Country Greats

Country Greats

ASIN: B000002V6P

Track Listings

1. Rhythm 'N' Blues - Buck Owens

2. Four in the Morning - Faron Young

3. Billy Jack Washburn - Johnny Paycheck

4. This Old House - Carl Perkins

5. Letter to Heaven - Dolly Parton

6. Sally Was a Good Old Girl - Waylon Jennings

7. Moonlight Gambler - Frankie Laine

8. Building Heartaches - Willie Nelson

9. Blues Is the Way I Feel - Conway Twitty

Tracks:

I'm Holding You
Japanese Cowboy
Piss Up A Rope
I Don't Wanna Leave You On The Farm
Pretty Girl
Powder Blue
Mister Richard Smoker
Help Me Scrape The Mucus Off My Brain
You Were The Fool
Fluffy

Customer Reviews:

Scatalogical tales from the Old West..........2006-08-24

I remember when this disc came out Rolling Stone magazine reviewed it by giving it an extremely low rating (something like one or one and a half stars) and completely trashed Ween and this album, which pretty much convinced me to go get it. The reviewer attempted to justify his position by stating that Ween's tendencies towards misogyny and junior high school humor were inappropriate (geez, thats what I LIKED about this disc) and didn't work as parody due to the fact that they had rounded up such renowned Nashville session musicians to make the music. I knew that any magazine that badmouthed every album that Zeppelin put out in the 70's and insisted that Britney Spears was going to be the next Whitney Houston in the late 90's couldn't possibly understand Ween, so I went out and picked up a copy immediately. This album puts me in hysterics every time I hear it, and you don't have to be a fan of country music to like it, cause I certainly am not into country music at all. Ween, however, leave their mark on the genre with this one. "Piss Up a Rope" has to be one of the funniest things I've ever heard; I played it for a group of friends one night at a party and everybody completely lost it. "Mr. Richard Smoker" is another one that could be labeled offensive by some, but always makes me laugh. Obviously the norm for Ween is completely off the wall, and you have to keep that in mind when you listen to some of their music. Ween manage to lampoon the country genre with their lyrics while employing some of it's best musicians, and the musicianship on this disc is (unsurprisingly) superb. If you have a sense of humor, pick this one up. If you take your music cues from sources like Rollling Stone magazine, then enjoy your Justin Timberlake CD. (I think Rolling Stone compared his solo album to "Innervisions", what a surprise.)

I Don't Like Country, But I Do Like Ween.......2006-06-20

As far as albums go, this one is a hard one to review. Ween's fans are typically hardcore, and so are country fans, but uniting the two is where the trouble lies. Odds are there are some who are both, but what about the rest of us?

I will admit that my own rating above is due mainly to my feelings about country music in general, and less about my enjoyment of Ween's eclectic, mock-intellectual, and sometimes ridiculously playful style.

As far as the lyrics go, you've got the usual levels of Ween's absurdity mixed with a combination of sly and in-your-face humor. "Japanese Cowboy," "Piss Up A Rope," and "Mister Richard Smoker" bear the most obvious strokes of Ween's style. "Piss Up A Rope," in fact, is the signature song of the album, and the funniest (and there are some pretty hilarious songs on this record).

The rest of them, however, are a bit more slippery when it comes to pinning them down to tastes. Aside from "Piss Up A Rope," "Fluffy" is the most obviously satirical. Beyond that, it really does sound like a country album. I imagine if you were to slip it into a jukebox in a good-ole-boy bar down south, songs like "I Don't Wanna Leave You On The Farm," "Pretty Girl," and "You Were The Fool" would slip right into the atmosphere with narry a bump. Aside from their sometimes avant-garde lines, these songs sound the most like legitimate country. Considering that Ween brought in some time-tested Nashville talent to help with the album (Buddy Spicher, Charlie McCoy and Russ Hicks, among others), it's no surprise that their country sound is not only authentic, but also well-done.

And, really, as far as the notes themselves go, Ween displays its typical level of musical genius, just in a down-home modality that either you like or you don't. True country fans, and those who enjoy following the tonal acrobatics of this incredibly talented band will take to the new John Deere aura just fine. I myself don't care for country, no matter how funny or tongue-in-cheek it may be. For that reason, I give the album three stars.

But I give Ween's talents and their nimble, creative spirit two enthusiastic thumbs up. I am still impressed by their virtuosity and diversity. I applaud Ween's abilities and also their refusal to allow themselves to be pigeonholed into any category. This is a nearly flawless album, truth be told, but it is still, and ultimately, a country record. If you're like me and you just don't like country music, this album won't give you too much to change your mind, but there are some great and hilarious songs worth listening to. But if you are a hardcore fan of either Ween or country, you won't be disappointed.

end of confusion.......2005-06-11

the '12' in "12 Golden Country Greats" refers to the number of musicians they had on the record; not the number of songs.

Like A Blizzard in Georgia.......2005-06-02

Ween has always occurred to me as a musical chameleon. You want thrashy, idiotic punk? Ween can do that. Do you want a moving, emotional ballad? Ween can do that, too. Do you want an obviously drug-fueled voyage into dissonant sound and grating, nonsensical vocals? Ween can serve that up hot with a side of grits.

So, it shouldn't seem strange that Ween can do country, and country is what you get in 12 Golden Country Greats. Now, country is a genre of music I tend to admire from afar - I never want to get too close, lest I start feeling urges to square-dance with a ten-gallon hat and tight jeans. So having Ween do a country album gave me the excuse to get into country, even if it was largely the Ween version. But then again, a little parody never hurt anyone, and this album is a must for Ween fans and anyone who wants a little absurdity with their country.

Ween pulls off the endeavor by bringing in a bunch of ringers (some of whom they name during songs), who obviously have the whole country thing down to a T. Although Dean Ween is by all accounts one of the most talented guitar-Gods around (or, at least, by all my accounts), he probably couldn't handle a steel guitar too well, so Ween took this concept to its logical conclusion and brought in fiddlers, steel guitarists, a drummer, etc., which give almost all the tracks a good, solid grounding in the basics of the genre. The Ween-ness is brought in courtesy of the lyrics; for a Ween album, the vocals are mostly straight and modulation-free, so it's up to the lyrical content to remind you that yes, these are the same guys behind such timeless classics as Touch My Tooter and Fat Lenny.

The lyrics make the album, sometimes going light on the absurdity (Japanese Cowboy, Powder Blue) to laying it on thick (You Were the Fool, I'm Holding You) to just being downright hilarious (Piss Up a Rope, Help Me Scrape the Mucous Off My Brain). For Ween fans, I suspect, the lyrics are where it's at, because even after you know what Ween is going to say in a given song, it's still somehow fresh and funny the tenth time you hear it. The lyrics shine for most of the time in 12 Golden Country Greats, with comedy being the main aim, though sometimes the only joke is "hey, look, we're doing country!"

Musically, the songs are generally catchy and well-paced. Since I don't know country very well, I can only postulate that the songs reflect a range of country styles within country itself - nowhere is this more apparent than in the cheerfully homophobic Mister Richard Smoker, which seems to be plucked out of the days of ragtime, and the almost normal I Don't Want to Leave You On the Farm, which I can only assume is closer to bluegrass. I could be wrong, but I don't really care. The only song that really drags for the casual listener not familiar with Ween's forays into the lengthy, annoying song that never seems to end (Black Jack, anyone?) is Fluffy. But Fluffy is probably the funniest piece here, and sucks you in to its world of lazy front porches and excited dogs with its slow-motion, warped approach.

So, overall, this album is musically solid, lyrically brilliant, funny, and delightfully misnamed. Where the remaining two golden country greats went, only Ween knows, but Gene and Dean turn in a 10-song tribute/mockery of country that stands out as being both authentic and ridiculous. On a personal note, I was once dating a girl who was a true country fan. Wondering if she might like this album, I played it for her. She was horrified. But, as I said before, if you're a fan of Ween, this album cannot be missed, or left on the farm.

Fresh new direction for Ween.......2005-05-22

I would have to say that I highly enjoy listening to this album, it brings out the lighter side of brown that is Ween. I'm Holding You puts you in the mood for some good counrty twang, then it jumps into Japanese Cowboy with some excellent slide playing. Piss Up A Rope is always a chuckler and you start to see the zaniness come out in the lyrics and keyboard solos. Mr. Richard Smoker invokes some kind of homoerotic tendencies, but a damn good song nonetheless. Fluffy, Powder Blue, and Jerry don't exactly hold up later on in the CD, but they redeem themselves with a beautiful rolling acoustic groove on You Were The Fool. Defineitely worth a listen!!

How Sweet The Sound - 25 Favorite Hymns And Gospel Greats

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Southern Gospel like only the CDB can make
Soulful and Beautiful!
I'ts pretty good
Great effort from a sincere man.
Very Innovative CD from CD

How Sweet The Sound - 25 Favorite Hymns And Gospel Greats
Charlie Daniels Band
Manufacturer: Sparrow
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005V6ME
Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

Amazing Grace
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
In The Garden
Softly And Tenderly
Abide With Me
I Saw The Light
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Just A Little Talk With Jesus
Swing Down Chariot
Nothing But The Blood
I'll Fly Away
How Great Thou Art

Tracks:

Somebody Was Prayin' For Me
They Tell Me Of A Home
Are You Washed In The Blood?
The Old Rugged Cross
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Blessed Assurance
Peace In The Valley
In The Sweet By And By
I Am Thine O Lord
Come Unto Me
Kneel At The Cross
Life's Railway To Heaven
There Is Power In The Blood

Customer Reviews:

Southern Gospel like only the CDB can make.......2003-05-13

As always with Charlie Daniels, he gives his listeners a wide variety of flavors on this wonderful album. There is not one song here that doesn't sound good and real. He gives us everything from his classic southern rock to bluegrass, blues to country, and always sounds sincere. Daniels is a great Christian man and this album will become an instant favorite when you are in need of true inspiration. My favorite tracks are "Softly and Tenderly," "I'll Fly Away," "Somebody Was Prayin' For Me," and "Kneel At The Cross."

Soulful and Beautiful!.......2003-05-02

I recommend this CD set to anyone who loves God and country music. I can't get enough of Charlie Daniels soulful style of music that lifts your spirit and makes you feel closer to our Lord. You won't regret buying this at all!

I'ts pretty good.......2003-04-06

I loved this CD,except for Amazing Grace,it was not very good,but every thing else was great!

Great effort from a sincere man........2002-05-17

I bought this cd based on a review in my local paper, and I was not disappointed. I am only a moderate Charlie Daniels fan(I don't have any of his other records), but I am very happy with this cd! It is full of well done Christian classics with a country flair. The backing instrumentation is tight, as befits a band that has played together for so long, but what impressed me most is Charlie's vocals. He is not a great singer, but what he lacks in finesse he more than makes up in sincerity. It sounds as if he means what he sings 100%, unlike many country singers who throw in a gospel song just to appease their fans. Anyway this is a great album!

Very Innovative CD from CD.......2002-03-07

Not only does this set come with over 20 new songs from the Charlie Daniels Band, but it is very innovative. Some of these hymns are presented as blues, others as country, others as rock, and one has a Carribean influence. Charlie recorded the whole thing with his band in the studio as he's been doing since Blues Hat, so the music has none of the pop country or Christian contemporary sound coming from Nashville these days. One of my favorites so far is "I Am Thine," a great old hymn with the signature CDB sound. It's obvious the band put a lot of hard work into making this album, and if you're a fan of the CDB you're going to miss out if you don't buy it.

It contains two previously released songs from different Sparrow Record collections, and one from Steel Witness with the Fairfield Four. That's 22 BRAND NEW songs from the CDB! Get this album!

Country Greats
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Country Greats
Billie Jo Spears
Manufacturer: EMI Gold
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Best of Stonewall Jackson

ASIN: B000026GPG
Release Date: 2007-05-21

Tracks:

'57 Chevrolet
Loving Him Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do
(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebod
Till Something Better Comes Along
Sing Me An Old Fashioned Song
Every Time I Sing A Love Song
See The Funny Little Clown
That's What Friends Are For
Blanket On The Ground
Ode To Billy Joe
Misty Blue
I Don't Wanna Play House
Hurt
Stand By Your Man
He's Got More Love In His Little Finger
Take Me To Your World
What I've Got In Mind
If You Want Me
Never Did Like Whiskey
Lonely Hearts Club

Album Description

20 track collection. EMI Gold. 2005.

50 Golden Greats: The Complete Early Years

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Every song from the first half of her career

50 Golden Greats: The Complete Early Years
Patsy Cline
Manufacturer: Empire Musicwerks
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Patsy Cline - The Definitive Collection
25 All-Time Greatest Recordings: The 4-Star Years
Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits
Live at the Opry
Gold

ASIN: B000EMGAE4
Release Date: 2006-03-28

Tracks:

Hidin Out
Turn The Cards Slowly
A Church, A Courtroom, And Then Goodbye
Honky Tonk Merry-Go-Round
I Love You Honey
Come On In
I Cried All The Way To The Altar
Stop, Look And Listen
Ive Loved And Lost Again
Dear God
He Will Do For You
Walkin After Midnight
The Heart You Break May Be Your Own
Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
A Poor Mans Roses
Today, Tomorrow And Forever
Fingerprints
A Stranger In My Arms
Dont Ever Leave Me
Try Again
Too Many Secrets
Then Youll Know
Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray

Tracks:

That Wonderful Someone
In Care Of The Blues
Hungry For Love
I Cant Forget
I Dont Wanta
Aint No Wheels On This Ship
Stop The World
Walking Dream
Cry Not For Me
If I Could See The World
Just Out Of Reach
I Can See An Angel
Come On In
Let The Teardrops Fall
Never No More
If I Could Only Stay Asleep
Im Moving Along
Im Blue Again
Love Me, Love Me Honey Do
Yes I Understand
Gotta Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul
Lifes Railway To Heaven
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Lovesick Blues
How Can I Face Tomorrow
There She Goes
Crazy Dreams

Album Description

Perhaps the greatest voice that ever graced a country record, Patsy Cline left her unique impression on the music world and inspired reverence in her millions of adoring fans. Her popularity has only grown over the years - new artists have covered the songs that she made famous and each year more music lovers of all genres are turned on by her incredible voice.

Presented here are the legendary Everest / Four Star recordings in their un-altered entirety finally available on a superbly remastered 2 CD set. These classic recordings will also be a big hit among the alt-country set as they are the rootsiest recordings Patsy ever made.

Classic country - pure Patsy.

Customer Reviews:

Every song from the first half of her career.......2006-10-19

Please note that this is a re-issue of a long-out-of print double CD (Crazy dreams - the Four Star years) with exactly the same track listing but different packaging.

Patsy's recording career lasted from 1956 to 1963 and was divided between two record labels - Four Star and Decca, the switch occurring in 1960. Most of her success came with Decca but this collection focuses on the Four Star recordings, for which this is the best ever released, containing every song she ever recorded for the label, superbly re-mastered. There are extensive liner notes including session details for these recordings, even including an outline of her career with Decca. The style of Patsy's music on Four Star was solidly traditional country with none of the strings that were used on her Decca recordings.

Patsy's only hit during her time with Four Star was Walking after midnight, a song that Patsy later re-recorded for Decca. Part of the reason for Patsy's limited success (and the main reason that she eventually left Four Star) was that she was only allowed to record songs for which the record label held the publishing copyright. Despite this limitation, there are many excellent songs here.

Apart from Walking after midnight, the most famous original song here is the classic ballad, Just out of reach, a song that has often been covered by country, pop and soul singers. Now, why wasn't Patsy's recording a hit? Among the other great songs here are Pick me up on your way down, A poor man's roses (later covered by Reba McEntire, a huge fan of Patsy's music), In care of the blues and Come on in.

Towards the end of Patsy's contract with Four Star, the label relented and she was able to record some other songs including covers of Lovesick blues, Life's railway to heaven and Just a closer walk with thee. It was too late. Patsy moved to Decca and suddenly became a major star by recording some of the best original songs available.

If you are new to Patsy's music, I recommend that you should first look for a collection of her Decca music including such classics as I fall to pieces, Crazy and She's got you. If you want to explore further, you will enjoy this.

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Good Album
Easily the Best Album This Duo Ever Recorded

Country Music's Two Guitar Greats
Merle Travis & Joe Maphis
Manufacturer: Sundazed Music Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007NFLK4
Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

Corrine Corrina
Big Midnight Special
Bayou Baby
Dont Let Your Deal Go Down
Guitar Rag
Blast Off
When Its Time for the Whippoorwill to Sing
West Coast Blues
Mainstreet Breakdown
Picture On the Wall
Kentucky Waltz
Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar

Album Description

t was as natural as apple pie and ice cream to put two country-picking guitar legends like Merle Travis and Joe Maphis, buddies since they'd first met in 1942, in the recording studio at the same time. The results find these fretboard wizards blazing their way through a highprofile 1963 set of backwoods chestnuts, including dazzling material from the Carter Family, Bill Monroe, the Delmore Brothers and Chet Atkins, not to mention a handful of traditional faves like "Big Midnight Special" and "Don't Let Your Deal Go Down." The exhilarating pairing of Travis and Maphis never sounded better—absolute fingers on fire!

Customer Reviews:

Good Album.......2006-03-03

A good album featuring two great guitarists. I enjoy great guitar music and this album did not disappoint.

Easily the Best Album This Duo Ever Recorded.......2005-09-06

What needs to be said here? If you're reading this, you already know that Merle Travis and Joe Maphis are two of the greatest guitarists who ever lived. All you need to know is that this is the pair's best outing among all of the recordings they made together--in print and out of print. This album's got the best production and it's got the best tunes. Prepared to be blown away. If, by chance, you stumbled upon this review and you don't know much about Merle Travis or Joe Maphis and you're an aspiring guitar player, by all means take the plunge. Just be prepared for the consequences.

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Part of a definitive Patti Page collection, but just part
Something special

Golden Greats
Patti Page
Manufacturer: Umvd Special Markets
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000047OH
Release Date: 1998-04-08

Tracks:

Allegheny Moon
Old Cape Cod
A Poor Man's Roses (Or A Rich Man's Gold)
Wondering
Left Right Out Of Your Heart (Hi Lee Hi Lo Hi Lup Up Up)
Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte
Go On With The Wedding
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Mamma From The Train
I'll Remember Today
Another Time Another Place

Customer Reviews:

Part of a definitive Patti Page collection, but just part.......2005-01-04

To make everything I say in this review perfectly clear, I need to give one important bit of information. Most of Patti Page's big hits came on the Mercury label, but for a few years in the mid-1960's she went to Columbia, and had a small number of hits there. On Columbia, she made remakes of her earlier Mercury hits, which can be found on some albums (not this one). And when she came back to Mercury, she did a remake of at least one of her Columbia hits, "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte," which IS on this CD. So, other than "Charlotte," the hits on this CD are the authentic originals, taken from Mercury archives.

The big problem with this CD is that it does not include some of her biggest hits even on Mercury, specifically her earliest ones. This means that for a definitive Patti Page Mercury collection, you need to supplement this with another. Fortunately, ASV has put out a collection entitled "All My Love," which is devoted to her early Mercury years. There is also a collection entitled "The Patti Page Collection: The Mercury Years, Vol. 1," which could also be combined with this one. Either of those, in conjunction with this one, would make a good Patti Page Mercury collection. But by itself, this CD is incomplete.

Something special.......2002-04-10

A very odd little collection but noteworthy for including two of Patti's rarest but best singles, the gorgeous waltz "Wondering" and the power ballad "Another Time, Another Place," which just about sums up the entire pop music sound of the late '50s in three musically overwhelming minutes. The rest of the songs are well-known Patti Page millionsellers you don't have already only if you live on Mars.

Original Golden Greats/Fifteen Thoughts of Brinsley Schwarz

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BRITISH COUNTRY ROCK PIONEERS
Twice The Fun!
Fine album that needs remastering. Desperately.

Original Golden Greats/Fifteen Thoughts of Brinsley Schwarz
Brinsley Schwarz
Manufacturer: Bgo - Beat Goes on
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003GPKC
Release Date: 2002-02-15

Tracks:

Shining Brightly
Country Girl
Starship
Funk Angel
Nightingale
Ju Ju Man
Happy Doing What We're Doing
Surrender To The Rhythm
Don't Ose Your Grip On Love
Hypocrite
(It's Gonna Be A) Bring Down
Run Rudolf Run
(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace Love And
There's A Cloud In My Heart
I Like You I Don't Love You
Rockin' Chair
Hooked On Love
The Ugly Things
Nervous On The Road (But Can't Stay At Home)
Home In My Hand

Album Description

Two 70's albums issued on one CD, featuring Nick Lowe, Ian Gomm. Includes the track '(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding'. The full titles are 'Original Golden Greats' & 'Fifteen Thoughts Of Brinsley Schwarz'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

A Two on One CD Reissue Offering a Total of 20 Tracks! featuring Nick Lowe, Ian Gomm and Others. Plus a Bunch of Classic Songs Including 'What's So Funny Bout Peace, Love and Understanding'.

Customer Reviews:

BRITISH COUNTRY ROCK PIONEERS.......2001-03-16

The Brinsley's biggest claim to fame is probably that they were Great Britain's first country rock band. The trouble with that is country rock was just not the British music of choice in the late 60's early 70's. So this band never quite got their feet off the ground. The shame of it was that they were much more than a country rock outfit. They also could play some great R&B, as in "FUNK ANGEL, BRING DOWN, and I LIKE YOU I DON'T LOVE YOU, which features some great sax work by Bob Andrews. There's also plenty of great rock and roll on here. Chuck Berry's RUN RUDOLF RUN, and probably their most famous tune WHAT'S SO FUNNY 'BOUT PEACE, LOVE, AND UNDERSTANDING, which fellow Brit Elvis Costello later made a hit out of. Most of the songs on here, Nick Lowe wrote, or had a hand in writing. And he also sings on most of these tunes. All these guys are fabulous musicians in their own right. Nick Lowe is the most famous because of his solo career. But Ian Gomm, who helped write much of Brinsley's later material,went on to have a brief, but very good solo career, releasing 2 excellent solo albums in the early 80's. And Bob Andrews, who is a great keyboard player as well as playing sax, along with guitar player extraordiaire Brinsley Schwarz, formed the Rumour, which went on to become one of the most talented bands to come out of Britain. Later becoming Graham Parker and the Rumour. This early stuff doesn't sound anything like the rugged sound of the Rumour. But it's still a good testimony to a talented band who had a lot of potential. But their timing was just a little bit too far ahead of the British country rock curb. I recommend this cd of their 2 greatest hits albums over some of their other twofers compilations. This one covers the Brinsley's whole career from 1970-75. And it offers a better variety of the bands musical styles.

Twice The Fun!.......2001-02-24

What could be better than a Brinsley Schwartz comp? How about two Brinsley Schwartz comps on one CD? This is really all that the casual fan of BS needs (is there such a thing?). It is an excellent retrospective, tracing them from their beginnings as a hippy/psychedelic influenced country rock band in the California style to the nascent pub rock madmen they became. Any Nick Lowe collection is incomplete without Brinsely Schwartz and fans of the Buffalo Springfield and CS & N will also find much to admire. Another reviewer complained about the quality of the CD, but the one I got from Amazon had no problems. The tracks on this album are almost uniformly excellent (although I could do without `Run Rudolf Run') especially notable are `Country Girl', `Shining Brightly', Happy Doing What We're Doing' and `(What's So Funny About) Peace Love And Understanding'

Fine album that needs remastering. Desperately........2000-09-29

It may be a new release and it may be remastered but it still sounds pretty bad. The volume throughout this disc alternates between quiet and loud all within the same song. Sounds like the tape operator who did the final transfer was asleep at the board (this usually happens when the tape moves away from the playback or record head).

The quality of the songs? 4 1/2 stars. Although the bulk of the material is very very good some of the material is a bit too derivative of the Band and Nick Lowe had yet to buff his songwriting style to the shine we are used to hearing. Still, there are quite a few gems on this album. Granted BS was inspired by the Band but by the time of their third album they had clearly found a voice all their own. They deserve to be heard--correctly.

Tracks:

I Wanna Be With You Tonight - Alabama
It's Four In The Morning - Faron Young
Last Cheater's Waltz - T.G. Sheppard
Once A Day - Connie Smith
Honey Love - Mac Davis
Teddy Bear Song - Barbara Fairchild
A Good Year For The Roses - George Jones
I Feel Better All Over - Ferlin Husky
Delta Dawn - Tanya Tucker
I Believe In You - Mel Tillis
A Satisfied Mind - Porter Waggoner
Walk On By - Leroy Van Dyke
Medley: Ring On Her Finger/Ain't No Trick/It Turns Me Inside Out - Lee Greenwood
Tiny Bubbles - Rex Allen Sr.
Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
Marie Laveau - Bobby Bare
The Year Clayton Delaney Died - Tom T. Hall
Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard
Oh Girl - Con Hunley
Stand By Your Man - Tammy Wynette
Take This Job And Shove It - Johnny Paycheck
Street Talk - Kathy Mattea
Dealin With The Devil - Eddy Raven
Walkin' After Midnight - Patsy Cline
Hello Walls - Faron Young
Big Boss Man - Charlie Rich

Tracks:

Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich
Cry - Lynn Anderson
Key Largo - Bertie Higgins
Tender Years - George Jones
Country Party - Johnny Lee
Velvet Chains - Gary Morris
Please Release Me - Barbara Mandrell
Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Is There Something On You Mind - Willie Nelson
Puppy Love - Dolly Parton
I Take It On Home - Charlie Rich
How Could I Love Her So Much - Johnny Rodriguez
Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town - Kenny Rogers
Alone With You - Faron Young
It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells
What Are We Doing In Love - Dottie West
Drink It Down Lady - Rex Allen Jr.
Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe
Medley: 500 Miles Away From Home/Four Strong Winds/Shame On Me - Bobby Bare
It's A Cheating Situation - Moe Bandy
Boney Fingers - Hoyt Axton
Que Pasa - Kenny Price
Bimbo - Jim Reeves
It Keeps Right On A Hurtin' - Johnny Tillotson

Tracks:

My Toot Toot - Rockin' Sydney
Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On - Johnny Tillotson
Hey Doll Baby - Sweethearts Of The Rodeo
Texas When I Die - Tanya Tucker
D.I.V.O.R.C.E. - Tammy Wynette
Hank Williams Medley - Box Car Willie
Take Me Back To Tulsa - Bob Wills
Unmittigated Gall - Faron Young
Loving You Is Killing Me - Alabama
Tennessee Waltz - Roy Acuff
Sweet Country Music - Atlanta
I Keep Coming Back - Razzy Bailey
If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body - Bellamy Brothers
You're The Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had - Ed Bruce
Let The Teardrops Fall - Patsy Cline
Baby Doll - Barbara Fairchild
Ravishing Ruby - Tom T. Hall
The Fightin' Side Of Me - Merle Haggard
I Didn't Have Time - Jimmy Dean
Fire And Smoke - Earl Thomas Conley
Singing The Blues - Gail Davies
Walk Through This World With Me - George Jones
Convoy - Ferlin Husky
Knock Knock - Becky Hobbs
Tear Time - Dave And Sugar

Tracks:

Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers
Put Your Dreams Away - Mickey Gilley
What Time Do You Have To Be Back In Heaven - Razzy Bailey
Harper Valley PTA - Jeannie C. Riley
Angel In Disguise - Earl Thomas Conley
I'll Be There If You Ever Want Me - Gail Davies
Big City - Merle Haggard
I Like Beer - Tom T. Hall
Detroit City - Mel Tillis
Gambler's Guitar - Merle Travis
Apartment No. 9 - Faron Young
Your Good Girls Gonna Go Bad - Tammy Wynette
She Thinks I Still Care - George Jones
Ramblin' Fever - Merle Haggard
Yes I'm Ready - Becky Hobbs
The Door Is Always Open - Dave And Sugar
To A Sleeping Beauty - Jimmy Dean
Six Days On The Road - Dave Dudley
Before The Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
Lost My Baby Blues - David Frizzell
A Headache Tomorrow (Or A Heartache Tonight) - Mickey Gilley
Love Bug - George Jones
Abilene - Waylon Jennings
Wine Me Up - Faron Young
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender
14 Carat Mind - Gene Watson

Customer Reviews:

Very Disappointing CD Set.......2005-06-23

I was so disappointed in this CD Set. I had really looked forward to receiving this set because of the great song titles and great artists only to play them and find out that almost all of the tracks were live recordings and not very good quality at that. They sounded as if they were recorded in some bar room. I would definitly NOT recommend this CD Set to anyone.

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Howdy! 25 Hillbilly All-Time Greats
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music

General | Country | Styles | Music

Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music

Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music

Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music

Traditional Country | Compilations | Country | Styles | Music

Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music

1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music

General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Traditional Country | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000001HI2
Release Date: 1995-06-20

Tracks:

Goin' To The Barn-Dance Tonight - Carl Robison & His Pioneers
It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' - Wendell Hall
The Wreck Of The Old '97 - Vernon Dalhart
The Runaway Train - Vernon Dalhart
Red Wing - Riley Puckett
Blue Yodel - Jimmie Rodgers
The Brakeman's Blues - Jimmie Rodgers
My Clinch Mountain Home - Carter Family
The Foggy Mountain Top - Carter Family
Little Bessie - The Alabama Barnstormers
She's Too Good For Me - Tex Cole's Mountaineers
In The Cumberland Mountains - Carson Tovinson/Frank Luther/Phil Crow
When The Curtains Of The Night Are Pinned Back By The Stars - Zora Layman & The Hometowners
Atlanta Bound - Gene Autry
She Came Rollin' Down The Mountain - Aarons Sisters
The Little Old Sod Shanty On My Claim - Marc Williams
Ragtime Cowboy Joe - The Hill Billies
I Want To Be A Cowboy 's Sweetheart - Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers
Meet Me By The Icehouse, Lizzy - The Original Hoosier Hotshots (America's Hill Billy Aces)
Wabash Cannon Ball - Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseeans
The Golden Lariat - Montana Sil 'The Yodeling Cowboy'
New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
Walkin' The Floor Over You - Ernest Tubb
Born To Lose - Ted Daffan & His Texans
The West Ain't What It Used To Be - Carson Robison & His Pioneers

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Many of country's early big hits, hard to find and common

Golden Greats: Greatest Country Hits
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Disky Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music

General | Country | Styles | Music

Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music

Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music

General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music

Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music

General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music
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K-Tel Presents Country's Greatest Hits
Billboard #1s: Classic Country

ASIN: B00005USEH
Release Date: 2002-02-05

Tracks:

Bouquet of Roses - Eddy Arnold, Eddy Arnold
When It's Lamplighting Time in the Valley - Tex Ritter
Guitar Polka - Al Dexter
Smoke on the Water - Red Foley
I'm Bitin' My Fingernails and Thinking of You - The Andrews Sisters, Ernest Tubb
At Mail Call Today - Gene Autry
Detour - Foy Willing
Prodigal Son - Roy Acuff
New San Antonio Rose - Bob Wills, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Soldier's Last Letter - Ernest Tubb
Lovesick Blues - Hank Williams
No Letter Today - Ted Daffan
Each Night at Nine - Floyd Tillman
I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms) - Eddy Arnold
I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart - Rosalie Allen
Shame on You - Spade Cooley
Pistol Packin' Mama - Al Dexter
New Spanish Two-Step - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Raiders in the Sky - Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra
It's Been So Long, Darling - Ernest Tubb
Waltz of the Wind - Roy Acuff
It's a Sin - Eddy Arnold
Cool Water - The Sons of the Pioneers
They Took the Stars Out of Heaven - Floyd Tillman

Tracks:

New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde) - Red Foley
There's a New Moon over My Shoulder - Jimmie Davis
Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) - Elton Britt
Candy Kisses - George Morgan
I'll Forgive You, But I Can't Forget - Roy Acuff
Sugar Moon - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Rainbow at Midnight - Ernest Tubb
Deep in the Heart of Texas - Gene Autry
Wedding Bells - Hank Williams
Tennessee Saturday Night - Red Foley
Don't Rob Another Man's Castle - Eddy Arnold
Pistol Packin' Mama - The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby
Roly Poly - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Gene Autry
Tennessee Waltz - Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart
Singin' in the Saddle - Tex Ritter
What Is Life Without Love? - Eddy Arnold
Filipino Baby - Jim Robertson
Is It Too Late Now - Jimmie Davis
Choc'late Ice Cream Cone - Kenny Roberts
Tennessee Border - Red Foley
Blues Stay Away from Me - Owen Bradley
Try Me One More Time - Ernest Tubb
Sioux City Sue - Zeke Clements

Tracks:

Crazy 'Cause I Love You - Spade Cooley
Private Buckaroo - The Sons of the Pioneers
Kentucky Waltz - Bill Monroe, Bill Monroe
Take an Old Cold Tater (And Wait) - Little Jimmy Dickens
Move It on Over - Hank Williams
Slippin' Around - Floyd Tillman
Life Gits Tee-Just Don't It - Carson Robison
Shame on You - Bill Boyd
Texarkana Baby - Eddy Arnold
Bang Bang
Drivin' Nails in My Coffin - Floyd Tillman
My Filipino Rose - Ernest Tubb
Room Full of Roses - George Morgan
Gonna Build a Big Fence Around Texas - Gene Autry
Never Trust a Woman - Red Foley
Jollon - Roy Acuff
My Bucket's Got a Hole in It - Hank Williams
Country Boy - Little Jimmy Dickens
Smoke on the Water - Bob Wills
Rosalita - Al Dexter
I Love You So Much It Hurts - Floyd Tillman
Blue Shadows on the Trail - Roy Rogers, Roy Rogers
I Never See Maggie Alone - Kenny Roberts
Footprints in the Snow - Bill Monroe, Bill Monroe

Album Description

Import exclusive, budget price compilation featuring Eddy Arnold, Tex Ritter, Gene Autry, Roy Acuff, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, & many more. 72 tracks in all. Standard double jewel case. Disky. 2001.

Album Details

3 CD set

Customer Reviews:

Many of country's early big hits, hard to find and common.......2002-12-31

If you are a casual fan of vintage country music or you are a diehard collector looking for hard to find gems, this compilation is a must buy for you as on 3 CDs you get, with generally excellent sound, 72 of the biggest hits on the country charts from the 1940s-1951 at a budget price. The price is excellent and among the more commonly available tracks such as Bouquet of Roses by Eddy Arnold, Bing & The Andrews Sisters's Pistol Packin' Mama, the Al Dexter tracks, the Hank Williams tracks, Sons of The Pioneers's Cool Water, Shame On You by Spade Cooley, etc. you will get many hard to find gems including Blues Stay Away With Me by the Owen Bradley Quintet (a #7 hit in 1950 and Owen would later become the A&R of Decca), Kenny Roberts's only 2 top 10 hits: Choc'late Ice Cream Cone and I Never See Maggie Alone, Is It Too Late Now and Bang Bang by Jimmie Davis, No Letter Today by Ted Daffan, Bill Boyd's Shame On You, and especially Life Gits Tee-jus, Don't It by Carson Robison among others. These hard to find gems and the great sound are worth the admission of this budget 3 CD set although there are no liner notes.

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