Five star music, four star collection
a superintelligent shade of the col | minneapolis | 06/02/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Of course, this is John Renbourn music, and incredible stuff for those who appreciate his amazing guitar playing and arranging. But as a collection, it's not at all complete - it ends in the early 1970s, thus missing a good chunk of his evolving career. And the track organization seems to me strangely organized and spotty, with some remarkable tracks missing and other less brilliant work filling in. The best use i've found for it is to feed the entire 2-cd set into a large collection of MP3 albums for shuffle play. That, and it's a cheap way to get a lot of John Renbourn. But if you're a fan, you're better off buying real albums."