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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Classic hippie-stoner country from the early 1970s,
By DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)
This review is from: Best Of: Greatest Hits Series (Audio CD)
This is a long overdue reissue of a best-of set that gathers the best tracks from this hippiebilly band from Northern California. The New Riders were originally a side project of Jerry Garcia and some chums from the Grateful Dead, but as their attention turned elsewhere, the band took on a life of its own. They specialized in drug-oriented novelty songs ("Henry", "Panama Red") and shambling boogie-rock covers of rock and R&B oldies. It still holds up pretty well, especially if you're interested in the roots of the modern alt-country scene.
(Note: This edition (2006) adds five bonus live tracks, expanding the set from its original 1976 vinyl release and the previous, 1990 CD reissue.) (DJ Joe Sixpack)
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Bad to the Bone,
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If your a Purple Sage fan this is just frickin' awesome. I wish every album I downloaded had this kinda' sound quality,.........totally blew my mind!!!!!!!!!
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A couple nice hits, and then some.,
By H3@+h "Over 1500 reviews!" (thanks for the helpful review votes) - See all my reviews
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Like many people I checked this group out knowing that Jerry Garcia and a few other Dead alumni played with this band in the early days. It pretty much sounded as I expected. Solid country rock. Kind of a cross between early Grateful Dead, Byrds and Gram Parsons. Nothing too deep, just light country rock with a bit of humor thrown in. Any fan of Flying Burrito Brothers or Buffalo Springfield might like this. There's no doubt the album cover sold a few extra copies. I framed my vinyl. Maybe they could have called this "The Breast Of" or "Greatest T*ts".
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