Best of Band [Import]

Track Listings

1. Weight

2. Stage Fright

3. Across The Great Divide

4. Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

5. Up On Cripple Creek

6. This Wheels On Fire

7. Aint Got No Home

8. Promised Land

9. Great Pretender

10. Life Is A Carnival

11. Chest Fever

12. When You Awake

13. I Shall Be Released

14. Shape Im In

15. Time To Kill

16. Tears Of Rage

17. To Kingdom Come

18. Whispering Pines

19. Rockin Chair

20. Unfaithful Servant

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Nice price best of collection features 20 of the finest tracks by the band, The Band, that became known for backing Bob Dylan on his 1966 tour of the UK (the notorious electric folk concerts), & then going on to record the historic Dylan 'Basement Tapes' at their sprawling Woodstock headquarters, Big Pink. Highlights include 'The Weight', 'Up On Cripple Creek' & 'The Shape I'm In', 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down', 'I Shall Be Released', & many more. EMI. 1995.

Tracks:

The Best Of What's Around
What Would You Say
Crash Into Me
Too Much
Rapunzel
Crush
So Right
The Space Between
Grey Street
Grace Is Gone
Hunger For The Great Light
American Baby

Tracks:

Don't Drink The Water - West Palm Beach, FL 2005
Warehouse - Alpine Valley, WI 2006
Say Goodbye - Denver, CO 2000
Stay (Wasting Time) - Selma, TX 2003
Everyday - Saratoga Springs, NY 2006 (Featuring Vusi Mahlasela)
Louisiana Bayou - Selma, TX 2005 (Featuring Robert Randolph)
Ants Marching - Sydney, AUS 2005
Two Step - East Rutherford, NJ 2001

Customer Reviews:

DMB fans will love.......2007-05-28

This is a great set of DMB music for avid fans, or the ocassional listener.
It includes hits like the sexy Say Goodbye, to more "top 40's" radio-played hits like where are you going.
I love Dave, and his sexy voice, the instrumentals....so if you're new to Dave it's a good place to start. It's a mix of live and studio performances, so if you don't listen to any other cd's you'll miss out on some other good live tracks, but live or in the studio- he's still a magician!

Love the live songs........2007-04-06

Only really listen to the live disk. Everything else is repetitive. Maybe another live album would have made more sense.

Misrepresented.......2007-02-21

First of all I would like to make it clear that I am an avid DMB listener and fan. Secondly I should let you know also that I do not own a studio album from the band. Every album I have is live. The title of this compilation is a misrepresentation of it's objective. This album is not a "best of" album, but more of a "greatest hits" album. It compiles the majority of the band's most successful radio hits even though the majority of the songs that did not make the radio consistantly are much better. Personally, I think that "I Did It" is one of the worst songs that Dave ever did along with "Where are you Going." I would say that if a real dave fan were to put this together replacing some of the songs currently present, I would say that The Best of Whats Around, Rhyme and Reason, Lie in Our Graves, Proudest Monkey, Say Goodbye, Rapunzel, The Dreaming Tree, Last Stop, The Stone, If I had It all and Bartender would and should be on this album as a BEST OF album. But reality is is that this is a Greatest Hits album. Maybe a best of tour album will be released, but between Central Park, Fenway, Listner Supported and Red Rocks (the old one) you already have that. Do yourself a favor and avoid this album.

Definately A Great Gift for Any DMB Fan.......2007-02-05

Definately a great gift idea for any dave matthews band, to complete a collection or just start one.

Live dics makes this album.......2007-01-17

This album is great for Dave Fanatics and Casual listeners. The best of album is the typical best of disc that casual listeners will listen to for hours. The fanatics didnt purchase the album for the best of but rather the live disc that contains tracks from around the world and truly is a great production of their talents. I ordered online so i have the second live disc and its fantastic and includes tracks that casual listeners probably have never heard of before. I suggest this ablum if you are a casual listener b/c you will truly understand why the fanatics line up hours in advance for concert tickets every single year.

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Great memories
old music
blast from the past
Great
Still Streaking After All These Years

The Best of KC & the Sunshine Band
KC & the Sunshine Band
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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Pure Disco
Pure Disco, Vol. 2

ASIN: B0000032RS
Release Date: 1990-06-12

Tracks:

Sound Your Funky Horn
Get Down Tonight
I'm Your Boogie Man
(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
Queen Of Clubs
That's The Way (I Like It)
Keep It Comin' Love
Please Don't Go
Boogie Shoes
Let's Go Rock And Roll
Give It Up
Do You Wanna Go Party
I Like To Do It
Shotgun Shuffle
Wrap Your Arms Around Me
All I Want

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KC and the Sunshine Band, led by Harry Wayne Casey, brought a bit of male bravado to the predominantly diva-led disco scene. KC and company incorporated a Caribbean feel to their music, with swelling--and staccato--horn parts and multilayered vocals. The repetition of the choruses of "Shake Your Booty" and "That's the Way (I Like It)" had every gold-chain wearing male on the dance floor singing along. While these hits, and "Get Down Tonight," are now disco cultural reference points, "Sound Your Funky Horn," a minor hit earlier in the band's career, has more of an island feel to it. The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band provides a fairly broad sampling of the Sunshine Band's music, including "Keep It Comin' Love," "I'm Your Boogie Man," and the tropical funk of "Boogie Shoes." --Steve Gdula

Album Description

Budget-priced 1996 compilation on EMI featuring 16 of the funky '70s disco band's best. Contains eight of their top 40hits, including all five of their #1 smashes: 'Get Down Tonight', 'That's The Way (I Like It)', '(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty', 'I'm Your Boogie Man' and 'Please Don't Go', plus the #2 'Keep It Comin' Love'.

Album Details

Hialeah, Florida's Own K.c. and the Sunshine Band Are the Essence of the Disco Movement. They Enjoyed an Incredible String of Hits During the Seventies and Early Eighties. Many of them ('sound Your Funky Horn', 'that's the Way (I Like It)', 'shake Yourbooty', 'i'm Your Boogie Man', 'boogie Shoes', Etc.) Are Included on this 1996 Release. Also features 'please Don't Go', 'keep it Coming Love', 'get Down Tonight' and More.

Customer Reviews:

Great memories.......2007-07-05

I gave this to my husband for Father's Day and he thought it was the best. All our family and friends enjoy it when they are over to swim. It brings back a lot of good memories and now my 5 year old grandson is singing along as he also loves the songs especially "shake your booty".

old music.......2007-06-15

I bought this product for my mom because all she had was the old records & when i gave it to her she was so happy and she loves it.

blast from the past.......2007-03-09

I enjoyed the CD. Lots of great tunes from yesterday. Plus a few I had not heard. And my kids like it, too. I think I appreciate the music now even more than when I first heard it when the songs were originally released.

Great.......2007-01-26

Ordered for my daughter who loved them when it was first published. Music was great and brought back many memories. Amazon only place I could find it. Thanks!

Still Streaking After All These Years .......2006-12-21

This is the best album to play when you prepare for a night of streaking! When the disco ball is spinning in the bathroom, and I'm blow-drying my chest hair, buffing the silver tiger-tooth medallion, and primping the afro-rainbow wig, nobody gets me ready to streak like KC and the boys. For free-style streaking through public parks, zoos, and senior citizen centers, "Shake Your Booty" never fails to please the audience! (I have an ipod and micro-speakers stashed in my wig). And in competition, at the Rose Bowl's annual Streakers Championship, I always play "Boogie Man!" That's become my trademark and nickname, and helped me get to the top! (I won last year's Superstreak Cup... but I publicly admitted the judges should have given it to the Puerto Rican "El Buffo").

That's just more proof that old school streaking is still the best! I've stuck to the tried and true 70's style, while others have been more trendy: In the 80's, a lot of the guys stopped using KC as their streak music. Many competitors started to wax their chest hair and streak to songs like "Danger Zone" from Top Gun. (Some streaked while holding sparklers, while others ran with those orange "hey plane, this way" flashlights). By the late-eighties, one guy streaked to Motley Crue songs -- he ran with a javelin, and every 50 feet he'd plant it in the ground and do a quick pole dance before streaking some more!

Others have punctuated their streaks with break dancing, head banging with extended "Ozzy finger signs", and the 90's craze of slow, aimless, "mope" streaking.

But KC and the Sunshine Band have never went away! They "Keep It Coming Love"! And they "Get Down Tonight" and *every* night! They are the biggest inspiration and soundtrack in the history of streaking!!! So when a good streaker makes your day or even improves your life, you can thank KC and the Sunshine Band!!!!

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John Mellencamp
I had forgotten how much I enjoyed his music...
Good Collection of Hits
Great Collection of Songs
Best Ever - All Classics

The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988
John Mellencamp
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ASIN: B000001EYI
Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

I Need A Lover
Ain't Even Done With The Night
Hurts So Good
Jack And Diane
Crumblin' Down
Pink Houses
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Lonely Ol' Night
Small Town
R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.
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Without Expression

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The Best That I Could Do collects the singles that led John Mellencamp into the radio/jukebox pantheon he celebrated in "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." and "Cherry Bomb." While albums such as American Fool, Uh Huh, and Scarecrow held Top 10 spots for months, their spinoff hits made this Hoosier disciple of Jagger, J.B., and Iggy into something like a Reagan-era John Fogerty: not only were "Pink Houses," "Paper in Fire," and "Crumblin' Down" wise (and wiseacre) dispatches from an America where it wasn't always morning, they could fill a dance floor and get you pounding the dashboard on the way home. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

John Mellencamp.......2007-03-27

Teriffic Cd. Always a pleasure looking and ordering from Amazon. I have never had any problems. This place is great. Very pleased. Thank you. I look forward to shopping again.

I had forgotten how much I enjoyed his music..........2007-03-14

until I heard a couple of his '80s hits on my daughter's ipod. So I bought this and wasn't disappointed. All great songs, all great to sing along to. I personally think his '80s stuff was way better than Springsteen's '80s output. Not as bombastic or nostalgic.

Good Collection of Hits.......2007-02-08

Good Collection of Hits but you might want to invest your $$ on Mellencamp's excellent "Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits [LIMITED EDITION]"

Great Collection of Songs.......2006-05-27

Great Collection of Songs
This is another one of those "best of" compilations. If you're new to John or just want to hear the hits (up until 1988), this is a good CD to get. If you'd like to hear what John is really about, I think you should get the individual albums. Although all the songs here are greats, it's almost too skimpy of a collection to fully appreciate John's great music. Still, it's good fun to have all the hits in one place for easy listening convenience, and I do recommend it.

Best Ever - All Classics.......2005-09-21

This will be the fourth time I am purchasing this CD. My daughters have "borrowed" every other copy I had. Just the fact that I would buy this 4 times (so far) should tell you something. And you know what? If I lose this copy, I'll buy it AGAIN!!

If you love John Cougar Mellencamp, this is a CD you must have.

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Falls Short Of The Glory
Very Best of Benny Goodman.
The Very Best of Benny Goodman
The Very Best is a Great One!
The Best of Benny Goodman

The Very Best of Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B000050G85
Release Date: 2000-11-07

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Bugle Call Rag
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Customer Reviews:

Falls Short Of The Glory.......2007-05-18

I must warn you up front: tracks 2,10,11,15,16,17 and 18 are ALTERNATE TAKES, not the masters you are probably use to. And it is NOT advertised on the package! So if you know these songs by heart, you will either be pleased to have them or very annoyed. Just to warn you.

The transfers are fine but the song selection is missing a bunch of songs that I would consider essential to a "Very Best" collection of Benny's RCA period. It is just not one without "Don't Be That Way", "Loch Lomond", "Goodnight My Love", "Goodbye", "Down South Camp Meeting", "Changes" and "Body & Soul". I would say go with "Pure Gold" or "Sing, Sing, Sing" instead.

Very Best of Benny Goodman........2007-05-08

To appreciate this one has to have danced to this orchectra. Been there and done that. Most talent heard in one group---ever. No omne has ever come cliose to Benny Goodman playing the clarinet.

The Very Best of Benny Goodman.......2007-04-11

I was a young teenager during Benny Goodman's era. My father loved the music and we listened to it frequently. What a great instrumentalist Mr. Goodman was! This is a terrific collection of his best songs.

The Very Best is a Great One!.......2007-03-22

The only band leader who can hold a candle to Glenn Miller!

The Best of Benny Goodman.......2007-02-22

I love the Big Band era and especially Benny Goodman. This is a good quality remastering of a variety of Goodman hits. I bought it for certain specific cuts I needed for a seminar I was giving, but it would be a good choice for someone just becoming acquainted with Benny Goodman.

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awesome CD!
Incrediably Uplifting
Very good compilation
So Far, maybe Forever
Great cd!

The Best of Passion (So Far)
Passion Worship Band
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You Alone - Sam Perry
His Renown - Christy Nockels
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Better Is One Day - Charlie Hall
Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble? - Matt Redman
Salvation - Charlie Hall
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Our Love Is Loud - David Crowder Band
Enough - Chris Tomlin
Famous One - Chris Tomlin
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Marvelous Light - Charlie Hall
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Here Is Our King - David Crowder Band
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You Never Let Go - Matt Redman
Jesus Paid It All - Kristian Stanfill
You Are My Joy - David Crowder Band
Glorious - Chris Tomlin
Jesus, Lover Of My Soul - Shelley Nirider Jennings

Customer Reviews:

awesome CD!.......2007-07-16

This is the best praise & worship CD I ever ordered & I play it quite often. WEll worth the $!

Incrediably Uplifting.......2007-03-27

This collection is perfect! just the right balence of music. some wonderful songs by christ tomlin, a must for any music collector.

Very good compilation.......2007-03-16

There were great songs on this CD. I was a little disappointed that a couple of good songs didn't make it, but if it was up to me, it would probably be a 4 or 5 CD set.

So Far, maybe Forever.......2007-02-07

This CD is unbelievable It claims to be the best "So Far" I think it has the potential to be the best one ever! It truly does have the best songs to bring your heart in closer to God. It's amazing.

Great cd!.......2007-02-04

I think The Best of Passion is a good cd, i would recommend it to anyone.

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Ella burns up the track as she and these songs become one
There is no one like Ella
great songs and great singing, but not jazz exactly
Ella
Wonderful!

The Best of the Song Books
Ella Fitzgerald
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ASIN: B0000046R2
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Tracks:

Something's Gotta Give
Love Is Here To Stay
Bewitched, Bothered, & Bewildered
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
The Lady Is A Tramp
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
Miss Otis Regrets
'S Wonderful
Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea
Love For Sale
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Midnight Sun
Hooray For Love
Why Was I Born?
Cotton Tail
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

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Trying to cull a single-CD "Best of" from the 16-CD set of The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books may seem like a daunting task, but it's also foolproof. The complete set is a monument to the century's greatest songs and, arguably, its greatest singer, and this selection is a series of gems programmed to simulate a Fitzgerald performance, carefully sequencing joyous uptempo swingers and moving ballads. Recorded between 1956 and 1964, Fitzgerald's finest years, the CD includes arrangements by Nelson Riddle, Billy May, and Buddy Bregman, as well as a superb rendering of "I've Got It Bad" with the Ellington orchestra and Johnny Hodges. Balancing the orchestral settings are some intimate small-group performances, including a witty rendition of Cole Porter's "Miss Otis Regrets" and Rodgers and Hart's "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered." This is an ideal introduction to the "Song Books," a selection so good it will appeal to owners of the box sets. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

Ella burns up the track as she and these songs become one.......2007-07-04

Ella Fitzgerald turned out numerous song books at a time when her voice was quite possibly at its peak. This CD attempts to cover the very best of the numbers from all her song books. Although no single CD can truly do that; this CD comes pretty close and every number is a huge hit.

The CD track set starts with "Something's Gotta Give;" and Ella sings this with all her might as she swings brightly. The musical arrangement bolsters Ella's vocals wonderfully for this relentlessly upbeat number. "Something's Gotta Give" provides a strong start for this album. "Our Love Is Here To Stay" features Ella massaging this immortal Gershwin tune. Ella swings gently for this romantic tune and the musicians accompany Ella to perfection. The horns really shine in this Nelson Riddle arrangement, too.

"Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered" features Ella singing rarely heard additional verses; her voice is rich, warm and vibrant. The slow tempo and piano work well as Ella swings very gently to make "Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered" a rare gem shining brightly! "The Lady Is A Tramp" gives us a change of pace; Ella sings a beautiful opening verse slow and sweet before this number takes off and Ella takes flight! The vivacious arrangement by Buddy Bregman reflects great judgment that enhances "The Lady Is A Tramp."

"Miss Otis Regrets" showcases Cole Porter's talent; and when Ella sings "Miss Otis Regrets" she infuses it with such understanding that Ella's rendition is THE ultimate interpretation of this melancholy ballad. The piano playing by Paul Smith never misses a note, either. I believe you will appreciate "Miss Otis Regrets." "S'Wonderful" changes the pace once again as Ella sings a relentlessly upbeat song. "S'Wonderful" glows when Ella interprets it with her unique sense of style; and Ella swings very well for this number. In addition, "Love For Sale" has Ella singing extra verses yet again--what a treat that is! "Love For Sale" sports a grand arrangement by Buddy Bregman as Ella sings of a young woman who wants her men to pay her for romantic time alone with her. "Love For Sale" has melancholy lyrics but the beautiful arrangement and interpretation makes this a very special number. The arrangement gradually gets louder for a crescendo effect--love it!

"They Can't Take That Away From Me" receives careful treatment from Ella as she sings this with panache and excellent diction. Nelson Riddle's arrangement does quite the trick, too. "Midnight Sun" uses the percussion well; and Ella massages the lyrics as only she could to sing this romantic ballad so very well. "Cotton Tail" has Ella scatting and jamming her heart out; she puts all her might into this jazzy, breakneck Duke Ellington number. Stuff Smith really does it well on that violin, too!

The CD ends with "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" by Cole Porter. Buddy Bregman delivers a heavenly arrangement as Ella sings with great sensitivity, grace and confidence. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" is some strong ending for this album!

The liner notes include a commentary style essay by Geoffrey Mark Fidelman and you get all the song credits with their recording dates as well.

Ella Fitzgerald turned out so many superlative song books that it's not truly possible to create a single CD "best of the song books" album. Too much is omitted; I would have preferred a two CD set for this effort. However, I will give this CD five stars anyway because the high level of quality control impresses me to no end. The quality of the sound is excellent; Phil Schaap did a great job of remastering these songs.

I highly recommend this CD for Ella Fitzgerald fans and for people who want a quick overview of the song book albums Ella recorded in the 1950s and 1960s. People who enjoy classic pop vocals with an occasional jazzy twist would do well to get this album, too.

Thank you forever, Ella Fitzgerald!!!

There is no one like Ella.......2007-01-30

This collection shows, once more, why Ella reigns supreme. As usual, Ella delievrs each song in such an heartfelt, intense, personal way. The accompnaiments on this album are superb as well.

great songs and great singing, but not jazz exactly.......2006-10-11

These Tin Pan Alley songs are the primary source of the jazz standards played by bop instrumentalists; I decided to listen to them in their original settings since I've heard so many improvisations over the chord changes to them. My impression is that the original songs aren't jazz exactly. These cuts do swing at times, but mostly they come off pretty straight, square, and old-fashioned; they belong to that bygone era of American popular culture before rock and roll, to the style of Crosby and Sinatra.

I don't mean to say that these aren't good renditions, only that they aren't what I was expecting. (Connoisseurs of this genre won't find me very helpful, then.) If you like old-time songs from the big band era you will love this album. Fitzgerald was a consummate master of this kind of music, and I really admire her singing here. But if, like me, you hear this disc with hard bop renditions of these tunes in your ears, if you know them because you've heard Clifford Brown and Sonny Rollins playing them, you almost won't even recognize them as presented here. The jazz instrumentalists who improvised over these tunes made them into something very different.

Ella.......2006-03-15

Ella. In this world of 36 Mafia do I have to say more.

Wonderful!.......2005-12-07

Since I discovered Ella & Louis my "musical life" has never been the same. This is the kind of music that makes me wonder how I could have lived so long without. Ella's voice is magic. All of the Best of Verve Songbooks CDs are pure magic. If you like old-fashioned jazz, and you like great voices, you should buy at least 4 or 5 of Ella and/or Louis Armstrong's CDs. Just listen to the audio samples on Amazon.com, and you will find out why, in case you don't know how great they were. These guys were fantastic artists. They should have had 500 more years to live on this planet, and make it a better place with their voices.

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Mannfred Mann and the Earth Band are not the same!
favorite songz
Live track spoils CD
Excellent!
Very mistitled album, hardly the best of MMEB.

The Best of Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
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Release Date: 1996-06-11

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For You

Album Description

19 of the smash prog rock group's greatest, all digitally remastered. Includes 'Spirits In The Night', 'Blinded By The Light' (Single Version), 'Mighty Quinn' (Single Version), 'You Angel You' (Single Version), 'For You' (Single Version), 'Lies' and 'Runner' (Single Version). The tracks span 1972-1998. Also features a 32 page booklet packed with photos (color and black & white) and liner notes. Comes packaged in a digipak within a full color, embossed slipcase. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

Mannfred Mann and the Earth Band are not the same!.......2007-01-23

Mannfred Mann's Earth Band formed in 1971 and is a later incarnation of Mannfred Mann.

For the "charming original" of "The Mighty Quinn" get Mannfred Mann's Greatest Hits instead. I prefer the version here; it's from the "Watch" album.

The Earth Band had a lot of hit or miss material in the late '70's and '80's. I still drag out "Angel Station" from time to time and play a couple tracks from it, but I'd skip it unless you have time and money to blow to mine for the good stuff.

Get "Roaring Silence" and "Watch" and you've pretty much got their best.

favorite songz.......2007-01-12

yeah,yeah,yeah!!!i've always loved blinded by the light as i've been listening to that for about 3 years and i think it is one of my favorite songs really. BLINDED BY THE LIGHT,REVVED UP LIKE A DEUCE ANOTHER RUNNER IN THE NIGHT BLINDED BY THE LIGHT!!MANFRED MANN does it a lot better than BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.
here are some of my favorite songs.
1)Waiting for a girl like you by foreigner
2)Money for nothing by dire straits
3)Heavy fuel by dire straits
4)Enter sandman by metallica
5)For whom the bell tolls by metallica
6)Blinded by the light by Manfred mann's earth band
7)Movie by aerosmith
8)Coyote by mark knopfler/dire straits
9)Carry on wayward son by kansas
10)Slow ride by foghat
11)Should i stay or should i go by the clash
12)Highway to hell by Ac/dc
13)Warning by green day
14)Shattered by the rolling stones

Live track spoils CD .......2006-11-10

This is a greatest hits CD, only problem with it is that this has a live track on the CD that is not stated on the back of the CD.

Excellent!.......2006-02-17

This is a great 'Best Of' recording. Great career spanning moments captured here, and full length versions!

Very mistitled album, hardly the best of MMEB........2005-09-08

When I ordered this CD ages ago, it was the only Manfred Mann's Earth Band CD available here in the States. When it arrived, I was horrified to discover that as a "Best Of", it completely skips the first five MMEB albums, focusing instead on the "hits" from the later era of the band. How they could call this the best, when they completely ignore the classic "Solar Fire" album? Nothing from "The Good Earth", nothing from "Messin", "Glorified Magnified" nor their self-titled debut. If you can get past those glaring omissions, the songs that are here are all good. MMEB never really released a bad album between 1972 and 1980, so you can't go wrong with any of the material from that era. This is a nice collection for their biggest hits and it's usually very cheap, so definitely worth a listen. However, for the real deal, skip this and just buy "Solar Fire", "Nightengales & Bombers", and "The Good Earth". Those are the classics. Anyway, this is completely mistitled and almost criminally misleading. Not the best by a long shot. Buy and learn at your own risk.

Pickin' Up the Pieces: The Best of Average White Band (1974-1980)

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AWB: Pickin' Up the Pieces: The Best of Average White Band (1974-1980)
Great Deal
Funk In The Trunk
Excellent Old school
Oh! My! God!

Pickin' Up the Pieces: The Best of Average White Band (1974-1980)
The Average White Band
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
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ASIN: B0000032VE
Release Date: 1992-09-01

Tracks:

Pick Up The Pieces
Person To Person
Got The Love
You Got It
Work To Do
Cut The Cake
If I Ever Lose This Heaven
School Boy Crush
Queen Of My Soul
Cloudy (Live Version)
A Love Of Your Own
Soul Searching
I'm The One (Live Version)
Get It Up
Your Love Is A Miracle
When Will You Be Mine
Let's Go 'Round Again
For You, For Love

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If they'd never cut another track after their monster-grooving, No. 1 R&B instrumental, "Pick Up the Pieces," the Average White Band still would have earned an enduring place in the music pantheon--and the Irony Hall of Fame, the latter due to their improbable Scottish roots. After all, they were six soul-smitten musical journeymen hailing from quarters much nearer the Mull of Kintyre than Motown.

But lest anyone mistake that quirk for a marketing shuck, the funk-drenched love of early '70s black music driving every cut on this well-chosen anthology will set matters straight. Indeed, AWB proves imitation isn't just the sincerest form of flattery. In the hands of seasoned and talented musicians, it can be the sweetest form of inspiration, too. The members' early work in cover bands informs songs like the sweaty workout "Cut the Cake" and tuneful, Marvin Gaye-inspired "Queen of My Soul" and "A Love of Your Own." This album is convincing argument that soul has little to do with the color of one's skin. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

AWB: Pickin' Up the Pieces: The Best of Average White Band (1974-1980).......2007-07-08

When I first purchased this CD, I was immediately floored by the rhythm chops that AWB is so well known. I am new to the funk/R&B scene myself, and I play guitar. AWB's Pickin' Up the Pieces: The Best of the Average White Band (1974-1980) has more than you could want from AWB and contains their most memorable cuts (Pickin' Up the Pieces, and Cut the Cake, my favorites) that inspire old and new funk players to AWB's rhythms. AWB's horn section as well as their vocals provide lead to the backing rhythm guitar work.

Some of their tunes are more complex than others in terms of guitar rhythms, but that is what makes the CD sparkle, both for the tight and intricate bass and guitar, but the well-versed horns that continually pop out at you from the horn section in rhythm.

There are times when the sax player takes solos, but listen to the backing rhythm and it makes more sense.

Personally, I favor the high-charged funk rhythms instead of the ballads, but the ballads just show another side of AWB's versatility.

If you want to take a trip down memory lane and visit some of the 70's best funk and R&B music that even guitarists like me who grew up in that era can enjoy, give the AWB a listen with your media player on "Pickin Up the Pieces" and "Cut the Cake". Two exceptionally organized, well-arranged, and tight guitar, bass, vocals, and horns.

Your answer will be the same as mine if not more appreciative of AWB.

Great Deal.......2007-03-09

Many sites offered my CD but amazon had the best price for the CD and for shipping.

Funk In The Trunk.......2007-01-08

How can the AWB's sound get any fresher?

This excellent remastered collection breathes new life in the classic R&B sound during an era when musicians really mattered. And that is heard in the first cut; the horns and percussion in Pick Up The Pieces groove so hard.

But the band demonstrates their skills on cuts like Person To Person, Work To Do, Cut The Cake and School Boy Crush. Though AWB is still on the road, the live cuts Cloudy & I'm The One gives the listener a taste of how the group sounded on stage back in the day.

The group had such a clean studio sound, which is really brought out in this collection. Though the AWB has several signature songs, there was a lot of quality material recorded from 1974-1980. I cannot recommend a better "best of" package from a group than Pickin' Up The Pieces.

Excellent Old school.......2007-01-03

AWB is a very underrated band. Their talent is definitely for the mature R&B fan who enjoys funk. If this description fits you, you will love Pickin' up the Pieces. There were more great songs on the cd than I expected. "Cloudy" and "A Love of Your Own" were THE slow jams when I was in High School. I am so glad to now have this cd in my collection.

Oh! My! God!.......2006-07-13

I bought this for "A Love Of Your Own" & "Queen of My Soul". After I played it, though, there were so many other good songs I couldn't believe it! I knew a lot of other ones from high school, but even the songs I didn't know were good. These guys really have soul. There are a couple of ballads, a couple of covers and even a disco sounding song. Of course you know "Pick Up The Pieces" but that and "Cut the Cake" are the only instrumentals. I'm really glad I got this CD.

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New Orleans Jazz
Jazz as it always sounded
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The Best of Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000026QL
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Tiger Rag
Mood Indigo
The Bucket's Got A Hole In It
His Eye Is On The Sparrow
St. Louis Blues
Georgia On My Mind
Careless Love
Precious Lord
Joe Avery
I Ain't Got Nobody
Shake It And Break It
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
When The Saints Go Marchin' In

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A compilation of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's Columbia recordings from 1976 to 1988, this 76-minute CD is an excellent introduction to the work of these senior New Orleans musicians. It also testifies to the band's durability as well as that of the music, with only a single change in personnel over the period covered. The disc concentrates on the most familiar repertoire, whether rags, blues, hymns, or popular songs, including "Tiger Rag," "St. Louis Blues," "Just a Closer Walk with Thee," and "When the Saints Go Marching In." There are also beautiful renderings of Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo," taking the tune back to its roots in a New Orleans blues song, and Hoagy Carmichael's "Georgia on My Mind." --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

New Orleans Jazz.......2005-09-25

I purchased this set because I love New Orleans jazz and I had been to the Preservation Hall several times over the years. I already have several of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band's LPs. Because of Hurricane Katrina, I didn't know if the Band would be producing any more music. So I bought "The Best of Preservation Hall Jazz Band" CDs. I wasn't disappointed, and I'm very happy to see that the French Quarter was spared major damage. It is the birth place of a truly American art form: Dixieland Jazz.

Jazz as it always sounded.......2005-05-21

Preversation Hall Jazz Band is what the name implies, preserving the way Jazz was played and passing it on in that form. This isn't popular with some Jazz people but their is something to say for classic playing. For me this is an aspect of Jazz that I like played "this way" and they do a great job of it.

This CD gives you an excellent selection of songs at a very good price. Each number is very well done and easy on the ears and great fun. Sit back, relax and enjoy the Preservation Hall Jazz Band at the top of their form. The classic "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" is worth the price of the CD as a stand alone. Add in "When The Saints Go Marching In", "Tiger Rag" and a couple of others for an outstanding value.

Amazing Music From True Masters.......2004-12-24

Other places may try to claim jazz as their own, but no one can hold a candle to the jazz from New Orleans. The Big Easy is where it was invented and it doesn't sound any better than when it's played by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

This disc is a collection of their best songs spanning the time from 1976 to 1988. Everything is here. From the LSU(and my high school) favorite, "Tiger Rag," to the easily recognized "When The Saints Go Marching In," you'll find it on this disc. I love the band's take on "Georgia On My Mind" and "Just A Closer Walk With Thee." They are both proof that everything sounds a little better with jazz.

Folks will also recognize "Joe Avery." They may not know that "Joe Avery" is the title, but when they here the trumpet, they'll recognize this one as a huge Mardi Gras favorite.

Every single song on this album is well worth the price. Buy this disc if you want to know what the real deal sounds like.

Best of Jazz.......2004-06-21

I saw the band perform several times in the 1980's. Truly a wonderfull experience. The review of the person complaining the singing wasn't that good is completely off the mark: what did he expect, the plastic voice of someone who had a full sound stage to hide the fact he couldn't sing at all?

The Epicenter of Jazz.......2002-10-26

Preservation Hall is the epicenter of Jazz on this planet and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band represents in fine fashion. Having each band member featured on a particular song adds to the uniqueness of this CD and is a great asset, not something that "almost eliminates" the excellence of the compositions.

Tracks:

There Will Never Be Another You - Andy Williams
I've Heard That Song Before - Harry James & His Orchestra
In A Mellow Tone - Manhattan Transfer
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart - Mel Torme
Teach me Tonight - Larry Chance
On A Little Street In Singapore - Manhattan Transfer
Mister Sandman - The Four Aces
Sunny Side Of The Street - Tab Smith
Main Title 'Crazy World' (from Victor/Victoria) - Henry Mancini
The Song From Moulin Rouge - The Percy Faith Strings
Put Your Dreams Away - 101 Strings
Charade - Andy Williams
Tenderly - The Romantic Strings
In A Perfect World - Melissa Manchester
Les Bicyclettes De Belsize - Engelbert Humperdinck

Customer Reviews:

Dancing and Listening.......2007-04-05

This is great for dancing and listening. It will put you in a good mood.

Great dance music, with some quirks.......2007-04-03

I enjoy this disc, and it is great fun to dance to. Most of the tempos are appropriate, but there are some interesting quirks here that other reviewers have not mentioned. I list these after the title, duration, and suggested dance:

There will never be another you, 2:55, Foxtrot
I've heard that song before, 3:02, Foxtrot
In a mellow tone, 3:16, Foxtrot
I let a song go out of my heart, 2:02, Foxtrot
Teach me tonight, 3:01, Foxtrot (Oh! It begs to be danced as a West Coast Swing)
On a little street in Singapore, 3:20, Foxtrot
Mister Sandman, 2:40, Foxtrot (Hey, this is perhaps 58 bpm, so dance it as a Quickstep)
Sunny side of the street, 2:43, Foxtrot (Again, it works great as a West Coast Swing)
Crazy World Theme, 2:10, Waltz
Song from Moulin Rouge, 3:22, Waltz
Put your dreams away, 2:39, Waltz
Charade, 2:34, Waltz
Tenderly, 2:56, Waltz (A beautiful recording, but it is somewhat difficult to hear the beat)
In a perfect world, 4:18, Waltz (Very slow at the start, perhaps 28 bpm?)
Bicyclettes de Belsize, Les, 3:10, Waltz

Let's Dance.......2007-02-22

Didn't open the CD, therefore no review: reason for return didn't receive on date promised.

Foxtrot Fun.......2006-07-07

My husband and I really enjoyed this CD. We're ballroom beginners and have trouble finding music to practice to. This CD has great songs (with singing - neither one of us cares for the "instrumental" versions of popular songs) and it allows us to practice dancing to a variety of tempi.

This is a great collection of music!.......2006-03-23

If you are looking for a collection of standards that are by the origional artists, this is a great CD! I'm dissapointed how many collections are out there where the music is watered down versions that sound much like elevator music. This collection should definitely be apart of yours. It's great to finally be able to dance to the origionals that made the dancing popular to begin with. I should point out that this isn't a collection of greatest hits, but it shouldn't be overlooked.

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1. Weight
2. Stage Fright
3. Across The Great Divide
4. Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
5. Up On Cripple Creek
6. This Wheels On Fire
7. Aint Got No Home
8. Promised Land
9. Great Pretender
10. Life Is A Carnival
11. Chest Fever
12. When You Awake
13. I Shall Be Released
14. Shape Im In
15. Time To Kill
16. Tears Of Rage
17. To Kingdom Come
18. Whispering Pines
19. Rockin Chair
20. Unfaithful Servant