), and...and...and...Phil Collins. EXCELLENT drummer! But WHY "push the envelope," seeing how annoying he can be? Oh well, "buy the ticket, take the ride," I guess...
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Monsters of Rock: Platinum Edition
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Razor & Tie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000R57W7W
Release Date: 2007-07-24 |
Tracks:
- 18 and Life - Skid Row
- Nothin' But A Good Time - Poison
- Cherry Pie - Warrant
- Nobody's Fool - Cinderella
- Kiss Me Deadly - Lita Ford
- Round and Round - Ratt
- Up ALL Night - Slaughter
- Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
- Seventeen - Winger
- We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
- Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Great White
- Wait - White Lion
- Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
- Poison - Alice Cooper
- Don't Treat Me Bad - Firehouse
- Just Like Paradise - David Lee Roth
- I Hate Myself For Loving You - Joan Jett
- The Final Countdown - Europe
Album Description
The monster of all monsters is back - an it's gonna kick your ass! The Classic best selling hair band compilation Monsters of Rock is bigger and better than ever - it's been revisited, ripped a part, and put back together to include the 18 hugest hair band mega-hits of all time.
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- The ULTIMATE Queen collection!!
- Just what I wanted!
- Very good
- queen
- Love it!
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"Queen - The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III"
Queen
Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
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ASIN: B00006JIA4
Release Date: 2002-09-24 |
Tracks:
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Another One Bites The Dust
- Killer Queen
- Fat Bottomed Girls
- Bicycle Race
- You're My Best Friend
- Don't Stop Me Now
- Save Me
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Somebody To Love
- Now I'm Here
- Good Old-fashioned Lover Boy
- Play The Game
- Flash
- Seven Seas Of Rhye
- We Will Rock You
- We Are The Champions
Tracks:
- A Kind Of Magic
- Under Pressure
- Radio Ga Ga
- I Want It All
- I Want To Break Free
- Innuendo
- It's A Hard Life
- Breakthru
- Who Wants To Live Forever
- Headlong
- The Miracle
- I'm Going Slightly Mad
- The Invisible Man
- Hammer To Fall
- Friends Will Be Friends
- The Show Must Go On
- One Vison
Tracks:
- The Show Must Go On
- Under Pressure
- Barcelona
- Too Much Love Will Kill You
- Somebody To Love
- You Don't Fool Me
- Heaven For Everyone
- Las Palabras De Amor
- Driven By You
- Living On My Own
- Let Me Live
- The Great Pretender
- Princes Of The Universe
- Another One Bites The Dust
- No-One But You
- These Are The Days Of Our Lives
- Thank God It's Christmas
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What once seemed Queen's greatest liabilities--a preening flamboyance and pompous, overwrought theatricality--have ironically become their most enduring charms in a gray, postmodern pop-music landscape. While it eschews the glammy, pre-punk hard rock of live faves like "Stone Cold Crazy" and "Tie Your Mother Down" for the band's more quirky club-beat string of latter-day hits, this 51-track triple-CD anthology goes a long way toward documenting the true dimensions of the band's music and fame. Some songs may not be instantly familiar to American fans because of yet another irony: just as their U.S. fortunes waned during the punk and new wave era, the band was exploding into true international superstars. Thus, there may be a sense of discovery here, whether of latter-day Queen material or solo work by Brian May and Freddie Mercury, whose duet on "Barcelona" with diva Montserrat Caballé transcends boundaries of both time and genre. A previously unreleased live performance of "The Show Must Go On" featuring Elton John on vocals is also included. --Jerry McCulley
Customer Reviews:
The ULTIMATE Queen collection!!.......2007-06-19
What more is there to say... the Ultimate Queen collection! This is a great collection of songs and any Queen lover will most certainly love this compliation of recordings.
I recommend that any Queen lover get this!!
Just what I wanted!.......2007-03-29
While this is not the completely definitive collection as some of the purists in other reviews would want, this is exactly what I wanted. I do not have any other Queen recordings and I was looking for a package that contained as much as possible in a single set. I am listening to this almost exclusively in the month since I received it and I am not worn out yet.
If you don't have any Queen and you want to buy just one set, this will cover just about everything. The only reason I don't give it a 5 star rating is the obvious omission of "Tie Your Mother Down" and a couple of recording level issues on a couple of tracks, notably "We will rock you, We are the Champions" which are strangely muted relative to most of the other tracks.
Very good.......2007-02-10
I was kind of skeptical buying this CD set, considering that I already own Classic Queen, but I figured I had nothing to lose but $26. I bought it, and here is my opinion:
Disc 1 has most of the Queen hits that are known to almost every classic rock and Queen fan alike. The only disappointment (in my opinion) on this disc was that the full version of Fat Bottomed Girls was not used.
Disc 2 has most of their other hits. Some notable ones include I Want to Break Free, Under Pressure, The Show Must Go On, Hammer to Fall, and Who Wants to Live Forever, which was edited but the full version can be found on Classic Queen.
Disc 3 is not great, but it's good. It has some songs that shouldn't be there, but the only hits on there are Princes of the Universe, Heaven for Everyone, Thank God It's Christmas, and the Somebody to Love duet with George Michael.
Overall, this was a good CD set. If you are a first-timer or a collector, this is good for you. But it's good for anyone, really.
queen.......2007-01-19
I HAVE WORN OUT TWO SETS OF THIS COLLECTION, THIS IS TO REPLACE ONE, WORN OUT AGAIN, THANKS FOR OFFERNING A TRIPLE SET
Love it!.......2007-01-16
I was not a big fan of Queen-though I've always liked their music, just never owned any of it. I bought it during the holidays for my kids (6,5,&3)for our car trip to Florida. They LOVED it!! Seriously!! My three yr.old likes the "funny song" -Another One Bites the Dust & can sing it word for word-my 5 yr.old loves Killer Queen & Don't Stop Me Now & just about all the other songs on the CD. I thought they would like it because the Chicken Little movie has We are the Champions & all 3 of them sing it...& I was right.
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- The 2 CD Set is a Better Bargain If you Count the Songs Correctly
- Doesn't seem to be what the commercial promised
- No one has put these power ballads in one collection like this! Excellent!
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Monster Ballads: Platinum Edition
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Razor & Tie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000CQM4K6
Release Date: 2006-01-31 |
Tracks:
- Heaven - Warrant
- I Remember You - Skid Row
- Every Rose Has Its Thorn Poison
- Fly To The Angels- Slaughter
- Dont Know What You Got (Till Its Gone) -Cinderella
- When The Children Cry - White Lion
- Headed For A Heartbreak - Winger
- Forever Kiss
- Love Of A Lifetime - Firehouse
- High Enough - Damn Yankees
- Is This Love Whitesnake
- Love Song Tesla
- To Be With You - Mr. Big
- Dont Close Your Eyes - Kix
- Carrie - Europe
- More Than Words - Extreme
- Wind Of Change - Scorpions
- Silent Lucidity - Queensryche
Customer Reviews:
The 2 CD Set is a Better Bargain If you Count the Songs Correctly.......2006-07-15
I just wanted to correct the reviewer "Tanya" who stated that the 2 CD Platinum Edition only contained 20 songs versus the 18 on this particular edition. The set with 2 CD's is a GREAT value because it includes 32 songs, not 20!!!! It helps to count the entire song list when comparing the CD's.
The 2-CD Edition includes the following songs that are not included on the edition with only 18 songs:
1. Angel Song - Great White
2. Don't Close Your Eyes - Kix
3. Fly High Michelle - Enuff Znuff
4. Honestly - Stryper
5. House Of Pain - Faster Pussycat
6. If You Needed Somebody - Bad Company
7. I'll Never Let You Go - Steelheart
8. I'll See You In My Dreams - Giant
9. Love Is On The Way - Saigon Kick
10. Miles Away - Winger
11. Only Time Will Tell - Nelson
12. The Flame - Cheap Trick
13. When I See You Smile - Bad English
14. When I'm With You - Sheriff
You can figure that each of these songs would cost $0.99 if purchased individually through a service such as iTunes, so I recommend paying the extra money for the 2 CD edition versus purchasing this CD with only 18 songs. This is the best collection of power ballads on the market.
Doesn't seem to be what the commercial promised.......2006-03-10
I imagine that this disk has all the songs advertised on TV, but somehow I remember being a lot more excited about it while watching the commercial than I was when I got the CD. There are a few true gems on here though- perhaps those are the only songs they played in the commercial. Something everyone should know: the 2-cd edition costs twice as much, but only has 20 songs compared to 18 songs on this disc. This disc lacks 3 of the songs that the other set has, but has an additional song not included in the 2-cd set.
No one has put these power ballads in one collection like this! Excellent! .......2006-02-19
No one has ever put these power ballads together like this on one single CD! Although there is a 34-song collection of this CD, the 18 chosen for this collection were pretty well chosen. But this was a strong subgenre from 1987 to 1991, when there were an increasing number of power ballads by heavy metal bands becoming hits. It seemed common for the ballads to peak at No.1 or 2, so very high, while their rockers finished lower at No. 6, 7, 8 or 10. Maybe some people were more comfortable with their ballads than the layers of loud guitars blasting over them. They surprisingly balanced well with the R&B ballads and pop dance hits back then. Most of these songs I've seen on other compilations, but this is the first one to include Carrie's Europe and Kiss' underrated Forever. This one is more balanced, from the acoustic numbers of Extreme, Tesla, Poison and Mr. Big, to the loud guitars of High Enough, I Remember You to even the bluesy Cinderella ballad which I still love. I still love Whitesnake's adventurous Is This Love. It's even message driven, even in Scorpions' Wind Of Change. And there's something about the quiet mood of Queensryche's Silent Ludicity that still is haunting today. Another favorite I like here is Kix' Don't Close Your Eyes, which avoids the typical formulaic approach of the other power ballad hits and has a strong musical performance all throughout. This is a dynamic collection to recall this solid music period in popular music.
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- Platinum Review
- A Superb and Classic Collection of Romantic Rock Anthems
- Poxy Muzak
- Glammy-Silky- Sexiness on a Cloud
- Very Good Compilation
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Platinum Collection
Bryan Ferry , and Roxy Music
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00022LZYQ
Release Date: 2004-08-24 |
Tracks:
- Virginia Plain
- Pyjamarama
- Do The Strand
- A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
- Street Life
- All I Want Is You
- The 'In' Crowd
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
- You Go To My Head
- Love Is The Drug
- Both Ends Burning
- Let's Stick Together
- The Price Of Love
- This Is Tomorrow
- Tokyo Joe
Tracks:
- Sign Of The Times
- What Goes On
- Carrickfergus
- Trash
- Dance Away
- Angel Eyes
- Over You
- Oh Yeah!
- Same Old Scene
- Jealous Guy
- More Than This
- Avalon
- Take A Chance With Me
- Don't Stop The Dance
- Windswept
Tracks:
- Slave To Love
- Is Your Love Strong Enough?
- The Right Stuff
- Kiss And Tell
- Limbo
- He'll Have To Go
- I Put A Spell On You
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow
- Girl Of My Best Friend
- Your Painted Smile
- Mamouna
- As Time Goes By
- Goddess Of Love
- It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
- A Fool For Love
Amazon.com
Originally conceived for the British market, where Roxy Music and its debonair frontman Bryan Ferry were much more popular than in the States, The Platinum Collection gathers every band and Ferry single, along with some popular album tracks, on three chronologically arranged discs. As an overview of both acts' extensive and connected careers, from 1973 through Ferry's 2002 Frantic album, this is a far more comprehensive overview than the many single compilations already released. Initially, there was a substantial musical dissimilarity between lead vocalist Ferry's solo work, much of it less artsy and aggressive than early Roxy songs such as "Do the Strand" and "Virginia Plain." Eventually, by the late 70s the two became less distinct. The primary difference being Ferry's tendency to radically rearrange musty pop, folk, and R&B covers between his more sensually lush, dance oriented music. Roxy Music disbanded in 1983 leaving Ferry, whose solo work comprises almost half of this package and the entire third disc, to carry the torch. Short but pertinent notes about each song, along with small reproductions of the original British picture sleeves, provide some historical background. And although all three CDs include 15 tracks, there is plenty of unused room on each for more music. Regardless, this is an essential addition to any British rock fan's collection. The compilation is nearly as classy and sophisticated as the stylish band, and its suave singer, deserves. -- Hal Horowitz
Customer Reviews:
Platinum Review.......2007-05-16
Very good introduction to Bryan Ferry. However, it is missing "Everytime You Go Away".
A Superb and Classic Collection of Romantic Rock Anthems.......2006-07-20
I was a fan of Roxy Music since I first heard Avalon and More Than This. They have always been a band that people can relate to. Roxy Music is a Progressive Rock band that wore drag, with Brian Eno beginning in this Band as its Keyboardist, and the fact that with Sax and great Rock and Roll guitar as well as drum and bass, that makes Roxy Music into a true anthem band of British Rock fron the 1970s.
Bryan Ferry is a great Crooner, and he even in drag is a Glam Rock Sinatra, when David Bowie has no one ever who can stand at his level from before or after, as a performer, as they BROKE THE MOLD when he was created as a performer. Bryan and Roxy Music are definatly Bowie types in performing, with the use of Keyboards and Moorg Synth sounds as well as Sax and Rock Guitar, giving them such a classic style of the time that could rival Bowie, but of course no one could top Bowie.
My favorate songs from the time from 1972 to 1975 are Street Life and Pajamarama as well as Love is The Drug plus Virginia Plain and Both Ends Burning from Roxy itself as a Band, when Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and The In Crowd by Bryan solo are amazing, but his version of Dylan's Hard Rains Gonna Fall is the top favorate for me from that period for Bryan, when my least favorate from that era in anything is Do The Strand. Lets Stick Together was released in 1975, and I totally recomend the whole album and not just the selections on this Collection. In dealing with 1975 to 1985 I recomend Dance Away and Angel Eyes as well as Sign of the Times from Bryan's Bride Stripped Bare album. Avalon is a true classic but Flesh + Blood has songs that are not too clamorous for me, so the songs from that album on the Collection exept Same old Sceene I do not recomend. Avalon and Boys and Girls are classics in full status, while Is Your Love Strong Enough is a song that should have been on Boys and Girls reissued or Bete Noire which was as amazing.
In closing this is a true classic in a Collection.
Poxy Muzak.......2005-10-29
I've always liked Bryan Ferret. As far as a rock singer goes, he has great hair. But this compilation is just like all the rest only it has more stuff on it. What really irks me though is the best stuff was left off. Songs like "Bitters End" where Andy McBride's saxophone sounds like a fart on an empty subway platform. Now that's rock & roll. This I believe. And where is "Take me To The River (and chuck me in)"? All in all, a wonderful cd set, but I should have bought something else with the money, like the new Brian Ferret compilation.
Glammy-Silky- Sexiness on a Cloud.......2005-01-14
Imagine just coming from a really fabulous party, then diving into a pool of the smoothest, velvety chocolate... enough said.
Kat NY,NY
Very Good Compilation.......2004-12-30
I love the early Roxy Stuff, and the Later Bryan Ferry Stuff. It hardly seems like the same perosn when you hear the full progression of Ferry from Glam rockin Eno-Ite to the mellow crooner he has become. I will say he is still cool and fun to listen to in any era of his music. The only oddity is the glaring ommision of "Out of the Blue" and "In Every Dream Home a Heartache". Oh well, I have those in other form as well. It's a great Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music starter kit.
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- ALMOST...Platinum
- Eddie Rabbitt at his best
- Best Eddie Rabbitt compilation currently available
- Great collection, but a great song is missing!
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Platinum Collection
Eddie Rabbitt
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000H9HX5E
Release Date: 2006-10-09 |
Tracks:
- I Love a Rainy Night
- Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)
- Kentucky Rain
- Rocky Mountain Music
- Two Dollars in the Jukebox
- I Can't Help Myself
- Hearts on Fire
- You Don't Love Me Anymore
- I Just Want to Love You
- Every Which Way but Loose
- Suspicions
- Pour Me Another Tequila
- Drivin' My Life Away
- Nothing Like Falling in Love
- Is There a Country Song on the Jukebox
- Song of Ireland
- I Can't Get This Ring off My Finger
- Could You Love a Poor Boy Dolly
- Pure Love
- Amazing Love
- We Can't Go on Living Like This
- Plain as the Pain on My Face
Album Description
Excellent import-only compilation by this '80s Country superstar who spent most of the '60s and '70s as a successful songwriter. Features 22 of his best including many of the songs that climbed both the Pop and Country charts like 'I Love A Rainy Night', 'Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)', Drivin' My Life Away', 'Suspicions' and 'Every Which Way But Loose'. Warner. 2006.
Customer Reviews:
ALMOST...Platinum.......2007-03-25
Of course you can never please EVERYBODY with "best of" collections.
And this IS a darn good collection. HOWEVER,...
It would have been perfection to have included the following songs:
1) I'M A LITTE BIT LONESOME
2) I DON'T WANNA MAKE LOVE (with anyone else but you)
(if this song does'nt get you in "the mood" ..you're clinically dead)
3) THE ROOM AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS (ditto)
This would have made it KILLER Platinum! But I give credit for at least finally putting more of Eddie's great songs out there on CD. It's about time. Now a double- CD GOLD collection would be nice too!
(I know,..we're just never satisfied!)
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Eddie Rabbitt at his best.......2007-03-02
I've been waiting quite a while for a compilation of Eddie Rabbitt songs to come along. Most of what has been out there has been his "crossover" music, and those of us with true Rabbitt ears knows that the crossover songs are his weakest. This is a great collection of his best and a long time in coming. It's recorded well too. The one song I'm sorry isn't on here? "Long Gone". But all in all they caught all the others, and some are a bit obscure so it's great they included them. A must for any Eddie Rabbitt fan!
Best Eddie Rabbitt compilation currently available.......2006-12-22
I bought this CD recently and I must say that I'm quite pleased with it. Granted there are a few major hits missing like "Step By Step", "You And I" (duet with Crystal Gayle) and "Someone Could Lose A Heart Tonight" but it's probably the most comprehensive Eddie Rabbit "best of" compilation available in the market at the moment and the sound quality is quite good too. Rabbitt recorded under various labels and until someone manages to untangle all the contractual issues, don't expect to find a complete Eddie Rabbitt hits compilation anytime soon! By the way this CD is issued by Rhino in collaboration with Warner Music U.K. Ltd.
Great collection, but a great song is missing!.......2006-12-05
"Step by step" is my favorite Eddie Rabbitt's song. When I was a young boy I used to sing it to my myself every time I was about to date a "too beautiful to touch" girl. Some times I succeeded, thanks to Rabbitt's encouraging lyrics. So I regret Platimun Collection lacking it. But, however, it's a very good choice.
Average customer rating:
- Best Branigan compilation from the Northern Hemisphere!!
- Tell Laura I Love Her
- Great Album!
- Good collection of a great singer's hits and album tracks.
- THE Laura Branigan hits collection!
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Platinum Collection
Laura Branigan
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000G03RJA
Release Date: 2006-07-31 |
Tracks:
- Gloria
- Self Control
- Lucky One
- Solitaire
- Power of Love
- How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
- Ti Amo
- I Found Someone
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
- Spanish Eddie
- All Night with Me
- Lovin' You Baby
- Shattered Glass
- Never in a Million Years
- Moonlight on Water
- Satisfaction
- If You Loved Me
- Silent Partners
Customer Reviews:
Best Branigan compilation from the Northern Hemisphere!!.......2007-03-28
The late Laura Branigan had a remarkably worldwide fan base, with several greatest hits albums in countries ranging from South Korea, Brazil, Japan, Germany, and 2 in South Africa (and that was before the U.S. even had one!).
This PLATINUM COLLECTION is the best new compilation of her work since her death in 2004. While there are a few tracks that are glaringly absent (e.g., "Cry Wolf", "Hold Me", "Forever Young", singles from 1993's OVER MY HEART album, etc.), it is a good selection of her work. Better yet, these tracks are remastered!
Again, this is not a perfect selection (the ones from South Africa had the best selections), this album is the best one in years, certainly better than the BEST OF BRANIGAN that was released in the U.S. in 1995.
If you must limit yourself to one Branigan album and you do not want shell out the money for the ones from South Africa, the PLATINUM COLLECTION from the U.K. is your best choice!
Tell Laura I Love Her.......2007-02-14
To me, no collection could ever be complete without including every track Laura ever recorded. Hit or not, that is only spectulation by our obsession with the cencors of what is hot or not. Radio does not play the whole impact of what the public really enjoys listening to. Key words, "enjoys listening to, not what we are forced to hear on radio. Laura shall live on in the musical soundtrack of our lives.
Great Album!.......2007-01-11
Great compliment of songs and definitely a collector's dream. Can't recommend it any higher!!!
Good collection of a great singer's hits and album tracks........2006-12-19
Laura Branigan, a New York singer with a big, beautiful voice and dark sultry looks, tore up the charts in the early to mid 80s with a mix of europop style dance hits and soft rock ballads. Hindered by bad management, a label that though supportive, didn't know exactly what niche to market her to, and personal drama (divorce, drugs, lawsuits), her platinum status days didn't last, and she was all too soon forgotten. A pity, because Branigan was a top notch vocalist, with emotional range, phrasing and delivery that blow away all the screaming "divas" of today.
This Rhino produced compilation of hits and stand-out album tracks is perhaps the best selection of her work to date: it sounds great and offers some interesting song choices besides the chart hits (all here, for the most part). Wisely, the focus seems to be on the earlier years, when the lovely Branigan was at her peak. The inclusion of Satisfaction (a single in Germany) is a nice touch, although I'm puzzled by the omission of Maybe Tonight (a UK and Germany single which even has a video). A fine collection at any rate, and perhaps we'll even see the complete Self Control album remastered by Rhino with bonus tracks!
THE Laura Branigan hits collection! .......2006-09-25
Few people remember Laura Branigan's first hit single, "All Night With Me." It reached #60 a few months before the career-establishing megasmash "Gloria" hit the airwaves and shot to #2. That first hit has been so forgotten, in fact, that both Branigan's U.S. hits collections ("The Best of Branigan" and "Essentials") completely ignore the tune. Happily, this UK compilation presents the song, along with most of Branigan's other Hot 100 entries. "All Night With Me" is a great record, and it's a real treat that it has finally been remastered and presented on a hits CD.
With that said, this is THE Laura Branigan collection to own. The hits everyone knows are here ("Gloria," "Solitaire" and "Self Control"), along with smaller but solid hits like "The Lucky One," "Power of Love" and "Spanish Eddie." And of course, Branigan's #1 smash "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" from 1983 is here. And all these hits sound crisp and layered with the superb mastering job provided by Heathmans Studios.
There are a few head-scratchers, of course. Where is the hit "Hold Me"? Granted, it hit low in the Hot 100, but it was a hit and is a sexy, vibrant record. Instead of this song, or the single "Cry Wolf," listeners get two rather negligible ballads ("If You Loved Me" and "Lovin' You Baby") from Branigan's 1982 debut album and "Silent Partners," an okay song from Branigan's 1984 album. These tracks' inclusion is extra annoying, because all the material from Branigan's splendid and thoughtful 1993 "Over My Head" album is ignored.
Still, this is the very best Laura Branigan hits collection that has ever been available. The lovely, late vocalist sounds astonishing on every song, especially "Solitaire" (what a range!!!). Let's hope that someday a record label (read: Rhino) will make a two-CD collection of her work that includes all the hits, rare tracks and choice album tracks, like "Shadow of Love," one of Branigan's best recorded performaces.
Average customer rating:
- If you're only going to buy 1 Jimmy Buffet Cd...
- All the Great Hits, and then some
- Outstanding.....Buffett's Best
- great
- For the non Parrot Head but still wanting great music
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All the Great Hits
Jimmy Buffet
Manufacturer: Prism Platinum
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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- Songs You Know by Heart
- Meet Me In Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection
- License to Chill
- Changes in Latitudes Changes in Attitudes
ASIN: B000005RW8
Release Date: 1998-09-22 |
Tracks:
- Margaritaville
- Fins
- Come Monday
- Volcano
- Changes In Latitutudes, Changes In Attitudes
- Cheeseburger In Paradise
- Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
- Stars Fell On Alabama
- Miss You So Badly
- Why Don't We Get Drunk
- A Pirate Looks At Forty
- He Went To Paris
- Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit
- Pencil Thin Mustache
- Boat Drinks
- Chanson Pour Les Petits Enfants
- Banana Republic
- Last Mango In Paris
Album Description
1994 compilation on Prism featuring 18 of the Parrothead's biggest & best, including his top 40 hits 'Margaritaville', 'Cheeseburger In Paradise', 'Come Monday', 'Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes' and 'Fins'. 62 minutes and 54 second of music, all digitally recorded. All tracks are licensed from MCA Records.
Album Details
Excellent Compilation of all his Classic Hits. Includes his Signature Tunes 'Margaritaville', 'Cheeseburger in Paradise', 'Why Don't We Get Drunk ...'And Fifteen More. It's One of Msi's Most Consistently Hot Sellers.
Customer Reviews:
If you're only going to buy 1 Jimmy Buffet Cd..........2001-10-10
This one really has all the songs most people are looking for, i.e. "Maragritaville," "Cheeseburger in Paradise," etc.
All the Great Hits, and then some.......2000-12-07
This is the greatest hits album for confirmed Parrotheads. I turned in my copy of the American greatest hits album, "Songs You Know By Heart," years ago. This import adds, to my mind, two songs that are better than much of SYKBH: "Last Mango in Paris," which is a classic rocking singalong and the expatriate's theme song, "Banana Republics," which will bring a lump to the throat of anyone who's lived a few thousand miles from their birthplace.
While I usually just raid my Buffett collection to create mix tapes, "All the Great Hits" manages to be a great mix on its own, and is one of Buffett's few albums I just drop into the CD player and listen to straight, over and over.
A must have for Parrotheads and well worth the extra money.
Outstanding.....Buffett's Best.......1999-08-06
Really captures Buffett's best work. Although everything he does touches the soul. He is truly an American legend. Music that makes Margaritaville a state of mind.
great.......1999-03-10
One of Buffett's best CD's. It has all the great hits
For the non Parrot Head but still wanting great music.......1998-12-05
Jimmy's music on this CD is outstanding as usual (five stars), this is a good CD for someone who wants to get a taste of his music but isn't a diehard fan. All these songs are on his non-import releases. If your a serious collector you already have these great songs so there is no reason to add this CD. For the music lover who wants a variety of music from a great artist this ones for you - who knows you may be back to become a collector of all the Buffett originals.
Average customer rating:
- Great covers that don't get stale
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Labour of Love I II & III: The Platinum Collection
UB40
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Reggae
| International
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| Reggae
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- The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000
- Who You Fighting For?
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ASIN: B00009KQBB
Release Date: 2003-06-09 |
Tracks:
- Cherry Oh Baby
- Keep On Moving
- Please Don't Make Me Cry
- Sweet Sensation
- Johnny Too Bad
- Red Red Wine
- Guilty
- She Caught The Train
- Version Girl
- Many Rivers To Cross
Tracks:
- Here I Am (Come And Take Me)
- Tears From My Eyes
- Groovin' (Out On Life)
- The Way You Do The Things You Do
- Wear You To The Ball
- Singer Man
- Kingston Town
- Baby
- Wedding Day
- Sweet Cherrie
- Stick By Me
- Just Another Girl
- Homely Girl
- Impossible Love
Tracks:
- Holly Holy
- It's My Delight
- Come Back Darling
- Never Let You Go
- Soul Rebel
- My Best Girl
- Good Ambition
- The Train Is Coming
- Blood And Fire
- Mr Fix It
- Stay A Little Bit Longer
- Someone Like You
- The Time Has Come
- Crying Over You
- Legalise It
Customer Reviews:
Great covers that don't get stale.......2004-04-11
I agree with the UB40 purists that UB40's covers are not as fundamental as Signing Off etc., but I was surprised at how this triple album boxed set did not fade easily. I copied the lot to my Mac Powerbook for a ten day working trip to Venezuela and have played the entire set 10 times over! That says a lot as I have plenty of other choices on the hard drive. My favorites are Holly Holy, Guilty, My Best Girl, Please don't Make me Cry, The Way you do thye things you do, The train is coming, Blood and Fire and Stay a little bit longer. Why? Well the driving beat on a good pair of headphones, the rythyms, the sheer variety from ballad to reggae pop, 8 Brummies all doing their thing, taking turns to shine.
UB40 is an enigma, a piece of Jamaica that is not entirely Jamaican, a true slice of cosmopiltan Birmingham. 25 years and still going strong - how many 8 piece bands can boast that?
Average customer rating:
- Southern Rock at it's Best
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Goin' South Platinum Edition
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Razor & Tie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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- Goin' South, Vol. 2
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ASIN: B000GPPPP4
Release Date: 2007-01-30 |
Tracks:
- Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Ramblin' Man - The Allman Brothers Band
- Heard It In A Love Song - Marshall Tucker Band
- Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughn
- Tuff Enuff - The Fabulous Thunderbirds
- Flirtin' With Disaster - Molly Hatchet
- Keep You Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites
- Wild-Eyed Southern Boys - .38 Special
- Mississippi Queen - Mountain
- They Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
- Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
- Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood and the Destroyers
- The South's Gonna Do It Again - The Charlie Daniels Band
- Fooled Around And Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop
- Can't You See - Marshall Tucker Band
- Midnight Rider - The Allman Brothers Band
- AMIE - Pure Prairie League
- Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Customer Reviews:
Southern Rock at it's Best.......2007-03-08
I just can't keep still when Freebird is playing. The whole CD is fantastic encouraging lots of "air guitar" and imaginary drums to be played.
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- Pleased to Meet You
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- "My First Child" Lullaby Single [CD-single]
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Bomb the Rocks: Early Days Singles 1989 [Import]
Inauguration du Conservatoire de Lausanne 1990
Great Italian Voices 1
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China White
Fields
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Greatest Rock & Roll Hits: Let's Have a Party [Import]
Goldmark - Violin Concerto · Prometheus-Overture / Sarah Chang · Conlon
Charlie Parker
Here 'Tis
El Pirata del Caribe
Summon Your Power
The Best of the Capitol Years
