SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 2:43 Min.
Recorded for the 1983 Eddie and The Cruisers film soundtrack, John Cafferty (as fictional Eddie Wilson’s singing voice) and the Beaver Brown Band (as the fictional Cruisers) perform this hit rock tune. In terms of pop culture, “On the Dark Side” serves as the most famous hit for both Cafferty’s group and, in the movie, for Eddie’s Cruisers.
REVIEW:
Closing in on nearly forty years later, “On the Dark Side” is still a dynamite rock song. It is deservedly John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band’s most enduring tune. Including superb saxophone work from Michael “Tunes” Antunes (who also appears as Cruiser ‘Wendell Newton’), this song exuberantly brings Eddie and The Cruisers to life.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 10 Stars
