After the breakup of Deep Purple in 1976, guitarist Tommy Bolin wasted little time beginning work on his second solo album, Private Eyes.
While it was more of a conventional rock album than its predecessor, Teaser (which served primarily as a showcase for his guitar skills and contained several jazz/rock instrumentals), it was not as potent.
The performances aren't as inspired as those on Teaser or even those on Bolin's lone album with Deep Purple, Come Taste the Band, although there a few highlights could be found.
The nine-minute rocker "Post Toastee" merges a long jam section with lyrics concerning the dangers of drug addiction, while "Shake the Devil" is similar stylistically.
But Bolin wasn't simply a hard-rocker; he was extremely talented with other kinds of music: the quiet, acoustic-based compositions "Hello, Again" and "Gypsy Soul," and the heartbroken ballad "Sweet Burgundy." With his solo career starting to take shape (after the album's release, he opened for some of rock's biggest names: Peter Frampton, Jeff Beck, Rush, ZZ Top, etc.), Bolin's life was tragically cut short at the end of the year due to a drug overdose in Miami, FL.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shake the DevilTommy Bolin, Jeff Cook, Jeffrey Alan Cook | Tommy Bolin, Tommy Bolin Band | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Bustin' Out For Rosey (Album Version) | Tommy Bolin | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Sweet Burgundy (Album Version) | Tommy Bolin | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Gypsy Soul (Album Version) | T. Bolin | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | Someday, We'll Bring Our Love Home (Album Version) | T. Bolin | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | Hello, Again (Album Version) | T. Bolin | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | You Told Me That You Loved Me (Album Version) | T. Bolin | Play | 05:13 | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| 28 mins | 64 MB | |||||
| 28 mins | 166 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmine Appice | Drums |
| 2 | Norma Jean Bell | Guest Artist, Percussion, Saxophone, Vocals |
| 3 | Bobby Berge | Drums, Percussion |
| 4 | Tommy Bolin | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 5 | Tommy Bolin Band | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Jeff Cook | Composer |
| 7 | Jeffrey Alan Cook | Composer |
| 8 | Bobbye Hall | Percussion |
| 9 | Thomas Latondre | Engineer |
| 10 | Thomas La Tonore | Engineer |
| 11 | Dennis MacKay | Producer |
| 12 | Reggie McBride | Bass, Vocals |
| 13 | Del Newman | Arranger, String Arrangements |
| 14 | Ric Ocasek | Composer |
| 15 | Randee Saint Nicholas | Set Design |
| 16 | Mark Stein | Keyboards, Vocals |
| 17 | Lorrie Sullivan | Photography |
| 18 | Steve Taylor | Engineer |
| 19 | John Tesar | Composer |
| 20 | Jimmy Wachtel | Art Direction, Design, Set Design |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |