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There is no excuse for this. I'd rather listen to cassette tapes made from my scratchy old albums than hear Joey Molland butcher what I consider to be Muzak versions of classics. Joey is a talented guy and his solo albums, especially of late, will back me up on this. He's also shown all too much of a whorish nature when it comes to squeezing every dime out of something he was a part of thirty years ago. I'm amazed that no one has come up with a decent Badfinger box set with all of the attention being paid to these cash cows these days. Years ago there was a bootleg collection imaginatively titled "Badfinger - Unreleased And Some Released" that contained many songs that had never been released and some that had been released. (Oh, yeah. Hence the title.) That leads me to think that somewhere there is a bunch of old demos and alternate takes just waiting to be dusted off for a big Badfinger box set. Until then, content yourself with the real thing, as the elusive Ass album gets rereleased on June 28.

This is certainly not Badfinger. Joey Molland gives versions of the hits and a few of his own Badfinger songs. None of these versions come anywhere near the originals in quality. It's really hard to say much positive about these recordings.

Buy the original albums instead!!

the other reviewers are quite correct. this cd is the worst quality cd i've ever heard. what was joey molland thinking of (other than a few quick bucks....)? what a shame!

I foolishly bought this on Overstock.com assuming that I was going to get something that at least sounded like the original recordings. Silly me! I think these tracks were recorded in a basement using one of those pocket recorders buried under a sweater. Since I didn't spend that much money, I'll probably just toss the CD and keep the jewel case.

1 star is overrated! sorry joey,youve got a few good songs but please don't try to sing stuff that ham and/or evans sang.i love badfinger but don't scare of any new coming fans.get the real stuff and don't waste 5 bucks.

A quote from Alfred E. Newman (Mad Magazine) "YEEEEECCCCCH" Hence the sticker price of 4.97

But... it gives one a sample of what a garage band would sound like re-inacting a Badfinger set.

The mastering (minoring) of this release must have been done in the dark of night by a drunk technician in a hurry to get home, eat, puke and pass out. Absolutely bottom shelf, bootleg quality. No I take that back, I've heard better bootlegs.

As someone noted - this is NOT the original Badfinger lineup. This is Joey Molland and his band doing Badfinger covers. I'm guessing this was done because Apple had not yet released the "real" best of at the time this was recorded. For completists only.

The album "Badfinger The Best of" is a poor attempt by Joey Molland to recreate the sound of a great band with different personnel. The is the 10 cut album beginning with "Come and Get It" and ending with "Midnight Caller". Recorded in 1994, supposedly "digitally", it is the worst example of engineering I have ever come across. The sound is flat, with no depth or vibrancy at all; it sounds like a hasty mono recording of an old stereo LP (at least the digital technique left it with no hiss, pop, or scratches). In addition, the recorded volume level is terrible; I have to turn my car stereo up to 25 to get the same level I get from most other CDs at 16 or 17.

The music and vocals are a cheap imitation of the original; the melody and the words are the same, but that's about it. If you like Badfinger, you won't like this album. Spend your money on one of the originals.

This still sounds like cr*p years later. A dollar spent on this is a dollar that you should have lit your last cigarrette with or used to wipe up cat barf with. Both would have better uses of the money rather than buy this piece of... Oh, and to think they've got a picture of the band when it was JOEY alone doing hack versions too! What a wh*re!

a cheap and sad attempt by Joey Molland to wring a few bucks out of his illustrious past. These are not the original recordings but remakes with a truly insipid drum machine backing and awful production. THIS IS NOT A BADFINGER RECORDING!