Search - Various Artists :: Here Come the Polka Heroes, Vol. 1

Excellent Variety, Great Quality

Ronald E. Slivka | steubenville, ohio USA | 07/11/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album has a great selection of polka stars, a great variety of styles, and best of all, it is a quality recording. I recommend this album to everyone, and it's a great sampler to hear artists you've never heard before. I've bought 6 cds of people I was introduced to through this recording."

A-plus for both quality and quantity

Bill Smythe | Chicago | 04/05/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am normally wary of "various artists" CDs. But this one is from Cleveland International! There are 29 tracks, almost no two from the same artist, yet there are no misses. One of my favorites is If I Could Be Like You, in which a young child named Ryan tells Eddie Blazonczyk ("Eddie B") he wants to grow up to be like him, and Eddie B responds he is already well on his way, because pleasing people comes straight from his heart. It's heartwarming as well as lively and entertaining. I've played this CD two or three times per day since I've owned it, and I show no sign of tiring of it. Great recording quality, too, even track 25, which obviously came from the surface of a vinyl LP. Top-notch virtuosity and variety."