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Superb showcase of Benatar's hits.

Mark J. Koenig | 07/18/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Having just graduated high school when Benatar hit the scene with "Crimes of Passion," I was transfixed with her powerful voice and aggressive delivery. Listening to this great compilation, I'm as impressed as ever. A few notable tracks are not here - most importantly "You Better Run," and "Wuthering Heights," but nitpicks aside, this is a great disc.Pat's classical opera training is quite evident in her amazingly powerful vocals. Quite unlike any rocker before or since. Husband Neil Gerardo's guitar work is of the highest order as well.Worth noting is the fact that Benatar walked away from her career at the absolute height of her success to stay at home and raise her new daughter(s). She's recently returned with some new material, which demonstrates that her voice is as strong as ever. She deserves the greatest respect not only as an artist, but as a woman with the moral character and courage to do what few in show business ever do: put their careers on the back burner for their kids' sake. Hats off to a great artist, and more importantly, a great mother!An essential CD for anyone without the original albums in their collection."

Terrific Compilation Of Pat Benatar's Greatest Hits!

Barron Laycock | Temple, New Hampshire United States | 07/17/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Pat Benatar launched one of the most amazing careers in pop music in the last 25 years with a barrage of hits that just kept coming. Starting with songs like "Love Is A Battlefield", "Promises In The Dark', and "One Love", she forged her way up the charts and was one of the first female rockers who, Like Joan Jett, became main concert draws in the early 1980s. She delivered a hard rock sound that was combined with quite provocative and driving lyrics, which gave each of her songs a particular kind of punch which was both a crowd pleaser and a reason for her sustained success commercially. She adopted a number of social concerns, for which she spoke very forcefully and effectively, including battered children and women's rights. In songs like "Hell Is For Children", she sang with great passion about the way in which children are victimized and emotionally damaged by violence. Pat left us with quite a legacy of hits, and included here are the above-mentioned songs as well as "We Live For Love", "Shadows OF The Night", "we belong", "Invincible", "Fire And Ice", "Heartbreaker", and "Outlaw Blues". This is a great compilation of her hits, and makes for a great listening experience. Enjoy!"

This "best of" compilation has only one positive.

Vic | So Cal | 09/06/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The only positive to this CD is that it includes the album tracks. "All Fired Up! The Best of Pat Benatar" and the remastered "Greatest Hits" both use the single versions of a handful of songs. This 15-song selection ommits a few good tracks, inlcuding "Treat Me Right", "Little Too Late", and "You Better Run". The sound quality is also below par."