20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection [Original recording remastered]

Grass Roots | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B00005LZS9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,579 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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79 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the Best Single Disc MCA Anthology, February 2, 2002

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection (Audio CD)

MCA continues to churn out new volumes in their Millennium series, and they continue to get it wrong. Instead of offering you more, they give you less. The Grass Roots had 14 hits in the Top 40 from 1966's "Where Were You When I needed You" through 1972's "The Runway." [Despite amazon.com's track listing, "Midnight Confessions" IS on this CD, but there is no "I Needed You."] Where this CD fails is that it omits their final two hits from 1972: "Glory Bound" and the aforementioned "The Runway." Why MCA released this collection to compete against 1996's All Time Greatest Hits (which MCA has not deleted) is a mystery. Not only that, All Time Greatest Hits includes all 14 hits plus "Lovin' Things" (#49) and "Come On And Say It" (#61). The hardcore fan can always spring for the 2-CD Rhino collection, but MCA's All Time Greatest Hits will serve the casual fan more than adequately. This Millennium release simply shortchanges the consumer.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Grass Roots are great.... this CD misses the boat!!!!, August 10, 2001

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J. Brent Bailey II (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection (Audio CD)

Being a die-hard Grass Roots fan for as long as I can remember, I purchase every hits compilation that arrives on store shelves.... The Grass Roots had so many great songs, and this disk only scratches the surface.... too bad for US the fans..... not only is a wealth of great songs missing, I was very disappointed that in the liner notes, the record company completely failed to list Dennis Provisor, keyboards,vocals & probably the most prolific songwriter in the band.... they also failed to include any of his songs on the disk, "I Can Turn off the Rain" or "Walking Through the Country" just to mention a few.... If you LOVE the Grass Roots & can't live with out this CD, go ahead & buy it, but if your a Grass Roots beginner, let me recommend the 2 CD hits package released by Rhino Records.... it has it all.........

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NO NEED TO BE RELEASED, June 24, 2002

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Tina Z. Will (Anaheim, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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

I feel this collection, supposedly a greatest hits collection, is not even close to being complete. Actually, there was a previous Grass Roots greatest hits collection released in 1996 that contained much more material. It included some minor hits along with the major ones. If you already have that collection, this one would be a waste of money. If you don't have that one, then it would be preferable to purchase the aforementioned 1996 collection or the two-disc Rhino collection. Both are a better value.