At His Best

Bill Monroe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 16, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hollywood
• ASIN: B0000005HH
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #536,884 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Orange Blossom Special

2. Uncle Pen

3. Footprints in the Snow

4. Bluegrass Breakdown

5. I Saw the Light

6. Shady Grove

7. Shenandoah Breakdown

8. Mule Skinner Blues

9. The Prisoner's Song

10. Blue Moon of Kentucky

11. Can't You Hear Me Callin'

12. Nine Pound Hammer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Live Versions Of Mr. Monroe's Best Songs, March 12, 2000

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W. David Ferrell (West Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At His Best (Audio CD)

From "Uncle Pen" to "Footprints In The Snow", many of Mr. Monroe's best songs are here. You also hear instrumentals like "Bluegrass Breakdown" and "Orange Blossom Special". Everyone loves "Muleskinner Blues" and "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" and they're both here as well as "The Prison Song". This set closes with the classic "Can't You Hear Me Calling", which has to be one of the most "lonesome" sounding songs in Bluegrass Music and "Nine Pound Hammer" which is always a toe tapper. While this CD is not the original studio recordings of these songs, these live versions are really well done, and for the price, you can't beat this collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Miss CD, January 20, 2001

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Robert M. Hall (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At His Best (Audio CD)

Not a bad song on it. If you are new to bluegrass like me or even someone more seasoned you will like this CD. You can't listen to "Orange Blossom Special" and not be moved. Showcases many of Monroe's great songs. I love it and my two year old son loves it too. He can't sit still while it's on.

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific intro, August 18, 2005

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Kent Wittrup (Lynn, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: At His Best (Audio CD)

These '80s concert recordings combine modern sound with back-porch freshness & flash. Don't be put off by the absence of Vassar Clements, Earl Scruggs, Lester Flatt & company--whoever these guys were, this is hillbilly jazz of the very first quality. I agree with Robert Hall that there's "Not a bad song on it," but I'm surprised David Ferrell didn't mention "Footprints in the Snow," which to me is one of the phattest jams ever in any style. As live albums go, this one's right up there. Alison Krauss fans, come a-runnin'!