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Undisclosed that these are re-recordings, grrrrrrr!

One World | Denver, CO USA | 01/07/2007

(2 out of 5 stars)

"It would have been nice if it said "New Stereo Recordings" or "New versions". The fact that there are remixes does not mean that the material was re-recorded, take "Motown Remixed" for instance, none of the songs in that collection were re-recorded by the artists, they were simply remixed... well remodeled. Nonetheless it was the originally recorded versions that were remodeled, not re-recorded versions.



For this album, the songs were all re-recorded and select songs were remixed. Some of the re-recorded songs sound alright but nothing compares to the original recordings that I grew up with. It would be nice if the original recordings could get some remix treatment. As for the remixes on this album, they are ok, but some sound generic, like they were remixed just for the sake of remixing being so commonplace these days.



Do not pick this up if you are looking for the original recordings of these great songs."

Not What I Expected

M. D. Hamilton | Silver Spring, Maryland | 03/02/2010

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I was so excited to receive this CD when I ordered it following the death of Mr. Pendergrass. Unfortunately, although the songs are correct, not one of them sounds like the originals. Other friends agreed. The CD lacks base undertones, maybe even the vocals are not the same. There are parts where Mr. Pendergrass sung lacking the power and even some of the ad-libs. I know the songs very, very well. Sounds more like the songs were redone by Mr. Pendergrass following his years of being incapacitated. I also purchased "Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes featuring Teddy Pendergrass" within a day or so of this one. All of the Bluenote CD sounded exactly as remembered. Just don't know what happened to the TP product."