Advantages: All the best songs in one place Disadvantages: Not worthwhile for the aged-old fan
channels and maybe it does get the odd bit of 'extra' airtime. (E.g. "Close To Me" being on a BBC Three programme...it's name escapes me, but it may have been the 'Smoking Room'? Answers on a postcard...)
Their 'greatesthits' album, released in 2001 through Fiction Records and only done so on the basis that Smith could choose the tracks himself is 19 tracks that show a chronological tale of the band and their music through the years. (Although two of the tracks are brand new!)
Opening track "Boys Don't Cry" was released in June 1979, eight years before I was born. Yet with it's instantly recognisable guitar riff it's something that the countless bands since then that have idolised and 'taken influence' from the Cure could take the rest of time to improve on. I believe the saying is along the lines of put some monkeys in a room ...
Advantages: All of Billys hits on one DVD Disadvantages: Only 2 hours long
The worlds greatest comedians' work on one DVD, yes its Billy Connolly. He has made people cry with laughter all over the world for over 40 years and he's still going strong. All of his greatesthits are on this DVD from when he started out in 1970's up until the modern day. There are over 2 hours of his best live shows from around the world on the DVD so what more do you want?
In this DVD Billy performs in his usual comic manner telling his extremely funny stories and his side-splitting quick thinking making everyday things a classic moment of comedy. He's quite simply the most successful popular British stand-up comedian of modern times!
This DVD sum's Mr Billy Connolly up write to the tee and will show any comedian what real comedy is really about. This DVD deserves a place on your DVD shelf! ...
Advantages: Great tracks old and new Disadvantages: None
with the stunning elegance and the beauty of lyric phrasing of Lena Horne, and she is Whitney Houston." Spoken in 1985, he was definitely true!
Generally I tend to think that greatesthits albums are a waste of money because if you have all the artists other CD's you probably have most of the tracks anyway but this album is well worth it. It's the one place where you can get all her old classics, as well as new songs and some funky duets.
The album comes as a double CD but if you get the DVD version you also get music videos of past hits, live performances and interviews. The music videos are great as you really see her in action.
The CD was released in 2000. Like I said it's a double CD and each CD has a really cool title. Disc 1 is called Cool Down and features her more chilled, love songs even though she still belts out some cracking vocals ...
Product Information for "Greatest Hits Live - Strawbs (The)" »
Product details
Title
Greatest Hits Live
Performer
Strawbs (The)
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
British Folk Rock
Release Date
07/1995
Original Release Year
1999
Label / Distributor
Road Goes On Forever / Proper
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Live
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
5022539001520
Additional notes
Album Notes
The Strawbs: Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper, Richard Hudson, Brian Willoughby, Rod Demick, Chris Parren. Recorded live in 1990. Recorded in 1990 at one of the Strawbs' periodic reunion shows, GREATEST HITS LIVE pretends the last few years of the Strawbs' recording career never happened. The 11 tracks, not including a band introduction, are taken entirely from their earlier folk-rock albums, leaving the progressive pop days of BURNING FOR YOU and DEADLINES out of the picture. Dave Cousins leads the group, of course, and sounds like he's enjoying himself immensely on spirited versions of classics like "Ringing Down the Years," "The Hangman and the Papist" and the group's traditional set closer, "Hero and Heroine." Strawbs novices are advised to start with the original albums, but fans will enjoy this no end.
Titles on disc 1
1.
Cut Like A Diamond
2.
Something For Nothing
3.
Hangman And The Papist
4.
Ringing Down The Years
5.
Stormy Down
6.
Afraid To Let You Go
7.
Grace Darling
8.
River/Down By The Sea
9.
Lay Down
10.
Part Of The Union
11.
Hero & Heroine
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