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On Crazy Horses, the Osmonds attempted to roughen up their clean-cut musical image with some hard rock and psychedelia -- Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" riff is used for bottom-heavy effect on "Hold Me Tight," while Sgt. Pepper's-era Beatles and Paul McCartney are the inspiration for "What Could It Be" and "We All Fall Down." Further tarnishing is attempted with the exclusion of Donny's bubblegum vocals -- the elder Osmonds share the microphone on all the tracks, presumably to insure that this will be a seriously rockin' affair. These "subversive" elements are mostly decorative, though, as variety-show arrangements and "One Bad Apple"-like melodies predominate on cuts like "That's My Girl" and the Bread-inspired number "And You Love Me." What stands out on this plodding album, though, is the excessive yet impressive title track, with its banshee-wail synth intro, Vegas horn arrangements and chugging Bachman-Turner Overdrive rhythm. If only the group could have perfected this Broadway/acid rock alliance on the whole album, we might have had a kitsch rock classic. This one is for die-hard fans and novelty hounds only; stick with one of their greatest-hits packages if you just want a good introduction to the Osmonds' recordings.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
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Michael Lloyd, Producer - Alan Osmond, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Merrill Osmond, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Osmond, ComposerLyricist - The Osmonds, MainArtist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Lloyd, Producer - Alan Osmond, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Merrill Osmond, ComposerLyricist - The Osmonds, MainArtist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Lloyd, Producer - Alan Osmond, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Merrill Osmond, ComposerLyricist - The Osmonds, MainArtist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Lloyd, Producer - Alan Osmond, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Osmonds, MainArtist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Lloyd, Producer - Alan Osmond, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Merrill Osmond, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Osmond, ComposerLyricist - The Osmonds, MainArtist - Jay Osmond, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Lloyd, Producer - Alan Osmond, Producer - Wayne Osmond, ComposerLyricist - The Osmonds, MainArtist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Lloyd, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Donny Osmond, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Osmond, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Merrill Osmond, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Osmond, ComposerLyricist - Marie Osmond, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Osmonds, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Osmond, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Lloyd, Producer - Alan Osmond, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Merrill Osmond, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Osmond, ComposerLyricist - The Osmonds, MainArtist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Lloyd, Producer - Alan Osmond, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Merrill Osmond, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Osmond, ComposerLyricist - The Osmonds, MainArtist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Lloyd, Producer - Alan Osmond, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Osmonds, MainArtist
℗ 1972 Universal Records a division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Michael Lloyd, Producer - Alan Osmond, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Merrill Osmond, ComposerLyricist - Wayne Osmond, ComposerLyricist - The Osmonds, MainArtist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Lloyd, Producer - Alan Osmond, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Osmonds, MainArtist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
On Crazy Horses, the Osmonds attempted to roughen up their clean-cut musical image with some hard rock and psychedelia -- Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" riff is used for bottom-heavy effect on "Hold Me Tight," while Sgt. Pepper's-era Beatles and Paul McCartney are the inspiration for "What Could It Be" and "We All Fall Down." Further tarnishing is attempted with the exclusion of Donny's bubblegum vocals -- the elder Osmonds share the microphone on all the tracks, presumably to insure that this will be a seriously rockin' affair. These "subversive" elements are mostly decorative, though, as variety-show arrangements and "One Bad Apple"-like melodies predominate on cuts like "That's My Girl" and the Bread-inspired number "And You Love Me." What stands out on this plodding album, though, is the excessive yet impressive title track, with its banshee-wail synth intro, Vegas horn arrangements and chugging Bachman-Turner Overdrive rhythm. If only the group could have perfected this Broadway/acid rock alliance on the whole album, we might have had a kitsch rock classic. This one is for die-hard fans and novelty hounds only; stick with one of their greatest-hits packages if you just want a good introduction to the Osmonds' recordings.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:43
- Main artists: The Osmonds
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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