Blue Rodeo - Greatest Hits

Blue Rodeo - Greatest Hits Artist: Blue Rodeo
Label: Wea International
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 809274093226
EAN: 0809274093226
ASIN: B00005QE4J


Release Date: 2001-12-04

Blue Rodeo - Greatest Hits


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Tracks:

  1. To Love Somebody
  2. Rose-Coloured Glasses
  3. Try
  4. Diamond Mine
  5. Til I Am Myself Again
  6. Trust Yourself
  7. Lost Together
  8. 5 Days in May
  9. Hasn't Hit Me Yet
  10. Bad Timing
  11. Dark Angel
  12. Side of the Road
  13. It Could Happen to You
  14. After the Rain

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It's somehow fitting that the first definitive career overview from Blue Rodeo opens with a dressed-down but impassioned version of the Bee Gees' orchestral-pop classic "To Love Somebody." Not that the veteran Toronto roots-rockers are known for covers: the mark they've carved in Canadian music post-1985 is their own. But, even at their most ambitious, Blue Rodeo remain a bar-band at heart--a canny bunch with all the right rock & roll/pop/country/psych reference points pinned figuratively to their denim sleeves. <I>Greatest Hits</I> does what it should, laying out the band's career highs on a single platter. First track aside, it sticks to chronological order--something that seems to have fallen out of vogue in the realm of best-ofs--and the distinct voices of tag-team songwriters <I>Jim Cuddy</I> and <I>Greg Keelor</I> ensure that things are nicely varied. The disc also underlines their deft balance of song smarts and adult-contemporary radio appeal. Though it's lean at 13 tracks, this entry-level volume should make an ideal one-stop for fans and dabblers alike. <I>--Kieran Grant</I>

Album Description

Canadian compilation for rock act whose style has drawn comparisons to a number of pop & rock icons, including the Beatles, Buffalo Springfield, the Band & Bob Dylan. 14 tracks including two new releases 'To Love Somebody' & 'After The Rain'. 2001.

Album Details

From One of Canada's all Time Greatest Bands, Comes One of Canada's all Time Greatest Collections! Includes 14 Defining Tracks and Over 75 Minutes of Essential Music on One CD. 'greatest Hits' features Two New Recordings. Greg Keelor's Take on the Be E Gee's Classic 'to Love Somebody' and Jim Cuddy's Reworking of his Own Gem 'after the Rain'.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars not complete.......2004-12-05

It's a good primer for those not really familiar with Blue Rodeo, but the hits are not all here. The glaring omissions are Head Over Heels and Rain Down on Me. I still wonder about the strange decision to open with a cover...
Wait for a more comprehensive set -- this disc is skimpy.

4 out of 5 stars All the hits are here.......2002-02-04

Blue Rodeo's greatest hits package is a good sampling of the band's music over the last several years. It's hard to describe their music (sort of a weird rock-country hybrid), but it's certainly distinctive, and they remain a popular band and live act (in Canada especially). Unfortunately, they are not amenable to radio play, both because of the aforementioned hybrid quality of the music, and because their songs tend to approach 6 minutes in length. If you don't know the band, or are only familiar with a couple of their most famous songs (e.g., "Til I am Myself Again" and "Try"), I would recommend picking this up as a great introduction to the band. If you are a fan of the band, the two new songs on the album are great, and arguably worth the price of the disc on their own merits.

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