Best of

Ozark Mountain Daredevils | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B000002GAV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,294 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Jackie Blue

2. Following the Way I Feel

3. Road to Glory

4. You Know Like I Know

5. Leatherwood

6. Fly Away Home

7. If You Wanna Get to Heaven

8. Homemade Wine

9. You Made It Right

10. Country Girl

11. Walkin' Down the Road

12. Keep on Churnin'

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Best of" is a great introduction to the Daredevils, July 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

Hailing from the town of Springfield Missouri, a city with a great music heritage (Red Foley and the Ozark Jubilee, etc....) the Daredevils manage to mix the traditional sounds from the hills and hollows of the Ozarks with R&B, 70's rock, and you name it. Once you get past the "real" hits, "If you Wanna Get to Heaven" and "Jackie Blue", then you will find a real set of gems awaiting you. The mouth harp driven "Chicken Train" is a great introduction to the Daredevils twisted and almalgamated musical approach. In concert, "Chicken Train" always works, on record, be prepared.

The Daredevils always managed to jump back and forth from the pure rural "hillbilly" sound to any number of directions. Just listen to the pefectly crafted "Country Girl" and "Fly Away Home" for evidence of the Daredevil's moments of greatness. (Both found on this collection.) You will not find another band tha! ! t captured the sounds of the Ozarks and made the whole thing as fun and interested as the Daredevils. I highly recommend you purchase this "Best Of" collection. As of yet A & M has not released any of their other albums on CD save for their first release, making this collection a real find.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars BUY THE ORIGINAL CDs!, December 12, 2002

By 

Lee J. McLean (Forestdale, QLD Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

Brian D. Rubendall obviously has never heard an actual Ozarks album - yes, the second half of "The Best" does contain some filler, but that's because it should more appropriately have been called "The Worst". Somehow they managed to pick all the weakest songs off their albums, plus a few good ones and the hits. Even the worst tracks sound better in the context of the original albums, so now that New Era is reissuing them avoid this CD and get the real thing. That way you'll get to hear their stunning ballads, of which only one is represented here ("You Know Like I Know") - if you haven't heard these you're really missing out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Music from the summer of my youth, November 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

I spent many hours listening to the songs of the Daredevils, on 8-track tapes no less! They have a sound that has yet to be captured by any other band I have ever heard. They hark back to a simpler time, which this album reproduces to a T.