BEST

Robert Earl Keen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B000IHY9AM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,301 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #46 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Country Folk
  • #49 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Alt-Country & Americana
  • #77 in Music > Indie Music > Folk

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Album, July 25, 2010

By 

Michael B "Mikey" (The woods of Tennessee) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BEST (Audio CD)

I'm not a stranger to REK's music, but I will admit that I'm a relative newcomer. I'd say that I enjoy about half of this album, but the rest I can do without. Of course I love the standards, although the live version of 'The Road Goes on Forever' left a little to be desired.

On the other hand, 'For Love', which I'd never heard before, is an amazing song. Absolutely fantastic.

Newcomers should beware, however--on some of his songs he sounds like Dale Gribble from 'King of the Hill' when he sings. Takes some getting used to.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For a true REK enthusiast, January 18, 2008

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L. Eaton (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: BEST (Audio CD)

If you love Robert Earl Keen, you'll love this Best Of collection. (I would not recommend it for anyone who is a newcomer to REK. Some of the tracks are live, and the first three are VERY old, and not as sophisticated in sound as his newer stuff.) I bought this for my boyfriend, who loves anything REK, and he hasn't stopped playing it for two weeks straight (literally!)

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not "BEST", January 23, 2012

By 

John Lamb - See all my reviews

This review is from: BEST (Audio CD)

I'm a relative newcomer to REK's genre, but have had a pretty good sampling of his music. I bought "BEST" for the value. It has many of my favorites from REK, however, there are some I wish would have been left off (for those who must know, I'm not a fan of Willie, Mr. Wolf and Mama Bear, Let the Music Play, and Ride). I was surprised that some of my favorites from "Picnic" and "Gravitational Forces" were left off (again, for those who must know, Shades of Gray, Wild Wind, Not a Drop of Rain were notably absent for me). All in all it's hard to complain about, but enough for me to knock it down a star.

Some people complain about the live cuts. I'm not one of them. I like for energetic songs to sound like they have...energy! Sometimes it's everything I can do to not throw up listening to the album version of Gringo Honeymoon. Good song, but it's so DULL on the album. Same goes for Corpus Christi Bay.

One chuckle to mention (I downloaded this album from iTunes), Furnace Fan is mis-labeled Furnace Fox. I smile every time it comes up on my iPod. :)