Search - Pat Benatar :: Best Shots (CD & DVD Combo)

Michael M. (mike) from SEBASTIAN, FL
Reviewed on 2/4/2007...

The vesion of Best Shots I have is with a different art cover and with only 12 best songs on it, instead of the 15 that show on the posted cd. It still is an excellent cd. Mike.

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Great combo from the queen of '80s rock!

Invisiboy2001 | Chicago, IL United States | 05/12/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

""Best Shots" is a very good "Best of" collection. It includes all the biggest hits, including "We Belong," "Invincible," "We Live For Love" and "Heartbreaker." Sadly, the CD ignores some of her hits, like "Little Too Late," "Le Bel Age" and "Sex As A Weapon" in favor of non-hit songs like "Outlaw Blues." Still, what's here is cream-of-the-crop stuff, so you can't go wrong with this CD (although two versions of "Hell Is For Children" is overkill).



The DVD is simply fabulous. It contaains loads of music videos that range from hysterically awful ("Precious Time") to devastatingly beautiful art ("Somebody's Baby" -- this one will bring tears to your eyes). While the videos are a treat, the optional commentary from Pat and Spider ROCKS! This musical duo doesn't hold back on making fun of themselves and badmouthing their suck-tastic record label. AWESOME! And for this price, you can't go wrong!"

A Nice Collection Of Classics + Brilliant DVD!

Jason W. Bellenger | Byron Center, Michigan, USA | 05/06/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Thumbs up to Capitol for putting this nice collection together. The 'Best Shots' is a nice introduction to Pat's music before 1989. Although the liner notes don't mention the album being remastered, the audio sounds much better than on some previous releases, including certain selections from the
'Anthology' released in 1999. So I'm assuming it has been remastered again. But perhaps that's just my ears! It's nice having this 'Best Shots' disc for the brilliant live version of "Suffer The Little Children/Hell Is For Children." Now on to the DVD. Capitol did a good job putting this together. While the picture quality isn't the best from the earlier videos, this is to be expected since the material is rather old. So I have no complaints here. The DVD has been remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby 2.0 Stereo. I was blown away while watching the "We Belong" video with the audio on my 330-watt stereo system. The sound quality is amazing, much better than on the CD itself, which I found surprising. I never knew the song had so much bass. The audio has been very well restored here. As for the videos, it's nice being able to see a lot of these older videos from the 1980's, along with the videos from the 1990's - most of which I've never seen before, considering I was born in 1981! Some of the earlier videos are extremely cheesy, which is expected of most early 80's videos. Pat and her husband, Neil, definitely make note of this, making the "video/audio commentary" option a plus! We get to hear their thoughts about each video! I found myself laughing several times. Pat and Neil seem to be very proud of the "Somebody's Baby" video, and I can see why. It's a very underrated video and one of my favorites. The same goes for "Strawberry Wine (Life Is Sweet)" which they give praise to as well! It's nice to have these videos on DVD, since they got such little airplay at the time of release. A nice bonus are the live cuts of "Hell Is For Children" and "Heartbreaker" from 2001! Seeing this DVD makes me want to run out and buy Pat's entire catalog. I think I'll work on doing that!Now it's time for Capitol to remaster and re-issue all her albums with bonus tracks! I've never heard the extended remixes of some of the earlier recordings like "We Belong" and "Invincible" - which are listed in the liner notes of the 'Anthology.' Time for Capitol to reissue these!!!"