20th Century Masters [Import, Original recording remastered]

Max Webster | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Universal Int'l
• ASIN: B00005NW7P
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #370,545 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Million Vacations

2. High Class in Borrowed Shoes

3. Let Go the Line

4. Check

5. Gravity

6. Diamonds Diamonds

7. Waterline

8. Blowing the Blues Away

9. Paradise Skies

10. Blue River Liquor Shine

11. Battle Scar

12. The Party

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another '70 canadian great band, February 11, 2004

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Guylaine Le Ber (St-Hubert, Qc) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Masters (Audio CD)

AMG classified this band as heavy metal? There is not one thing metal in it. It is more art rock style. The heaviest song is "Battle scar" with Geddy Lee singing with the band. Kim Mitchell was the entertainer of the group and was fun to look at.

Most known songs are "Let go the line" (with that nice wooden percussion sound), "Paradises skies" and "Diamonds diamonds". The ones I like the most are "The party" and "Check".

Just enjoy it!

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Recycled, November 11, 2001

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eveoflove (North York, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 20th Century Masters (Audio CD)

Made in CAN, Serial# 440-014-377-2, Playing Time 47:51

This Canadian band from the 70's released 5 studio albums, 1 live album, and 1 "best of" album; after calling it quits, Kim Mitchell (of "Go For Soda!" and "I Am A Wild Party" fame) decided to go solo.

The 12 tracks contained on this disc consist of a strange combination of "hits", like "Gravity" and "Diamonds Diamonds" (the latter used as the title for their original greatest hits), and some less successful material, both commercially and musically, like "Blowing The Blues Away" and "Blue River Liquor Shine"...

Yes, MAX WEBSTER did produce a lot of good material; unfortunately for us buyers, we don't get a whole lot on this, which is sad considering there's about 30 minutes of unused space... For the un-initiated, the track "Battle Scar" features a collaboration with RUSH.

I would suggest the "The Best Of Max Webster Featuring Kim Mitchell" CD instead!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Compact, affordable introduction to Max Webster, November 12, 2010

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 20th Century Masters (Audio CD)

I wasn't really familiar with Max Webster, but the Canadian band was reviewed favorably in Martin Popoff's Collectors Guide to Heavy Metal books, so I figured I'd check them out. The compact, affordable 20th Century Masters collection seemed like the best way to do that.

It turns out that Max Webster isn't a metal band by anyone's definition (Popoff obviously has a soft spot for any kind of Canadian band), but rather a pretty standard rock band. They have some heavier moments, and some progressive elements (both are evident on "Battle Scar," which features Rush), but for the most part this is a middle of the road rock n' roll band somewhere between April Wine and Grand Funk Railroad. The tracks with prominent organ ("Gravity" and "The Party") sound a bit like ELP. It's perfectly decent stuff, but nothing really noteworthy.

For newcomers like myself, this 20th Century Masters collection makes for a perfect introduction to the band. I know this series is universally hated, but I don't see how you can complain about a dozen songs, all digitally remastered, at a budget price. Even if you don't end up loving the music (as I didn't), at least you can check the band out without breaking the bank.