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RASPBERRIES
Fresh (Capitol)
Ever get lonely for that energetic rush of naivety which accompanied younger years?
Well, perhaps this Ohioan quartet can muster that long-gone, carefree innocence. No talk of war, ecology or Woman's Lib—just normal boy/girl stuff.
Their and harmonies are not unlike a mid sixties English vocal group like, say, the Hollies. Instrumentally, they've got a proficiently primitive sound with a ringing rhythm guitar filling out the gaps. But there's no heavy guitar riffs or unnecessary accompaniment and most of their solos are simple, and memorable.
Overall, they never clutter things up which makes the album easy to listen to.
But it does entertain, and as well as being admirable singers and musicians, the band's songwriting is especially effective.
Everything about the Raspberries is so right: it all clicks.
The songs arc short and to the point, and they have hooks. If you appreciated "I'm Alive" and "Look Through Any Window" by the Hollies, then Fresh is an album worth owning.
~Danny Holloway
New Musical Express / March 17, 1973
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1970
GROUP NEWS
Spec / February 1970
1972
HERB BELKIN
Billboard / January 15, 1972
5 GREAT BANDS
Cleveland Scene / February 24, 1972
POP PICK: RASPBERRIES
Billboard / May 13, 1972
CAPITOL ARTISTS: RASPBERRIES
Billboard / May 13, 1972
RASPBERRIES
Raspberries Songbook / June 1972
RASPBERRIES
Rolling Stone / July 6, 1972
RASPBERRIES
Melody Maker / July 15, 1972
GO ALL THE WAY
Phonograph Record / October 1972
RASPBERRIES ARE BLOWING
Melody Maker / October 28, 1972
POP PICK: FRESH
Billboard / November 25, 1972
FRESH
Phonograph Record / December 1972
1973
FRESH
Fresh Songbook / 1973
RASPBERRIES ROLLSWAGEN
George Barris Fleer Cards / 1973
RASPBERRIES
Rolling Stone / January 18, 1973
THE RASPBERRIES RAP!
Flip / March 1973
RASPBERRIES: A GROOVY NEWY
Teen Life / March 1973
ROLLSWAGEN SWEEPSTAKES
Star / March 1973
RASPBERRIES FRESH
New Musical Express / March 17, 1973
SUITS AND BEATLES
Hit Parader / May 1973
INTERVIEW WITH ERIC CARMEN
Cleveland Scene / June 28, 1973
STARS AND THEIR CARS
Tiger Beat Books / July 1973
DYNAMITE SCOOPS
16 Magazine / July 1973
RASPBERRIES: MUSIC MEN
Cleveland Press / September 7, 1975
RASPBERRIES GET LOYAL CHEERS
Cleveland Press / September 9, 1975
POP PICK: SIDE 3
Billboard / September 29, 1973
ALBUM REVIEWS: SIDE 3
Cashbox / September 29, 1973
RASPBERRIES: SIDE 3
Capitol Advertisement / October 1973
1974
SOUND WITHOUT SUGAR AND CREAM
Circus / January 1974
NEW RASPBERRIES
Cleveland Plain Dealer / January 30, 1974
FREE CONCERT FOR CHARITY WALKERS
The New York Times / April 29, 1974
BRAND NEW BERRIES
16 Magazine / August 1974
RASPBERRIES RETURN HOME
Exit / August 7, 1974
STARTING OVER
Phonograph Record / September 1974
POP PICK: STARTING OVER
Billboard / September 28, 1974
RASPBERRIES: STARTING OVER
Capitol Records / October 1974
STARTING OVER
Rolling Stone / October 24, 1974
OVERNIGHT SENSATION
New Musical Express / November 9, 1974
RASPBERRIES: AN OUTDATED STORY
Shakin' St. Gazette / December 12, 1974
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