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Anthology

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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

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!

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.

Rock On! This collection of the best of the Destroyers is excellent all around. The song choices are a slap in the face of every critic that ever bashed Thorogood for putting out the same record year after year. Many different styles and influences are represented here. The chronological order easily shows how he has only gotten better and better as the years have rolled on. Each song has been digitally remastered, and the sound is terrific. These songs have never sounded better. And the one previously unreleased track, "Christine," ranks among GT's greatest ever. If you're a fan, buy it. If you aren't a fan, buy it and you will be.

I've been waiting for Goerge and the Destroyers to come out with somthing like this. I've been a fan for 18 years and have seen George in concert 7 times. He is awesome! I know every song he has ever recorded. I could care less what critics say and have ever said about George Thorogood. He is one of a kind. No one is like him.

George Thorogood and the Destroyers should by far be seen in concert to get the BEST effect of the music and vibe. This 2cd anthology captures the Destroyers at their finest monents. Although, being a big fan, and already owning all the other cd's/tapes/lp's, the only dissapointing thing about the CD is that it only has one previously unreleased song called CHRISTINE by Hound Dog Taylor. otherwise this is the best representation that the DESTROYERS could have, including the liner notes by Joel Selvin, and includes a couple "new" photos of the band. It has all the hits that the Destroyers have played or play in concert. ahhhhhhhhhhh, "how sweet is it!"

George is one rockin cat. No one is like rockin George. If you don't get the spirit listening to his music you never will. Tina Turner once said of her and Ike's "Proud Mary" ..."we play it hard and rough." That is what George does to his songs..loud and rough. He does a good job on Elmore James songs (he usually gives Hound Dog Taylor the credit though) and also I like his cover of the Canned Heat cover of "Let's Work Together." You either love George or you don't like him. No flashy gimmics, no frills just hard rockin rock-n-roll. Only to have more like him. This has every essential G.T. & T.D.D. song that you need on it. For me the cherry on top of the whipped cream was "the rock-n-roll national anthem - Johnny B. Goode." It was live, done in St. Looie and he will never be Chuck Berry but if Chuck were younger he just might do it like George did...blew me away! George you rock me and you always will...rock on baby..the Wolf Man and the Joliet Jayke the Bluze Brother are out there listening. The rest of you buy the cd and see for yourself. Come on and "be bad to the bone."

I saw George & the Destroyers live last night for the first time since the early '80's (at the Fabulous Ballroom in Baltimore, I think - that has to be a pile of rubble by now). Back in the day, I used to throw his first album into the cassette player in my Mercury Lynx every time I drove from Jersey over the Delaware Memorial Bridge going down to DC - turned way up, of course. Even though he & the other Destroyers are a bit older (who isn't???), he still rocks out & had the crowd in the palm of his hand for the whole show. And my ears were still buzzing this morning so he still likes to crank it, too.
The reviewer who trashed him is missing the point - it's all about his love for the music, his respect for the original artists & his obvious enthusiasm for performing these great tunes live. If it wasn't for him, there are a lot of people who would have never heard a John Lee Hooker or Elmore James song. I know that listening to him & other so called "cover" artists like the Fab T-Birds prompted me to check out the original versions & explore those artists.

This collection is a great way for casual GT fans to get a good taste of his music, & for old timers like me who had everything on vinyl to get many of our old favorites on CD.

Keep rockin', George - we love you in Jersey!!!!

This collection is an excellent overview of Thorogood's large and impressive catalogue. His music is good old rock and roll stripped of the unecessary gimmicks that plague modern "rock". Accept no substitute for this All American Rock and Roll Man.

it's a 2 cd greatest hits. good for any music lover. if you don't own any of thorogood's cd's this is the best one to buy.