Alan Price - Shouts Across the Street

Primary Artist
Alan Price
Album Title
Shouts Across the Street
Release Date
1976 
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Review by Dave Thompson
1976's Shouts Across The Street arrived decked out in a fabulous Ralph Steadman cover, but the album itself did little to entertain an audience who wanted more from the wee Geordie of Price's Between Today And Yesterday peak. Rather, the album rattled along without ever really getting out of first gear, a collection of songs that were "nice," but never demanded anything more from the listener than a politely tapping foot. The strange thing was, in concert at this same time, Price remained a vivid performer, with memories of the period live show certainly imbibing songs like "The World's Going Down on Me," "I Know When I've Had Enough" and the title track with considerably more energy than the vinyl ever mustered. Read More