Super Colossal Smash Hits Of The 90's

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It's not encouraging that only one of the four new songs on this 1999 greatest-hits package, arriving after a layoff of more than a year, was cowritten by Raul Malo. But we come not to bury the Mavericks' future, but to praise their past. They're the strongest argument that the change in Nashville in the '90s hasn't all been for the worst. Whether the songs lean toward country or early-'60s pop-rock, they invariably have a good feel, good melody, good hooks. They ring simple and from the heart, without guile or pretense. The musicians are invariably smart, stylish, and sympathetic. Their chops are undeniable, but the ensemble playing makes it all work, and the soloists never upstage the songs or Malo's unforgettable voice. Finally, for all the talk about the Mavericks' Latino-country fusion, it's really more pan-Caribbean than strictly Latino. This is the most festive-sounding country music ever. --John Morthland

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Average customer rating: All In One Great band..great alternative country Let The Good Times Roll Buck Owens meets Jimmy Buffett Great Music......Great Songs

Super Colossal Smash Hits Of The 90's The Mavericks Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music for All Occasions Trampoline What a Crying Shame Today The Definitive Collection ASIN: B0000296IR Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

1. Things I Cannot Change
2. Pizziricco
3. Here Comes My Baby
4. Think of Me (When You're Lonely)
5. Dance The Night Away
6. All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down
7. Here Comes The Rain
8. I Should Have Been True
9. There Goes My Heart
10. What A Crying Shame
11. This Broken Heart
12. From Hell To Paradise

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It's not encouraging that only one of the four new songs on this 1999 greatest-hits package, arriving after a layoff of more than a year, was cowritten by Raul Malo. But we come not to bury the Mavericks' future, but to praise their past. They're the strongest argument that the change in Nashville in the '90s hasn't all been for the worst. Whether the songs lean toward country or early-'60s pop-rock, they invariably have a good feel, good melody, good hooks. They ring simple and from the heart, without guile or pretense. The musicians are invariably smart, stylish, and sympathetic. Their chops are undeniable, but the ensemble playing makes it all work, and the soloists never upstage the songs or Malo's unforgettable voice. Finally, for all the talk about the Mavericks' Latino-country fusion, it's really more pan-Caribbean than strictly Latino. This is the most festive-sounding country music ever. --John Morthland

Customer Reviews:

All In One.......2006-01-29

If you are unfamiliar with the music of The Mavericks, this is the ideal cd to check out. The Mavericks have released numerous cds but this particular arrangement gives you a feel of their variety. Eight of the songs on this cd are compiled from other cds. The four additional ones fit right in. Terrific remake of the Tremoloes "Here Comes My Baby". My favorite Mavericks song, "Pizziricco", is available only on this cd.

Great band..great alternative country.......2004-01-03

Love the Mavericks...this is a great CD. Though I must admit that I don't like all the songs by them, but their 'mixed-genre' and their alternative styles of country music are as attractive as it gets, not to mention ..HIS voice! My personal favourite is "Things I Cannot Change", which is not included in all their other greatest hits CDs, such as the '20th Century Masters' version...which is disappointing. This album also includes other catchy hits such as "Here Comes the Rain" and "I Should Have Been True". I may have not learned to adore most of their songs yet, but those 'few' favourites that I like, have already earned them as one of my top 5 favourite country artists/groups. And those 'few' songs are not only good, they are just plainly some of the best!

Let The Good Times Roll.......2001-12-24

While I'm writting this, I'm listening to Things I Cannot Change.I just can't stop listening to it. It gets you, like all (I mean all) Mavericks songs. Ironically, it wasn't written by Raul Malo (actually, only one out of the 4 new songs in this compilation was). But it could've been. It has his signature, and only the Mavericks could have done it. What about the other songs? Yes, cause, after all it's a compilation! That reminds me a review I read long ago about Great Days, John Prine's Rhyno compilation. At one point, the reviwer said that the customer would regret buying it, cause it'd make him wanting to buy all the albuns. The same thing would apply to Mavericks if it wasn't for those new songs. Don't try to label the Mavericks. They make great songs, for all occasions I must say, and you have that sort of feeling of being brought back to the 50's in a time capsule. Those good days. Unfortunatelly, these are strange days, where Garth Brooks (just to mention the most pathetic) sells millions of something I can only describe as....well, never mind. You can fill in the blanck. Cheers, and let the good times roll. Mavericks still doing SWELL.

Buck Owens meets Jimmy Buffett.......2001-06-22

After hearing "Dance the Night Away" at a baseball game, I set out on my quest to find this band. I snapped up this CD as soon as I found out it was the Mavericks and was amazed at the depth and breadth of the music on the CD. Mostly upbeat with a 60's retro-country style but somehow feeling new with strong latin beats and horns. Bottom line is an amazing mix of songs that are hard to categorize but easy to enjoy. This has quickly become one of my all-time favorite CD's, often listened to from grilling in the back yard to keeping me company on road trips. You won't be disappointed!

Great Music......Great Songs.......2001-06-13

If you like the Mavericks, or just love music with a beat, you will love this album! It's one of those rare albums were I like or love EVERY song. I usually have to burn my own CDs because most commercial CDs only have 1 to 3 songs I like.....but this Marvericks album is the exception.

Average customer rating: Great introduction to the Florida pop-country group Pricey, but worth it!

Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's: The Best of the Mavericks The Mavericks Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Nashville Acoustic Sessions Today Trampoline The Definitive Collection What a Crying Shame ASIN: B000031XAE Release Date: 1999-11-29

Tracks:

1. Things I Cannot Change
2. World Without Love
3. Are You Lonesome Tonight
4. Think Of Me (When You're Lonely)
5. Here Comes My Baby
6. Pizziricco
7. I've Got This Feeling
8. Dance The Night Away
9. All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down
10. Here Comes The Rain
11. I Should Have Been True
12. There Goes My Heart
13. What A Crying Shame
14. This Broken Heart
15. From Hell To Paradise

Album Description

European edition of the acclaimed country-rock group's 1999 hits compilation with three bonus tracks NOT on the U.S. release, 'I've Got This Feeling' and covers of the classic pophits 'World Without Love' & 'Are You Lonesome Tonight'. 15 tracks total. 1999 release.

Album Details

This 15 Track Collection features their Most Popular Songs and Six New Tracks Including the Double A-Side Single 'Here Comes My Baby'& 'Things I Cannot Change'. Has Three Tracks Not on the Us Version: World Without Love / Think of Me / I've Got this Feeling.

Customer Reviews:

Great introduction to the Florida pop-country group.......2005-06-27

The last eight tracks (beginning with Dance the night away, which gave them a UK top five pop hit) summarize, in reverse order, the career of the Mavericks during the nineties. It includes three tracks from What a crying shame (the title track, There goes my heart, I should have been true), which remains the most popular of their albums in America. My favorite album, Music for all occasions, is represented by two tracks (Here comes the rain, All you ever do is bring me down). Two tracks from their commercial debut, From hell to paradise (the title track, This broken heart) complete a look at their music from 1991 to 1998.

This European compilation is based on an American compilation (Super colossal hits of the nineties) but has three extra tracks, (World without love, Are you lonesome tonight, I've got this feeling). World without love (a cover of the Peter and Gordon sixties hit) is the rarest of these, this version never having appeared anywhere prior to its inclusion here. Are you lonesome tonight (a cover of the Elvis classic) had appeared on a various artists album (I can't remember if it was an Elvis tribute or a soundtrack) while I've got this feeling is taken from Trampoline, an album that was very popular in Britain.

The remaining four songs, all newly recorded, include two original songs (Things I cannot change, Pizzirico), a Cat Stevens cover (Here comes my baby, which provided the Tremeloes with a UK top five hit in the sixties) and a Buck Owens cover (Think of me). Thus, the Mavericks maintain their maverick tradition of recording a variety of material from different sources - you just never know what they will do next. Actually, they have been somewhat less productive (at least as far as recorded music is concerned) in the new millennium.

This compilation (whether in its European or American form) provides a great introduction to the music of the Mavericks. I generally prefer listening to their original albums, but several tracks here are not available elsewhere so even die-hard Mavericks fans need this.

Pricey, but worth it!.......2001-09-25

This is the "International" version of the 1999 hits collection that has the domestic "Super Colossal Hits..." name. True fans ought to seriously consider acquiring this even though you probably already own a good share of the music herein. Why? Well, let's review what you get with this disc.

9 of these 15 tracks are from their first four MCA discs(tracks 7 through 15). There is one song from their MCA self-titled debut, the Patsy-Cline influenced "This Broken Heart"; the rest are from the "From Hell to Paradise"/"Music for All Occasions"/"Trampoline" discs. This is a fairly good collection of four key songs from the "...Hell to Paradise" disc, but there's only two songs each from the stellar "...All Occasions" and nearly essential "Trampoline" discs. For the true fan, no abridged view of these vital discs could be satisfying enough, and for the non-fan, this is too little to get a good feel for what a great band this is. Anyway, the real reason for fans to buy this is for the six songs not on any of those prior CD's.

Four of those six songs are on the domestic "Super Colossal Hits.." disc: The dynamic "Things I Cannot Change" original, and peppy covers of the early Cat Stevens' tune "Here Comes My Baby" and Buck Owens' "Think of Me", and a latin-tinged trifle of a tune called "Pizziricco" that is easily the weakest of these four 'new' songs. The two songs not on the domestic hit collection are 1) a fabulously swinging, horn-section-dominated version of Elvis's "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" that could previously only be obtained on the "Babe II: Pig in the City" soundtrack, and 2) the exclusive gem that makes this disc worth tracking down to the dedicated: an excellent, understated reading of "World Without Love" that can be found nowhere else. This tune was written by Paul MCartney circa 1965 and given to his then-girlfriend's brother, Peter Asher, to record. Peter and Gordon had a minor hit with it---but in the hands of the Mavericks, it is slowed down a bit and filled with Raul Malo's achingly beautiful tenor. There is no harmony vocal line (as one had come to expect in the song based on the Peter and Gordon version), but this supremely gorgeous reading of the song makes the steep price of this disc much easier to digest.

Look at it this way: you'd have to buy the domestic hits version and the Babe II soundtrack to get the other 'exclusive' songs on here besides "World Without Love", and by then you'd have spend about 2/3rds of the cost of this disc anyway.

As of this fall of 2001 writing, these are the most recent 'new' recordings available from this excellent band. I recommend you seek out and cherish your copy of this disc and hope that it can help tide you over until the Mavericks drought ends.

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Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000AA2U1M Release Date: 2004-11-02

Album Description

Canadian pressing 'Best Of' album which is deleted in the U.S. Universal. 2004.

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