Best of the Chrysalis Years [Import]

1. Rock N Roll Music To The World
2. I'd Love To Change The World
3. I'm Going Home
4. Choo Choo Mama
5. Tomorrow I'll Be Out Of Town
6. I Woke Up This Morning
7. Me & My Baby
8. Good Morning Little School Girl
9. Going Back To Birminham
10. 50,000 Miles
11. Beneath My Brain
12. Sweet Little Sixteen
13. I'm Coming On
14. Love Like A Man
15. Baby Won't You Let Me Rock N Roll You

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Average customer rating: Another gem in the treasure chest Just Kottke and His Guitar A great instrumentalist doing what he does best, Part 2

Instrumentals: The Best of the Chrysalis Years Leo Kottke Manufacturer: Blue Note Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Blue Note Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Instrumentals: The Best of the Capitol Years 6- and 12-String Guitar Greenhouse One Guitar, No Vocals Best of Leo Kottke ASIN: B00007KWJR Release Date: 2003-02-11

Tracks:

1. Airproofing
2. Waltz
3. Death by Reputation
4. The Fisherman (previously unreleased)
5. Up Tempo (previously unreleased)
6. A Low Thud
7. Orange Room
8. Whine
9. Dolores
10. The Train and the Gate
11. Open Country Joy: Theme and Adhesions
12. Wheels
13. Palms Blvd.
14. Strange
15. Jib's Hat
16. All I Have to Do Is Dream
17. Memories Are Made of This
18. Little Martha (previously unreleased)

Customer Reviews:

Another gem in the treasure chest.......2003-12-10

Otherwise, this is the joy of hearing Leo just letting his fingers dance over the strings as he does his best stuff--and as he's so fond of pointing out, no singing allowed. "The Fisherman" (originally on '6 and 12 String' and live on 'My Feet Are Smiling') is now revamped. The only irritant is "Whine," which lives up to its name as Leo blares like an overloaded PA system on electric slide. As an addition to your finger-picking collection, you've got to add this CD.

Just Kottke and His Guitar.......2003-10-26

While there is a tendency to focus on Kottke's lone Takoma album and his Capitol albums as being the best of his 30-plus years as a recording artist, this entire album is a delight. All six of his Chrysalis albums are represented, including four tracks from his 1980's LIVE IN EUROPE. As an added bonus, you get two previously unreleased live tracks from a 1977 Montreux contert: "The Fisherman" and "Uptempo." In addition, there's a studio version of Duane Allman's "Little Martha," which was recorded for 1983's TIMESTEP, but omitted before its release.

Also worth noting is that the compiler of this CD went out of his way to avoid duplicating the 1991 Chrysalis compilation ESSENTIAL. In fact, "Airproofing" is the only repeated track.

While I'm also a fan of Kottke's warm baritone voice and could easily argue a case for an album of vocals ("Learning the Game," "Sonora's Death Row," and "Here Comes That Rainbow Again" are favorites of mine from this period), this is a highly enjoyable album of what Kottke does best--play the hell out of his guitar. [Running Time 53:43] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

A great instrumentalist doing what he does best, Part 2.......2003-02-13

Average customer rating: Great Collection of The Ramones' Later Material Not so hawt An admirable companion to "Loud, Fast Ramones"

Best of the Chrysalis Years Ramones Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music American Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: All The Stuff (And More), Vol. 2 Greatest Hits Vol. 1-All The Stuff ASIN: B000063IPC Release Date: 2002-04-22

Tracks:

1. Pet Semetary
2. Don't Bust My Chops
3. Ignorance Is Bliss
4. Sheens Is A Punk Rocker (Live)
5. Teenage Lobotomy (Live)
6. Surfin' Bird (Live)
7. Poison Heart
8. Anxiety
9. Take It As It Comes
10. Cretin Hop (Live)
11. Rockaway Beach (Live)
12. I Wanna Be Sedated (Live)
13. Out Of Time
14. Somebody To Love
15. Rock And Roll Radio (Live)
16. Blitzkrieg Bop (Live)
17. I Don't Wanna Grow Up
18. Got A Lot To Say

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Great Collection of The Ramones' Later Material.......2005-04-03

Not so hawt.......2004-03-29

But I was wrong.

This album is a terrible representation of the Ramones later material. There are alot of really good songs they could have used but didnt.

This is how I would have put together the CD:
1. Pet Semetary
2. Merry Christmas (I dont wanna fight tonight)
3. I believe in Miracles

4. Cretin Family
5. Teenage Lobotomy [Live]
6. Censorsh*t
7. Poison Heart
8. Strength to Endure
9. Take It As It Comes
10. Life's a Gas
11. She Talks to Rainbows
12. I Wanna Be Sedated [Live]
13. Shape of things to come
14. Somebody to Love
15. Rock and Roll Radio [Live]
16. Blitzkrieg Bop [Live]
17. I Don't Want to Grow Up
18. The Crusher

I know almost no one will agree with me, but I think the Ramones newer material is just as good as the old stuff, if not better.

I wouldnt advise picking up this cd. Get The Chrysalis Years 3 cd pack instead. It contains all 5 of these albums in full form, giving you a better representation of the Ramones Chrysalis output.

An admirable companion to "Loud, Fast Ramones".......2002-11-19

While latter-day tunes like "Pet Sementary", "Take It As It Comes", and "Poison Heart", (catchy and melodic as they are) do not possess the trailblazing vibe of the earlier stuff, other cuts like "Got A Lot To Say", "I Don't Want To Grow Up" (both recorded as bands like Green Day were already reaping much greater financial success from the Ramones' sound than the originators ever did), and "Don't Bust My Chops" keep the faith just fine. Plus the fattened modern-day production values give the music a faux rougher sonic edge they didn't have in the 70's. In addtion, the studio cuts here are much better songs than the handful of '89-'95 tunes that ended up on the Rhino collections, and by the way, there's no overlap between the songs on "Loud, Fast Ramones" and this one, so you can safely pick this one up to serve as a competent second volume to that one without feeling like you're paying for songs twice.

The fact that this collection includes eight live versions of pre-Chrysalis classics (and great live versions they are!) as well as cover versions of the Rolling Stones' "Out Of Time" and Jefferson Starship's "Somebody To Love" does draw attention to the fact that this wasn't a terribly prolific time for the Ramones, but who cares? It's fun, loud punk music without the dark, violent, overtly political overtones of bands like the Sex Pistols and the Clash. Highly recommended, but only as a companion to "Loud Fast Ramones".

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