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Hawks - 30 Seconds over Otho

30 Seconds over Otho
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Album Details: 30 Seconds over Otho

Release Date:01/01/1982
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Track List: 30 Seconds over Otho

  1. Tonight You Are Mine
  2. Somewhere in the Night
  3. (If We Just) Stick Together
  4. Nobody Loses Tonight
  5. Angel
  1. Great Divide
  2. Don't Walk Away
  3. Black and White
  4. Listen to Her Sing
  5. Call on Me

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    30 Seconds Over Otho

    By michaelb102362  Jun 15, 2006

    Pros: Great sound, range of vocals, production

    Cons: Perhaps a big too slick and pop on occasion

    "30 Seconds Over Otho" served as the rare followup that actually improved upon a band's impressive debut LP (the self-titled Hawks). Virtually every song is a winner, and you find yourself thinking that 3 or 4 songs easily should have b...een top 40 hits at the very least, if not top 10 smashes. From "Great Divide" to "Somewhere in the Night" to "Don't Walk Away," the album is replete with irresistible hooks and melodies to go with solid vocals and tight production. Fluff? Pop fodder? Perhaps, but a very well-done pop sound at that, and one that should have registered a lot more convincingly with music lovers in the early 1980s. But not generating a great commercial success doesn't detract in any way from the quality of the record. I've listened to both of the Iowa band's albums repeatedly in the past 25 years, and if anything they keep getting better -- certainly compared to much of what is on the air today. If you're open-minded and enjoy pop rock, Hawks and "30 Seconds Over Otho" are sure to please. I'd honestly rank it as among the top 50 pop albums of the '80s. Read more Less

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    Though power pop enthusiasts claim that the band's debut is their true classic, this sophomore effort is actually more consistent and confident than that album and is all the better for it. With big production and even bigger hooks, "30 Seconds Over Otho" is as close as your going to get to a perfect commercial pop album. Taking their power pop sound into the AOR field may have killed a lesser band, but Hawks more than met the challenge. Practically every track on this album could've been a hit single. "Somewhere in the Night" is a song that both Cheap Trick and REO Speedwagon would've died to record. "Nobody Loses Tonight" should be played on every classic rock station for the next 30 years. "Angel" would've fit perfectly on one of the latter Wings albums, although ELO would've paid a pretty penny to have it for their own. Clarence Clemmons' trademark sax on "(If We Just) Stick Together" adds to the commercial feel of the song, and it should've been a huge single. The whole album is f...ull of gems like these. If only more folks heard it. - Stephen SPAZ Schnee, All Music Guide Read more Less

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The Hawks

This Midwestern power pop quintet (keyboardist Dave Hearn, guitarists Dave Steen, and Kirk Kaufman, bassist Frank Wiewel, and drummer Larry Adams) came equipped with four strong songwriters/vocalists fighting for room on each of their two long players (only drummer Adams sat out on the songwriting duties). Through the course of two albums on Columbia (1981's self-titled... Read more
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