The Best of Badfinger [Original recording remastered]

Badfinger | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Capitol/EMI
• ASIN: B000002TSD
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,348 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Rock Music From A Misunderstood Band, March 10, 2000

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Ronald J Cashwell (Greensboro, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Badfinger (Audio CD)

This is a very fine compilation of songs that Badfinger recorded for Apple Records from 1969 to 1973. Contrary to popular belief, Badfinger was not a cheap imitation of the Beatles. Their music was undeniably influenced by the Beatles, but it was original and stood on its own merits. The tragic suicides of Pete Ham and Tom Evans have been well documented, so I won't go into them here. The hit singles on this CD are as follows: "Come And Get It","No Matter What","Day After Day", and "Baby Blue". Another song,"Without You", was a #1 single for Harry Nilsson in 1972. The melodies and lyrics on almost every of the 21 songs are top rate, and should not be dismissed as "filler". The last 4 songs on the compilation are from the album "Ass", which has never been released on CD. The last song,"Apple Of My Eye", is Pete Ham's message to Apple Records that it's time for the band to move on to another label. Badfinger was a band that was misunderstood by critics and fans, and never got the credit that it deserved.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost, but not quite, September 5, 2000

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Chuck Yoakum (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Badfinger (Audio CD)

The song selections here show only the Iveys/Badfinger up to the time of their departure from Apple. And while fans quibble about which songs were included and how they spotlight each of the members as personalities and performers, something everyone seems to agree on is the lack of punch this "remastering" has. Songs that should leap out of the speakers seem to have had a sonic neutering. A couple of good examples are "Rock of All Ages" and "Baby Blue". On vinyl and tape, these two songs literally scorch the grille cloth and pin the listener against the wall with their rocking power. Now they sound as if they've been mixed for a Muzak system. The depth of sound in ballads like "Name of the Game", "Day After Day" and "When I Say" so vibrant and rich previously has been reduced and compressed making these exceptional songs sound thin and hollow. Even the earlier songs like "Carry On Til Tomorrow" and "Maybe Tomorrow" sounded better with pops and crackles on my old vinyl LPs. This collection, though, was a must have for fans until the newest collection is released on September 12. That collection, even with fewer tracks, spans more of their career and hopefully will give the songs and fans better treatment this time. Tell everyone you know to catch the VH-1 "Behind The Music" segment on Badfinger when it premiers.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GREAT... but not excellent, November 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best of Badfinger (Audio CD)

I can't believe the number of people getting this title mixed up with the one on which Joey re-recorded. THIS IS THE REAL BADFINGER! There are some great songs here, but there are a few that were left off that should have been included.