there's a lot of really great writing and playing on this record. I love Between, and Face the Promise, and even the anti-war No More has grown on me. There's some really funky grooves too...that's right...funky Bob Seger...and if you caught him with the Silver Bullet Band on Letterman last week, you'd know that they've still got the chops. Give this a few spins, and let it sink in...it's not The Distance or Night Moves, but it's not It's a Mystery either. Welcome back Bob...it's been WAY too long.
  
  
• Seger is Back
  By A27ZVREYW4DDE0 on 2006-09-13
  The "Face the Promise" album is a very solid effort by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bob Seger. In fact, it is probably Seger's best album since 1982's "The Distance." The album is heavy on rockers, including the Rolling Stones-sounding "Wreck this Heart," the blistering duet with Kid Rock "Real Mean Bottle" and the title track. Songs like "No Matter Who You Are" and the first single "Wait for Me" have that classic Seger sound. Other songs, however, have a modern feel to them, including "Between" and "Are You," which thoughtfully explores the pitfalls of consumerism and American society's obsession with buying more and better things. The song "Simplicity" is very funky complete with a full horn section that adds to the fun. "Won't Stop" is a very interesting song dealing with addiction and obsessive behavior. And "The Answer's in the Question" is a classic Seger ballad on which Seger shares vocals with country singer Patty Loveless. The weakest song on the album is "No More" which is an anti-Iraq War song, filled with cliches (e.g., "tomorrow is the price for yesterday") and an oddly placed orchestral string arrangement.
  
  With "Face the Promise," Seger has produced an album that captures his classic sound on some tracks while going somewhere new and modern on others. That's pretty good for someone who has been making music for more than 40 years but hasn't released a new album since 1995.
  
  
• so sorry...but don't buy this cd
  By A1AW7YXEPXGRN0 on 2006-09-26
  I have been a Seger fans since way back when and I was really looking forward to this CD. I got it the weekend it went on sale. I'm sorry now to say that I wished I had heard a few songs off the CD before buying it. It is dull, the subject matter is somewhat depressing and it has not even a single song on the CD that seems to stand out and make it play worthy. I thought maybe it was just me, so I had someother people listen to it with me. They had the same reaction. I have sadly put this one in my CD case and probably will not be pulling it out again soon. As much as I like Bob Seger, my advice is to pass this one by.
  
  
• Seger is a American Rock Icon!
  By A1WEE2M3EFZZKD on 2006-09-13
  My first taste of Seger was way back with Stranger in Town and I have been a fan ever since.
  After a long wait , all I can say is the wait is over and I'm glad the Detroit man is back in the swing.
  With his husky voice , the album rocks out with the first track ,offers up a classic Seger ballad with Wait for Me and surprises with the fun cover , Real Mean Bottle with Kid rock.
  One of the best tunes is also a duet with Patty Loveless in The Answer is in the Question , where thier voices work excellent together.Truly a great come back and lets hope we won't have to wait for 11 tears again!!
  
  
• 3.5 stars - Just an OK album...
  By A3BIN0CRFHSH12 on 2006-09-13
  I am sorry to have to be the first to tell the truth: that this is just an OK CD. Is it better than what is on commercial rock radio today? Definitely. It is just not up to par at all with Bob's best work in any way.
  
  The songwriting is mediocre at best. On Bob's best LP's (Night Moves, Stranger, Against the Wind, even The Distance) the melodies were memorable. The approach to songwriting on Promise is primarily just couplets sung over generic hard rock guitar. There are a few standout tracks -- No More, The Answer's in the Question, Wait for Me and if there were any justice in the Grammy Awards, my "Record of the Year" Real Mean Bottle -- but for the most part nothing here stands up to even the average songs on the aforementioned Seger classics. However, there are no real stinkers, and kudos to Bob for holding the album time down and not feeling the pressure to "fill" it to 65 or 70 minutes like some other aging roots rockers :)
  
  My second problem is Bob's voice, which alternates between a weak whisper buried under guitars, and tuneless growling. Not only did he write mediocre songs, for some reason he wrote songs he no longer has the range to sing.
  
  Finally the instrumentation and backup vocals -- enough with the female backup singers already! You are singing soulful songs, we get it, now do we really need to hear them on the first seven songs?! As for the guitars, JT Cornelius definitely rocks the house on a number of tracks, but for me the subtle acoustic playing of Bob's prime albums is sorely missed and even moreso the amazing rhythm section of the Silver Bullet Band. Let me just say, I think the drums sound terrible on this CD.....
  
  Anyway, long story short, I hope this album does great and we hear more of Bob in the future. I give it four stars for being better than just about anything else out there right now. However on the Bob Seger scale, this has to be down in the cellar with The Fire Inside. But hey even a so-so Bob Seger album in 2006 is better than none!
  
  
• A great country/rock record
  By AEQFYOI6YJ83Z on 2006-09-16
  Bob Seger's latest effort is being hailed as a detour into country music. Has the music industry just now caught on? Bob Seger has been singing his blend of country/rock for decades...FACE THE PROMISE is simply another great record by this legendary figure.
  
  Well, it's not "simply" a great record...a lot went into it to make it so. Those picturesque, oft-witty lyrics; the stellar musicianship, both from Seger and the players; and that voice, that gravelly, rock-ladden voice...
  
  From the opening rocker "Wreck This Heart" to the closing tenderness of "The Long Goodbye," Seger's latest album is one of his best. The spirited duet with Kid Rock is a real gem--not only does it feature two great singers (Rock is definitely an understated vocalist; if you have any doubts about his talent, listen to this tune), but it was also written by country crooner Vince Gill--who featured it on his NEXT BEST THING record--in honor of the great country outlaws, namely Merle Haggard. Patty Loveless's appearance on "The Answer's In the Question" seems a bit out of place, but she manages to make the experience genuinely enjoyable (she surely has one of the best mountain-music voices out there). The lyrics are often reflective, and yet this 20-year-old college student could relate to every word in every line...that signifies, to me at least, stellar songwriting. FACE THE PROMISE is a great country/rock record, and if you don't give it a listen, you're missing out on the return of a legend.
  
  
• Not a good effort!
  By on 2006-09-24
  The good and generous reviews are very shocking. This is not a good CD. Either has Seger's last couple CD's, matter of fact each new CD was a furthur decline. After a decade, you think he would come up with something good for a change. But this is not the case. These songs are terrible. Not even the Kid Rock and Patty Loveless can save him here. The problem is not his voice, or the production value. The problem is these are not good songs, not catchy at all. I'll never understand why so many classic rockers long after their prime, continue to write bad music. Why don't they get someone else to write for them and put out a half way decent CD? Bob has lost it ages ago, his last decent CD was Like A Rock. The Fire Inside, and It's A Mystery were terrible. Face The Promise isnt a bit better. And the same problem stands for the last 20 years, the music writing stinks. Bob in the 70's and 80's wrote some great music. The songs were awesome, ear catching, radio worthy, and they stuck with you. Those old albums/CD's still sound great. I encoded the new CD and mixed in a couple dozen older tunes and put it on my MP3 player to play for the day. As I was listening to it mixed in with the older music, every new song made me cringe. Ask yourself if Bob Seger was a new artist, could he get a record contract with crap like this? Not a chance in hell. Nobody would buy it. Sad thing is, the world seemed ready. This new CD started number 4 on the Billboard charts (quite impressive of a debut). But I guarantee you, it's going to fall off the charts like a bomb. Don't believe die hard Seger fans who would praise anything he puts out, believe the sales, and if you can preview the CD (without shelling out the $13 bucks), listen to it. You will know exactly what I mean! It's a pOOR effort because the material he is working with isnt worthy to make a new CD out of!
  
  
• WOW!
  By A3T6DTHYLG9D8P on 2006-10-04
  Rock and Roll at it's finest. I am NOT a die-hard Seger fan, so this is not influenced by years of listening to every song the man ever wrote. But WOW! This is close to a CLASSIC.
  
  
• Bob Seger is back, and it's about time!
  By A1LZ9P9DGAZ180 on 2007-06-18
  I found out about Bob Seger after I came back from Viet Nam, and I was pretty wild and wanted nothing to do with the establishment and "society". All I wanted was a big motorcycle, a willing woman, a bottle, good friends, and to never call anyone "sir" ever again. Among those friends I found Seger on the speakers and he pumped my brain full of fire and soul. We were the "live to ride, and ride to live" crowd, and "Horizontal Bob" was almost a life style. Well, all I can say is that I changed, and so did Bob. We both weathered the years, became respectable, and rounded off the rough edges. When Bob did a duet with Martina McBride behind a black piano, I thought it was over. But, with FACE THE PROMISE Bob Seger has opened a door to the past, and let is some fresh air amongst the sillyness that passes for rock and roll these days. He just turned 62 the other day, and a comic radio jock said, as I was commuting (yes, sometimes I feel like I've had a sex change operation) to work that "Bob had lost the lead in his pencil". Well, that radio "personality" has obviously never heard FACE THE PROMISE. If you are over 40 (or like me over 50), and want that hard driving sound and entrancing lyrics that do not have to be hidden behind shredding guitar, buy this album. Of course, you may find yourself buying a motorcycle, wearing black leather to break the wind, and heading for the promised land.;-P If this is your first Bob Seger, his catalog is available, and you have a world of serious and true rock and roll to experience. Rock on!
  
  
• OK return, but far from classic bob
  By A31Z46NUKTNCIX on 2006-09-13
  The record is only average, the songwriting is nothing special and towards the middle of the disc things really start to bog down. There are few nice mid tempo rockers but nothing outstanding and not even a real pretty ballad just kind of mudane rehash of the kind of stuff that was on his last two forgetable releases. The thing that really made his classic records good was the piano playing and sax which is all but missing on this record. The heavier sounding bass and guitars sound dated and the female singers on just about every track sound tired and out of it. I will give bob kudos for the effort and guts to put out another record at the age of 61 but this is far from his classic work, at home i give all my dics in j river media center 1-10 stars and this one gets a 7, nuff said.
  
  
• Thank you
  By A1ANNHJXPP3AHJ on 2006-09-13
  The long wait was well worth it. I just don't want to wait another 11 years for a cd. The songs are Bob Seger. I loved the edge on Simplicity. Great song! He is such a great lyricist. I love this cd. You will not be disappointed.
  
  Thank you Bob Seger!!!!
  
  
• The long-awaited return of Bob Seger
  By A1IKOYZVFHO1XP on 2006-09-13
  Bob Seger is back on the rock music scene with his first all-original album in nearly 11 years. However,for the first time since 1975,he has no Silver Bullet Band. This album carries the same sound as 1991's THE FIRE INSIDE,the two original tracks from 1994's GREATEST HITS,1995's IT'S A MYSTERY,his 1998 hit CHANCES ARE with Martina McBride and the two original tracks from 2003's GREATEST HITS 2. Since Seger married his current wife,he's done very little musically and devoted most of his time to his wife and their child/children. As usual,Seger wrote at least most of the songs on this album(one was written by Vince Gill although Gill did not participate in that recording). Great duets with Kid Rock and Patty Loveless. At age 61,Seger can still rock 'n roll! There's also a limited edition version of this album that comes with a bonus DVD with an interview by Seger regarding the recording and production of this album and two live performances from 1978,the year STRANGER IN TOWN was released.
  
  
• Seger's Still Hasn't Lost His Touch
  By AB0L92V0JN121 on 2006-09-14
  I just bought this CD today, and already I've listened to it 3 times. The CD just keeps growing on me with each play. It has all of the thoughfullness (and then some) of It's A Mystery, but musically he goes back to his roots. To the sound that made him famous. However, don't think that all these songs sound the same in any way. Seger has taken that sound and expanded on it, fine tuning it into a well oiled-machine. Lyrically he covers everything from the struggles of an ageing parent trying to keep up with his kids (Wait For Me), to his struggle to find himself. As with any of Seger's albums, these songs are all ones that anyone, of nearly any age, can feel a conection to. I would recomend the CD to anyone, whether a new listener or an old fan
  
  
• True Bob Seger
  By A2TKZW1PYUM71 on 2006-09-14
  A true Seger fan will love "Face the Promise". It is pure Seger! All the songs are written by Seger and reflect on this stage in his life. His voice is as strong as ever. Seger still rocks!
  
  
• Bob is back.... with a Vengeance!
  By A19QMWXXUUTA9I on 2006-09-15
  How refreshing! Listening to new material from Bob Seger, what more needs to be said? This album is as good as anything Seger has put out since the early 80's. Whether you are a tried and true Seger fan, or a newbie to his music, you need to have this album. As far as any hit singles for radio play, as one person asks in a prior review... who cares? Bob isn't about commericial music. He writes from the heart and soul and doesn't give in to what the "public" wants. It's like country singers who cross genre's to have their music played on rock stations. That's selling out. Most of Seger's greatest music never had radio air play. If you are a deep down fan, you know what I mean. Did anyone see Bob on the tonight show last night? First time on National Television for him. He hinted at touring again, so keep an eye to the sky and lets all hope he gets out on the road again. Saw him on his 1996 tour... fantastic! Buy this album, you will not be sorry. Whether a long-time fan or a curious person looking for new music, you won't be sorry.
  
  
• Fans can never be objective...
  By A20IEBB2571F9S on 2006-09-20
  When you have this long a wait between albums you expect years of artistic pile-up to be whittled down to a fantastic come back CD. Instead, Bob took bits a pieces of old stuff, rehashed it into a new song titles and subtracted some of that old time rock and roll. It just leaves nothing to soothe the soul. YAWN.
  
  
• Great to see Bob back
  By A26QKKDCA2DLTN on 2006-09-25
  This CD is very Bob Seger. If you are looking for him to reinvent himself, look elsewhere. He is genius at what he does and he has done it again. He still rocks and his lyrics speak to the average Joe trying to live a decent life. The DVD is short but fun. The editing cuts from current Bob to Bob in the 70's. And hearing from him personally about the subjects of his songs was interesting. A TRUE Bob Seger fan will be in heaven with his new CD. I missed him!
  
  
• Bob Seger's Big Fat new album
  By A1D7ZRXU7Z5OB9 on 2006-11-10
  I like every song on this terrific edgy new album from Bob Seger. This is probably his best work in years. The rendition of Vince Gill's "Mean Old Bottle" with Kid Rock is really cool and my personal favorite is the first cut on the album. It is a rockin' good time from start to finish. He still has it and then some!!!
  
  
• Face The Promise
  By A2MNHZ8NAFHR7E on 2006-11-25
  Bob Seger sounds every bit as good as he ever has....it's great to have some new Seger music to listen to. This album is great, we like every song on it. If you ride, this one urges you to go out and get on your bike. It is best when listened to with the volume turned up.
  
  
• VERY WELL DONE BOB!
  By AH4YVZSGULU88 on 2006-09-13
  I have been a fan of Seger for years. I am so impressed with this new CD. It has Classic Bob, Southern Bob, and even some New Bob sounds. Wish there was more. Sure hope he isn't done. Its been too long between albums. Hope a concert tour is in the making.
  
  
• Long time coming
  By A2SEQBL2HJWMBJ on 2006-09-14
  I am a big Bob Seger fan and this CD did not disappoint. I enjoyed all the songs. It is a mixture of many different types of songs. Some ballad type similar to Against the Wind, Some Day You'll Accompany Me and others just out and out rock. Bob has not forgotten his roots and his working man persona. I have already listened to it twice since I got it. An excellent addition to your library. Hope to see him on tour soon.
  
  
• I love this CD
  By AE31M52VLKOG6 on 2006-09-15
  I love this new CD from Bob Seger. Bob sounds great vocally and on the guitar. My favorite track is Wait For Me. It is an excellent rock and roll love song about always being there for someone in their time of need. Face The Promise is a song for the working man. It is a tribute for all the people who work long and hard doing physical labor. Wreck This Heart is a song about a person trying to deal with the pressures of family and work. This is a great rock and roll song. Real Hard Bottle is an upbeat duet with Kid Rock. The piano playing gives this track an energetic kick. The Answer Is In The Question is a beautiful duet with Patty Loveless. It is about a couple trying to work out the problems in their relationship. Simplicity is a song about keeping life simple and worrying about material things. The drum playing on this track is very good. I love the beat of this song very much. Face The Promise is an excellent CD from Bob Seger filled with great music.
  
  

• Bob Seger - Greatest Hits
• Bob Seger. Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
• Live Bullet
• The Road to Escondido
• Against the Wind