NIGHT MOVES, LIVE BULLET, and STRANGER IN TOWN are in a tie for Bob Seger's best album. NIGHT MOVES is a masterpiece that repays repeated listens with new insight each time. Of all of the tracks, only "Come To Poppa" is merely ordinary. If you're new to Bob Seger, get this one, LIVE BULLET, and STRANGER IN TOWN first- preferably all at once.

This is Bob Seger's first studio album with his recently formed Silver Bullet Band. Only several months before NIGHT MOVES was released,LIVE BULLET,recorded in September 1975,was released. This was the last album for Silver Bullet Band drummer Charlie Martin. Martin quit the band after a paralyzing accident. I believe he had to. Now for the songs: the title track tells a stoiry about a guy(possibly Seger)and his girlfriend. THE FIRE DOWN BELOW is about two girls,one named Rosie,who's looking mighty fine, and the other named Nancy,whom a guy is walking the streets for and he'll find her every time. ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS mentions 50's rock 'n roll great Chuck Berry,who influenced Seger. MAINSTREET is another telltale ballad. SUNSPOT BABY is about a guy who was swindled by a girl he was involved with,such as "she charged up a fortune on my credit card". SHIP OF FOOLS is about life on a vessel. SUNBURST tells about a man who's a king or lives like a king. The other two songs,COME TO POPPA and MARY LOU are cool. ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS,THE FIRE DOWN BELOW,the title track and MAINSTREET were later re-recorded for NINE TONIGHT in 1980. The title track re-entered the pop charts in 1994 when GREATEST HITS was released. There was a video depicting the lyrics of the song. Sorry,there was no MTV in 1976 when the title track debuted on the radio. But there were seldom-seen music videos.

I love this cd! Not as good as Stranger In Town! Even though there is only a nine track track list the tracks on this cd kick ass! Fire Down Below is my favorite song on this cd! This cd i highly recomend to any 70's rock fan!ROCK ON!