The Band - Greatest Hits
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Free Music Review: Well, it is THE BAND...
Hit: 5 Stars
Look, the Band were the best ever, but again I cannot over-stress the importance of listening to the original albums. There is so much more to go. Anyway, you can't really compile the Band like this, and believe me because I've tried several times on my own. All of the songs are great, but it is probably a travesty that "The Rumor", "Whispering Pines", and "Hobo Jungle" were not included. Yeah, I realize that they were crucial to the albums that they are from and that they are probably best heard there, but these tracks offer the best of Richard's voice and of Robbie's songwriting. Then again, the same could be said of "Jupiter Hollow". Anyway, you'll want all the albums after buying this, and it is a beautiful sounding way to start, but don't think that it has all you'll need: no one can go from "Ain't Got No Home" to "It Makes No Difference" and feel completely satisfied. In any case, it's essential.Free Music Review: 18 REMASTERED CLASSICS BY THE BAND ON 1 CD, NOT BAD!
Hit: 5 Stars
This time Capitol has finally got it right with a superior collection of the best work by The Band. Greatest Hits (Capitol) collects 18 classics that brought The Band into the hearts of fans world wide and showed them to not be a bunch of hanger on's of Bob Dylan. "The Weight," "Rag Mama Rag," "Up On Cripple Creek," & "The Shape I'm In" along with 14 more tunes leave no tune unturned on this set. Thanks to the 24 digitally remastered job Capitol employed on this CD and the whole Band catalog, this music will knock you over even better than the first time you heard it. The booklet is packed with info on they're history up to the death of bassist, songwriter, vocalist Rick Danko in `99 and interview quotes from the members and photos.Free Music Review: A lot of great music on one CD
Hit: 5 Stars
Earlier, I had an LP called "Best of the Band" that was 10 cuts and maybe 35 minutes. This is 18 well chosen cuts and double the length. There are a lot of "best of/greatest hits" type collections from veteran artists that originally came out in 70's or early 80's that had a limited number of songs and length. This IS a case where the record decided to offer more songs and give the customer a better value for their money. The music itself is 5 stars and they were a major artist due to the fact that they had 3 very good but very different lead vocalists handling the vocals. It gives the music a lot more variety and they put out a lot of fine music in their 1968-76 prime. As an aside, 3 of the Band members (Helm, Danko, and Hudson) also put out some good music in the 1990's.Free Music Review: Great CD
Hit: 5 Stars
My parents are pretty cool and listen to many things from the 60s and 70s which has let me hear alot of different rock music that I probably would not have heard otherwise.
And one of those bands is the Band, which really is a great Band, mixing a blend of soul, sothern rock and rock and roll to make memorable songs. You just have to listen to The Night They Drove Old' Dixie Down or Cripple Creek and you will be hooked.
I still like my Disturbed albums and the rest, but it is nice to listen to some things with my parents when I come home to visit and enjoy it with them.
Free Music Review: Where's the tracklisting???
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this CD from a local CD shop. I had to actually go to the store to figure out the tracklisting of this CD because for some reason, AMAZON doesn't list it.Anyhoes, excellent compilation, although it does lean heavy on the Band's first 2 albums, Music From The Big Pink and The Band.
But all The Band essentials are here: The Weight, Up On Cripple Creek, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, The Shape I'm In, It Makes No Difference, etc.
And the best part - Its digitally remastered!!!
A++ on the compilation!