BLACK ROSE [with LES DUDEK & CHER]

Black Rose - Black Rose (1980)


Black Rose was a band which featured Cher on vocals and her then boyfriend Les Dudek on guitar and vocals. Their only release was this 1980 album for Casablanca Records. If you read about this album and were expecting an album similar to "Allman & Woman - Two The Hard Way", then you're in for a surprise. Not sure it'll be a pleasant one, though. This album has none of the flash of the Les Dudek albums. Instead it's a Power Pop exercise on which Cher gets to rock out some. It's not bad, just not terribly good either. I prefer the soulful sounds of her album with Gregg anytime. But since I'm a sucker for Les Dudek, I just had to complete my collection. So, are there any good Les Dudek songs on here? Hmm, sort of. Actually, he only gets to sing lead vocals on one track, a duet called "You Know It". I like that song, and it would fit nicely as a bonus track on his "Gypsy Ride" album. So, for that you should get this. Tricky move to start an album with a song entitled "Never Should've Started". For completists only..
http://fp.io/35m3bed5/

BLACK ROSE [with LES DUDEK & CHER]

Black Rose - Black Rose (1980)


Black Rose was a band which featured Cher on vocals and her then boyfriend Les Dudek on guitar and vocals. Their only release was this 1980 album for Casablanca Records. If you read about this album and were expecting an album similar to "Allman & Woman - Two The Hard Way", then you're in for a surprise. Not sure it'll be a pleasant one, though. This album has none of the flash of the Les Dudek albums. Instead it's a Power Pop exercise on which Cher gets to rock out some. It's not bad, just not terribly good either. I prefer the soulful sounds of her album with Gregg anytime. But since I'm a sucker for Les Dudek, I just had to complete my collection. So, are there any good Les Dudek songs on here? Hmm, sort of. Actually, he only gets to sing lead vocals on one track, a duet called "You Know It". I like that song, and it would fit nicely as a bonus track on his "Gypsy Ride" album. So, for that you should get this. Tricky move to start an album with a song entitled "Never Should've Started". For completists only..
http://www.fileserve.com/file/G49nYEK

ALLMAN AND WOMAN - TWO THE HARD WAY

Allman and Woman - Two the Hard Way ( 1977)

  No, this never made it into CD format--and the LP is a rare one too.  (It could be a Jobe special.  And that's Cher before significant plastic surgery too--and not just her face.)  The fact that Gregg had interest in her is partially because Duane thought she was hot and spoke up about it to him. Yeah, yeah, I know "Can You Fool" is on the Dreams compilation--so bite me.  One friggin' commercial song does not make it illegal to post this.  Besides, you're gonna fork over $50 for the box set?  Just hold the spaghetti dinner for later, please, and nod out face-first into THAT!

Allman and Woman - 1977

Move Me
I Found You, Love
Can You Fool
You've Really Got a Hold On Me
Do What You Gotta Do
In For the Night
Shadow Dream Song
Island
I Love Making Love to You
Love Me

http://www.fileserve.com/file/tAMm4Rh