The New Christy Minstrels - Definitive New Christy Minstrels
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Free Music Review: The New Christy Minstrels...the best in folk music!
Hit: 5 Stars
I remember the sounds of the New Christy Minstrels in my younger years. What a great group with Barry McGuire and Kenny Rogers among others. I especially liked their renditions of "Green Green", "Today" and "Saturday Night". FIRST RATE STUFF!!!Free Music Review: I'm a fan
Hit: 4 Stars
I've been a fan of this musical group for many years. When I'm making a long drive, I play CD's of the early folk music groups and sing along to keep me awake. I was not disappointed in this CD.Free Music Review: Excellent
Hit: 5 Stars
A great CD for the NCM fan because this contains most of the favorite songs from all the albums! All on one CD, this is a must for the NCM fan!Free Music Review: Great pop-folk sixties group
Hit: 5 Stars
Staff turnover eventually took their toll on the New Christy Minstrels, but this compilation only covers the period 1962 to 1965, their peak years. Even during this period, the number of line-up changes was staggering. The extensive liner notes show all the changes. Of all the pickers and singers who were members during this period, Barry McGuire (who was only a member for a few months) is surely the most famous - he later had a solo hit with Eve of destruction - but Larry Ramos, later of the Association, was also a member.The group's founder, Randy Sparks, set out to design a group that had it's roots in folk, but was more pop-orientated, and avoided all the controversial topics so beloved of (say) Pete Seeger. He wanted a fun group out to have a good time. That is what he achieved. Even after he quit the group in 1964 (selling his interest in the group for a large sum of money), the basic ethos remained. Once the thing no longer became fun, that's when the fortunes of the group collapsed.
So, what you get here is 45 tracks of great entertainment, including their big hit (Green green), novelty songs (Three wheels on my wagon), classic folk (This land is your land) and much, much more. The number of different singers (which also included a few ladies) also adds to the variety.
Sixties music was about many things, but above all else, it was about having fun. You certainly get that with this collection.
Free Music Review: A must for Christy fans.
Hit: 5 Stars
First of all, the historical notes by Tom Pickles are worth the price of the boxed set if you loved the Christys like I did. I was a folk music DJ in the 60's, so this is a box full of memories. I didn't figure there were many of us who could name the first three or four line ups for the group. I'd love to have lunch with Tom! Many of us had the albums on LP's, and its great to have the songs on CD's. My significant other sold my entire vinyl collection in a garage sale! Including the rare (collectors item) Christmas Album Tom mentions. I don't agree with the complaints about the mix. Remember, some of the cuts are from live shows and concerts. I do agree that "Company of Cowards" should have been included, and where is "the Blacksmith of Brandywine?" But most of my favorites are here, as well as some great songs I hadn't thought about for years...and they sound terrific. I would have happily paid twice as much.
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