Customer Reviews

Anthology

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Remember that odd, little collection of songs about Snoopy, the Peanuts' dog? Yep, the Royal Guardsmen. And, this collection gathers those, naturally. But, thankfully, it showcases their airplane themed songs, as well as hitting a few other numbers that deserved being included.

The Snoopy themed songs are back again to give a grin, like in the past. "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron," "The Return Of The Red Baron," "Snoopy For President," "The Smallest Astronaut," and "Snoopy's Christmas" are on here.

Purists may want to take one note. And, it's this one note that prevented me from giving this CD 5 stars. One of the Snoopy cuts, "Snoopy For President," has its first line edited. The words "in 68" have apparently been removed because it's no longer 1968. An odd edit that destroys the meter of the first line somewhat. My only complaint at all with the collection.

Two overlooked, for the most part, numbers are gratefully added. The nicely hopeful and uplifting ballad of the "Biplane Evermore," and "Mother, Where's Your Daughter?" The last one is a vast departure from what is expected of the Guardsmen, but, don't write it off! A wonderfully poignant essay, designed for the times, but applicable today, about what one says versus what one does, and the possible consequences.

So, all in all, get it!

I waited a long time for a compilation of the Royal Guardsmen's work and, boy, was this a disappointment! All of the tracks from the Snoopy and His Friends LP are muddy sounding. Return of the Red Baron has an entire channel missing which cuts out all of the sound effects and the intro is chopped off. Snoopy for President has two words edited out of the opening line, making it sound like a record that skipped while it was playing! Also, the compilation is not exactly perfect either, as lame covers of sixties classics like I'm A Man (which the Guardsmen cannot do justice to) and So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star (which they do as an instrumental! ) are included over tracks like So Right (to be in love) and It Kinda Looks Like Christmas. Someone needs to do another compilation like this and make some improvements.

i attended high school with three of the band members and although we were not close friends we all knew each other. i remember barry and chris were always playing around with a tape recorder every chance they got.they were fun loving, talented boys.this cd is not perfect in every way, but it's perfect enough to add to your oldies collection. this is their music the way they played it,if it's not the way you remember it,that just goes with the territory.i know they must have appreciated the op to record snoopy, but later on i'll bet they wished the recording had'nt been so stereotyping. they had a lot more to offer,but in my opinion were hampered by the snoopy craze.they are a part of rock n roll history,they deserve a place in your collection.

man, this sure brings back memories....i had that pinkish-red album too, when i was about 9 or 10 years old, and played the heck out of it until my little brother smashed it! i couldn't remember all of the songs, but the guy from texas reminded me of a song that is missing--"So Right (to be in love)"--i think i really liked that tune but can't remember how it goes! now i'm wondering if there are others missing, but i still give this collection 4 stars--1 extra star just for sentimental value, but wishing that it was a COMPLETE anthology, although well done (just not perfect!)

my faves: I SAY LOVE, and BABY LET'S WAIT, which i had on an old k-tel collection...

oh, and i didn't find any of the tracks muddy-sounding like one guy mentioned....

This was a great CD. I loved it!I really enjoed the Snoopy and Red Barren songs. This is a must buy for any snoopy fan. The other songs on the CD are cool too.

This is a pretty good cd. My favorite song on the album is Any Wednesday, because of the harmonies and the feel of the guitar (which sounds like an electric version of As Tears Go By). If you love the 60s and enjoy fun music, then I recommend this collection.

I wish I would have looked here first. I have current bid in auction that's twice your cost. I learned a lesson.

I read the other reviews and I think they are just nitpicking. Just because they think The Royal Gaurdsmen don't sound like they use to is no reason to critisize. Maybe they don't really remember how they sound. I had never heard the song Snoopy for President before I bought the CD. I did not notice any skiping in the first line. I had an 8-track player of my GreatGrandmother's with an 8-track that had Snoopy vs. The Red Baron on it which is why I bought the CD. Overall it is one of my favorite CDs.

I was very disappointed in this recording, which includes the songs of the Royal Guardsman seemingly thrown together at random. Also, the recording lacked the story that was so much a part of Snoopy vs. The Red Baron. In the original album, there was a story to high command's search for a hero that would rid the skies of the Red Baron that led into Snoopy vs. The Red Baron. This was followed by the story of how the Red Baron was shot down and everyone wondered if he was dead, followed by the song Return of the Red Baron. This led into the story of the break down of the Christmas Truths talks and then into the song Snoopy's Christmas. Down Behind the Lines is a natural follow up to Snoopy's Christmas, followed by the Littlest Astronaught and Snoopy for President. Without this structure and story, the recording looses its appeal. All of the songs referring to Snoopy should come first, followed by the rest. A great disappointment.

I had been waiting for this band to come out on CD, however it would have been better to have rereleased their original "Snoopy Versus The Red Baron" recording. On it they did some great covers of songs such as "Alley Oop" "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Peanut Butter". I had enjoyed every song on it. It was one of the few albums I wore out the grooves in every cut. Until they put that original on CD I guess this anthology can keep me hoping. It's fun music even though some of the production sounds a little less than perfect.