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Best of the 70's

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I'm not British..never been to the UK, but I have an original vinyl LP from the 70's of Mud, and I LOVE IT. Anyone who has never heard Mud is really missing out on some freakin' GREAT music. For those who don't know, it's like taking the old rock and roll songs (i.e., Johnny B. Goode) and mixing it with GLAM rock....and it's super. They've always made me feel good after listening to them, and if you've never heard them do BLUE MOON or IN THE MOOD...then you ain't heard heard nuthin' yet!

This collection contains all the hits and more. The UK band Mud had great tunes and a fine 70s uptempo pop sound. My favourites include the hook-filled Rocket (the story of Abigail Rocketblast), the very danceable Tiger Feet and songs like Dynamite and The Cat Crept In, good, buoyant pop. Other major successes include The Secrets That You Keep and Lonely This Christmas. In addition, this collection contains their versions of classics like Hippy Hippy Shake, Do You Love Me and Let's Have A Party. The sound of Mud falls somewhere between that of early bubblegum Sweet and their contemporaries Smokie, although I think Mud had a couple more blockbusters and a more consistent catchy pop sound than Smokie who often got bogged down by weepie ballads. You'll love this trip back to the seventies if you remember the time when Mud ruled the airwaves.