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All The Best From Germany: 43 German Favorites

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It appears that the label forgot to listen to their own CDs. There are two CD's in the set. Both have identical covers except for the numbers on the cover for Disc 1/2 and the incorrect count of favorites. The first CD has mislabeled selections 8,9,10 which are really 7,8,9. The second CD is listed at Amazon as having five bonus tracks, but they are not all at the end. They are at positions 1,2,15,16, and 28. They will sound familiar because they are repeats of selections from the Rhine and Carnival Medleys on the first disk.

You don't have to be German or even understand german to enjoy these medlies. My neighbours have asked for copies because they enjoy hearing them so much through my windows. The only drawback is that I play them over and over again.

Being German, and having been to numerous beer fests I'd just like shoppers to know that these are the songs Germans sing at their festivities.

While some of the songs are great, the CD does not contain several of the songs listed which include some of the reasons I purchased this CD. I am surprised that there is not a quality check prior to offering the CD for sale.

Yup, the first cd is not what is listed on the website, which is too bad, because some of those songs are great. Especially Schone Maid and Amboss Polka, they rock. I'm keeping the cd because they were gonna charge me for the shipping, so the heck with it. I now have some more background music for working in my shop or at my own little bier fests!

This is definitely a festive CD set. It was recorded live, and the people are having a good time. You really feel like you're at a festival or in a beer hall. Unfortunately for about the first ten (of 43) songs, you also get the feeling that you are seated in front of the tuba player and beside a man who shows his enthusiasm with piercing whistles. In the distance you can faintly hear the audience singing along. (Luckily, you find a better seat later.)

Amazon's website does not accurately show the names of the songs on Disc 1. They are completely different songs. (An earlier reviewer said that Disc 2 was also mislabeled, but they must have corrected that. Also, the sample music that you can play here is from Disc 2, not Disc 1.) In one sense, the names of the songs don't really matter on the first disc, because you can't hear the words for the first two-thirds of the CD, and the band blends most of the songs together so you catch a familiar melody here and there, and then they switch, and then repeat something from a few minutes earlier. Toward the end of Disc 1 it gets better and you can hear the words.

Disc 2 is much better. You can hear all of the the instruments instead of just the tuba, and the singing is much stronger--as if it's being sung from the stage with the audience participation instead of just the audience. I really got the feeling that I was back in Germany singing along with my grandparents at a local "volksfest." You'll want the beer, bratwurst and pretzels to go along with this CD!

I was searching for a specific tune. The songs listed on this website and on the CD cover case are NOT what are on the CD. I was extremely disappointed. Any true German would know this when they played the CD. I was even more upset that since I opened the CDs, I was unable to return them. If you are looking for some of these tunes try the CD- "German Music Fest"

Within the 43 songs are classics that have been adapted by numerous other countries. These are traditional German songs that used to be enjoyed during the Oktoberfest celebrations throughout the German region. Many are very happy and up-beat while others are slow and relaxed. This collection is a must have for Oktoberfest celebrations world wide or perhaps someone who misses their mother like I do.

These songs are a mixture of Bavarian music, some marches, polkas and a number of excellent waltzes. Example: Rosemunde (Beer Barrel Polka) in English is Roll Out the Barrel.

This collection is an excellent buy for bands who wish to get a feeling for traditional German music before pop and rock were born.

This is a great little sampler of German music heard at an Oktoberfest. Listen and enjoy the happy sounds. Don"t know how you can keep still while listening, waltz and polka to your hearts content.

There are 43 authentic folk songs but the presentation is terrible. It sounds like it was recorded with my PDA in the Hofbra"uhaus. All the noise and clutter is in the background and much of the songs are not understandable. I regret I wasted my money on this. NOT the quality you would expect when ordering from Amazon.com.