The Mamas & The Papas - Complete Anthology
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Free Music Review: Everything in one box set
Hit: 5 Stars
All of The Mamas & The Papas albums in one box set is very handy & necessary to have. Being a huge fan, I had almost everything on here , but with Disc 4 , there are many very rare tracks that I had to have. These are the only unreleased songs that exist by the group: a short TV performance from Hullabaloo in 1966 of NOWHERE MAN, which is just gorgeously sung, and the completed studio track HERE IN MY ARMS from The Rodgers & Hart Today special filmed in 1966. Denny sounds like an angel singing it, with heavenly back up from Cass & Michelle. Too bad that Dunhill Records lost the master of it.
Plus, there are rare solo singles from each M&P that are making CD debuts, and a nice booklet with a forward by Michelle. They should have gotten Denny too to write something for the box set. And of course you get the 5 classic Mamas & Papas studio albums that will hold up musically forever, and the legendary Monterey Pop performance by the group in 1967. Only released in the UK, which Universal USA should be ashamed of that it wasn't released here, it's a must for a big fan .
Free Music Review: Coral Rock With An Edge
Hit: 5 Stars
The Mamas and the Papas posessed four of the most beautiful voices of all time and looking back, it is hard to believe they were only around for a few short years. This anthology endorssed by Michelle Phillips hereself, contains everything the group ever recorded, plus selected highlights from all their solo careers. Some of these songs have been staples of the radio ever since the sixties, some are true gems to be discovered along the way. My personal favorite is "Look Thru My Window" not one of their biggest hits but certainly a most compelling one. Check out the line "Where nothing's quite as sure as change" So true and yet John Phillips said it first. If you are a lover of four part harmonies drenched in gentle warm breezes This group will truely knock you out. The Mamas and the Papas had many imitators during their short time, but really no equals. Unique and lovely.Free Music Review: Ultimately Irresistable - Long Overdue
Hit: 5 Stars
Mamas & Papas Complete Anthology wins, without any doubt, Box Set of the New Millenium's First Decade, hands down-high five-thumbs up-"10" Stars-you name the highest award. It's been a long time-a-comin'! This VOCAL group remains one of Pop Music's most mysteriously alluring ensembles in modern music history. Music fans seem to never get enough Mamas & Papas product, regardless of the ongoing endless reissues which have appeared since the group's two and half year heyday and ill fated demise. Of all the male-female ensemble groups to ever explode onto the radio/best selling charts - this group easily wins first place as the most impeccably perfect VOCAL musical creators of all time. All good things come to an end, but, some remain forever!...More on this super collection later, as this music lover listens, absorbs, and savors this indefinable collection...stay tuned...Free Music Review: Everything is here!
Hit: 5 Stars
For all of you M & P fans out there, here is a collection worthy to be called an anthology. Finally "Nowhere Man" and "Here in My Arms" has been released on CD. Also, the M & P's background vocals with Barry McGuire are all here, too. Loads of solo material by each of the performers is also included (as well as alternate and "chatter" versions of certain songs). "The Right Somebody To Love" (the extremely rare alternate version) is a track that is hidden at the beginning of the song "Gemini Childe" for a listener's surprise. The liner notes and pictures are spectacular. It even has a foreward by Michelle Phillips herself. You cannot go wrong with this box set! Enjoy!Free Music Review: ALL OF THE GOOD STUFF
Hit: 5 Stars
I grew up listening to all kinds of music..but this group was one of my favorites. It struck a balance as new groups were trying to find that "sound"...and old groups were trying to make a living. These were rough and tumble times for the country and for the music industry. The Mamas and Papas were a road map for us to listen, to laugh and to cry. I lost my vinyls many years ago..but this collection has them all and more. Sit back and listen to the group that was there when it all started...and remember to sing along and to smile.