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The best BOA collection yet!

The Lyricologist | 10/27/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The odds are that, if you're even looking at this release, you're already a BOA fan. The question then is, why buy yet another compilation cd of their music? I strongly suggest that, even if you own all their other available cds, you still need to buy this one!



If you're not already a fan, then this is definately the best starting place for an introduction to the music of those rebel hillbillies known as Black Oak Arkansas!



Here're some reasons why:



1. This is simply the best collection of BOA music available in any given package, period. By way of comparing "products", I'll suggest that this release gives a more comprehensive overview of this band than the Definitive Rock release for Foghat (which is pretty good in it's own right, but the BOA is better!).



2. This is the only place (so far!) where you can get any cuts from the "X-Rated" lp.



3. Other than the pic on the front cover, the rest of the pictures in the booklet are ones I'd never seen before. The liner notes are ok, but it would've been nice to have new quotes from the actual band members.



4. Let's face it, this is also about Respect. BOA never got any and just the fact that Atco/Rhino made the effort to put this collection out is a great thing for the band and us as fans.



It occurs to me that the label will be watching the sales figures on this release and those figures may come into play when they make decisions about future releases of BOA material. I'm still hoping for both an official release of X-Rated and, the Holy Grail of BOA music, a remastering of Raunch N Roll which would also finally include previously unreleased bonus cuts.



Also, the last picture inside the booklet is of the band in the Black Oak era...maybe an indication that RWTD might also, at long last, be in consideration for release?



A boy's got to dream!



So all you OakHeads unite, do your part and buy this release!



PLEASE, keep the faith, we NEED it!



(EDIT: 3/28/07 - Dreams do come true and the Holy Grail has been found! Rhino Handmade has done the full-blown remaster treatment on Raunch N Roll and has just released it on their Rhino Handmade label. Two full discs covering the full two shows from which the original RNR was culled. Excellent packaging, liner notes from JD & Rickie Lee, and two full discs of the best rock and roll ever produced! Get yours fast as it's a limited production run of 5000!)

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Just Like the Title Says

R. Lamar Mcclure | Dalton, Georgia United States | 06/07/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

""Definitive" is the key word for this collection. It pulls together the best album cuts along with the BOA signature tunes. A collection well worth waiting for."