"This cd has some great movie themes but the performances are lousy. The "Red Nash Orchestra" consists of one person playing all of the parts on a synthesizer. The selections have no orchestral life and very poor depth. Also, some of the arrangements are quite sloppy. Avoid this cd and buy Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops "Round Up". It has great western themes and the lush sound of a great orchestra."
Moderate Quality Compilation
Boz | 11/29/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)
""The Greatest Western Movie Themes" offers a good selection of tracks from some of the best western film scores. It suffers, however, from having all of these tracks played on a sythesizer. As a result, most of the musical reditions fall flat; they are pale imitations of themselves.That's not to say that this album is not enjoyable - it is. Unfortunately, it is also seriously flawed."
Totally sucks.
Registered_User | Elk Grove Village, IL United States | 07/05/2005
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Ever click on somebody's crappy web page from 1995 and think "Jesus Christ, what IS that terrifying sound!"? Well, it was probably a midi ripped from this CD. I think it's safe to conclude that "The Ned Nash Orchestra" is actually some nerd messing around with a synthesizer in his garage. If you're counting on sweeping renditions of classics this is not for you. Then again this CD is not recommended for anybody who cries easily, suffers with migraines, or values music in general."
Not the original artists, but enjoyable.
Boz | 10/16/1998
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Some tracks are good copies of the orginal artists and some are not so good. Still, I enjoyed the tracks from the Dollar Trilogy Movies and Once Upon a Time In The West. For the real "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" buy the original sound track from the movie on CD."
Great selection but very poor sound quality
iconoclast | Dallas, Tx USA | 12/28/2009
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Indeed, the majority of the themes selected in this CD are the greatest and the most memorable western movie themes. The problem is that the sound quality is lousy! Very disappointing performance!"