Best of 50's Rock N' Roll: 20th Century Masters [Import]

Product Description
13 Absolute Top-of-the-line Classics Make Up this Collection of 50s Hits, featuring Such Legends as Buddy Holly, Little Richard, the Platters and Richie Valens.

20TH Century Masters: Best of 50s Rock N Roll,Various Artists,Umvd Import,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop Collections,V/a Compilations

Average customer rating: Classic Everly - A Must for all their Fans The BEST Everly Brothers album you will ever need, Everly Brothers, best of The Best

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers Manufacturer: Hip-O Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Christian Rock | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Oldies General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Country | 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: 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Buddy Holly (Millennium Collection) 20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Mamas & The Papas (Millennium Collection) 20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Platters (Millennium Collection) 20th Century Masters: The Best of Lesley Gore (Millennium Collection) Ricky Nelson - Greatest Hits ASIN: B0000YEE1M Release Date: 2003-12-09

Tracks:

1. Bye Bye Love
2. Wake Up Little Susie
3. All I Have To Do Is Dream
4. Bird Dog
5. Devoted To You
6. ('Til) I Kissed You
7. Let It Be Me
8. When Will I Be Loved
9. Cathy's Clown
10. Walk Right Back
11. Crying In The Rain
12. On The Wings Of A Nightingale

Customer Reviews:

Classic Everly - A Must for all their Fans.......2007-02-18

Treat yourself to the sweet harmonies of the Everly Brothers, with a CD that has been remastered to underscore their pure sound. Played this for my musician son in law who was not familiar with their music and he is so impressed. All the hits are here, sounding better than ever. An outstanding addition to your collection --

The BEST Everly Brothers album you will ever need, .......2007-01-10

Long ago in californialand, i heard the last everly brothers "hit", on the wings of a nightingale, 1 time and i knew I HAD to have it. Took me about 20 years to find it, in this album. If you really like good music, with tight harmonies, good guitar work, words you can understand, a little bit of country and early rock to the still bitchin, fresh,updated sound of nightingale, then STOP RIGHT HERE and get this album. Enough said!

Everly Brothers, best of.......2007-01-09

The Millennium collection seems to have the songs I always want from a group or artist. The quality of the sound is there everytime. As the local music stores disappear it is good to be able to trust a system like this as I replace much of my vinyl for a CD collection. This CD gives me what I want for the Everly Brothers in one purchase.

The Best.......2004-04-01

Any fan who appreciates the Everly Brothers has to have
this album. The remastered sound is superb of course, but
the deciding factor on this one should be the inclusion
of their last hit, after more than 20 years had passed since
their previous one.
After the team reunited, one of their biggest fans wrote
a song especially for them. Paul McCartney wrote "Wings of
a Nightingale" for them, and it is a truly beautiful song
that displays their harmony at its best, and the song is
not usually found on other collections.
Get the best of all their classic early hits, plus this
last hit.
A must have for any fan.

Average customer rating: Connie Francis Millennium Collection Oooh, my happiness !!! The Best of Connie Francis HO HUM Saint Francis.

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Connie Francis Connie Francis Manufacturer: Polydor / Umgd ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Brenda Lee (Millennium Collection) 20th Century Masters: The Best of Lesley Gore (Millennium Collection) The Italian Collection, Vol. 1 Connie Francis - Where the Boys Are: 24 Greatest Hits Dion & Belmonts - Greatest Hits ASIN: B00002MYY7 Release Date: 1999-11-02

Tracks:

1. Who's Sorry Now
2. Stupid Cupid
3. My Happiness
4. Lipstick On Your Collar
5. Among My Souvenirs
6. Mama
7. Everybody's Somebody's Fool
8. My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own
9. Where The Boys Are
10. Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart
11. Don't Break The Heart That Loves You
12. Vacation

Customer Reviews:

Connie Francis Millennium Collection.......2007-05-29

This CD is Great!!! I forgot what a great singer Connie was and still is. It's wonderful to hear some of her all time hits like Stupid Cupid, Who's Sorry Now, etc. Takes me back to my high school days.

Oooh, my happiness !!!.......2007-03-09

Connie Francis possessed a wonderful voice when she was in her prime in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Her rich, warm and vibrant voice attracted much deserved attention wherever and whenever she performed. Connie performed later on in her life but the songs on this CD do indeed represent her very best work.

The CD starts off with one of Connie's signature songs entitled "Who's Sorry Now?" Connie breathes new life into this much older song; and her voice charms you as Connie expresses every little nuance in all the lyrics to this song. The musical arrangement reflects forethought; the chorus in the background adds a certain type of poignancy to this ballad. "Stupid Cupid," a song with a much more lighthearted set of lyrics, follows this. The melody is catchy and the arrangement again makes use of a chorus to enhance the beauty of the song. Connie sings this to perfection!

Other great ballads on this CD include "My Happiness" conducted by the very talented David Rose; the strings on this number complement the beauty of Connie's voice brilliantly. No wonder all of the songs on this track set charted very high! "Lipstick On Your Collar" boasts a somewhat happy, silly melody that belies the sadness Connie expresses as she sings of her man who cheated on her. "Among My Souvenirs" features Connie and the musicians in total harmony--fantastic! "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" deals with unrequited love; and "Where The Boys Are" explores Connie's desire to find her one true love.

"Mama" sports a beautiful musical intro; and Connie sings so sensitively about her late mother that you will invariably begin to think of your own mother. Many people will relate to this song; and the lyrics that are in Italian infuse this ballad with a bittersweet sentimentality that one rarely finds in even the greatest of ballads. Connie's voice is in perfect form; and the strings on this number add a certain dramatic effect that make you miss your own mother regardless of whether she is living apart from you or she has passed.

The CD ends very strong with the exceptionally upbeat "Vacation." I like how the remastering kept the slight echo effect of Connie's voice as she gleefully expresses the excitement of being young and free from school "under summer stars." This song packs such a wallop that you want to jump up and dance for joy just listening to it! The melody is so catchy that it is positively infectious; you won't forget this number anytime soon!

The liner notes have wonderful color photos of Connie and you also get an essay about Connie written by Joseph F. Laredo.

Connie Francis dominated the charts for several years in the late 1950s and early 1960s--and for good reason, too. Hers was a young, fresh voice that expressed so many emotions precisely the way people experienced them in real life. People could relate to Connie for her energy as well as the topics of which she sang.

I highly recommend this CD for fans of Connie Francis and people who enjoy classic pop vocals will treasure this CD, too.

The Best of Connie Francis.......2007-01-13

I enjoyed listening to the CD very much. I enjoy 'oldies' music but I just wish that for a millennium collection there would have been more selections on this CD. Still, I'm very glad that I purchased it.

HO HUM.......2006-05-20

Americans only seem to remember Connie for her many hits which was not her best material. It made her famous and rich and sent her career sailing farther than any other female singer. But the great Connie Francis can be found in her later work Try "Standards", the 3 South Africian collections (hard to get). You'll hear the REAL Connie. I am glad people are still buying her records, even if it is the oft time released hit collections, but she deserves better and should be acknowledged as the fine song stylist that she still is...as she currently tours and the audiences love her. Bravo Connie. You are one of the very few fine singers left that can still carry a tune. And boy can you carry it! WOW!

Saint Francis........2005-11-15

Connie Francis was the Maria Callas of Pop music. Her incredible popularity in the 1950's and early 1960's was unmatched.... she was the girl every father wanted for a daughter and every boy wanted for his girl. Her singular, sing-songy, heartbreaking voice was very similar to that of the great Patsy Cline's, partly in fact that not only did they both have that little "cry" in their voice, that almost no one can do successfully, but also in that they could take pretty much any material, no matter how minor, and make it good, sometimes great. But fame and popularity are usually followed by heartache, and Connie Francis' career was no exception. It was dominated and controlled, we later learned, by her domineering and controlling father, who made her every career decision, based on what he and the industry perceived to be her good-girl image. He famously kept a hawk-like watch on his precious commodity/daughter, including destroying the relationship with the person that she always referred to as the love of her life, Bobby Darin. Her career waned in the 1960's, due mostly to changing musical tastes, but she had forever carved out a solid niche as one of the most popular girl singers of the 20th century. She continued to perform in public, mostly in smaller venues. It was while appearing in such a place, in Westbury, New York, that the now famous, very violent sexual assault occurred , forever changing her life.
The great career, and, apparently, the great voice had ended. Bad marriages and bad business decisions followed, along with family tragedies. She retreated from public life, save for the occasional tabloid intrusion. Further publicity surrounded not only her lawsuit against The Westbury, where her assault occurred, but that the trauma of that event had caused her to permanently lose her voice. Her behavior was reported to be increasingly erratic. She further withdrew. She did not reappear for years, until she authored her auto-biography, where many of the facts from her pained past came to light. Anyone who saw her comeback on Dick Clark's show around this same period will never forget it. This girl that was so loved by so many had her voice back, and the audience reaction and the tears in Dick Clark's eyes were a natural, spontaneous, honest reaction to a totally unstaged, rare outpouring of genuine affection, that had more to do with sincere appreciation than in maybe the perfection or imperfection of her voice. About 10 years or so ago, a group of my friends and I saw that she was appearing in Ft.Lauderdale, so we thought we'd have a laugh and go see her, it'd be fun in a campy kind of way....very "Where The Boys Are." Well, any preconceived thoughts about the reasons why we were attending quickly gave way to awe at the way this lady had this audience in the palm of her hand from the moment she swept onstage. It wasn't a performance...she was there amongst friends that she knew loved and admired her. When she introduced her mother to the audience from the front row, then proceeded to sing one of her greatest hits, "Mama", directly to her in a voice that reached the heavens, well....there was not a closed jaw nor dry eye in the house, and the standing ovation that sprung up on the last incredible notes was only a reflex to true greatness. I have had very few moments like this in live performing, and I've seen alot of them. This is the kind of reaction and loyalty Connie Francis elicits, due not only in that she represents nostalgia for an increasingly bygone time and innocence, but that her natural talent and beautiful voice brought joy to so many, from grandmothers to teens to the troups in VietNam. This 20th Century Masters Collection is a good place not only to reacquaint yourself to the voice and songs that will undoubtedly bring a big smile to your face and a tear to your eye, but also for those not acquainted with this voice that was such a big part of Pop music , and allows her to remain one of the biggest selling female artists of all time. Though Connie Francis leads a very private life, and has been out of the spotlight for many years, her inherent dignity and musical legacy will always insure a big spot in the hearts of those millions that her music touched. God Bless you Dear Lady, and thanks for all the joy.

Average customer rating: Eh... Nothing special, really... Great memories from this CD! Save money Thank You Donnie Iris & MCA Records!!! Ah! Leah!

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Donnie Iris Donnie Iris Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Power Pop | Rock | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | 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: Children of the Sun The Kings Are Here and More Classic Masters King Cool The Best of Aldo Nova: Greatest Hits Series ASIN: B00005O553 Release Date: 2001-09-18

Tracks:

1. Ah! Leah!
2. I Can't Hear You
3. Agnes
4. Sweet Merilee
5. Love Is Like A Rock
6. That's The Way Love Ought To Be
7. My Girl
8. Tough World
9. This Time It Must Be Love
10. Do You Compute?
11. She's So European
12. The Rapper (live)

Customer Reviews:

Eh... Nothing special, really..........2007-03-20

I buy MANY albums for one song... this one was no different. If you are REALLY a Donnie Iris fan, get it, otherwise, try to buy the song you want from iTunes. It's not worth 20 bux to get one song.

Great memories from this CD!.......2007-01-10

I have been looking for this collection of music, from a singer and band who are from the area I went to college near, and finally found it. The songs brought back great memories of when Donnie Iris performed at my alma mater, Slippery Rock University, where he also attended and grew up near.

Save money.......2006-11-11

Maybe it was me but this and Back on the Streets were expensive and kinda hard to find got both at decent price they sound fine sometimes this is good place to find elusive cd's

Thank You Donnie Iris & MCA Records!!!.......2006-05-08

Can't say enough good about this collection!

An absolute stunner of early 80's pop. Think The Knack, Marshall Crenshaw, Moon Martin.....

Okay Universal (MCA), your next move should be to release a DVD compilation of Donnie Iris' hits under the companion series of 20th Century Masters DVD Collection. You've done the same for so many other artists.....

Ah! Leah!.......2005-08-15

Okay, I love the song "Ah! Leah!" What an awesome song! The rest of the CD is okay, but that song is majorly cool.

Average customer rating: Good collection Listen to this!!!!! Did you hear that??? I sure did!!! After Molson, The Best Thing Canada's Ever Produced.... Everything's Here

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bachman-Turner Overdrive Bachman-Turner Overdrive Manufacturer: Island / Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | 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 Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Hard Rock & Metal | 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: The Complete Hit Singles The Guess Who - Greatest Hits Steppenwolf: All Time Greatest Hits The Best of Kansas Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits 1974-1978 ASIN: B00004YLPV Release Date: 2000-09-26

Tracks:

1. Gimme Your Money Please
2. Blue Collar
3. Takin' Care Of Business
4. Let It Ride
5. Roll On Down The Highway
6. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
7. Hey You
8. Take It Like A Man
9. Lookin' Out For #1
10. Shotgun Rider
11. I'm In Love
12. Heartaches

Customer Reviews:

Good collection.......2005-08-19

Although not extensive, this is still a good compilation of BTO. All the hits are here and the sound is very good. It could have stood to have a few more songs, but other than that, it's good. I definately recommend it.

Listen to this!!!!!.......2004-06-12

This is a wonderful colection of songs with peppy beat and a great base line. Enjoyable for the whole family. I also recomend other outstanding CDs by Bachman Turner Overdrive which are also carried by Amazon.

Did you hear that??? I sure did!!!.......2004-05-15

The most boring and agonizing collection of flatulant noise ever committed to CD. Well, maybe passing gas would be a bit more interesting...but not as enduring!

After Molson, The Best Thing Canada's Ever Produced...........2003-12-01

Decent compilation, even though it really tails off after track 8. My advice would be to save your cash on this one and pluck down the extra money on the 2 disc "BTO Anthology" set.

Everything's Here.......2003-11-01

Bachman Turner Overdrive was formed from the roots of Guess Who with members Randy Bachman and Chad Allen, who left before he performed in any songs on this disc. The list of songs on this site is kinda screwed up so here is the track listings:

1. Gimme Your Money Please: 8/10 Their first song, it is okay but good considering it was their first song as BTO

2. Blue Collar: 8/10 Overlong, but I like the solo at the end.

3. Takin' Care of Business 10/10 BTO at their best.

4. Let It Ride 10/10 Great song, but is never played on the radio.

5. Roll On Down the Highway 10/10 Another great song that is never played on the radio, you can see what a great guitarist Randy Bachman is by the solo at the end.

6. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet 10/10 Great song, tenth highest selling heavy metal single ever!

7. Hey You! 9/10 Good song, no relation to the Pink Floyd song.

8. Take It Like a Man 8/10 Solid song with Little Richard on backing vocals and paino

9. Looking out for #1 9/10 I changed this one from seven to nine because it is one of those songs that gets better with age. Check out C. F. Turner on slide guitar. Also a nice solo at the end.

10. Shotgun Rider 9/10 A western song? Doesn't match their personality, but is still a cool song and a great acoustic solo at the end.

11. I'm In Love 3/10 Worthless song only notable because it has Jim Clench on bass who replaced Randy Bachman and also first song as BTO.

12. Heartaches 8/10 Last BTO charted song.

It has all of their good songs, too bad Randy Bachman left or they could have had many more.

Average customer rating: Oldie but a Goodie Buddy Holly A Darn Good Collection! Get the two-disc Buddy Holly collection instead a little lacking A must have for any Rock-and-Roller!

20th Century Masters: The Best Of Buddy Holly (Millennium Collection) Buddy Holly Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Oldies General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | 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: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Everly Brothers 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Chuck Berry (Millennium Collection) 20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Mamas & The Papas (Millennium Collection) 20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Platters (Millennium Collection) 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Bill Haley & His Comets (Millennium Collection) ASIN: B00000I9CN Release Date: 1999-04-20

Tracks:

1. That'll Be The Day
2. Words Of Love
3. Peggy Sue
4. Everyday
5. Not Fade Away
6. Maybe Baby
7. Oh Boy!
8. It's So Easy
9. Rave On
10. True Love Ways
11. Think It Over
12. It Doesn't Matter Any More

Customer Reviews:

Oldie but a Goodie Buddy Holly.......2007-03-16

Very nice small collection for those who don't know much about this singer's short but very influential career!

A Darn Good Collection!.......2006-08-20

I'll Rave On about how wonderful Buddy Holly's work was and how delightful this collection is. He was a one of the Pioneers of Rock & Roll and no doubt influenced countless artists along the way. In early 1965 the Beatles did "Words of Love," as a nod to this incredibly talented man.

Don't just take our word for it - just get this collection!

Get the two-disc Buddy Holly collection instead.......2003-07-30

In the mid-late fifties, Buddy Holly and the Crickets came onto the emerging rock and roll scene. Unfortunately in 1959, just as Holly began to reach star status, his life was cut tragically short, in a plane crash that also claimed the lives of the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens. It's been forty years. How does Holly's music measure up by today's standards? Quite well, surprisingly? Read on to see how well the Twentieth Century Masters collection represents Holly.

THE GOOD:

You get several of Holly's biggest hits here, on a single disc. These include That'll Be The Day, Words Of Love, Everyday, Peggy Sue, Not Fade Away, Maybe Baby, Oh Boy, It's So Easy, True Love Ways, and It Doesn't Matter Anymore. These songs are nothing short of excellent.

THE BAD:

WAY TOO MANY SONGS ARE MISSIG IN ACTION! Where are Fool's Paradise, Well All Right, Heartbeat, Wishing, Peggy Sue Got Married, Crying Waiting Hoping, Learning The Game, and What To Do? And why doesn't the CD come anywhere near filling the eighty minutes that will fit on a single disc?

OVERALL:

Don't bother with this CD unless you can find it in the budget bin. Take my advice and shell out the extra cash for the two-disc Buddy Holly Collection. It costs a little more, but it's worth it.

a little lacking.......2003-07-19

this is a good cd to buy if you're not a huge fan of buddy's because you'll get his well-known songs which sound great. but it's lacking some of his other songs which, although they're not as popular, are just as good. so i found this collection to be a bit of a disappointment. there are other cds out there with a better offering of buddy's true talent.

A must have for any Rock-and-Roller!.......2002-02-22

I never quite realized how many great songs Buddy Holly had recorded in his very short lifetime until I got this CD. Rave On, It Doesn't Matter Anymore, Every Day, and True Love Ways are all fantastic -- yet all the current radio stations only concentrate on his famous "Peggy Sue" cut. For such a low $$ amount for this CD, you can't go wrong!

Average customer rating: The Best of Freddy Fender Most of what you want if... Passion, desire and heartbreak as only Freddy could sing it !!! Awesome Freddie Fender Beautiful

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Freddy Fender Freddy Fender Manufacturer: Mca Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | 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 CDs $7 - $10 | Pop Rock | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop Rock | Pop | 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 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Before the Next Teardrop Falls The Best of Texas Tornados Freddy Fender: 20 Hits La Musica De Baldemar Huerta Collection ASIN: B00005B7FA Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

1. Before The Next Teardrop Falls
2. Wasted Day And Wasted Nights
3. Secret Love
4. You'll Lose A Good Thing
5. Vaya Con Oros
6. Livin' It Down
7. The Rains Game
8. Sugar Coated Love
9. If You Don't Love (Why Don't You Just Leave Me Alone)
10. Since I Met You Baby
11. Talk To Me
12. I Love My Rancho Grande

Customer Reviews:

The Best of Freddy Fender.......2007-05-29

I was very satisfied with my purchase. Excellent condition.
Thanks

Most of what you want if..........2007-01-13

If you want the lions' share of Freddy Fenders popular music, the Millennium Collection is a good choice.
All of the hits, and well mastered.

Passion, desire and heartbreak as only Freddy could sing it !!!.......2006-10-16

Freddy Fender deserves to be remembered as a great singer who could sing the contents of a phone book and still make your heart melt. His voice was rich, vibrant and full of energy; and his songs boasted lush musical arrangements. The CD proves it.

The CD starts off with two of Freddy's biggest hits on both the pop and country charts: "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights" from 1975. These songs are still wonderful today. Yes, some of the lyrics all throughout this CD are sung in Spanish, but it is no matter: Freddy's art moves you in a certain way that few artists can accomplish.

The album continues with Freddy performing a cover of Doris Day's hit entitled "Secret Love." This is very well done. Other great songs on this CD include "You'll Lose A Good Thing;" "Vaya Con Dios (Go With God);" "Livin' It Down" and "Since I Met You Baby." There are background vocals on several of the songs on this CD and they work very well into the overall arrangement. It's too bad the background vocalists are uncredited!

Despite the fact that Freddy was born in Texas there is an unmistakable Hispanic flavor to his country/pop music. This is evident when he sings some of the lyrics in Spanish. Moreover, the final song on this CD, "I Love My Rancho Grande," is distinctly Spanish in its style. The background vocals on this song are also very nicely done.

My only disappointment, albeit a minor one, is that the twelve songs on the CD only fill up 33 minutes of running time. I only wish the manufacturer gave us more of Freddy's work on this CD--there was plenty of room for it!

The quality of the sound is excellent and the liner notes offer three great color photos of Freddy. There is an essay by Sal Nunziato that discusses Freddy's professional life as well as some of his personal struggles along the way. You get the songs credits, too--a nice plus!

Overall, I highly recommend this CD for Freddy's fans, fans of country music with a pop flavor added to it and people who want to experience Freddy's artistry for the very first time. This CD is budget priced, too, so it's a great starter CD if you want just one CD to see if you will like Freddy's music. Freddy may have departed from this world; but he lives on through his phenomenal ballads. Thank you, Freddy!

Awesome Freddie Fender.......2006-06-26

This is Freddie Fender at his best. Great songs and the quality of this CD is excellent. I was worried about this being another cheap remastered CD with poor quality. This is as close as you can get to the first recording of these songs. I have it it my car where whenever I need a Freddie Fender fix, it is disk #1 on my CD player.

Beautiful.......2005-08-02

I love listening to Freddy Fender sing. I have his CD in the car and everytime I'm out it's on. Love When the Next Teardrop Fall; Wasted Days, Wasted Nights; Once I Had a Secret Love. These three songs I could listen to all day. My husband and I have been fans of his since the first time we heard him sing back in the 70's.

Average customer rating: Mother in law singing away Wonderful Early Brenda Lee Music from my Youth There's no one like Brenda Lee Rockabilly at its Best!

20th Century Masters: The Best Of Brenda Lee (Millennium Collection) Brenda Lee Manufacturer: Mca Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | 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 CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Broadway & Vocalists | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Country | 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: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Connie Francis 20th Century Masters: The Best of Lesley Gore (Millennium Collection) Connie Francis - Where the Boys Are: 24 Greatest Hits Dion & Belmonts - Greatest Hits Christmas Collection: 20th Century Masters ASIN: B00000JT6E Release Date: 1999-08-17

Tracks:

1. I'm Sorry
2. Sweet Nothin's
3. I Want To Be Wanted (Per Tutta La Vita)
4. You Can Depend On Me
5. That's All You Gotta Do
6. Emotions
7. Break It To Me Gently
8. Dum Dum
9. Fool #1
10. Everybody Loves Me But You
11. Losing You
12. All Alone Am I

Customer Reviews:

Mother in law singing away.......2007-07-03

I made a lot of bonus points with my new mother-in law.
It has brought back a lot of memories for her. Great CD.

Thanks,

Scott

Wonderful Early Brenda Lee.......2007-04-20

I reccommend this product to anyone who was looking for themselves in the late 60's and early 70's. We were all looking for the fairy tale world and perfect love. It's a wonderful reminder.
Jodi S.

Music from my Youth.......2007-01-15

It`s always nice to listen to good music connected to good memories.
Brenda Lee has this powerful, and soft voice that expresses the lyrics so brilliant!

There's no one like Brenda Lee.......2006-01-21

This CD represents Brenda Lee at the peak of her musical powers,1959-63. Her sweet, bluesy southern voice is truly unique.I feel guilty making this comparison but she, in my opinion,is the female " Elvis" when it comes to interpreting a song.The mark of a true artist is the ability to excel beyond musical catagory. You can't peg her simply in one of these buckets( country,blues, gospel,R&B,rock ). She incorporates elements of all these influences but mixes them up in a musical stew that is truly unique. What makes the CD a classic is a "perfect musical storm". First the artist, then the material, musicians and production values.
I discussed the artist, now lets explore briefly the other success factors.
1.Writers like Ronnie Self,Jerry Reed, Mel Tillis and( who would of thought) Jackie DeShannon.
2. A pure production genius /legend, Owen Bradley
3. The early sixties Nashville studio and the studio musicians to numberous to mention. This assemblage of talent during this period has never been replicated in Nashville. Again, we tend to bucket artists. in this case, as if musicians residing in Nashville are only capable of playing C&W. Nonsense, these musicians, like any true great, were more then capable of playing any musical genre.
Sadly, Brenda never captured the magic on a consistent basis following this period. There's a wealth of reasons why but this isn't the time or place. It's just important to reinforce Brenda Lee and the recordings contained on this CD are classic and timeless.That is the key element that defines any great art that it transends time. Thank you Brenda.

Rockabilly at its Best!.......2005-09-08

Brenda Lee shines like no other in this collection of hits....Careful selection and timeless melodies have proven a staying power for Brenda. Her songs ring as clear as they did in the 60's...If you like Brenda Lee, you'll love this collection!

Average customer rating: Some of the Sounds of the South... Good Album but Missing Too Much Freebird NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED Cool, but where is some of the non-hit classics?

20th Century Masters: The Best Of Lynyrd Skynyrd (Millennium Collection) Lynyrd Skynyrd Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Arena Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Southern Rock | Classic Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Hard Rock & Metal | 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: 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Steppenwolf (Millennium Collection) 20th Century Masters: The Best Of The Who (Millennium Collection) 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric Clapton 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jimi Hendrix Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits 1974-1978 ASIN: B00000I8LH Release Date: 1999-03-09

Tracks:

1. Sweet Home Alabama
2. What's Your Name
3. Gimme Three Steps
4. Double Trouble
5. You Got That Right
6. Saturday Night Special
7. That Smell
8. Swamp Music
9. I Ain't The One
10. Free Bird

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As innovative and influential in their own way as their Southern rock precursors the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd's career was just as star-crossed, perhaps more. Fate dealt them terrible blows in the form of the plane crash that killed singer Ronnie Van Zandt and guitarist Steve and his sister, singer Cassie Gaines; there were subsequent tragedies as well. This set features the biggest hits of the band's original incarnation, such as "Sweet Home Alabama," "Free Bird," "What's Your Name," and "Saturday Night Special," but also includes the potent album tracks "Gimme Three Steps," "You Got That Right," and "That Smell." Skynyrd is overrepresented by greatest-hits sets and live albums, though, and this collection is easily bested by the much deeper collections The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd and All Time Greatest Hits. No matter how you package it, though, this is still powerful music. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

Some of the Sounds of the South..........2007-03-24

Lynyrd Skynyrd burst onto the rock scene in the early 1970s. With incredible early hits like "Free Bird" and "Sweet Home Alabama," the band seemed destined for incredibly lofty heights. With the sudden and tragic death of some band members just a few years later the group was crushed; but their music lives on and countless people enjoy Lynyrd Skynyrd to this day.

The CD starts with "Sweet Home Alabama." This number has an infectiously catchy melody and the guitars rock furiously on this number. "Sweet Home Alabama" was also the group's answer to Neil Young's song entitled "Southern Man." "Sweet Home Alabama" remains a fine piece of music and it starts this CD off strong.

"What's Your Name" follows as the second track on this CD; again the melody draws you in as they play and sing about meeting pretty women with whom they can spend intimate time together. Excellent!

"Gimme Three Steps" tells the classic tale of a man caught flirting with another man's woman; this doesn't exactly sit well with the woman's boyfriend. The intro rocks hard and awesome with the intense three guitar jam; and in fact all through "Gimme Three Steps" the guitars are excellent. One thing about Lynyrd Skynyrd: their guitars always carried the arrangement perfectly. Not a bad trademark for a rock band, eh?

"Double Trouble" features a chorus as backup for the group; and "You Got That Right" rocks hard! "You Got That Right" lets Lynyrd Skynyrd play their music and sing of guys who just want to have fun. "You Got That Right" has a great beat to it, too.

Obviously, the crowning jewel on this all too brief album is "Free Bird." The intro hinges on the guitars as always and serves as an immense announcement that a great song is about to begin. Somewhat philosophical about relationships and the desire to not be tied down to any one woman are highlighted in "Free Bird;" but the real treasure is the unparalleled guitar jamming that dominates most of this nine minute number after the lyrics end. This number may last nine minutes; but it's so darn good you'll feel like it was only nine seconds! GRIN "Free Bird" is an incredibly strong ending for this CD.

The liner notes give you a good essay about the history of the band written by Joseph F. Laredo. You get the song credits and a list of other Lynyrd Skynyrd albums out on CD.

Other reviewers write that this CD is not thorough enough and that it is too short. They are right. You may want to think of this as a budget CD for people who want to find out if they like Lynyrd Skynyrd music. This CD may also suffice for casual fans. True Lynyrd Skynyrd fans could never be satisfied without songs like Tuesday's Gone and Simple Man being included in the track set.

Therefore I recommend this for casual fans; and people who are brand new to Lynyrd Skynyrd and who want to see if they'll like their music will profit from this CD. True blue fans, however, should opt for more extensive compilations including the two CD set entitled The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd and another two CD set entitled Thyrty: The 30th Anniversary Collection.

Good Album but Missing Too Much.......2006-07-04

Though this is a very good disc, it leaves out too much to be considered the "Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd". Tracks missing include: Tuesday's Gone, Give Me Back My Bullet, The Ballad of Curtis Lowe, Call Me the Breeze, and Simple Man. If you want a true greatest hits go with another album.

Freebird.......2005-09-06

Maybe the best song on this compilation is Free Bird, it is exactly a song you can repeat over n over again. Then I think
another one is great is Sweet Home Alabama, get the whole collection, but the only song its missing is Call Me The Breeze.
If this CD had Simple Man, boy I'll rate the CD 1 star. If this
were Call Me The Breeze, here's how this will look.
1. Sweet Home Alabama
2. What's Your Name
3. Gimme Three Steps
4. Double Trouble
5. You Got That Right
6. Saturday Night Special
7. That Smell
8. Swamp Music
9. I Aint The One
10. Freebird
11. Call Me the Breeze

NOT WHAT YOU EXPECTED.......2005-08-18

IF YOU READ MY OTHER REVIEWS YOU WOULD NOT EXPECT ME TO REVIEW A LYNYRD SKYNYRD CD. FIRST OF ALL I'M OPEN MINDED TO OTHER MUSIC (EXCEPT POP,JAZZ,COUNTRY, AND RAP EXCEPT N.W.A. AND PUBLIC ENEMY.) SORRY TO GO OFF SUBJECT. BACK TO THE REVIEW I LIKE LYNYRD SKYNYRD AND THIS BEST OF IS AWSOME. I LIKE THE SONGS "SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL" "THAT SMELL" "GIMME THREE STEPS" AND "FREE BIRD." I LIKE THIS CD AND IF YOUR A METAL HEAD THATS IN TO CLASSIC ROCK YOU WILL LIKE THIS BEST OF.

Cool, but where is some of the non-hit classics?.......2005-06-05

Sure this is a great CD, but you dont get some of the classics that never really hit the charts, wheres Tuesdays gone? Hey, but get this album or the Essential Skynyrd album, either one is cool.

Average customer rating: Memory Lane A dozen tracks from the two-hit wonders, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs More like Sam the Sham & the awsome

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sam the Sham & the Pharao Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs Manufacturer: Island / Mercury ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Garage Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Louie Louie: The Very Best of The Kingsmen Hang on Sloopy: The Best of the McCoys Retrospective The Best of Chubby Checker: Cameo Parkway 1959-1963 Rev-Up: The Best of Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels ASIN: B00008J2KG Release Date: 2003-03-04

Tracks:

1. Wooly Bully
2. Lil' Red Riding Hood
3. Ju Ju Hand
4. Red Hot
5. Ring Dang Doo
6. Big Blue Diamonds
7. Pharaoh A-Go-Go
8. The Hair On My Chinny Chin Chin
9. (I'm In With) The Out Crowd
10. How Do You Catch A Girl
11. I Couldn't Spell !!*@!
12. Oh That's Good, No That's Bad

Customer Reviews:

Memory Lane.......2006-11-18

Haven't rec'd. this CD yet, but I grew up with this music and have been looking to add it to my collection. Although the music tracks do mimic each other, there are alot of great memories associated with them. I've found that not to many people have ever heard of the Sam, they're missing out!

A dozen tracks from the two-hit wonders, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs.......2005-08-05

The thing about listening to the best of Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs is that you have done that by the time you get to the third track on this Millennium Collection done for the 20th Century Masters series. "Wooly Bully" made it to #2 on the Billboard singles chart in 1965 and the next year "Li'l Red Riding Hood" did the same. Although the group had another seven songs that made it to the charts (six of which are included in this twelve-track collection), none of them made it to the Top 20. "Ju Ju Hand" got to #26 and "Ring Dang Doo" to #33 in 1965, while in 1966 "Red Hot" came in at #82 and "The Hair on My Chinny Chin Chin" made it all the way to #22. In 1967, "Black Sheep" (the missing one) went to #68, "How Do You Catch a Girl" topped out at #27, and "Oh That's Good, No That's Bad" went to #54. I am surprised that when you have such a limited number of songs that can be labeled hits that one would be missing, but there is no reason to believe it is any great loss. The only songs that reek of desperation is "Pharaoh A Go-Go," which is a blatant effort to sound as much like "Wooly Bully" as musically possible, the same way "The Hair on My Chinny Chin Chin" echoes "Li'l Red Riding Hood." Still, for a two-hit wonder, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs certainly stake out their territory and stick to it and if you remember that we are talking the mid-1960s and think of them more as competition for the likes of the Dave Clark Five and the Troggs instead of the Beatles and the Beach Boys you can have a better appreciation of their music.

Sam the Sham was really Domingo Samudio, who got the name because because of doubts about his abilities to be a lead singer in a rock group. Formed in Dallas, the Pharaohs consisted of Ray Stinnet on guitar, David Martin on bass, Butch Gibson playing saxophone, and Jerry Patterson on drums. In terms of music history the group has a small claim to fame in that "Wooly Bully," written about Samudio's cat, introduced Tex-Mex rhythms to popular rock 'n' roll. The problem was that their two big hits defined them as a novelty act (which was certainly reinforced by songs like "I Couldn't Spell !! *@!"), and despite the name that did not set well with Sam the Sham, who broke up the group in 1967 and tried unsuccessfully to find musical legitimacy on his own. In retrospect "Wooly Bully" is one of those rock classics where everything wrong comes out right, and if that is your musical legacy you are ahead of the game. The only concern here is whether you already have those first two tracks, because if you do that decreases the need for picking up this collection. But if you like the fun aspects of rock and roll that emerged in the American response to the British Invasion, not to mention music where the beat drives the songs, then Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs are a Sixties garage band worth listening to again.

More like Sam the Sham & the awsome.......2004-10-03

I was looking for a Sam the Sham and the Pharaos CD high and low about a year before this CD came out. I finally found one and listened to it all the time. There were about thirty songs and after a while I would just skip through the CD to the good ones. This 20th Century Masters CD has all the good songs without any of the songs that are just okay. Plus it's allot less money.

Average customer rating: Wwwwaaaaaaaaa there's not enough music Great music, but there are (much much) better compilations out there. Poor introduction to the genius of Berry Can't Fault The Music, But... Rocking Good

20th Century Masters: The Best Of Chuck Berry (Millennium Collection) Chuck Berry Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Oldies General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 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: 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Buddy Holly (Millennium Collection) Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits the Way You Originally Heard Them 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Bill Haley & His Comets (Millennium Collection) Jerry Lee Lewis - 18 Original Sun Greatest Hits 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Everly Brothers ASIN: B00000I8LJ Release Date: 1999-03-23

Tracks:

1. Maybellene
2. Roll Over Beethoven
3. Brown Eyed Handsome Man
4. School Day
5. Rock And Roll Music
6. Sweet Little Sixteen
7. Johnny B. Goode
8. Carol
9. You Never Can Tell
10. My Ding-A-Ling (Single Edit, Live)
11. No Particular Place To Go

Customer Reviews:

Wwwwaaaaaaaaa there's not enough music.......2006-10-20

I'm irate. This disk doesn't have enough music on it. How dare someone market a disk that doesn't take up the full capacity of the medium! Especially as part of a group set of classic artists and most of the others have about 10-12 songs per as well. How dare they? I've almost a mind not to buy it. That'll teach'em.

But at least now there's a forum for people with hair trigger tempers, a gross sense of entitlement, and diahorrea fingers such as myself to unload himself, and thereby cleanse their soul, from this crass, corporate, greedy attack on my psyche. People better start doing things my way or else. Has anybody written their Congressman? All this Government Force lying around and someone gets away with putting out a CD with 31 minutes on it? The Feds better get their priorities straight.

The music is pretty good too, but Cousin Marvin was better....

Great music, but there are (much much) better compilations out there........2006-07-25

Chuck Berry was one of the great original Rock and Rollers. With his amp-churning guitar solos, simple but addictive riffs, and the sly, trashy teenage poetry of his lyrics, "Uncle" Chuck has pretty much defined rock n roll, and laid the groundwork for a few billion bands to follow. The Rolling Stones probably would have been inconcievable without this guy.
Given the man's daunting legacy, the real question is, where do you start listening to his music? Well, 20th Century Masters is certainly not a good choice; sure, all of these songs here are great, but at 11 tracks and around 30 minutes in length, this collection is about as skimpy as it gets. For its price, it's a decent introduction (assuming you have, like... no money): It gives you classics such as "Maybelline" and the eternal "Johnny B. Goode," and it's certainly a concise listen. However, if you can afford chewing gum, you can afford to treat yourself to a better collection (one with "Havana Moon" and "You Can't Catch Me," preferably). Pick up the two disc Anthology, or find a used copy of the Great Twenty-Eight (I got mine for about seven bucks).

Poor introduction to the genius of Berry.......2005-08-18

The music is certainly great, not to mention groundbreaking, making Berry an essential entry in any music collection. However, there are so many other compilation albums to get before this one. The problem with skimpy single-artist compilations like these is, while they do serve a proper introduction, that after you begin liking the artist you have absolutely no use for the compilation. Almost every song here can be found on both "The Great Twenty-Eight" and the Chess "Anthology" release, two superior (and superiorly compiled) introductions to Berry's work. The songs on here are great (with the exception of "My Ding-A-Ling"), but honestly - way too brief. There is about twenty-five minutes worth of material, and a CD can hold up to eighty. A used copy of "The Great Twenty-Eight" probably costs less, get that instead.

Can't Fault The Music, But..........2004-09-09

I've always looked at "greatest hits" albums as "starter" albums.
A great way to sample the artists work, then decide whether you want to further explore (ie purchase)more from their body of work. This collection from Chuck Berry serves the above premise to some degree. It is decent way to sample Chucks's music, especially for someone on a budget. But, only 11 tracks? Each logging in at about two minutes, on a medium that can hold 80 minutes of music. I'll let you do the math to see where this collection really comes up short, literally. My recommendation for single disc Chuck Berry compilation is "The Great Twenty-Eight" album, obviously containing 28 songs.
However, if you can afford a few extra bucks, I would highly recommend the "Anthology 2" album over "The Great Twenty-Eight".
And, if you can upgrade even further, opt for the Mount Olympus of Chuck Berry compilations, "The Chess Box", which boasts over 70 tracks on 3 discs.
****July 2006 Update. The release of "Definitive Collection" with it's 30 tracks makes it the definite single disc compilation of choice.****

Rocking Good.......2004-04-02

Chuck Berry is one of rock n roll's formost perfomers of all-time. He influenced The Beatles, amoung others. If you don't own a Chuck Berry CD, get this.

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