Anthology: 1965-1975

Anthology: 1965-1975 Artist: The Grass Roots
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 081227074623
EAN: 0081227074623
ASIN: B0000032MQ


Release Date: 1991-07-02

Anthology: 1965-1975


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Tracks:

  1. Mr. Jones (Ballad Of A Thin Man)
  2. You're A Lonely Girl
  3. Where Were You When I Needed You
  4. Only When You're Lonely
  5. This Is What I Was Made For
  6. Lollipop Train (You Never Had It So Good)
  7. Tip Of My Tongue
  8. Let's Live For Today
  9. Things I Should Have Said
  10. Out Of Touch
  11. Is It Any Wonder
  12. Wake Up, Wake Up
  13. Melody For You
  14. Feelings
  15. Here's Where You Belong
  16. Midnight Confessions
  17. Bella Linda
  18. Lady Pleasure

Tracks:

  1. Lovin' Things
  2. The River Is Wide
  3. City Women
  4. I Can't Help But Wonder, Elisabeth
  5. I'd Wait A Million Years
  6. Heaven Knows
  7. Out Of This World
  8. Walking Through The Country
  9. Baby Hold On
  10. Come On And Say It
  11. Temptation Eyes
  12. Sooner Or Later
  13. Two Divided By Love
  14. Glory Bound
  15. The Runway
  16. Anyway The Wind Blows
  17. Love Is What You Make It
  18. Mamacita

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The Grass Roots shared similarities with fellow West Coast studio concoctions the Monkees and Three Dog Night--including a run of pop-savvy chart hits. Initially the studio conceit of writing/producing team P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri, a duo who'd also scored hits by cloning everything from surf (the Fantastic Baggys) to folk-rock (Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction"), the Roots' evolution had strange origins, encompassing two hired, then renamed, bands. But it was the second (the former 13th Floor) that prospered, mirroring their mentors' rapidly diverging tastes, from Sloan's folkie-lite ("Where Were You When I Needed You," the reworked Italian pop hit "Let's Live for Today") to Barri's hook-heavy, Motown-inspired pop ("Midnight Confessions," "Sooner or Later," "Temptation Eyes"). This double-disc overview includes all their major hits and a well-chosen sampling of album cuts, most fueled by the familiar polished urgency of vocalist Rob Grill. Ironically, while Barri's career would gravitate toward bubblegum (including more hit-mongering with Tommy Roe and Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods), the Grass Roots' own hits would go on to influence a generation of new wavers taken by their well-honed craftsmanship and economy of purpose. <I>--Jerry McCulley</I>

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Really Good Collection.......2007-03-02

I remember when I first saw this collection for sale in a store. I couldn't believe my eyes. Here was (almost) everything I ever wanted in a Grass Roots collection.It follows the band from the very early days (before Rob Grill) to the last album in 1975 (when Grill and Dennis Provisor were the only ones left from the band's commercial heyday).
This is certainly a fairly complete run down of the Grass Root's career including choice album cuts as well as the big radio hits. I have always felt the band was much better than they were given credit for. In concert they were terrific and on record they were pop perfection. I do believe the prices asked for this are a bit much. There's even one seller wanting over a THOUSAND DOLLARS for it. That's crazy. Maybe it should be re- released and pull the rug out from under these people. Also needed for re-release are the great early seventies Grass Roots albums MOVE ALONG and ALLOTA MILEAGE. Excellent late Grass Roots albums.

5 out of 5 stars A Superior Anthology.......2005-06-06

I don't think The Grass Roots get the credit or respect for being a very good pop band. They turned out hits and respectable album tracks for nearly a decade.
They survived the Beatles, The Summer of Love, Altamont, and The time of 'the TV-Bands' (Archies, Partridges, et.al.).
Yes, their time finally did fade but this pricey 2 CD Rhino set is worth the money. I still keep it around for long trips.
The wife enjoys it because she recalls their hits.

There are 2 booklets with this set; one covering early Roots history and the second telling later Roots history in the nicest way possible. [Each booklet has the same cover. Don't think one is an extra. The 2nd booklet is a keeper for the track listings.]
The Grass Roots had 3 lead guitarists and a few keyboard players in their time. Rob Grill is the lone constant.

In The 2nd Booklet there is an informative track listing/history of each song.
The set is chronological. Disc 1 is 1965-1968. Disc 2 is 1969-1975.

The music speaks for itself. All the hits are here and if you don't recognize a song title don't worry---you will recall that song eventually.
Go back to 1968 or 1972. Enjoy

5 out of 5 stars Get this one along with 3 Dog Night's "Celebrate"!.......2004-12-14

If you were growing up in the late 60s & early 70s, the Grass Roots and 3 Dog Night were two fo the classiest sounding bands on the radio...far and away 3 Dog Night's "Celebrate" double CD package is the definite collection of their hit making years (kudos to MCA for using all the single versions of the hits), and this one here is the all-inclusive Grass Roots collection
...the guys at Rhino did an almost perfect job, only leaving out "I Can Turn Off the Rain" but that's a VERY minor quibble if you, like many other Grass Roots fans, bought their "16 Greatest Hits" LP back in 1972. Every Grass Roots hit is on this collection, including later favorites "GLory Bound", "The Runway", "Love is What You Make It"...even "Mamacita" from the tail end of their tenure. This is prime stuff...Rob Grill's got one of the best voices in rock & roll and the material was just super...this collection and "Celebrate" from Three Dog Night are two of the best from two of the best...end of story! Worth every penny!

4 out of 5 stars Almost perfect!!!!.......2001-09-06

The GRASS ROOTS have always been one of my favoirite bands of the 60's. I have seen them live many times going back to the late 60's. I have all their vinyl albums and an almost complete set of singles.(Complete as far as I know). When their stuff came out on CD in the 80's I bought the DUNHILL Records CD's :Greatest Hits Volume one and Volume two. They were very good (At least I thought so at the time.)This set is much much better. Not only is it much more inclusive but the sound quality is far better. More open sounding, cleaner.
I looked in my BILLBOARD book of top 40 hits. The Grass Roots hit the top 40 fouteen times, and all the hits are here.I recommend this set to any Grass Roots fan or anyone who really wants to hear what 60's pop beyond the Beatles was all about.

5 out of 5 stars

Music Album:

  1. Like Trees We Grow Up to Be Satellites (The Backwards America) ~ Lazarus
  2. Platinum Collection ~ The Shadows
  3. Charmed ~ Matthew Harrison
  4. Loveland ~ John Sykes
  5. Crazy Diamond ~ Steve Peregrine Took
  6. Zig-Zaggin' Through Ghostland ~ The Radiators
  7. Horse of a Different Color ~ Willy DeVille
  8. Hordes of the Brave ~ Iron Mask
  9. On Something ~ Glen Matlock
  10. For the Dead in Space, Vols. 2 & 3 ~ Various Artists

Music Album

Music Album

Music CD

Moody Plays Mancini ~ James Moody

Love Songs ~ Louis Armstrong

No More Blues ~ Dizzy Gillespie

Crackshot ~ Joey Baron's Barondown

Givin' Away the Store, Vol. 3 ~ Pat Martino

The Eddie Lockjaw Davis Cookbook, Vols. 1-3 ~ Eddie %22Lockjaw%22 Davis

Mabuta No Haha ~ Mitsuko Nakamura

Get Happy ~ Hoshimura Mai

Bebadachama: Serie Ao Vivo ~ Paulinho da Viola

Vamos... Con Salsa Y Merengue ~ Various Artists