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Should Be Retitled "Best of the Early 70s"

Steve Vrana | Aurora, NE | 11/19/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Here's the latest entry in the Seventies compilation sweepstakes. How is it different from the rest? It really isn't. Many of these songs have been anthologized ad nauseam. The lone exception is Cat Stevens' "Wild World." [I can't recall Stevens ever having shown up on an anthology before.] Don McLean's "American Pie" is the full 8:38 version and not the radio edit single which included only Part I as the A-side and Part II as the B-side. These are all great songs, and if they are missing from your collection this is a more than competent collection of some of the decade's biggest hits. Although it should be noted that all of these songs were released in 1974 or earlier with the exception of 1976's "Show Me the Way." [Maybe this should have been retitled Best of the Early 70s.] My only concern is that you don't get much bang for your buck. For example, look at the Totally Hits and Now That's What I Call Music series. They sell for about the same price as these 20th Century Masters series, yet they average about 18 songs per CD where these average only 12. It simply becomes a matter of how badly you want to add these songs to your collection."

Just What I Wanted

Julie A Ross | Pleasant Hill, CA United States | 02/07/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"When I listen to music, my main emphasis is on the 1950s and '60s. There really isn't much music I like from the '70s, and it seems like the only exceptions are on this album. I love all of the songs on this CD, and I personally don't care which half of the decade they come from. At the end of the day, the songs themselves sell the album, not when they were recorded.



"Maggie May" is, and always will be, a classic, and the unedited version of "American Pie" was a treat for me (I've bought several other compilations that only had the edited version). Other stand-outs are Peter Frampton's "Show Me The Way" and Cat Stevens' "Wild World."



If you are looking for a more complete compilation, this isn't it. But if you like the songs, then go for it."