Michael Bolotin - Michael Bolotin (1975) & Every Day Of My Life (1976) [1999, Reissue]
Rock, Pop/Rock, Classic Rock, AC | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 01:17:34 | 550,97 Mb
Label: Collectables Records Corp. (USA) | Released: 1999-08-23 (1975/1976)
Collectables' Michael Bolotin / Every Day of My Life contains Michael Bolton's first two albums on one CD. During this time, Bolton was going by his given name, Bolotin, and was trying to be a hard-rocker. He may have had the voice for it - his raspy wail does sound better with louder guitars than with soft-rock synthesizers - but these records don't really work, since the material is very, very uneven (the originals are weak; the covers are good, but ill-suited for this hard rock) and the arena-rock wannabe production dates both albums badly, making them only of interest for completists. Those completists, however, should be happy with Collectables' release, even if it does omit "If I Had Your Love" from Every Day of My Life, since the disc has good sound and decent packaging.