The Best of The Guess Who [Extra tracks]

The Guess Who | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 17, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 1971
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000CNE11O
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,777 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Rock Classic, March 7, 2006

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Charles Szabla (Cleveland OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of The Guess Who (Audio CD)

Why the Guess Who has not been inducted (or even nominated for that matter) into the Rock N Roll Hall o' Fame is a complete mystery to me. Is it because they sold gobs of records and hit #1 on the charts? Is it because they're Canadian? Is it because there's a bunch of politically-oriented knuckleheads running that place? I dunno, but maybe those in charge should take a good hard listen to the incredible string of songs the boys from Winnipeg churned out in the scant 4 years (1968-71) represented on this disc. Burton Cummings was (and still is) one of the greatest voices in rock. Robert Plant was once asked "If he could sing like anybody else, who it would be?" The legendary voice of Led Zeppelin replied, "Burton Cummings". Mighty high praise indeed. I have no qualms about the extra songs included on this reissue but if you want to dig a bit deeper into the Guess Who's impressive range of material try the 2 disc set "Anthology" which is still in print and also available from Amazon at a bargain price. Not only does the "Anthology" collection include the aforementioned "Clap for the Wolfman" but also their first hit "Shakin All Over" along with the FM radio gems "Pain Train", "Heartbroken Bopper", "Running Back To Saskatoon", "Glamour Boy", and "Star Baby". Listen and you will understand what the big deal about the Guess Who is.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Anthology is Better, February 6, 2006

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Music Brains "BRM" (Tupelo,MS) - See all my reviews

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

This is the first vinyl album I ever bought. I always thought it was the greatest. Then later on in the years when I was buying discs and wanted some Guess Who, I purchased their anthology which consists of everything on this plus more. It is two discs at a reasonable price. I highly reccomend buying the anthology instead of this one.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars EDIT: Missing acoustic intro to American Woman!, April 18, 2009

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Dr. Jekyll (Audubon, Pa. USA) - See all my reviews

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

2006 The Best of the Guess Who [EXTRA TRACKS] This version is missing the acoustic intro to American Woman! If you're like me that will really bother you every time the track starts. Better to get the older best of the guess who, I didn't find the extra tracks on this all that essential enough to edit a classic song.