"Remakes, some arguably close to the originals, and bad live versions of the originals. Beware!!!"
DON'T BUY THIS ALBUM!
P. J. Hauser | IL | 09/10/2005
(1 out of 5 stars)
"This was the most disappointing album I've ever purchased. When I say this at Best Buy for 5.99, I couldn't believe the deal I was getting. All of these great songs from the 70's that I grew up with, all on one CD. But then when I listened to the album I felt ripped off. Sure, some of the songs sound similar to the original recordings, but that's not good enough. When you've heard the songs 100's of times on the radio you are expecting to hear the songs that way, and anything else sounds like a cheap imitation. The cover did say "new stereo recordings by the original artists", so I did think there might be some small differences, but not to the magnitude that I discovered upon listenting.
I agree with the other reviewers (and wished I would have checked here first). There's something fishy about this album. And I'd probably beware of any in this series (Best Buy had a whole modular section filled with various "20 best of..." albums.
Arggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!"
Not Good
Johnny Boy | Hockessin, DE | 02/26/2008
(2 out of 5 stars)
"Rock and roll, in my opinion, is the best music genre. There's nothing quite like it. And, Madacy released this compilation to honor the best rock and roll decade: the 1970s.
Yes, there are some great artists here. Among them are Jefferson Starship, Carlos Santana, Chicago, and Rare Earth. And, it looks like a great collection of songs, and the price is especially convincing.
Wrong. These are NOT the originals. As previous reviewers stated, most of these are inferior live versions and re-recorded versions. I do like the live version of Chicago's classic '25 or 6 to 4,' but other than that, this disc is very disappointing.
My advice is buy the originals. They are so much better than these re-recorded versions.
And, the sound quality is nothing exciting.
Not recommended."
Don't Waste Your Money
S. Rowell | Far Rockaway, NY USA | 05/16/2009
(1 out of 5 stars)
"These are NOT the original artists and I'm sorry I purchased this. No wonder it says by "various artists". As long as you know that the artists aren't the original you won't be disappointed."
Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
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