Best Of Don McLean, The - Don McLean > Reviews > So much more to say

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks	Flawless
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Good
Value for Money

Advantages:	The artist at his very best
Disadvantages:	For me personally .  .  . none

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

Mention the name Don McLean and I bet you think “Oh yea…American Pie…great!” And it was great, of course. But there’s much, much more to McLean than this one hit. On this album there are some of his best ever songs; the haunting, melodic “Winterwood”, the mysterious “Sister Fatima”, and the thoughtful “The Grave”. Plus McLean’s version of Roy Orbison’s classic “Crying”. Also the wonderful “Castles In The Air” which was a hit for McLean in 1982.I particularly like McLean’s version of the trad Irish ballad “Mountains of Mourne”, which is sung with feeling. Also included is perhaps McLean’s second best-known song,”Vincent”, dedicated, as we all know, to the artist Vincent Van Gogh.Oh…and yes, the album does include “American Pie”. You couldn’t really have “The Best of Don McLean” without it, could you now?