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What a great movie !!! As someone who grew up in the 60's and 70's, I must say this movie really got it right, Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll. An absolute dream come true for many a teenager in that era, to travel on tour behind the scenes with the likes of Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, AC/DC, or the Stones. Special kudos to Kate Hudson, she truly stole the show, what a wonderful performance. An all-time classic.

This two disc DVD has the extra's any true fan would hope for, it is much more in-depth than the theatrical version and the extras are well worth it. The Director Cameron Crowe brings the audience in far more in-depth with really great interviews and an honest and unmerciful audio-commentary which had me in stitches. For anyone who loves true rock music, I highly recommend this special edition as you get swept along for the highs, lows and everything in between.

Almost Famous is the world of early 70's Rock `n' Roll when that first flash of the classic rock era had passed. Rock was settling into becoming a business, but still was young enough and still had a sense of innocence about itself that William Miller (Patrick Fugit) an overachieving, yet awkward teenager can be taken seriously as a rock writer, and be assigned by Rolling Stone to tour with and write about an up and coming band. Almost Famous is also my story. An innocent drawn to a world that looks glamorous to him and where he thinks and he'll be cool. It's the story of everyone's innocence of their teenage years. Almost Famous is based on writer/director Cameron Crowe's own experiences. William wants to fit in and his innocence is palpable and real. On his assignment from Rolling Stone to follow the fictional band Stillwater, he finds himself locked out of the Rock `n' Roll world he worships and wishes to be a part of. Even the girls his age, the Band-aids, leave him standing on the outside. The Band-aids lead by Penny Lane (Kate Hudson), don't consider themselves groupies but more like muses for the bands, but are much more learned and experienced than William . It takes the late arrival of his favorite band Stillwater to gain him access to the Rock `n' Roll world he seeks. When William walks into that first concert he is awkward, shy, doesn't know anyone or anything about that world. By the end of the concert he's so caught up in the rush and excitement, he's shouting knowing goodbyes to the bands and roadies. William seeking to be cool he tries to impress Stillwater guitarist Russell Hammond (Billy Crudup) by introducing him to Penny without knowing they have a history. Director Crowe really hits the nail on the head with William's feelings and experience. William's innocence continually betrays him. When he goes to L.A. with Penny, she goes off with Russell. William follows them only to discover them making out. You can see it William's face, he's crushed. He likes Penny but doesn't think someone as glamorous and sophisticated as her would be interested in him. Russell betrays William by promising an interview that never seems to happen. Stillwater betrays William. They befriend him hoping he'll write a favorable article of them for Rolling Stone, but when Rolling Stone verifies William's truthful story, the band disavows it. While William's innocence betrays him he never abandons it. That theme shows itself again and again during the movie. Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs tells William that rock is in it's death rattle since rock has started to become a business. The rock stars portrayed in Almost Famous espouse this, notably lead singer of Stillwater Jeff Beebe (Jason Lee). If one the band's fans could save the world, "it means rock can save the world!" Frances McDormand as William's sincerely concerned but beleagured mother who fears she`s pushing her children away, William and daughter (Zooey Deschannel) and leads to unintentionally funny moments in her life such as when she tells a group of students "my son has been kidnapped by rock stars!" Or that Simon and Garfunkle are poets of drugs and promiscuous sex. Jimmy Fallon is almost unrecognizable as Dennis Hope the professional manager who takes over guiding Stillwater through the hazards of Rock `n' Roll. The casting of Almost Famous lives up to the title of the movie. Almost everyone in it was on the cusp of becoming stars or at the beginning of their careers. By the end of the tour William, who has seen and experienced more than he ever thought he could, and even understands the world better than Penny emerges with his innocence intact. He reunites his mother and sister, and when Russell shows up at William's house, William is still willing and able to get the interview from Russell that he always wanted. Even Russell and the band redeem themselves. Russell calls Rolling Stone and tells them William's story is true, and Stillwater rediscovers the innocence and joy of creating music when they step back from the high power business of Rock `n' Roll and go back to their roots of playing smaller venues. Crowe hits all the right notes in characterization and the times. Everyone seems perfect for their roles and they're delivered with sincerity that most viewers can identify with. The 70's are realistically evoked from the burbling of a bong to a light organ in a fan's bedroom. Almost Famous has a complexity in characters and plot rarely seen in movies. It's truly a movie where everything comes to together to make a near flawlessly executed film.

Don't get me wrong. I think Almost Famous is a 5 star movie. But the extended version kills the whole film! Its only a handful of added scenes that were cut from the American version, but they were cut for obvious reasons. I bought this import & within the same week I sold it for one third of the price just to get it off of my shelf! Now if this bluray offered both versions, it would be a must have. But it gives you no choice so save your money.

While I was hesitant to purchase it since I only have my US PS3 Slim to play Blu Ray on, I ma really happy that I did. This will work on any American player and the clarity is remarkable. Not to mention, the cast from Phillip Seymour Hoffmann as the music critic Lester Bangs to Kate Hudson in her Oscar nominated role as Penny Lane knock their performances out of the park. I'm extremely happy that I picked this up while I had the chance!

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13 Going on 30: 3 out of 10: First of all, I would like to throw my full weight behind any effort to give Jennifer Garner a special Oscar for best performance in a pretty bad movie. She is delightful and plays the character much better than it was written. In addition, I would like to absolve any of her co-stars, from any possible negative career ramifications, due to their unfortunate appearances in this film. They also did a fine job and deserve our praise. Last I would like security to please apprehend the writers (Josh Goldsmith & Cathy Yuspa) and director (Gary Winick) who I see sneaking out the fire escape. Okay first the director is sentenced to community service for making some pretty obvious soundtrack mistakes for 1987. For example he highlights, as the supposed geeky underground song, Burning Down the House is used though it was featured as a jock anthem in the movie Revenge of the Nerds three years earlier. In addition, and even more inexplicable, as MTV fodder he highlights Thriller from 1983. By 1987 Thriller was already in the Halloween ghetto mix. Im afraid the writers on the other hand get life in prison without parole. First question I would ask either of them. Have they ever worked in any office anywhere, let alone a supposed fashion magazine? They get so much wrong with that one small detail I don't even know where to begin. Second, though Garner's performance is great, her character is a real mess. She finds older guys icky in one scene and is attracted to them in the next, and then she is back to icky with hardly an explanation or even an indication that the character herself notices. The she bizarrely handles her cutthroat business environment with more maturity than most thirty year olds let alone thirteen year olds. Instead of going into a Being There, Chauncey kind of vibe where Garner's character's inane utterances would be taken as genius; the film actually makes her more proactive than either her shy thirteen year old self would be or her cutthroat thirty year old self is. No working woman cliché is of course ignored and the less said about the sappy and ridiculous ending the better. Poor Miss Garner is all over the map with this film. The strangest part of 13 Going on 30 is that the whole body swap, time travel story line is actually the most believable part of the film. Certainly more believable than a doll house building, fairy dust collecting, fat boy next door growing up to be a thin straight single guy living in Greenwich Village or more than one drunken person remembering any of the dance moves from the Thriller video.

This is a fantastic movie about getting everything you ever wish before realizing that what you wished for was not going to make you happy! Jennifer Gardner is awesome as Jenna Rink, a nerdy little girl wanting so badly to be popular that she is willing to do anything. Mark Ruffalo plays Matt Felmhaff. He is obviously in love with Jenna for who she is. The story takes a big turn when her wish to be "30, flirty and thriving" comes true. As time goes on, she realizes all the things she left behind for the wrong reasons. The question is, is it too late to go back and change the past mistakes? The DVD plays weird at times. It almost becomes fuzzy at times. But great movie overall! I also like that they added the original sequenze with a different young Jenna and Matt. All I have to say is thank God they changed them! The other actors were not very believeable.

Every afternoon before she returns from school I search my daughter Emma's bedroom for anything that might contribute to her moral decay. And every day throughout the years my fears were joyfully unfounded as I rarely had found anything morally questionable. My little princess has consistently maintained a clean, morally upright personal character. That is, of course, until I discovered this PG-13-rated DVD in the back of one of her drawers, conveniently hidden beneath some of her Bible study materials. Never in her life have I been so disappointed in my otherwise bright, beautiful daughter. When she returned home from school that afternoon I confronted her wide-eyed and furious about my findings. She denied it was hers at first, but eventually admitted to receiving this item as a gift, claiming she had only seen parts of it at her friend's house and liked what she saw but had not yet seen the entire thing. I went ballistic, yelling until I was physically weeping and red in the face as I told her how seeing something like this (as I firmly held the "13 Going on 30: Fun & Flirty Edition" DVD in front of her face) would ruin her mind and scar her for life. Then I grounded her for two months to hammer the point home. She tried to explain to me that the movie was "not evil," that it was "tastefully made" and that I would not object to any of its content. "Right," I scoffed. Then, confiscating the "13 Going on 30: Fun & Flirty Edition" DVD I smirked in disgusted amusement as I thought, "she'll watch this DVD over my dead body." About two weeks later, with nothing better to do I took a deep breath and decided to watch this DVD. I was pleasantly surprised at this light-hearted romp into the mind of an awkward 13-year-old girl desperate to grow up and be on her own in an adult's world. Jennifer Garner is a fine actress and deserves the accolades she is apparently receiving for this film. Mark Ruffalo provides a sort of moral compass in this film that is quite a joy to watch. While I am repulsed by some of the attitudes in this film (girls should not be speaking directly to boys), this film really is not as bad as I had feared. My sweet little angel is still grounded (a little over one month to go!) but I will start letting her out of her room to eat with the rest of the family and use the restroom at night. My precious little angel is growing up to be such a beautiful princess! I love you, Emma!

The first time I saw this movie, I was amused but not blown away. However, parts of it stuck in my memory and I'd catch it when it was on TV. Finally it really grew on me and I knew I needed to own it! Now every time I watch this movie, it just makes me enjoy it that much more. Although it's been compared to the Tom Hanks movie "Big," it takes a different perspective and has a much different outcome. Lots of fun for us girls...guys may enjoy it for its insight into the way girls think. And - if you grew up in the 1980s, you will get a huge kick out of reliving the music/dancing from that generation. Watching the cast dancing to "Thriller" was my favorite part. This is a must for your collection of "good time" entertainment.

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I saw this movie back in 03 and really liked it. My wife found in dreadfully boring but I remember being pretty engrossed and I walked away really enjoying myself. It was a smart and provocative look at a field that I am very intrigued in (journalism has always been a strong dream of mine). What's funny is that years have gone by since I've seen this film, and up until last week my recollection has been that this was a good film with some stellar performances but that it was not a film I needed to see again. I was entertained, nothing more. I watched it again with some friends though and found myself blown away by how powerfully controlled this film really is. This film is remarkably explosive. This film tells the mesmerizing story of Stephen Glass, a journalist who managed to deceive his way to the top, concocting false stories that finally caught up to him when a online reporter and a suspicious editor start to crack down on him. As Stephen's world crumbles in around him he realizes that there is no hiding from the fall, but no one acquainted with Stephen could even imagine how devastating that fall was going to be. I really have to give props to everyone involved, especially Billy Ray, the films writer and director. The sharp screenplay is surprisingly deep and informative, and the marvelous way Ray creates a tone very reminiscent of a political thriller keeps the film an object of suspense. My second viewing really made this apparent to me. You watch the film on pins and needles waiting for the fall out, and when it comes it just creates a tidal-wave of emotional impact. Not what I expected. Taking great direction from Ray is a stellar cast that includes some of the most underused and underrated actors in independent cinema. I am a huge fan of Chloe Sevigny, and have boasted her `Boys Don't Cry' performance as one of the greatest supporting performances of all time (and I still stand by that statement). She is stunning in every sense of the word here, just milking her natural melancholia for all it's worth. Hank Azaria (a more famed name in the cast) is natural and supremely believable as the respected Michael Kelly. I normally am not a huge fan, but he works magic here. Melanie Lynskey is one of those superb supporting actresses who can't seem to catch a break. Sharing a film debut with Kate Winslet, you'd think she would have soared to stardom (and Oscardom) as well, but she is rather obscure. Here she is her quirky and likable self. Steve Zhan is another actor who shines more times than not, and here in another example of the talent that he rarely gets recognized for. But in the end this is a showdown between two men, Hayden Christensen and Peter Sarsgaard. Christensen is remarkable here, really sinking into Glass and giving him a tense sense of reality. This is the best he has ever been (which isn't saying a lot since he is generally underwhelming). Sarsgaard is OUTSTANDING here. This is not my favorite performance by the man, but it is one of the best supporting roles of the past decade (goes to show you what I think of his BEST work, which I will review next). He just simmers on ever frame with this ever-building understanding of his circumstances. When I mentioned that this film is `remarkably explosive' I was referring to the dynamics that come from Sarsgaard's transformation, for it is his characters gradual grasp of the situation that make for the most explosive of climax's. His Oscar snub is disgusting. In the end I highly, highly recommend this film. I will give you a word of caution; if you are not into brooding character studies then this will bore you. Like I mentioned, my wife loathed it, and I will also mention that out of the group of friends I watched this with last week, only one other person walked away with my exact sentiments. It is a film that has an audience, and if you are privileged to be in that audience then you will discover something truly rewarding.

"Shattered Glass" is an intriguing little sleeper that works as your typical arthouse/indie with several large doses of imagination. The plot details a reporter who works for a distingushed News magazine called "The New Republic" that is the magazine that is circulated to Air Force One. He is considered somewhat brilliant and the film begins with his perspective on being a Journalist and the world around him. Sympathies are with him but it's clear that the guy is a strange one. He seems to always be involved in outrageous stories and repeats himself often with lines about his work and does it suffice. Hayden Christensen plays the reporter, Stephen Glass as something of a cold fish. Perhaps, that's appropiate and while he is effective at times, at other times he just irritates, very much like he did as Darth Vader in the Star Wars prequels. Eventually Glass is found out by his new editor(Peter Sarsgaard) who discovers that the reporter is a pathological liar and a nutcase. The film has an interesting narrative beginning with Glass adressing a High School class about Journalism being prided over by a former English Teacher. This structure remains with the film throughout untill this too appears to be a ruse and only within Glass' mind. The film is ably presented and the story is certainly of interest with some strong performances by Hank Azaria as the former editor of The New Republic and his replacement editor,Peter Sarsgaard, who both deliver the film's most naturalistic performances. A problem with the rest of the cast is seemingly everyone else is ridiculously underwritten. Characters are introduced and dropped off without notice. Most appear interchangeable and there is no real attempt to add to these individuals. A point in the film that springs to mind is when a rival magazine(Forbes) begins to crack down on an article by Glass, the characters from this are just dropped off without any thought. It's also odd to see a familiar actress like Rosario Dawson wasted in such a small, thankless role in these scenes. Another unfortunate aspect is that the film is overloaded with a bombastic dramatic score that seems to dwarf the scope of the picture. Clearly, a smaller story like this would have benefited from a much more naturalistic approach but that unfortunately does not happen. Overall, this is certainly an interesting curio-piece about a fascinating true account of a troubled individual. It's well directed and has a good pace but clearly could have used some more finesse to keep it afloat. Give it a glance or two.

I don't know what put me on to this film, since it didn't get a lot of publicity or distribution as far as I know, but I saw it and it's one of the few films I can watch once a week, and still find new things in. The story is pretty basic: it recounts the precipitous fall from grace of someone who got to the top by acting unethically - in Glass's case, by fabricating persons, quotes and events while he worked as a journalist for The New Republic. The story is well-paced and the conclusion is satisfying. But the real juice of "Shattered Glass" is in the performances given by its cast - most notably, by Hayden Christenson as Glass (this is the only film I've ever seen him in, and if your impression of his acting ability came from a Star Wars film, I think you're in for a surprise), Peter Sarsgaard as Chuck Lane, the editor who discovers Glass' fabrications, and Hank Azaria as Michael Kelly, Glass' first boss at TNR. In particular, there is a scene between Glass and Lane in Lane's office as they're on a conference call with the editors of Forbes Digital, which wants to do a companion piece on Glass's most recent story about a teenaged computer hacker and is having difficulty (to say the least)locating the persons Glass named in his article. Just watch Sarsgaard's face and body language during that scene. He is brilliant. And Christensen IS Glass, a on-the-surface-harmless-puppy-dog manipulator of people, who constantly asks people out of nowhere whether they're "mad" at him in order to throw them off-balance or put them on the emotional defensive whenever he smells a threat to his carefully-spun world. When I watch Christensen's Glass sweat and squirm as that world inevitably unravels beyond repair, I can feel it too. Check it out. This is well worth seeing.

This movie doesn't get every detail right about TNR's responsibility for letting Glass get away with what he did. But, especially for a movie, it is amazingly historically accurate. And, it is wonderfully written, wonderfully acted, and just a great movie.

The Bottom Line: An excellent character piece that develops into a slow-burn thriller, Shattered Glass not only features recorded history's sole compelling performance by Hayden Christiansen, but showcases a fine cast of young actors in a fascinating piece of filmmaking that almost never takes a wrong step; even those uninterested in journalism will find much to treasure here. 3.5/4

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Bought this set for my daughter's slumber party box. Looks like a lot of fun, and it was a great product to add for a small cost.

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Pros: Fast-paced Wide open areas Skirmish mode lets you practice against bots CONS: Split-Screen only supports 2 Players

HOLY CRAP no paintball game is as fun as this. even though all the guns look the same I pown online. the best map is castle

Now From looking at the cover and back of the game case this game looks awsome and even the creators make it sound good from what they say. However this game totally sucks. Dont let it fool you. Its has to be one of the worst games I played so far this year. First of all the game doesn't even have a story-line. It gets so boring without this feature because all you're doing is going from level to level withut even a reward. There are also no cinematechs and it is basically arcade like. The gameplay however is the worst thing on earth. I've never played such a bad game. First of all with the shooting the paintballs, once shot, glide to the side or drop down almost instantly and they have no acuracy what so ever. This eliminates the sniping in the game for all you snipers. And now I know this is how paintball guns are but in real life you can by like an acuracy inhancer or something, BUT not in this game, infact you can't even customize your gun at all. For christ sake you can't even change your gun throughout the whole freakin game. The game does give you a lot of arenas but what difference does it make if you can't even enjoy playing in them. The game does offer you to create your own arena but the same problem occurs before where you wouldnt want to play in it. You can go online but the gameplay sucks, remember? If you really want a paintball game then get that tournament one, that one is better than this. But I mean if you want to play a game of paintball, do the real thing, it will really give you the entertainment you need. Thats all I have to say about this game, its horrible. Not even good for renting, dont buy it, not even for 10 dollars.

I just got my copy and have been playing for a good day now. The game is really cool. The outdoor levels are a nice improvement over the flatlands of ghtp. The AI is respectable, and the game play is faster paced than any other paintball game I've tried.

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david omg he was so cute he still is he was my dream date it was a great cd thanks

The CD was great watching too since I knew most of the songs from the LP when I got the LP as a kid. It brings back found memories of the 1970's.

I grew up with the Partridge Family. David Cassidy was my first love :) This is my favorite of the Partridge Family albums. The song "Summer Days" still to this day gives me chills. My daughters grew up with my love of Music from the 70's they are in their 20's now and can still sing along to The Partridge Family. My albums from the 70's are scratched and worn (I still have them ) They were loved and well used. Now I am buying The Partridge Family on CD and building my collection all over again. I highly recommend this album !!!!!!!! Enjoy :)

I was born many years after this album was released, but this music sounds good in ANY era. "The Partridge Family" had an excellent lead singer with David Cassidy, and excellent backing singers with Shirley Jones and the 6-member "Love Generation". Providing the singers with instrumentation support are the best studio musicians of the time, many of which also worked on albums by artists like "The Monkees" and "The Mamas and Papas". The arrangements are tasteful, often featuring drums, piano, bass, guitar, horns and sometimes even strings. The melodies are catchy, and the lyrics are unusually good for a manafactered pop group. David Cassidy even co-wrote a song called "Love Is All That I Ever Needed", which is itself a fine song. Other highlights on this disc include the bouncy "Summer Days" (Composed by Tony Romeo, who also wrote "I Think I Love You" for another Partridge Family album), the exciting "I Woke Up In Love this Morning" and fan favourite "Echo Valley 2-6809", which is simply ''bubblegum'' at it's finest.

I love music from the 70's and grew up watching the Partridge Family. I just love this kind of music.

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I felt the writing, production, arrangements and performaces of the PF were never better than on this album. Some of their most underrated songs appear on this disc. What a gem!

I can't stop raving about this music. Its great, and I don't care how old you are, good music is good music. When I first saw the family, it was after I saw the Brady Bunch, and let me tell you the harmonies in these songs.... I loved Rainmaker with that mysterious haunting sound to me at least. Summerdays is another great one with that piano opening, and then there's Echo Valley a pop music classic. Get this CD and I guarentee you won't be dissappointed!

I owned this as an LP and played it over and over on my tiny, mono phonograph. I loved it then and I love it now. Rainmaker, I'm On My Way Back Home and Love Is All That I Ever Needed would all have been sucessful singles. I Would Have Loved You Anyway is the only song I don't really like but the lyrics are unintentionally funny. All the lyrics seem more suggestive now than they did then but that's ok! The background singers get a tad tiring but Go David Cassidy! I don't care if it's the memories or not, I enjoy putting this on and turning it up.

This album has it's share of pleasant moments, but it's nowhere near the brilliance of Abbey Road or any other Beatles album! Those that grew up with this music may find it nostalgic. I find it astonishing that one reviewer said this was the greatest album of the 20th century! Ever heard of Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Elvis, Beatles, Glenn Miller, or Copland? I guess not.

Why did Chris Partridge go from black hair/brown eyes to being blond and blue around the time this album was released? At the time when child actor Jeremy Gelbwachs disappeared, rumors were flying that he'd been kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, to hold for ransom. The idea was to hold Gelbwachs hostage. The money would be raised (and passed along to the Weather Underground) by a live telecast of Chris Partridge drumming a benefit concert from a secret location, in the style of Gene Krupa. Their plot fell through when the SLA realized Gelbwachs couldn't really play drums; that session drummer Hal Blaine was the real tiger beat for the Partridges. As they were about to transfer him over to the Manson Family Singers (another group of dubious talents), the FBI stormed their basement and put Gelbwachs into the Witness Protection Program. Only by hinting that the SLA had knowledge of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's cross-dressing did they get off the hook. Their next ploy, to kidhap heiress Patty Hearst and turn her into a brainwashed bank heister, panned out much better. Meanwhile, elements of the Aryan Brotherhood -- working at the behest of silent partner Dr. Josef Mengele, the deranged Nazi geneticist -- forced the producers of the Partridge Family television program to replace the "reject" Hebraic Gelbwachs with a much more "acceptable" Aryan Brian Forster, a cute and dimpled youth of equally negligible drumming ability. Known in Neo-Nazi circles as "Operation Trommelschlager," this first crucial test of undectably replacing Jewish showbiz kids with Kindervolk of Teutonic extraction failed miserably. Immediately, careful viewers discerned the slight differences in appearance between Gelbwachs and Forster, and the State Department intervened by sending paramilitary troops to Paraguay to try to hunt down Mengele, at which they were unsuccessful. Failing to follow more stealthy textbook examples of cast genetic priority replacement (such as the CIA's subtle exchange of Dick York with Dick Sargent on "Bewitched" in the 1960s) led Mengele and his henchmen to go back to the drawing board. Thy were much more successful in the late 1970s when they quietly replaced Suzanne Somers with equally blonde Jenilee Harrison on the show "Three's Company." The American viewing public, caught up in the ruse of their favorite buxom blonde being given the boot, scarcely noticed when Jack, Janet and Chrissy's Jewish landlords -- the Ropers -- were surreptitiously escorted off the set and replaced with the Jewish-looking, but quite un-Jewish Don Knotts.

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I felt the writing, production, arrangements and performaces of the PF were never better than on this album. Some of their most underrated songs appear on this disc. What a gem!

I can't stop raving about this music. Its great, and I don't care how old you are, good music is good music. When I first saw the family, it was after I saw the Brady Bunch, and let me tell you the harmonies in these songs.... I loved Rainmaker with that mysterious haunting sound to me at least. Summerdays is another great one with that piano opening, and then there's Echo Valley a pop music classic. Get this CD and I guarentee you won't be dissappointed!

I owned this as an LP and played it over and over on my tiny, mono phonograph. I loved it then and I love it now. Rainmaker, I'm On My Way Back Home and Love Is All That I Ever Needed would all have been sucessful singles. I Would Have Loved You Anyway is the only song I don't really like but the lyrics are unintentionally funny. All the lyrics seem more suggestive now than they did then but that's ok! The background singers get a tad tiring but Go David Cassidy! I don't care if it's the memories or not, I enjoy putting this on and turning it up.

This album has it's share of pleasant moments, but it's nowhere near the brilliance of Abbey Road or any other Beatles album! Those that grew up with this music may find it nostalgic. I find it astonishing that one reviewer said this was the greatest album of the 20th century! Ever heard of Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Elvis, Beatles, Glenn Miller, or Copland? I guess not.

Why did Chris Partridge go from black hair/brown eyes to being blond and blue around the time this album was released? At the time when child actor Jeremy Gelbwachs disappeared, rumors were flying that he'd been kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, to hold for ransom. The idea was to hold Gelbwachs hostage. The money would be raised (and passed along to the Weather Underground) by a live telecast of Chris Partridge drumming a benefit concert from a secret location, in the style of Gene Krupa. Their plot fell through when the SLA realized Gelbwachs couldn't really play drums; that session drummer Hal Blaine was the real tiger beat for the Partridges. As they were about to transfer him over to the Manson Family Singers (another group of dubious talents), the FBI stormed their basement and put Gelbwachs into the Witness Protection Program. Only by hinting that the SLA had knowledge of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's cross-dressing did they get off the hook. Their next ploy, to kidhap heiress Patty Hearst and turn her into a brainwashed bank heister, panned out much better. Meanwhile, elements of the Aryan Brotherhood -- working at the behest of silent partner Dr. Josef Mengele, the deranged Nazi geneticist -- forced the producers of the Partridge Family television program to replace the "reject" Hebraic Gelbwachs with a much more "acceptable" Aryan Brian Forster, a cute and dimpled youth of equally negligible drumming ability. Known in Neo-Nazi circles as "Operation Trommelschlager," this first crucial test of undectably replacing Jewish showbiz kids with Kindervolk of Teutonic extraction failed miserably. Immediately, careful viewers discerned the slight differences in appearance between Gelbwachs and Forster, and the State Department intervened by sending paramilitary troops to Paraguay to try to hunt down Mengele, at which they were unsuccessful. Failing to follow more stealthy textbook examples of cast genetic priority replacement (such as the CIA's subtle exchange of Dick York with Dick Sargent on "Bewitched" in the 1960s) led Mengele and his henchmen to go back to the drawing board. Thy were much more successful in the late 1970s when they quietly replaced Suzanne Somers with equally blonde Jenilee Harrison on the show "Three's Company." The American viewing public, caught up in the ruse of their favorite buxom blonde being given the boot, scarcely noticed when Jack, Janet and Chrissy's Jewish landlords -- the Ropers -- were surreptitiously escorted off the set and replaced with the Jewish-looking, but quite un-Jewish Don Knotts.