Best of: Boys Boys Boys [Import]

1. Like A Yoyo

2. All Of Me

3. Doctor's Orders

4. Boys

5. Funky Girl

6. My Chico

7. Pirate Of Love

8. Sexy Girl

9. Guys And Dolls

10. Sex

11. My Chico (Remix)

12. Sexy Girl (Remix)

13. Boys (Remix)

14. Key Of Sex (Remix)

Best of: Boys Boys Boys,Sabrina,Lt Series,Dance

Average customer rating: The Very Best of the Beach Boys Summer music is here --- again! The perfect Beach Boys collection for casual fans Must have Great Seller

Sounds Of Summer - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys The Beach Boys Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Classic Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Beatles 1 The Warmth of the Sun The Mamas & the Papas - Greatest Hits ELV1S 30 #1 Hits The Best of Simon & Garfunkel ASIN: B000093BDX Release Date: 2003-06-10

Tracks:

1. California Girls
2. I Get Around
3. Surfin Safari
4. Surfin U.S.A.
5. Fun, Fun, Fun
6. Surfer Girl
7. Dont Worry Baby
8. Little Deuce Coupe
9. Shut Down
10. Help Me, Rhonda
11. Be True To Your School
12. When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
13. In My Room
14. God Only Knows
15. Sloop John B
16. Wouldnt It Be Nice
17. Getcha Back
18. Come Go With Me
19. Rock And Roll Music
20. Dance, Dance, Dance
21. Barbara Ann
22. Do You Wanna Dance?
23. Heroes And Villains
24. Good Timin
25. Kokomo
26. Do It Again
27. Wild Honey
28. Darlin
29. I Can Hear Music
30. Good Vibrations

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The cynic may question just how many Beach Boys greatest hits albums are enough. Everyone else, however, will appreciate what makes Sounds of Summer unique. This is the first single-disc collection to feature such a large cross section of hits from the group's entire career, spanning 1962's "Surfin' Safari" through 1988's "Kokomo." All 30 tracks, spanning several label changes, were Billboard Top 40 hits and are probably now as identifiable as the national anthem to anyone with radio or TV access. The fact that the tracks aren't in chronological order helps make for a fresh listening experience, as does the crisp digital sound. And yet these songs--even those that are more than four decades old--always sound strangely fresh and will likely remain so as long as there are beaches, young people, and that symbolic season of freedom and dreams. Which is to say that the title here passes the "truth in advertising" test. Perfect for those casual fans not yet ready to spring for the individual albums, Sounds of Summer is in many ways a better representation of this legendary band's art than Elvis' 30 No. 1 Hits and The Beatles 1 were of the King and the Fab Four. --Bill Holdship

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Customer Reviews:

The Very Best of the Beach Boys.......2007-07-27

We loved the CD. We had been looking for a good collection and we found it. Loved the price too!

Summer music is here --- again!.......2007-06-14

These are summer classics and to hear them again is a such a joy! It brings you back to the 60's (for those of us who remember the 60's). I bet the young people of today would get a kick out of listening to a pristine version of Surfin' USA, I Get Around, and some of the other classics.

Don't Worry, Baby is a personal favorite but it's the mono version. However, listening to it on a nice set of speakers makes it sound like it's in stereo. I would have liked "Warmth of the Sun" included in this collection but hey, 30 of the best Beach Boys songs on one CD, I'm not complaining!

The perfect Beach Boys collection for casual fans.......2007-06-14

Casual fans will find this to be the ultimate collection of the Beach Boys music as it contains all of the band's top 40 hits. 30 classic tunes from 1962 all the way to 1988 are here on a single CD with top-notch sound quality, rare photos of the band, and a nice essay inside the CD booklet. All of the early surf classics that everyone knows are presented along with lesser-known later hits that are just as worthy such as "I can hear music", "Do it Again", "Wild Honey", and "Getcha Back".

However, since this CD contains only the band's "top 40 singles", serious fans will find this collection a little less appealing since some of the Beach Boys' best music {including many good recordings after 1966} never made the top 40. Several of these songs such as "Let him run wild", "Catch a Wave", "Warmth of the Sun", and "Girls on the Beach" are not included in this otherwise excellent collection. Much of this worthy lesser-known material has just been reissued on the new highly recommended compilation "The Warmth of the Sun".

This is only a minor issue of course since "Sounds of Summer" is surely one of the most comprehensive greatest hits collections ever released by any band. ALL of the Beach Boys hit singles are here on one disc, which makes this an essential CD for every Beach Boys fan.

Must have.......2007-06-13

If you're not one that already owns every Beach Boy record, this is one that you'll want to pick up. With 30 tracks it's a great survey of the Beach Boys from way back then up until some of there more recent stuff. If you're not familiar with the Beach Boys, you'll probably be amazed at the number of tracks on this CD that you've heard before and are familiar with, but didn't quite make the connection that all that good stuff came from the Beach Boys.

Great Seller.......2007-06-12

Service was excellent and product in excellent condition. Would love to do business with seller again.

Average customer rating: Rasta-punkian? PMA Mofo's great stuff i still have a tape deck in my car that's right--four stars.

Bad Brains Bad Brains Manufacturer: Roir ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | American Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Memory | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics | Memory Finder | Memory Cards | Memory Card Readers | Memory Card Adapters | PC Memory | Mac Memory | Printer Memory Modules Similar Items: I Against I Rock for Light Damaged Group Sex MIA: The Complete Anthology ASIN: B000001Q3T Release Date: 1996-03-19

Tracks:

1. Sailin' On
2. Don't Need It
3. Attitude
4. The Regulator
5. Banned In D.C.
6. Jah Calling
7. Supertouch/Shitfit
8. Leaving Babylon
9. Fearless Vampire Killers
10. I
11. Big Take Over
12. Pay To Cum
13. Right Brigade
14. I Luv I Jah
15. Intro
16. Bonus Track

Album Description

Legendary hardcore-punk album from 1982, considered the definitive landmark for breaking the NYC hardcore scene. All material on this CD was recorded at 171-A Studios, NYC, during August, September, and October 1981, except "Pay to Cum," "I Luv I Jah," "Jah Clling Dub" recorded live at 171-A on May 16, 1981. Liner Notes by Ira Kaplan. With Lyrics.

Customer Reviews:

Rasta-punkian?.......2007-06-27

I thought that their first album would be pure punk and was slightly suprised to hear reggae music interjected between groups of songs. It gives the album a nice contrast but I'm not a big fan of reggae. I get the fact that both types of music have anti-authoritarian ideals, but it may be awhile before I decide to buy any more of their albums. Different Class Harmonica

PMA Mofo's.......2007-04-19

This is the real stuff right here. The Godfathers of hardcore. It was the craziest and fastest album of its time. The songs still influence till this day. They invented the breakdown, listen to Right Brigade... I want to show that to every kung-fu dancing emo jerk to teach them what real hardcore is. Banned in D.C. has the best intro to any song ever... nuff said. Filled with energy and positivity, this is a must have in any collection.

great stuff.......2007-02-05

So i got this cd on friday having only heard the song soul craft and at first i was a little dissapointed because it was nothing like i expected, but i listened to it a few more times and i love it if youre into any punk or hardcore this is a must have

i still have a tape deck in my car.......2006-12-10

and this goes in whenever the cd player runs out of batteries. who knows what punk really is and i'm not looking for an arguement about the subject but the people who say they like "punk" and listen to avril lavinge (spelling?) should have a copy of this record thrown at them from a moving car. this record, i think is their very best, the fastest record i've ever heard, even bad brains themselves couldn't keep the pace. rock for light has a lot of the same songs but i just feel like they're weak in comparison, maybe they were on better speed for this one, who knows...anyway, it's so much more raw and the tones of the guitars, particularly on the solos, have a marvelous presence. just one of the best records ever in any genre, it can be apreciated on the basis of sheer energy alone.

that's right--four stars........2006-08-25

Bad Brains' early recordings found themselves in so many different releases that defining anything as their "first" album is pretty dicey. The Brains' apparent "first" demos were released on CD in the late 90's in the album "Black Dots;" this album itself had been previously released in the late 80's as "Attitude: The ROIR Sessions" before getting the special edition treatment after an endorsement by the Beastie Boys.

While this isn't their best album in terms of performance and songwriting, it is certainly their most accessible. Earl Hudson's drums lead the attack, directing Darryl Jenifer's bass and Dr. Know's guitar like a drill sergeant preparing troops for war. Dr. Know, easily the most gifted guitarist in the history of punk, drops crazy power-chord rhythms and frenzied, acrobatic solos, while Jenifer reinvents rock bass with his jazz-funk runs and tight grooves. Much is made of frontman H.R.'s pioneering performance on this album; while his incredible range does sound remarkable on this album (particularly within the context of what was coming out of the D.C. punk scene at the time), the cheap effects somewhat undermine its impact.

What keeps this album from being a five-star rockfest, at least for me, is the campy production value (Black Dots, recorded in the varying rooms of some guy's house, is mixed better than this album). Most of these songs were re-recorded for the vastly superior Rock For Light album.

Average customer rating: Music Fan The Best Album Ever! cd The Best Album Ever!!! Better than the Beatles White album.

Spongebob Squarepants: The Best Day Ever Various Artists Manufacturer: Nick Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Children's Music | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Spongebob Squarepants: The Yellow Album The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Music from the Movie and More... SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights Spongebob Squarepants - Whale of a Birthday SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 4, Vol. 2 ASIN: B000H7JD8G Release Date: 2006-09-12

Tracks:

1. WH20 Radio Show Open
2. The Best Day Ever
3. SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas In Concert
4. Employee Of The Month
5. Patrick! Turn Your Radio Down!
6. Under My Rock
7. Mrs. Puff's Boating School Ad
8. Where's Gary?
9. The Tuneful Tuna's Advice
10. Barnacles!
11. Pearl Krabs Aka Caller #5!
12. My Tighty Whiteys
13. Dover Sole With Bikini Bottom Weather
14. Ridin' The Hook
15. Squidward's Request
16. Superior
17. Krusty Krab Radio Spot
18. Doin' The Krabby Patty
19. Plankton James The Signal
20. You Will Obey!
21. That Was Weird
22. Who Wants To Race Me?
23. The Spotlight Continues...
24. Fishin' For Money
25. SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas Drop By WH20
26. Bikini Bottom/Rock Bottom

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It was only a matter of time before SpongeBob Squarepants became a star big enough to pull off a concept album. Where so many other megawatt celebrities, be they living and land-based or fictional and sea-dwelling, can get all high-minded and grand when cobbling together a theme for their music, though, our man Sponge proves he's as humble and porous as ever on The Best Day Ever, a 26-track bonanza that delivers us into WH2O studios for a "live broadcast" from Bikini Bottom. Under the phony programmatic direction of snazzy DJ Al Bacore (get it?), SpongeBob & the Hi-Seas--a motley assemblage of characters including Plankton, Squidward, Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Pearl, and Sandy--trot out 13 songs between often gut-busting station-based interstitials (in one, hapless caller Patrick can't figure out he's supposed to turn down his radio to hear). The music and lyrics, if not the intentionally doofusy vocals, are inspired: Brian Wilson (how did they get him to agree to this?) sings backup on "Doin' the Krabby Patty," Flaco Jimenez lends Latin flair squeezebox-style on "Barnacles!," and Tommy Ramone of the Ramones hammers out a punkish percussive number on "Ridin' the Hook." Through it all, even when he's baring his soul in a heartwarming serenade to his tighty whiteys, SpongeBob's nice-guy persona sets a friendly, happy tone: the mood, loud and clear as a seal's bark, is pure best-day-ever celebration; the master of ceremonies works his yellowness, squareness and general dim-wittedness to masterful effect. --Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

SpongeBob SquarePants has his Best Day Ever! All new original music- created and written by Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob and producer Andy Paley, who are accompanied by a crew of legendary musicians - including Brian Wilson, Tommy Ramone and Flaco Jimenez.

The album presents the work of the soon-to-be-legendary animated band - SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas - whose debut record is being previewed on Bikini Bottom's WH2O. With cleverly crafted interstitials that play like a retro-modern rock and roll radio show, mixed with soon-to-be classic modern songs, the album comprises a fun-filled 26 tracks!

Customer Reviews:

Music Fan.......2007-06-19

I dont have enough time to write something about each of these songs, but this cd is great!!! My favorite songs are: The Best Day Ever, Employee of the Month, Barnacles, Doing the Krabby Patty and Bikini Bottom/Rock Bottom. I reccomend this cd to Spongebob lovers.SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 4, Vol. 1SpongeBob SquarePants - Season 4, Vol. 2

The Best Album Ever!.......2007-05-27

Get ready for an amazing experience that will change your listening habits....then put on this album. The first song is a mind-blower! "The Best Day Ever" seems like a cute little summer fun song but after you get into it you realize that musically it's really heavy! This is like a Beach Boys song that sucks you in with it's cute little beat and lyric and then knocks you out with it's musical sophistication.
The next song is "Employee Of The Month". This is pure power-pop. The Who circa 1966 meets The Turtles.WOW!!!
"Under My Rock" is sung by Patrick. This is classic garage-rock. Rave-up at the end reminds me of The Count Five.
"My Tighty Whiteys" is simply the best song and best production that has been released since the hey day of the Brill Building. Again...this seems simple but it's super sophisticated! My vote for best bridge since "Wouldn't It Be Nice?". Andy Paley and Tom Kenny are a great writing team! This is what's missing from pop music!
There is something for every pop music fan on this album. Guest stars include...Brian Wilson , Mandy Barnett, Nino Tempo , Tommy Ramone, Flaco Jimenez, James Burton , N.R.B.Q., Tommy Morgan , Jerry "The Geator" Blavett
etc..
I never get tired of this record. It's on in my car all the time. I've given it to all my hip friends and they all love it , as do their young kids and their stoner , college-age kids!
It's a HIT!!!!

cd.......2007-05-23

my granddaughter truly enjoyed this we often listen to it while doing chores and sing along

The Best Album Ever!!!.......2007-04-03

We went to a live performance by Tom Kenny, Mr. Lawrence and the guys who made this record down at Amoeba Records in Hollywood. It was fabulous!! The songs are WONDERFUL!!! If you want to get into a good mood, buy this album! The songs are like 60's beach music, which is a perfect fit for Spongebob. My favorite song is Employee of the month, but I also love Plankton's "You Will Obey!!" with it's explosion at the end. The whole album is done like a radio show. My daughter loves to say AAAAL Bacore!!! Who is the Tuneful Tuna, a dj. This CD is great for the entire family and I give it my highest recommendation.

Better than the Beatles White album........2007-03-31

One of the best CD's we ever listened to. Sponge Bob and Crew are at thier best. Pleasant harmonies and nice structure of music. Very pleasing arrangements.

Average customer rating: Wow... what a piece Excellent Overview Faces featuring Rod Stewart Not enough for the real fans THIS IS THE FACES AT THEIR ABSOLUTE BEST.

The Best Of Faces: Good Boys When They're Asleep Faces Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Proto Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rhino Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Dynasty | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: Never a Dull Moment Every Picture Tells a Story A Nod is As Good As a Wink to a Blind Horse Gasoline Alley Exile on Main St. ASIN: B00000JNJ1 Release Date: 1999-08-17

Tracks:

1. Flying
2. Three Button Hand Me Down
3. Wicked Messenger
4. Sweed Lady Mary
5. Bad 'N' Ruin
6. Had Me A Real Good Time
7. Debris
8. Miss Judy's Farm
9. You're So Rude
10. Too Bad
11. Love Lives Here
12. Stay With Me
13. Cindy Incidentally
14. Glad And Sorry
15. Borstal Boys
16. Ooh La La
17. Pool Hall Richard
18. You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything
19. Open To Ideas

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Best known for their alumni (Rod Stewart, the Stones' Ron Wood, the Who's Kenny Jones), the Faces' brief early '70s run was as musically rewarding as it was boozy and sideshow spectacular. A revamped, bluesier edition of '60s English pop notables the Small Faces, the Faces established a rollicking musical identity that threatened to overshadow the Stones at their own game. Though the group dissolved under the pressures of Stewart's burgeoning solo career and Wood's recruitment into comfortable career Stonedom, the Faces were about much more than just individual talents. The folksy vulnerability of the late bassist, songwriter, and vocalist Ronnie Lane (well-represented here by "Debris" and "Ooh La La") kept the lads close to roots both geographical and class, while keyboardist Ian McLagen alternated between barrelhouse-boogie and Hammond B-3 soulfulness and Jones loosely locked into irresistible grooves. They could pillage Motown ("Three Button Hand Me Down") and Chuck Berry ("Cindy Incidentally") for riffs, and turn from countrified blues ("Sweet Lady Mary") to the breakneck boogie of "Too Bad" in a heartbeat. They may have been cheated of hits, but the Faces' music remains warm, heartfelt, and enthusiastic--a legacy that's aged much better than the cheap hootch they once drowned themselves in. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Wow... what a piece.......2007-07-02

I can't even begin to say how bad this compilation is. Just another piece of evidence against any rock and roll post 1971 or 2. If this is what gave Rod Steward "credibility" then he can go to hell. That's my opinion.

Excellent Overview.......2007-03-30

This compilation of the Faces gathers all their great hits and is the best single-disc compilation of theirs that you will find. I think they are a very underrated band, they were very good, they deserved more recognition. Being that I'm a Rod Stewart fan, I think this is just great, even on the songs where he doesn't sing lead. They're a little like the Rolling Stones, but harder-rocking, in my opinion. They were just a good, hard-rock band and definately all about fun. I definately recommend this to anyone who likes Rod Stewart, as well as those that like early hard rock.

Faces featuring Rod Stewart.......2007-03-27

The only reason this doesn't get 5 stars is because I share the same feelings that the band had toward Rod. At this same time he had awesome SOLO albums coming out. Can you imagine the Faces with Rods full creative attention? Oh well, whatever, its still great stuff lots of fun and I can still remember the concerts. Faces were the ultimate live band that would party along with you. Those of you that were fortunate enough to see them live will really appreciate this.

Not enough for the real fans.......2007-03-24

Before you take exception with the three stars I gave this one, please realize that I'm rating the single-disc compilation and not the music. In terms of the songs presented here, we're talking an easy five stars (even the sloppy tracks...that's what made this band great, a mixture of virtuosity and "How can they still be standing when they're that drunk?"). In terms of satisfying anyone other than the most casual or cash-strapped Faces fan, three stars is overly generous. The four-disc "Five Guys Walk Into A Bar..." box set is the way to go, not to mention owning each of the 4 Faces CDs and the Wood-era Stewart solo discs. Forget the "Great American Songbook" Rod Stewart you see in 2007. In the 70s, these guys were serious challengers to the throne occupied by the Rolling Stones in terms of songwriting and rocking attitude. That said, "Good Boys" DOES include one of the single greatest songs produced by the band, the late great Ronnie Lane's "Debris" (with powerful backing vocals from Stewart and some of Wood's most poignant playing). The hits are here ("Miss Judy's Farm," "Stay With Me") as well as key album tracks like "Borstal Boys" (their last great, crunchy, stomping Chuck Berry-derived rocker) and the transcendent "Ooh La La." It's just not enough...period. A good intro? Yeah, of course, like "The Beatles Ones" is a good intro to The Beatles. Listen to the BBC live tracks on "Five guys..." and you'll see what you're missing.

THIS IS THE FACES AT THEIR ABSOLUTE BEST........2007-03-07

I will be writing a review on the legendary compilation album entitled "THE BEST OF FACES, GOOD BOYS...WHEN THEY'RE ASLEEP..." by one of Rock's greatest legendary bands. I give you one of England's pride and joy's, T-H-E F-A-C-E-S. This legendary compilation album was originally released in 1999 on Compact Disc on the Rhino Records label in association with Warner Brothers Records Inc. As always, if I hear any new additional information concerning this legendary compilation album or the artist, I will edit this review immediately so that you the consumer will get the best informative and most accurate review possible.

The band THE FACES are true legends. THE FACES will forever go down in Rock n' Roll history and be remembered for having great band mates that would move on to a either a great solo career or to two of the greatest legendary bands of all time. When lead singer and legendary frontman Rod Stewart met up and joined forces with lead and rhythm guitarist Ronnie Wood, drummer Kenney Jones, keyboard and piano player Ian "mac" Mclagan, the late great bassist Ronnie Lane and his replacement bassist Tetsu Yamauchi, Rock n' Roll was in for a big surprise and treat. THE FACES would entertain audiences and release some great albums and hit songs from the 1970 to 1975 period. This compilation album highlights all of the hit songs from that period. In my opinion, "THE BEST OF THE FACES" is a true testament of the greatness and genius of a very extremely talented band and a fine fitting tribute to a great legendary band that was indeed, far ahead of its time.

Now it is time to let the music speak for itself and do all of the talking. This legendary album begins with the slow smooth Rocker "Flying," the bass screaming acoustic Rocker "Three Button Hand Me Down," the merciless guitar screaming Rocker "Wicked Messenger," the slow beautiful electric acoustic Rocker "Sweet Lady Mary," the FACES trademark Rocker "Bad 'N' Ruin," the soulful Rocker "Had Me A Real Good Time," the slow beautiful Bob Dylan influenced southern Rocker "Debris," the breathtaking screaming Rocker "Miss Judy's Farm," the incredible sounding Rocker "You're So Rude," the fast paced action packed Rocker "Too Bad," the beautiful slow soothing Rocker "Love Lives Here," the forever FACES trademark blistering Rocker "Stay With Me," the groundbreaking Rocker "Cindy Incidentally," the slow beautiful acoustic "Glad And Sorry," the legendary fast paced Rocker "Borstal Boys," the acoustic and mandolin filled slow mellow "Ooh La La," the guitar screechin' and screamin' Rocker "Pool Hall Richard," the soulful and heartful blazing Rocker "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything" and the slow beautiful smooth soothing mellow Rocker "Open To Ideas." May I also add that Ronnie Wood played some mean blistering guitar licks and riffs that would forever revolutionize the sound of the guitar and add more to the legend and legacy of THE FACES. Rod Stewart sang the songs with such ease and breathtaking skills that he sounds the way a true Rock n' Roll frontman is supposed to sound like. Kenney Jones plays drums with such a devastating fury that he joins the legendary power drumming ranks of legendary drummers such as Ginger Baker, the late great Keith Moon and the late great John Bonham.

Overall, this is one hell of a compilation album worth seeking out and checking further into especially if you are a newcomer and a curious beginner to the sound and music of THE FACES.

I would like to highly recommend purchasing this legendary compilation album to own as a valuable and important part of his or her own personal music collection. This legendary album has already proven to stand the test of time and will always be around to be enjoyed, appreciated and cherished for many years to come, NOW AND FOREVER. THE FACES is one collection that a devout music collector would not want to be without.

In closing, after THE FACES disbanded, their legend and legacy was far from ending and being over. Rod Stewart would move on to a very successful solo career which has lasted to this very day. Guitarist Ronnie Wood on the other hand would move on and join THE GREATEST ROCK N' ROLL BAND IN THE WORLD, THE ROLLING STONES. Drummer Kenney Jones would also strike gold and move on to replace the late great Keith Moon in the legendary band THE WHO. In 1982, it became public knowledge that Ronnie Lane had developed a probably fatal case of Multiple Sclerosis. At the end of 1983, Eric Clapton and Ronnie Wood organised an all-star British Rock revue, Call To A.R.M.S. (Action for Research into Multiple Sclerosis), that toured England and the States to raise money for Lane's treatment and research into the disease itself. Besides Clapton, Pete Townshend joined aboard along with Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and a host of many others. On a sad note, Rock n' Roll would lose FACES legendary bassist Ronnie Lane to Multiple Sclerosis in June 1997. THE FACES have forever left their mark in Rock n' Roll history and will never be forgotten. So here's to you Rod, Ronnie, Kenney, the late great Ronnie L., Ian and Tetsu. Thanks for the memories. And as the saying goes, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N ROLL HISTORY," need I say more? Thanks for reading my review and I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also hope that you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. THE FACES FOREVER. R.I.P. RONNIE LANE. Long Live Rock n' Roll. Rock out always and take it easy. Forever In Rock, John L.

Average customer rating: SURFING WATERS BOTH DEEP AND SHALLOW The Finest Group Ever Ed Glasner is an Idiot An Interesting Look At An Interesting Time In Their Career Hits?

The Beach Boys - The Greatest Hits Vol. 3: Best of the Brother Years The Beach Boys Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Beach Boys - The Greatest Hits Vol. 2: 20 More Good Vibrations Beach Boys - 20 Good Vibrations, The Greatest Hits (Volume 1) Sounds Of Summer - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys Surfer Girl/Shut Down, Vol. 2 Little Deuce Coupe/ All Summer Long ASIN: B000040OVX Release Date: 2000-02-01

Tracks:

1. Add Some Music To Your Day
2. Susie Cincinnati
3. This Whole World
4. Long Promised Road
5. Disney Girls
6. 'Til I Die
7. Surf's Up
8. Marcella
9. Sail On, Sailor
10. The Trader
11. California Saga (On My Way To Sunny Californ-I-A)
12. Rock And Roll Music
13. It's O.K.
14. Honkin' Down The Highway
15. Peggy Sue
16. Good Timin'
17. Goin' On
18. Come Go With Me
19. Getcha Back
20. California Dreamin'

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One of the most popular touring acts of the '70s and '80s, the Beach Boys nonetheless found sales of their new music disappointing for much of those decades. Their Brother Records imprint was stamped on some of the best albums of their "mature" period--Sunflower, Surf's Up, and the one-of-a-kind The Beach Boys Love You--but earlier classics such as "Surfin' U.S.A." and "Good Vibrations" remained their most popular work. This third volume of greatest hits collects 20 Brother cuts, including the occasional chart success ("Rock & Roll Music," the twice-released "Sail On, Sailor," "It's OK," "Getcha Back"). A few lesser-known winners ("This Whole World," "Long Promised Road," "Honkin' Down the Highway") provide welcome highlights. Still, the inclusion of one too many remade oldies on the disc's second half underscores the Beach Boys' loss of creative energy by 1980. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

SURFING WATERS BOTH DEEP AND SHALLOW.......2006-03-06

THE BEACH BOYS are one of those bands that have provided the soundtrack to my life. Growing up in Southern California, their music really does become a part of one's experiences. For instance, I can't hear 'Help Me, Rhonda' or 'The Girls On The Beach' without recalling my years of bodysurfing the waves near Santa Monica's lifeguard station #26. 'Good Vibrations' automatically transports me back to Santa Monica High School - located conveniently 2 blocks from the Pacific Ocean. (Sometimes the sound of the surf called more insistently than the school bell did.) Samohi's official school song, 'Hymn Of Praise' written by Ken Darby from the Class of 1927, starts out, "Oh Samohi, dear old Samohi / Queen of the setting sun / For you we toil, for you our banners fly / We win for you when victory's won!" But every pep rally I attended from '74 through '77 ended more "excitationally" with...

Good, good, good, good vibrations
(oom bop bop)
I'm pickin' up good vibrations
She's giving me excitations
(oom bop bop)

'In My Room' humorously reminds me of the time in 1986 when I found it on a jukebox in a Reno lounge and drove every other patron out of the place with it. I was in the bartender's doghouse, but what are ya gonna do with a liquidated cowboy who wants to hear 'In My Room'.....18 times? And while the richly melancholic 'The Warmth Of The Sun' is my all-time favorite Beach Boys song, there is a lot to be said for many of the tracks found on this compilation.

This is the final part of Capitol's Beach Boys Greatest Hits trilogy series. This one - which features 20 of The Boys' late period minor hits and nonhits - will be ignored by the casual Beach Boys fan, and that is an unfortunate mistake. True, these "leftovers" were recorded and released after the height of the band's popularity and creative success according to the music critics, but the Beach Boys, though they had largely moved away from their gorgeous and complex trademark vocal harmony arrangements, were still making some magic music. And some of it as sensitive and more intense than anything that preceded it.

For every lightweight and silly 'SUSIE CINCINNATI' and 'PEGGY SUE' on this collection, you'll also find a brooding 'TIL I DIE', or nostalgic 'DISNEY GIRLS (1957)', or yearning 'SURF'S UP.' No, we didn't need another version of 'ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC' or 'COME GO WITH ME' and yet, I'd hate to have missed out on the world-weary, but defiant 'LONG PROMISED ROAD', or the intricate protest song, 'THE TRADER', with its catchy movements that force my toes to tap or my feet to stomp.

Some of these songs, being more melodically subtle and lacking that instantly recognizable sound of The Boys' early hits, will require a bit more patience from the listener, but with time, that open-minded patience will certainly be rewarded. Of course, 'SAIL ON, SAILOR' you probably already know (I invented my pen name while it was playing through the sound system in a Coco's Restaurant); the lovely 'GOOD TIMIN'' is reminiscent of that lush harmonizing adopted from The Four Freshmen during The Beach Boys' infancy. And the well-chosen closer, 'CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'', with its urgent tenor sax solo actually eclipses the classic Mamas And Papas version. (Yeah, I couldn't believe it either!)

If all you desire is a balanced career retrospective of some of The Beach Boys' best music on a single disc, then go with 'Classics: Selected By Brian Wilson'. But the REAL fan will want the 3-part Capitol compilation series: 'The Greatest Hits, Vol 1: 20 Good Vibrations'; 'The Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: 20 More Good Vibrations'; and this disc, 'THE GREATEST HITS, VOL. 3: BEST OF THE BROTHER YEARS, 1970 - 1986.'

[*This review is dedicated to my new friend, the surf-riding, beach bike path-riding, and book-writing, MYSTICAL MARY. Evidently she was too shy to approach me on the beach bike path in 1989 to ask, "Riding my way?" She waited seventeen years and until I was living in Airheadzona, and she in Joisey, before saying anything to me. However, Mystical Mary is one of my favorite living writers, and I think you're going to be hearing about her before too long.]

The Finest Group Ever.......2005-01-02

California Saga. When I first heard it in my early twenties I was shocked. I bought two or three copies of "Holland" and wore them out. Glad I finally got this cd with some of their very finest music. It's sad that they were on the decline by the early seventies, but what they left was amazing.

Ed Glasner is an Idiot.......2004-08-13

The guy clearly knows not of what he speaks. This disc covers some of the most adventurous music the Beach Boys recorded. That they weren't exactly "hits" in chart placement certainly doesn't diminish their value. Indeed it is because of people like Ed Glasner who completely misunderstand the work that this music wasn't more financially successful for the group.

An Interesting Look At An Interesting Time In Their Career.......2004-07-20

By the 1970s', The Beach Boys' career had gone downhill. Once a surefire toop 10 hit machine, their singles barely made the top 30 and their albums fared even worse. So a hits collection from this time period may seem like an odd product. But it's a good way to explore this underrated period in their career since it includes several underrated gems and besides, one song here did manage to it the top five.

The first half (tracks 1 - 11) covers1970 - 1973. This is when they recorded much of their best material. Songs like "Add Some Music To Your Day", "This Whole World", Bruce Johnston's lush "Disney Girls", Brian Wilson's chilling "'Til I Die", Carl's magnum opus "The Trader" and the robust "Sail On Sailor" all could've been bigger hits than they were. "Surf's Up", the title track from their 1971 masterpiece, is the best song here. Starting off with an urgent vocal by Carl, it soon drifts into Brian's 1967 demo of the song, with its eerie piano and Brian's somber vocal.

The second half (tracks 12 - 20) covers 1976 - 86. It starts off with their huge comeback hit, a cover of Chuck Berry's "Rock And Roll Music". It was good but the Chuck Berry material should have ended with "Surfin' USA" and "Fun, Fun, Fun". The next song, "It's OK", was the single released after "Rock And Roll Music". While it wasn't as big a hit (Billboard # 29), I like it better. It's fun and orginal. "Honkin' Down The Highway" is a great Al Jardine number with a cool drum intro and a nice, spacey intro. The 1978 cover of "Peggy Sue" is surprisingly good. Unlike other covers, they stay in vein with the original recording and they succeed. Had this song been released during their heyday, it could have been a bigger hit. But you can't judge a song solely on its chart performance. 1979's top 40 hit "Good Timin'" is, in my opinion, their last masterpiece. With their harmonies evoking earlier songs like "Surfer Girl" and Carl's impassioned vocal, it truly is a marvelous studio creation. By jumping ahead to 1981, they leave out the number 12 hit "Beach Boys" medley, but that would be unnecessary since all of those songs made it onto "Greatest Hits, Volume 1". Instead, we get their cover of the Del - Vikings' 1957 hit "Come Go With Me". The song, a top 20 hit, is better than the original because of the harmonies and its beat. "Goin' On" is an odd number vaguely sounding a bit like Queen's "Somebody To Love" with its rising/fading/rising again/ading again and so on and so forth harmonies. "Getcha Back", a top 30 hit from 1985, is a great combination of old Beach Boys with modern sounds, its drum intro eminiscent of Dennis Wilson's. Finally, there's another pgood cover. "California Dreamin'" (with a haunting 12 - string guitatr provided by Byrd Roger McGuinn) is in vein of the Mamas and Papas hits.

Overall, a good collection that I recommend to all music fans. You will find yourself listening to it more than once. Also get their studio albums, inclduing "Pet Sounds" and "Friends"/"20/20", as well as both their boxed sets.

Hits?.......2004-06-25

Greatest HIts -- I don't think so.
Top 10 hits? Few.
Top 20 or even Top 40 hits? Again, few.
Grocery store music remakes? Lots.
Songs to skip? Again, lots.

Who needed the money this cd was to produce?

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The Best of Baillie and the Boys Baillie and the Boys Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Turn the Tide Lights of Home The Forester Sisters - Greatest Hits Lovin' Every Minute Anthology ASIN: B000008D4R Release Date: 1991-10-22

Tracks:

1. Read Between the Lines
2. (Now and Them There's) A Fool Such as I
3. (Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone
4. Long Shot
5. She Deserves You
6. I Can't Turn the Tide
7. Oh Heart
8. Wilder Days
9. Treat Me Like a Stranger
10. Perfect

Average customer rating: Good intro, but Awesome Elvira is cut short!!!!!!!!!! MCA gets cheap? Not just for country music lovers!

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys Manufacturer: Mca Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: "The Oak Ridge Boys - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" The Best of the Statler Bros. The Definitive Collection (Statler Brothers) Old Time Gospel Favorites Today's Gospel Favorites ASIN: B00004WFHX Release Date: 2000-08-15

Tracks:

1. Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight
2. I'll Be True To You
3. Dream On
4. Trying To Love Two Women
5. Elvira
6. Fancy Free
7. Bobbie Sue
8. I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)
9. American Made
10. I Guess It Never Hurts To Hurt Sometimes
11. Make My Life With You
12. It Takes A Little Rain (To Make Love Grow)

Customer Reviews:

Good intro, but.......2005-08-24

The first 5 songs are top 10 hits +, but after that I went to fast forward.

Awesome.......2003-09-12

My parents listen to these good old boys and I grew up listening to them and my children are now listening to them. I went to a concert at the Ross Ragland in Klamath Falls,Or and I loved the bass he is so low you can feel it in your seat. All are cute too! Great albums

Elvira is cut short!!!!!!!!!!.......2002-07-25

The very end of the song where Richard hits the "bottom of the barrel" with his amazing vocal chords...is totally cut out! What a scam! I used to listen to this song as a kid and I feel I've been betrayed!!

MCA gets cheap?.......2002-04-28

The Oak Ridge Boys deserve to have at least one Millenium Collection released (if not more), but should it be done to accomodate MCA's increasingly cheap approach to older artists?

This collection would not be quite to bad if MCA hadn't released "The Oak Ridge Boys COLLECTION" nearly 10 years earlier. At least that package got original artwork and liner notes. When it became inevitable that the Oaks needed a Millenium Collection, what did MCA do? They simply pulled the 1992 "Collection" off the market (which had been certified Gold not too long before), slapped an old album photo on it (the original cover for "American Made," to be exact), and ever so slightly edited the track list. The result: a POOR excuse for a new release. All but one of the songs on this release appeared on the '92 collection ("Bobbie Sue," conspicuously absent from the prior release, and "Make My Life With You" are the only additions). Amazing, two of the Oaks' biggest hits, "Y'all Come Back Saloon" and "Thank God For Kids" were cut altogether (I guess to save even more money).

Even the liner notes are nearly identical to the '92 release. I see no reason for this total lack of concern for a top-notch group such as the Oaks. Since they have so many more hits, perhaps MCA will consider doing a Volume Two Millenium release (with a NEW cover photo and DIFFERENT song line-up!!)

Not just for country music lovers!.......2001-05-13

One listen to "The Best Of The Oak Ridge Boys - The Millennium Collection" will have you immediately hooked on the material, even if you aren't a fan of country music. What endeared many a fan to this legendary quartet is their unique brand of interwoven, finely homogenized blend of vocalization. Perhaps you could call the Oaks' the "Mamas and the Papas" or the "Three Dog Night" of country music. In this collection, you get eleven of their best known country tunes, plus the Oaks one and only crossover country-pop smash "Elvira", which features Richard Sterban's trademark bass vocals. I couldn't sing that low if my life depended on it! The saxophone playing in "Bobbie Sue" is reminiscent of The Coasters "Charlie Brown", which gives this track a jazzy-bluesy sort of quality. My favorite tracks in this collection would have to be "I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone)", "American Made" (which was later revamped and used in a popular beer commercial), "Trying To Love Two Women", "Fancy Free" and "Make My Life With You". The other tracks featured in this greatest hits collection are worth the money as well, so you'll derive great listening pleasure, as well as get more than what you pay for with this one of a kind body of work from one of country music's biggest legends. This could be a five star review, had MCA included the Oaks' two most endearing favorites "Thank God For Kids" and "Everyday", but MCA sort of dropped the ball on this one. Although The Oak Ridge Boys have enjoyed a rather fruitful career over the years, perhaps their most notorious act was when Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen and Richard Sterban dismissed fellow longtime member William Lee Golden in the mid-'80's for refusing to shave off his trademark shepherd-like, salt and pepper beard. C'mon guys, that's like asking Alex Trebek to do away with his "flavor saver", or even asking Kenny Rogers to shave off all his facial hair! The group then replaced Golden with a dark haired guy with no facial hair, who, in photographs looked so out of place in this band. By the time the '90's rolled around, Golden was later back with The Oak Ridge Boys, but the group failed to recapture their late '70's/early '80's chart success. This Millennium Collection CD belongs in every country music/Oaks' fan's, and in some cases, pop music fan's CD library. You better not wait too long, because "The Best Of The Oak Ridge Boys - The Millennium Collection" might not be around for the next millennium! As they say down South, "Ya better git while the gittin's good!" In English, that means "Order yours today (while supplies last)!"

Average customer rating: Either Love It Or Hate It A cheap collection of classic songs You can't cover the career of the Beach Boys in 10 songs. WONDERFUL But Short Great Music But A Really Short CD

The Best of the Beach Boys The Beach Boys Manufacturer: EMI Special Products ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Greatest Surfing Songs Greatest Car Songs Jan & Dean - Greatest Hits Beach Boys - 20 Good Vibrations, The Greatest Hits (Volume 1) Little Deuce Coupe/ All Summer Long ASIN: B000002T9C Release Date: 1997-11-04

Tracks:

1. Fun, Fun, Fun
2. California Girls
3. Good Vibrations
4. I Get Around
5. Help Me, Rhonda
6. Wouldn't It Be Nice
7. Barbara Ann
8. Surfer Girl
9. Surfin' U.S.A.
10. Be True To Your School

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Customer Reviews:

Either Love It Or Hate It.......2004-01-19

Admittedly, I really used to like this album. It was this album that got me into The Beach Boys' music. I used to play it all the time in my car. Then, as I got more and more into their music and I heard stuff from "Pet Sounds", "Friends" and "Sunflower", I realized that this album was nothing more than a cheap way to cash in on the success of The Beach Boys.

For a greatest hits collection, the song selection can hardly be beat - "California Girls", "Surfer Girl", "Fun Fun Fun", "Wouldn't It Be Nice", etc. There all here. But the complaint is for what's not here. With 10 tracks that equal a running time of about 20 minutes, there was enough room to include "Little Deuce Coupe", "Shut Down", "Surfin' Safari", "In My Room", "God Only Knows", "Surfin'", "409", "Little Saint Nick", and "Sloop John B." to make it a much more complete collection of hits.

If you want a single disc collection of The Beach Boys' greatest hits, then seek out "Sounds Of Summer". It has all 10 of the tracks on this cd, as well as 20 other hit singles. It also has better sound and liner notesby an experienced rock and roll researcher. Take my advice (and the advice of every other reviewer who gave this a one or two star review) and skip this album.

A cheap collection of classic songs.......2000-12-31

That one star review really annoyed me. All this is is a cheap way to obtain ten of the Beach Boys classics on one CD. Their early surf period is when they did their best songs, after that Brian Wilson's creativity fizzled. I'd rather hear Fun, Fun, Fun, Barbera-Ann and Wouldn't It Be Nice than stuff like I Can Hear Music, Kokomo or Then I Kissed Her. These are pure classics, and to be honest if you think such a veteran band, now lacking all three Wilsons, would be able to match these records if they re-entered the studio, you're living in cloud cuckoo land. These could well be among the band's ten best songs, though why God Only Knows isn't hear I don't know, and for such a low price..... But hey, I was forgetting- 'About 90% of this album is from the early 60's surfing career, plus a few songs from Pet Sounds'. Aside from the shaky maths of that statement, teh fact is their best songs were from said early surf period, and almost everything after Pet Sounds was tripe. 20 Golden Greats is a better set, but for the price this is an ideal introduction.

You can't cover the career of the Beach Boys in 10 songs........2000-11-27

As of this year, the Beach Boys have been together for 39 years. They have put out around 50 albums, not including greatest hits albums such as this. One of their albums has been called by MOJO magazine the best album of all time. All of their founding members, and two of the later members have put out solo efforts. They were in the top 5 best selling bands of the 60's, and have had many hits outside of the 60's. 10 songs?

If you want a greatest hits for the Beach Boys, try the Good Vibrations box set. That is about 8 hours of music, and it isn't nearly big enough. The best thing you can do is buy all the albums.

If you only want a slight intruduction, try something else. Anything else. About 90% of this album is from the early 60's surfing career, plus a few songs from Pet Sounds, the crowning achievement.

Capitol needs to learn to stop all these stupid greatest hits packages, and pressure the band to stop living off nostalgia and make a CD. At least Brian is still being productive, the genius that he is. It would be really cool if he formed a band.

Good luck Brian, and everybody out there, stay away from this and go buy Pet Sounds.

WONDERFUL But Short.......2000-02-28

The first BEACH BOYS tape I ever heard! It's a wonderful tape (and I'm mad because there are two tracks on the CD edition that don't come with the tape--you see, I don't have a CD player....) But wonderful songs that really brighten your spirits, no matter how short it is!

Great Music But A Really Short CD.......1999-10-04

The total time on this CD is about twenty minutes

Average customer rating: John Herald One of the very best groups of the 60s folk revival Alligator men strike again Long Overdue Thank you, Vanguard, thank you thank you.

Best of Vanguard Years Greenbriar Boys Manufacturer: Vanguard Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Big Apple Bluegrass The Early Years (1958-1962) Close To Home: Old Time Music From Mike Seeger's Collection 1952-1967 Old Time Music Feed Your Babies Onions: Fat City Favorites ASIN: B00006EXM3 Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

1. Katy Clyne
2. I'm Coming Back But I Don't Know When
3. Stewball
4. Rawhide
5. Banks Of The Ohio
6. Pal Of Mine
7. We Shall Not Be Moved
8. We Need A Lot More Of Jesus
9. Girl On The Greenbriar Shore
10. Life Is Like A Mountain Railway
11. Down The Road
12. Rosie's Gone Again
13. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight
14. Other Side Of Jordan

Tracks:

1. Sleepy-Eyed John
2. Ragged But Right
3. McKinley
4. Levee Breaking Blues
5. A Minor Breakdown
6. Let Me Fall
7. The Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives Me
8. At The End Of A Long, Lonely Day
9. Yellin Holler
10. I Cried Again
11. The Train That I Ride
12. I Heard The Bluebirds Sing
13. Morning Train
14. Shackles And Chains
15. Chicken
16. Alligator Man
17. Russian Around
18. Up To My Neck In High Muddy Waters
19. Little Birdie
20. Prisoner's Song
21. Different Drum

Customer Reviews:

John Herald.......2005-08-02

Recently died. (...)

I love this cd set although I would love to have original lps (along with Dian and the Greenbriar Boys). His version of the Marty Robbins song "At the End of a Long Lonely Day" is just beautifully done, and in light of his recent death, a suicide, is really painful now.

This whole album is wonderful, especially those with Rinzler, who also died much too song. For an introduction to the Greenbriar Boys, this is way to go.

One of the very best groups of the 60s folk revival.......2005-05-13

My God, how I've missed my Greenbriar Boys recording and how happy I was when I saw they had FINALLY been reissued. They had a unique combination of musical expertise, respect for the music, a sense of humor, a haunting sound, and the ability to transform the songs so that rather than playing a slavish imitation of an old 78 recording, they created a sound that was respectful, exciting, and damned good music.

Alligator men strike again.......2004-01-29

Not all the best is issued here (you'll have to buy "Big Apple Bluegrass") but a fine collection nevertheless. It's amazing how these recordings stand the test of time. There's a huge esprit, unknown to a lot of modern albums...
Even if the lyrics sometimes make you go "uh", it's a brilliant buy. Honestly, I like the last record of the boys the best. The somehow "Nashville" tunes they did on "Better late than never" are truly brilliant. "Alligator man" blows me away.
I only hope the record with Di'an will be also re-released.
"Stewball" might be the best known, and really a brill tune, but there's so much more to discover....
Love it.

Long Overdue.......2003-12-15

Maynard Solomon, of all people, should turn his prodigious writing skills to the history of the Vanguard Recording Society during the years he and his brother (the late) Seymour owned and managed it (until the mid-1980's). Superb as Vanguard's classical recordings were, the real interest would be its recordings of the many talented artists then at the center of the US folk music storm of the mid-1960's: Joan Baez, the Weavers, Erik Darling, Ian and Sylvia, John Hammond, Sandy Bull, Buffy Ste. Marie, and the Greenbriar Boys, among others. Mr. Solomon could, if he chose to, provide fascinating insights on just how his recordings were so phenomenally consistent in their high artistic quality. Most of these artists eventually went on to other labels, but with what seemed to me like notably less satisfactory artistic results. And of course, the musical Zeitgeist was evolving and artistic livelihoods adjusting accordingly.

I continue to listen to those old Vanguard recordings from time to time, but, yes, perhaps with less and less frequency. Nonetheless, forty years on, it is unmistakably clear to me that the impact of the three full recordings by the Greenbriar Boys on the Vanguard label is a lasting one. The group, whether in its Ralph Rinzler or Frank Wakefield configuration, still awes with its musicianship, vocal delivery, and sheer verve.

The Greenbriar Boys were thought of as "Bluegrass" musicians; and it is true, they did play exceedingly well the music developed by Monroe, the Stanleys, Flatt and Scruggs, Reno and Smiley, et al. They won top prizes at hypercritical Union Grove Fiddlers Convention in North Carolina in the early 1960's as well as becoming the first non-Southern band to fire real interest in this music among young urban audiences residing outside the music's own heartland. However, what the Greenbriar Boys played and how they presented it very clearly reflected their great love and knowledge of the much broader spectrum of popular music of the South: music that predated Bluegrass or was evolving collaterally with it, as well as other more contemporary elements. As I recall the impact of a typical performance of the Greenbriar Boys (and I saw them in college, coffee house and the Newport Folk Festival settings), their own enthusiasm and sense of fun never failed to win over an audience -- attending a Greenbriar Boys' concert or performance was really, first and foremost, intensely fun. But, at the same time, you could sure tell how seriously they took the music, its roots, traditions, and idioms-- and how these might be used, moving forward. Listen particularly to the selections here from their final recording, "Better Late Than Never." For years I used to think it their "messiest" work. But now I see it as probably the best thing they ever did. With new members Frank Wakefield and Jimmy Buchanan, it just exploded with creativity and new directions, but -- Bob Yellin's stunning "Russian Around" notwithstanding (and be prepared for a truly amazing guitar break by John Herald here) -- never moving all that far from the country spirit.

The Greenbriar Boys were superb showmen and convincing musical advocates who, like the older musicians they so obviously venerated, brought their immense talents into the studio, and not the other way around. Even today, listening to any of their records, I think, "This is the way moms and pops everywhere must have listened 'back then,' as they gathered around nightly live radio presentations of The Grand Old Opry or WWVA Jamboree." I know that I still pore over every word and every note, just as I did forty years ago, to my continuing unalloyed delight.

See what you think.

Thank you, Vanguard, thank you thank you........2003-09-23

I had given up all hope that Vanguard would ever release this music on CD. Long ago I wore out my vinyls of everything these guys put out. This album combines most of what was on their 3 Vanguard albums, and the other new CD release--"Big Apple Bluegrass""--has nearly everything else, including "Roll On John" and Little Birdie," the 2 songs whose omission, with good reason, other reviewers lamented. This is great old time music, brilliantly selected, played and sung with spirit and intelligence. Now, if only Elektra would put out the wonderful album they did with Dian in the mid-60s...Then there was the solo album John Herald did.

Average customer rating: This is awesome! Awesome CD!! I absolutely LOVE this! Vienna Boys do it again Wow

The Best of the Vienna Boys' Choir (Box Set) Manufacturer: Delta ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Franz Joseph Haydn | Haydn, Franz Joseph | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Humperdinck, Engelbert | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Strauss Jr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Johann Strauss Sr. | Strauss Sr., Johann | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Josef Strauss | Strauss, Josef | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bruckner | Bruckner, Anton | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Requiems | Forms & Genres | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Lieder | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Requiems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Christmas With the Vienna Boys Choir Christmas with the Vienna Boys Choir Angelic Voices: The Best of the Vienna Boys' Choir The Christmas Album: Vienna Boys Choir Luminosa ASIN: B00000IGUW Release Date: 2000-12-06

Tracks:

1. Mass in C major K. 317 'Coronatoin' Mass: I. Kyrie
2. Mass in C major K. 317 'Coronatoin' Mass: II. Gloria
3. Mass in C major K. 317 'Coronatoin' Mass: Ave verum corpus KV 618 - K. 618
4. Requiem KV 626 (Auszuge) - K. 626: Dies irae
5. Requiem KV 626 (Auszuge) - K. 626: Lacrimosa
6. Requiem KV 626 (Auszuge) - K. 626: Agnus Dei
7. Requiem KV 626 (Auszuge) - K. 626: Lux aeterna
8. Ave Maria
9. The Creation: Terzett: 'In holder Anmut stehn'
10. The Creation: Terzett mit Chor: 'Der Herr ist gross in seiner Macht'
11. Locus iste
12. Ave Maria
13. Abendsegen
14. Pueri concinite
15. Messiah: No. 03 Chorus: ' And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed'
16. Messiah: No. 06 Chorus: 'And he shall purify'
17. Messiah: No. 42 Chorus: 'Hallelujah'
18. Messiah: No. 51 Chorus: 'Worthy is the Lamb that was slain' - 'Amen'

Tracks:

1. The Blue Danube
2. Annen - Polka Op. 117
3. Walzer - Tales from the Vienna Woods, Waltz
4. Tritsch - Tratsch Polka
5. Village Swallows from Austria
6. Pizzicat - Polka
7. Morning papers, waltz
8. Radetzky - Marsch
9. Thousand and one night, waltz
10. Heidenroslein
11. The Magic Flute: Trio
12. Innsbruck, I must leave thee
13. Aba Heidschi Bumbeidschi
14. Edelweiss
15. Do - Re - Mi

Customer Reviews:

This is awesome!.......2002-12-13

I love this bos set, especially the second one Edelweiss is simply great, it's filled with passion and truly shows the beauty of music.But if you had already bought Ave Maria and Edelweiss please don't buy this one, they are the same, this CD is just perfect!

Awesome CD!!.......2002-06-07

Wow...That was my first word when I listend to this CD.

I like classical numbers more than like traditional songs of
other countries, so the 1st one was wonderful
(Of course as well as the second one.)

When you want to relax, you may choose the 1st one, but
if you want to be excited, choose 2nd one!!

You will feel as if you were out of this world.

I absolutely LOVE this!.......2002-02-20

When I received this album, I found that it was much, much more than I had expected. The angelic, pure, innocent yet DEFINED voices of these boys add the spark to your day. (at least to mine!)

The first CD is absolutely beautiful choral music which is really relaxing. I DO prefer boys' singing to adults, because it just sounds so much better.
When I bought the CD, I wasn't expecting much out of the second CD because I bought it for the first CD's sake, but the second CD turned out to be my real favorite.
Not that I don't adore the first one, but the second one is SO IRRESISTABLY CUTE!! whenever I listen to it, I keep on smiling and going "awww. isn't this cute!"
It is REALLY sweet and fun to listen to. I just LOVE this CDs and want to give 10 stars out of 5, but obviously there are limitations, so..

Well, if you like choral music, you won't regret getting this one.

Vienna Boys do it again.......2001-08-18

Their performance is just superb. If you like classical music. I find this elevating my spirits.

Wow.......2000-09-06

What can really be said about this two CD set except "Wow." The tone quality and emotion contained in the music is incredible, and I don't think there's another boys' choir out there who can match it. The rendition of Schubert's "Ave Maria" alone is worth buying the CD. Amazing. Between the two CD's there is a great variety of music as well, ranging from the soft, sad "Locus Iste," to Johann Strauss' polkas. There is a piece for every mood. These CDs are more than worth the money and rank among the favorites in my collection.

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