A's B's And Rarities - Hot Chocolate

Advantages: All the classics on one CD
Disadvantages: Does'nt "gel" very well

...Hot Rocks covers most of the monster hits from the Stones' first decade that remain in radio rotation in the 1990s. More Hot Rocks goes for the somewhat smaller hits, some of the better album tracks, and a whole LP side worth of rarities that hadn't yet been available in the United States when this compilation was released in 1972. The material isn't as famous as what's on Hot Rocks, but the music is almost as excellent, including such vital cuts as "Not Fade Away," "It's All Over Now," "The Last Time," "Lady Jane," the psychedelic "Dandelion," "She's a Rainbow," "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?," "Out of Time," "Tell Me," and "We Love You." The eight rarities are pretty good as well, including their 1963 debut single "Come On," early R&B covers of "Fortune Teller" and "Bye Bye Johnnie," great slide guitar... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: 30 songs, 2 CDs, rare, superb
Disadvantages: Some are B sides for a reason!

...Ok so i hold my hand up. I bought this album more because i wanted a quality CD version of the song Yellow Ledbetter rather than because i wanted to closely analyse all of the PJ songs that fell just short of making albums. But i'm definitely glad i bought it. I was probably born about 3 or 4 years too late to be a Pearl Jam fan when they first came crashing onto the scene. But my older sister made sure that i learnt to love them. This is a collection of B sides and rarities that have been cut (and 'Lost' - hence lost dogs!) by PJ over the many years since they began. The likes of 'Wash', "Sad" and of course, one of their greatest ever tracks "Yellow Ledbetter" are all mightily superb and worth more than just a listen. However, despite me being a massive Pearl Jam fan, some of what's on here isn't so hot...i guess they were made B... Read review

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Advantages: good
Disadvantages: too short

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