Bachman-Turner Overdrive-Not Fragile (1974)
Artist: Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Title: Not Fragile
Country and Year of Edition: US 1974
Sell Price: $2.57
Sell Date: 3/29/26
Condition: VG+/VG+
Discogs Last Sold:
Low: $2.57
Median: $2.77
Average: $2.77
High: $2.98
Current low price: $4.00 VG/no cover
Current Number on Sale at Discogs: 2
Have/Want: 10/13
Where Sold: Fort Worth, TX
Time It Took To Sell: 2 years
Where and When Buught: Ebay lot
Gwiz-gau Grade: B+
Sad To See It Go: No
Despite the sneers of the people commonly refering to the band as Bachman Turner Overweight, I have to say BTO's Not Fragile album is a solid album. The album is lean and mean and not bloated with overlong tracks despite only having 9 of them. I always thought it was #1 Billboard because of the massive "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" and nothing else. This despite the fact that "Roll On Down The Highway" opened their Best of album and was a #14 Billboard single. The title track opener also garnered lots of attention for the band live. Despite Not Fragile reaching that charting apex, with a second significant hit, it never went Platinum in the US. This seemed to put an filler flashing sign on the album as my fingers passed the dozen copies at every used 'B' bin I've ever flipped through. I had a dollar bin best of in playable shape plus a couple others of theirs and that was enough for me.
I've had a few 8-track copies recently from lots and this gray shell one that sold failed testing and broke. Fortunately I had a good sounding white shell copy to replace it that played through so hopefully the buyer wasn't micro collecting. At $2.57 as part of a 16 tape order of VG/G+ tapes, I doubt he was.
You really only need a couple plays all the way through for the tracks on this album to sound familiar. I've listened to my 3rd 8-track with a couple drop outs all the way through 4 or 5 times and I'm charmed by the meat 'n' potatoes hard rock Canadian crunch. "Rock Is My Life, And This Is My Song" seems boneheaded and brilliant all at the same time. An astute observation like "when we play our music'hands are in the air" but then things take a reflective, metaphysical turn "when the music's over/you wonder where we are/I'm standing in the silence/with my old guitar." Deep, man. Deep.
Since I wasn't married to the track order to begin with the swap of "Blue Moanin'" to put "Sledgehammer" in the fade out/in spot to join "Free Wheelin'" as the two mid-fades of the tape. I prefer the song "Sledgehammer" that is heavier rock, "Blue Moanin'" is a little more perky almost Southern Rock sounding. In terms of rocking, "the closer Giving It All Away" is the one for me.
Here's a lover you'll never forget.
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