Rock 'n' Roll Truth: Joey Molland of Badfinger readies first new album in nearly a decade; 'Be True to Yourself' coming October 16, 2020
Randy Patterson article and a phone interview w/ Joey Joey Molland Talks About ‘Be True To Yourself’
Sounds like he's trying to revisit Badfinger's power pop history. I don't care for him personally and that taints the music for me, which doesn't sound like anything special anyway.
My CD arrived (early!) from Omniore. Of course, it came this afternoon while I am working so I won't be able to listen today. Anyone else get a copy?
Did you support "Kickstarter" campaign last Fall? I'd heard that mailings to anyone that was contributing to "Kickstarter" campaign would be seeing items arrive around end of September, not sure if CD's were included until October.
Monday September 28, 2020 KMUW - FM Wichita, Kansas radio online Black Days, Blue Hearts Will be playing tracks from Be True To Yourself the new solo release soon from Badfinger's Joey Molland. The record features guest appearances from The Monkees’ Mickey Dolenz, Julian Lennon and former Wings drummer Steve Holley and recalls Molland’s best work with Badfinger while sounding thoroughly contemporary. We’ll hear music from that release as well as selections from Julian Lennon’s 1998 album, Photograph Smile.
On the last song now...all I can say is wow. I am impressed! Last time I saw Joey, his voice was a little gruff, but not here. Mark Hudson's production reminds me of the work he did with Ringo. But the songs, all collaborations between Joey and Mark are first rate. And the backing vocals are wonderful. Love hearing Julian Lennon harmonizing with Joey. And fans of the Monkees should like "Shine" which has great backing vocals by Mickey Dolenz, Jason Scheff and Mark. I don't like making judgements about albums based on one listening, but I'll be playing this one a lot. It's very guitar oriented with a lot of little flourishes (even a bit of sitar on one song). There is even a very brief but obvious nod to "No Matter What" on one song.
Interview with Joey Molland on his upcoming album "Be True To Yourself" Atlanta's Entertainment Monthly, Celebrating 28 Years!
All I Want To Do, another great song from Joey's new album with Julian Lennon joining in on the harmony. The album was co-written and Produced by Mark Hudson. "All I Want To Do"
As a huge Badfinger fan, I own and have listened to all of Joey's solo material. This is far and away his strongest solo effort. The songs are catchy, the production is the best he's had, his vocals are also better than I expected they'd be. This has been playing on loop in my car for the past week. The title song is probably my least favorite of the bunch, but still good. There are a couple deliberate Badfinger throwbacks in the songs, but otherwise they sound fresh and they don't overdo that type of thing. 10 Joey songs in a row is usually a bit much for me, but in this case, I'm enjoying every track. As a Monkees fan, it's kind of surreal to hear Micky Dolenz harmonizing with Joey. The backing vocals, overall, are welcome and really add to the songs. It's rare that an album comes along that I can just play all the way through anymore without wanting to skip a song or two. I hope people give it a chance as there are more gems on the album than the 3 songs already released to the public. "Heaven" sounds like a Badfinger outtake to me. I do wish some of the guitar work was more up front at times. I also think there's a bit too much slide guitar on the album. I'm sure it's another throwback to Badfinger, but when you hear Pete Ham play slide, you know it's him, and the slide work here either tries too hard or isn't trying enough. That's a minor nitpick though. For all the old rockers that still feel the need to put out new material long after the flame of creativity and inspiration has seemingly died out, it's nice to know and HEAR that Joey still has something great to offer.
I wonder if the use of the slide, at times, is a nod to George Harrison. A couple of the songs remind me of Harrison's early 70s work.
Same here !! I'd still like to get a signed copy and wish his label or site would get back to me on if it's possible to get some in an online store somewhere. I have met him and have his autograph a few times on some badfinger albums already, but i'd still like to support him more than just buying a regular cd and i'd pay extra for a signed copy of the new album. Heard one song so far and it sounded great!! I liked it more than anything he's done since 'Wish You Were Here" even !
October 12th Article online from "Rock Celler Magazine" Joey Molland I'm Still Standing: Badfinger Legend on New Album and More
I just saw this note on his Facebook page: We will have pre-signed CD's available sometime after the launch to the general public exclusively on BadfingerSite.com, as well as other merchandise being developed for the holiday season. Thanks in advance for the patience!
Minneapolis Star Tribune October 16, 2020 Badfinger's Joey Molland makes a solo album with a little help from his Beatle-y friends
