Anthology

George Thorogood & The Destroyers, George Thorogood And The Destroyers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 29, 2000
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B00004WJX1
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,411 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #70 in Music > Blues > Slide Guitar

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bad-to-the-Bone Rock 'n' Roll, October 16, 2000

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

No one is ever going to accuse George Thorogood of being an innovative blues/rock artist, but his music can at least boil water. And if you're looking for a terrific party album, you can't go wrong with this chronologically sequenced 30-track career retrospective which begins with his 1978 debut on Rounder through last year's Half a Boy/Half a Man.

For more than thirty years Thorogood has recorded such memorable songs as "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," "Move It On Over," "Who Do You Love" and his signature song, the self-penned "Bad to the Bone." While none of these were ever Top 40 hits, they get frequent FM radio play. Thorogood's raunchy slide guitar playing is filtered through influences like Houndog Taylor, Elmore James and Muddy Waters and his band plays with a raw energy that reminds the listener of how much fun rock 'n' roll can (and should) be.

This is probably all the Thorogood the average fan will need. But if you like basic rock 'n' roll with plenty of Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley licks, this album will not disappoint. RECOMMENDED

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this one even if you have all the songs!, October 22, 2000

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This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

I have been a thorogood fan for over 20 years and own everything he has ever released. I got this one from amazon.com two days ago and it is just fantastic! What really grabbed me from the opening lick of "Madison Blues" was the sound quality. They really cleaned up these recordings while managing to keep all of the raw power and energy of the band. The "Baddest" CD failed miserably in this regard. Adding electronic triggers to Jeff's drums does *not* make the songs sound better which is what made "baddest" kind of a disappointment. anthology does not do this. The sound is raw yet clean and crisp. You can hear george's guitar so clearly it's almost like the band is in your house. The only slight thing I can pick on is the selection of one of the tracks. How "I'm wanted" was included from "Bad to the bone" and "No Particular Place to go" was omitted is beyond me. Other than that the song selection is just unbelievable. I think the reviewer from Virginia is missing the point about George. No, george is not a blues man and he would be the first one to tell you that. He has a deep respect for all of the people that this guy mentioned which is why he covers their songs. George takes blues classics and puts his own rock & Roll spin on them. I highly recommend that everyone pick up CDs from the original artists because they shaped the music we hear today, but knocking george because he is not one of them is not a fair criticism. He plays every song with a fire and passion that is all his own and his band is one of the tightest in the business. all of that comes busting out of this two-CD set. You get 30 smokin' tracks for $20. It is well worth the price even if you do have to pay to get your stereo repaired after breaking the volume knob while trying to crank George up even more! Buy it! You'll love it!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Man knows how to Rock!, March 26, 2001

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J. Carroll "Jack" (Island Heights,NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

Let's get down to the basics...George Thorogood and The Destroyers is one hard rockin' band. The music is not sophisticated. (compare George's "The Sky is Crying" to SRV) He is not a great singer. (listen to the struggle to hold a note in "Born To Be Bad")and you know what? It just doesn't matter!

This is about stripped down to the basics rock and roll. There is nothing here that won't get your heart beating quicker and put you in a revved up mood. Taking songs from throughout his career, from the epic version of John Lee Hooker's "One Bourbon,One Scotch,One Beer" to the classic "Bad to the Bone" and including later cuts like "Get A Haircut" Anthology is the goods. A greatest hits collection that does the job.