The Association - The Greatest Hits!
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Free Music Notes for The Greatest Hits!
Free Music Review: Decent but flawed collection
Hit: 3 Stars
This collection for the 60s vocal group contains everything the average Association fan will want and a few extra surprises. The "big 4" hits: "Never my Love","Cherish","Windy" and "Along Comes Mary" are all here, along with lesser charters "Everything that Touches You" and "Requiem for the Masses". Only "Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies" appears to be left out hitwise. Most importantly, these are NOT re-recorded versions by the current touring band. (Yes, they still play live..)
Of the other material, "Time for Livin'" is a passable breezy pop ditty. "No Fair at All" is a decent breakup lament, although its melody derives quite a bit too close to "Cherish" for comfort. "Six Man Band" contains some surprisingly acid rock guitar for a band known for mellow sounds.
For those of you who are Association diehards, the Rhino 2CD "Just the Right Sound"(ASIN:B00005Y1Y5) is your best bet, containing all their singles through 1972 save "No Fair at All". It also has obscurities from Russ Giguere and Bijou, though it leaves out my favourite odd Association moment (late period album track "Broccoli", a goofy novelty ode to the oft-lamented vegetable.)
Free Music Review: Certainly not a one hit wonder...
Hit: 5 Stars
Recently someone asked me who sang the tune Windy. He asked me (since everyone i know does the same thing with my huge musical knowledge) and of course with one misc line from the song i told him proudly The Association. However when he asked me "what were they a one hit wonder?" GOD NO i replied, they had several top 40 hits.
Never My Love, Along Comes Mary, Everything That Touches You, Cherish, etc....
This cd may not be definitive (Why is the flipside of Everything That Touches You, We Love Us, an awful song included and not the AWESOME flip of Windy, Sometime) But it is a great collection for those looking for the hits.
For a more in depth collection, see the collection: "Just the Right Sound: The Association Anthology"
Also if you like this i also reccommend: Climax: Precious & Few, & The mamas & The papas: All the leaves Are Brown collection.
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Free Music Review: Solid, but needs an update
Hit: 4 Stars
Contains all their big hits, but none of their later material. It was a straight re-issue of the 1968 LP, which was pretty much the norm in the early days of CD's. But this excellent set is long over due for an update, including remastering. Add another 5 or 6 songs from their later albums and it would be an easy 5 star CD. As is it is very good. "Everything That Touches You" is one of the best love songs to come out of the 60's. "Windy" and "Cherish" are classics. Nobody sounded like the Association.Free Music Review: the best harmonizing rock band EVER
Hit: 5 Stars
the Association were a great band for their time.A hundred years from now you will probably hear NEVER MY LOVE or CHERISH in an elevator, if even elevators will still exist. This is a timeless C.D. and this band has definitely left itself a very positive mark on the music industry. 5 out of 5 stars, but I still wish they had included MEMORIES OF YOU on this C.D. THESE GUY'S COULD SING!!!!!Free Music Review: Beautiful song
Hit: 5 Stars
The first time that I heard this song, it was on tv, when I'm watching As The World Turns. It was when Molly dancing with her dead husband Jake." Never My Love ". I've never heard this song before.But at that moment, I knew I have to look for this song. And that is why I want to ask you all, could you send me the lyrics of " Never My Love "? Send me by e-mail. Mercedes@cdcd.nl
Thank you all