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This CD was recorded in 1993 - about 15 years too late. While the instrumentals are fine, the vocals are over the hill. Thought this was a collection of the original recordings like most other "The Best of..." CD's. I learned that Amazon will not accept CD returns once the plastic wrapping is removed, only after I listen to the CD.

This CD is NOT old ARS music! I am holding "ARS - Prime Cuts" here in front of me and it plainly says, "Recorded in 1995". It is a REHASH of their old music!!!

It [stinks]! It sounds like Molly Hatchet! You'll be disappointed if you buy "Prime Cuts" !!

While they only made it big with I'm So Into You and Imaginary Lover, they had a dreamy, sensual sounds that was all their own. Their works linger, distinctive in the mind years, decades after hearing them.

This is one of the best compilations of their works, and actually includes I'm So into You, when the majority of their ablums do not.

So if you are looking for an update of your old library or looking to get to know ARS, you cannot do better.

Amazon.com seems to have mixed reviews for a different CD (on the Universal/Polydor label) with reviews for this CD on the Prime Cuts label. You can tell by the links at the end of the reviews for the other CD. You can also tell by the ratings people have given. Anyone who is referring to the CD on the Prime Cuts label hated it. Add me to that list. 1 star is too good for it.

If you are looking for classic ALR, then buy one of their many other greatest hits CDs. If you are looking for a wedding band doing ALR cover songs, then buy this CD.

This CD is worth avoiding. None of the tracks is the original. All tracks are re-recorded in 1995 by some lame assembly of musicians purporting to be ARS. If you want the original ARS cuts, avoid this CD at all costs.

What's up with this? The cover on the CD I received is different than the cover shown in but the songs are all the same and in the same order. This digitally recorded CD from Canada is awful. The great sound of ARS is totally missing from this CD. Save your money.

If you are a true ARS fan you could not help but love this collection. Don't label them southern rock, Just say "smooth"! The best music ever!

Heck, I know it's only [price], but I was hustled.
Don't buy this [stuff]... all the songs are re-RECORDED, not re-mastered. They sound nothing like the originals and it [stinks].
I can hear it in the background right now, and I guess it is kind of funny. It's so bad, it's funny... "worst CD ever".

My best advice to you is _don't_ buy this cd. It was recorded in 1995, mostly past when ARS had their major hits. To say this cd is a disappointment is to put it mildly. Don't waste your money on this one!