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C. Butler | Baltimore, MD, USA | 01/21/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"OK - First off, you're better buying all the mountain CDs than going for this; after all, there's more to a band then just their hits!Failing that (if you just want the stuff from the radio), there's some really good music on here. Of course there's the guitar rock classic, Mississipi Queen (if you know what I mean ;)). Then there's what's arguably their best two cuts, Nantucket Sleighride and Theme for an Imaginary Western, PLUS the live Roll Over Beethoven - great stuff! You won't be dissappointed. One of the other reviewers asked why the two short pieces - because they're thematically related to other music on the CD so thats why they're included, even tho they're separate tracks.At any rate, there's some great Rock'n'Roll in power trio and power quartet mode (altho you really can't hear the keyboard player, poor guy ;)), and you shouldn't miss picking this up, it's worth it! That is, if you're just looking for the "hits"..."

Truly Mountain's Best Songs

01/16/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"BEST OF MOUNTAIN is a concise compilation of the best songs that Mountain ever recorded. Everything here is first-rate, and you don't have to worry about all of the second-rate later songs that you have on the double-disc set OVER THE TOP. Instead, you get the steak and fries of the catalog of this heaviest of American bands."