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It's best not to be overly critical of good intentions. Take, for instance, Spirit of '73, a benefit compilation for the music industry's pro-abortion-rights organization, Rock for Choice. The album concept: songs by female or female-led acts of the '70s, the period of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, redone by female or female-led acts of today, with profits going to help pro-choice groups. A neat idea, particularly if you support the cause. Hear Spirit of '73 for what it's worth and you'll surely get a kick out of its more inspired remakes: Maria Muldaur's "Midnight at the Oasis" done with the wild harmonies and jangly guitars of L.A.'s that dog, and Olivia Newton-John's "Have You Never Been Mellow" given an alterna-reading by Pet. And you'll also appreciate Rosanne Cash's classy performance of Joni Mitchell's "River" and Cassandra Wilson's surprisingly effective take on Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly with His Song." But if you can't restrain your cynicism, you may conclude that most of the songs are pale copies of the originals; that the "'70s segue bits" (like the sound of a hair dryer or a waterbed) sprinkled between songs are incredibly dumb and unauthentic; that the record's politics are well-meaning but naive ("Circulate a petition," it suggests, as if the signatures of a few dozen 16-year-olds will make Newt Gingrich quake); and that, except for tracks like the sisterhood anthem "We Are Family," most of the covers provoke the question "What's the point?"--Roni Sarig

Track Listings

1 Untitled - No Artist Given
2 If I Can't Have You - Eve's Plum
3 Untitled - No Artist Given
4 More, More, More (Pt. 1) - Babes In Toyland
5 We Are Family - Ebony Vibe Everlasting
6 Untitled - No Artist Given
7 Dreams - Letters To Cleo
8 Dancing Barefoot - Johnette Napolitano
9 Untitled - No Artist Given
10 Cherry Bomb - L7 And Joan Jett
11 Midnight At The Oasis - That Dog.
12 Untitled - No Artist Given
13 Have You Never Been Mellow - Pet
14 Untitled - No Artist Given
15 River - Rosanne Cash
16 Feel Like Makin' Love - Melissa Ferrick
17 Untitled - No Artist Given
18 Killing Me Softly With His Song - Cassandra Wilson
19 Blue - Sarah Mc Lachlan
20 It Won't Take Long - Indigo Girls
21 Untitled - No Artist Given
22 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Sophie B. Hawkins
23 Untitled - No Artist Given
24 Untitled - No Artist Given

Product information

Label ‎Sony/550
Number of discs ‎1
ASIN ‎B000002AYM

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  • Cihuacoatl
    5 out of 5 stars
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    This is GrEat.

    Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2006

    I don't know what ya'll think about abortion. The proceeDs go to support it. BUT..If you like freakin' amazin rock..Then you've NeVer Heard JohnettE Napolitano QuItE So Good! (ConcReTe blonde). And you Won't BeLiEve The antiCs of Of BabeS iN ToyLand's GoofiNess! And "Midnight at the Oasis" is Done with Brillance by That Dog. I am not of course amazed at the heartfelt freakin genius of Sophie B HAwkins..Well..Always a fresh treat..I am Happy that the Indigo Girls chose a gay anthem that suits them..I am pleased with Letters to Cleo. One must own the versions of "Blue" by Sarah MacLachlan and "Feel Like Makin Love" by Melissa Ferrick, anD of course the special lady in the band Pet (where they been?) makes thE cd worthwhile in and of itself.Little blurbs inbetween each song make it funny. I may have doubts if I had an abortion, but it's my right not have a child at least to raise if I can't and Noone has the right to threaten Karen Roe, as is the case I've heard every day of her life since the brave woman fought for her rights in court. May the victory be ours!(Roe V. Wade, Brown V. Topeka Kansas Board Of EDU..It's all the same..Fight the Power..)

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  • Skeetdad
    5 out of 5 stars
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    Old school!

    Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2013

    Looking everywhere for "Walking Barefoot", the Patti Smith song, covered by Johnette Napolitano...this cd had it! I also liked covers by L7 & many others

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  • Noodle
    5 out of 5 stars
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    Came fast

    Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2016

    Came in great shape

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  • maddy
    5 out of 5 stars
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    Five Stars

    Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2015

    Awesome, great complication

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  • Craig J. Moskowitz
    5 out of 5 stars

    Great, eclectic compilation!

    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2015

    The Amazon review is complete BS. How does he not even mention the great version of Cherry Bomb?! This is an excellent compilation with an eclectic lineup of songs and artists. The album artwork is great as well. I've owned this CD since the 90's.

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  • jame E Thompson
    3 out of 5 stars
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    not much good or bad to say

    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2015

    not much good or bad to say. okay cover versions. Had it to do over, I wouldn't have bought it, but it's ok.

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  • Lacy
    5 out of 5 stars

    Buy it. It's a steal.

    Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2003

    I really like this album. I bought it when it first came out and I still listen to it. I love all the covers.

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  • Diamond Dave
    3 out of 5 stars

    SPIRIT, let's hear it...

    Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2005

    If you collect COVER versions of songs, as I do, this is worth the price of admission (buy it used, there are a dozen copies available for about a buck). Some of this stuff works, as others have noted, some remakes will make you run for your Fleetwood Mac long playing 33 RPMs record albums.

    Best Moment:

    EBONY VIBE EVERLASTING - WE ARE FAMILY. I have used this song on many dance compilations and slid it onto 70's-themed tapes for unsuspecting party goers. It is dynamite and different that Sister Sludge. Perhaps as good or even better. It is worth the price of addition just for this loopy dance groove. Very tasty.

    ROSANNE CASH - RIVER.

    Rosanne is generally a class act, and this take on Joni Mitchell's tale of growing up in Eastern Canada, skating winters on the Ottawa Canal, is another great version of this oft covered Canuck chestnut. Sparse and beautiful. Ca$h delivers the goods.

    JOHNETTE NAPOLITANO - DANCING BAREFOOT

    Patti Smith, U2, they've all taking a stab at this um, but the one-time Concrete Blonde vocalist hits her stride nicely here. Me likes. This side leans more to PSG more say Simple Minds.

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    CASSANDRA WILSON - KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG

    Ms. Wilson may be an acquired taste -she is almost always methodically slow tempoed, lugubrious and, like many jazz-influenced chanteuse, void of direction and pop sense- but Cassandra keeps a keen, laid back focus on one of two Flack salutes on this comp.

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    SARAH McLAUCHALAN - BLUE

    Long before success with ANGEL and LILLITH FAIR, Sarah paints a early ballad, with reserved, if not spectacular results. Good.

    MELISSA FERRICK - FEEL LIKE MAKIN'LOVE

    Little known Melissa strums acoustic on a tasty flamenco tinged gallop thru another Roberta Flack song.

    BABES IN TOYLAND - MORE MORE MORE

    Make a nice connection to Andrea True's mid-70's classic. Horns, chunky beat and all. It's a fun ride.

    EVE'S PLUM - IF I CAN"T HAVE YOU

    As with many of the disco plums plucked for this Rock the Vote CD, EVE's PLUMB tries to inject some rock vibes into another reminder of the glam & snort of the 70's . Yvonne Elliman has nothing to worry about. It may not be plumb good, but it's no lemon.

    THAT DOG - MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS

    I've heard worse. How do you like to send your

    camel to bed, one hump or two?

    JOAN JETT & L7 - CHERRY BOMB

    I guess if any one can take a run at Cherry Bomb, JETT and Gurl Group worshipers L7 are up to the challenge. It is ok, I like JETT better elsewhere, and apart from S#@%LIST, nothing has knocked me out by L7. Grant it, as with most things I've sampled by L7, this cut uses amps.

    SOPHIE B. HAWKINS - NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE DOWN.

    Starts off promisingly enough, like a cover of THE BAND, more than JOAN BAEZ, but SOPHIE's vocals warble way off the charts and her band feels like they are auditioning for a Punk'd prank. These guys won't be mistaken for Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, et al. The playing ruins it somewhat for me. Loose and sloppy. SOPHIE B good at times, sensual at others. This is just ordinary, and is listenable except when she shrieks in character during certain parts of the song. Too bad too; like rubbing your hands together to try and stay warm, this one never quite heats up. Mildly disappointing.

    LETTERS TO CLEO - DREAMS

    This was ok, but not the stuff dreams are made of. Too edgy.

    INDIGO GIRLS - IT WON'T TAKE LONG

    The usually reliable GIRLS, put me in no Mood Indigo with this long, boring number (clocking in at almost 8 minutes of meandering, in cohesive yammering). This feels like a throw away, if it was meant to be serious, I missed the point. Should have been aorted in the first tri-minutes.

    PET - HAVE YOU EVER BEEN MELLOW.

    I'd rather hear OLIVIA NEWTON sing this and I was no big fan of hers.

    3 stars are about where this CD rates. But the best moments makes it a no-brainer to purchase on the cheap, and at to your dance collection sneak in the wonderful WE ARE FAMILY.

    There are some Drop Ins stuffed between the song cycle that are roughly 5 to 30 seconds long and feature sounds of the time. Citizens Band (CB) radio banter, a DJ at a Disco Radio station, roller rink girl-talk, etc. Most of it sounds forced, a few snippets work.

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