Search - New Riders of the Purple Sage :: Best Of: Greatest Hits Series

Classic hippie-stoner country from the early 1970s

Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 08/27/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a long overdue reissue of a best-of set that gathers the best tracks from this hippiebilly band from Northern California. The New Riders were originally a side project of Jerry Garcia and some chums from the Grateful Dead, but as their attention turned elsewhere, the band took on a life of its own. They specialized in drug-oriented novelty songs ("Henry", "Panama Red") and shambling boogie-rock covers of rock and R&B oldies. It still holds up pretty well, especially if you're interested in the roots of the modern alt-country scene.



(Note: This edition (2006) adds five bonus live tracks, expanding the set from its original 1976 vinyl release and the previous, 1990 CD reissue.) (DJ Joe Sixpack)"

Bad to the Bone

Steve Agosto | 11/25/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If your a Purple Sage fan this is just frickin' awesome. I wish every album I downloaded had this kinda' sound quality,.........totally blew my mind!!!!!!!!!"