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Seger offers a memorable couple of oddities with the tittle track and its shy cousin, billed as "Mongrel Too". The first gives a good taste of the frantic hard rock Seger style, heavily overdubbed with a psychedelic guitar sound while the latter, in contrast, as some sort of mockery, builds up a funny, laid back atmosphere.
Critical reception. Rolling Stone reviewed Mongrel on January 7, 1971. Ben Edmonds called the album "...easily Seger's best work to date, but there are still some crucial musical problems he must come to grips with if he is to realize the tremendous potential he displayed on his earlier Cameo-Parkway singles (most notably 'Heavy Music' and 'Persecution Smith')."
The lyrics of “Mongrel” capture the essence of struggle, resilience, and self-discovery. In the first verse, Seger sings, “Here come the mountains, here come the hills / Here come the valleys and shoreline still”. These lines suggest that life is filled with obstacles and challenges that we must navigate. The reference to mountains ...
Apr 11, 2015 · All of this was evident with his third album, the superb Mongrel. Never before, and never since, has Seger rocked as recklessly and viciously as he did here -- after a spell in the wilderness, he's found his voice.
My personal favorite of the period is 1970’s Mongrel. You’ll find no radio hits on this platter but it remains Seger’s hardest rocking record ever, with an urgency that only his best live performances can top. The cover art is unlike anything before or after that would grace Seger’s albums. The painting of a young girl at a table with a ...
Mar 29, 2017 · 1/21/71, Ben Edmonds, reviewing Mongrel "It's easily his best overall work to date, but there are still some crucial musical problems he must come to grips with if he is to realize the tremendous ...
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Oct 4, 2019 · Sounding Board October 4, 2019 12:45 PM By Brady Gerber. Bob Seger’s “might be the strangest career in the history of rock and roll,” wrote Dave Marsh in his 1978 Rolling Stone profile. Two ...
