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Why do the good die young? Sadly David is no longer with us, but this album will cement forever his place in Rock's Hall of Fame. The standards have been raised in Rock Balladry, and I will put my reputation on the line to state that they will never be breached.

David Hasselshaft was simply ahead of his time. He will be greatly missed.

God bless you, David.


surprisingly ear-friendly   June 22, 2006
 23 out of 26 found this review helpful

I always ignored the works of David Hasselhoff, both as an actor and singer.
For me it always was a bit too high-brow.
The critically acclaimed television series "Knight rider" and "Baywatch" were far too complex for my taste.
As fascinating the friendship of Michael Knight and Kit in "Knight rider" was, they too often spoke in riddles, forgetting that those complex stories needed to be accessible and understandable for a television audience.
Hasselhoff never made an attempt to communicate with his audience, to simplify and translate things of his, strongly by performance art influenced, creation.

So I was pretty pre-judged by his singing project, expecting an experimental complex and complicated musical universe.
Having only recently come in terms with my dislike for serial composers like Pierre Boulez and Stockhausen and finally accepting my limited intellectual capabilties, I didn't want to confront myself with yet another inaccessible masterpiece.

True, "Do the limbo dance" requires a couple of listening sessions before it reveals its secrets.
Its dense and complex structure may be a turn of for most listeners, but I bid you to be patient, the glorious moment of recognition and comprehension will come and it is definitely the most powerful and convincing piece I heard in a very long while.

The rest of the tracks are surprisingly ear-friendly.
Though pretty complex in its instrumentation, the musical themes actually aren't that difficult to follow.
You could say, this might sound ridiculous, pop music is the biggest influence on this album.
"Hot shot city" is a good example of how Hasselhoff's creative and unorthodox writing couples with a nice upbeat pop-influenced musical jacket...surprisingly easy on the ear.

Hasselhoff didn't choose for strings and other acoustic instruments, instead he chose the synthesiser as main instrument.
A stroke of brilliance I must say, yes, I agree that synthesiser can add too much "high-cultur" to music, but Hasselhoff's music wouldn't sound right with the ordinary strings or other acoustic instruments, his dense musical structures are just too sophisticated for it.

I was pleasantly surprised by this album.
Yes, it is experimental, complex and, at times, it does require some serious and concentrated listening, but when you finally 'get it', it stays with you.
Highly recommended


A breathtaking work of staggering genius.   December 3, 2002
 20 out of 22 found this review helpful

Wow! Hasselhoff lays his musical credentials on the line and the gamble pays off. The sheer depth and breadth of this man's talent defies belief. From the opening rock magnificence of "Highway to your heart" the album is breathaking. It runs the gamut of contemporary music from Latino ("Do The Limbo Dance") to miserabilist slacker-rock ("Yesterdays Love"); he even gives rapping a go on "Hot Shot City", although admittedly this is perhaps the least succesful moment on the album.

Other moments of Flaming Lips-style experimentaion include the Linguaphone-inspired "Je t'aime Means I Love You". Leaving pauses for you to repeat phrases back is an interesting concept, but the song doesn't stand up to repeated listenings.

However, these are the only two tracks which fail to sparkle; the rest are solid gold. "Everybody Sunshine", for example, sees Hasselhoff bravely dumping correct grammar for an attempt at a spherical song; against all the odds this comes off. Babylon Zoo's Jaz Man could learn a lot from this innovator.

However, my favourite moment is undoubtedly the much-vaunted "dream ticket" - Hasselhoff's collaboration with The Scorpions on "The Best Is Yet To Come". A paen to tantric sex it is both moving and witty, and a far more interesting prospect than Sting ever managed.

All in all, this album shows off a creative genius at the height of his power. In turns touching, amazing, witty, innovative and downright booty-shakin' groovy. I can't recommend it enough.


Rednecks love him too   March 10, 2005
 20 out of 20 found this review helpful

Me and my man were cruising for a real romantic night on the town. We had left our 14 children with their grandfather, all though he has also a father to 2 of them...but thats another story. We headed to the local Walmart for our big date in our Chevy.

Had a little problem with opening the door cause Randy had padlocked it shut to keep the Racoons out of the door while it was in the trailer park. When we got to Walmart, Randy took me to the music counter for a big surprise. He had pre ordered a copy of David Hasselhoffs best of album. I was so excited I thought I would pee. Sadly, due to a little problem with Walmarts pre order system, they had forgotten to place it on their list and they had sold all 5 copies they had brought in within 2 months. I was devastated. However, Randy made it up to me by taking me to Dunkin donuts. It was the best night ever! I think I am now pregnant with my 15th child - who I am going to call David in honour of the Master!!! Hot Shot City is our theme song! Go the leather panted David!!

PS:Since I wrote this review I have given birth to a lovely little girl we honour with the name David.