![]() ![]() 'Money Don't Come Easy,' 'Somebody Up There Likes Me,' and 'Thinking With Your Body' all blend soul with hard rock to good effect, and Des Barres really lets loose on the bouncy Wilson Pickett tribute, 'Locked in the Cage of Love.' The moody 'Too Good to be Bad' is a standout ballad. The man seemed keenly aware that this was the moment, turning in a strong mix of rockers and ballads. In fact, Des Barres - who has a similar, ragged tone - sounds more like Stewart here than on previous releases (emulating some of his vocal mannerisms, and even going so far as to include two members of Stewart's backing band). ![]() A crack session group (featuring Andy Taylor, Steve Jones, Jim Keltner, and the Tower of Power horns) was assembled, and the LP was produced to sound like a Rod Stewart platter from the era. ![]() It's obvious in the grooves that he was enthusiastic about his present and future when cutting his second solo album, Somebody Up There Likes Me. Des Barres - a gifted performer and rock veteran - was finally seeing the fruits of his labors turn into success. Journeyman vocalist Michael Des Barres had a life-changing experience when asked to fill-in for Robert Palmer on the Power Station's tour in 1985. Please only submit officialCD releases no bootlegs or cassette-only or LP-only releases. Even if it is an obscure greatest-hits or livecompilation CD, we want to add it to the site. If younotice that a particular Michael Des Barres CD release or compilation is missingfrom the list above, please submit that CD using the CD submission page.The ultimate goal is to make the discographies here at Heavy Harmoniesas complete as possible. The music discographies on this site are works in progress. If you see any errors or omissions in the CD information shown above,either in the musician credits or song listings (cover song credits,live tracks, etc.), please post them in the corrections section of the Heavy Harmonies forum/message board. ![]()
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