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Blue Rodeo - Greatest Hits

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Blue Rodeo's greatest hits package is a good sampling of the band's music over the last several years. It's hard to describe their music (sort of a weird rock-country hybrid), but it's certainly distinctive, and they remain a popular band and live act (in Canada especially). Unfortunately, they are not amenable to radio play, both because of the aforementioned hybrid quality of the music, and because their songs tend to approach 6 minutes in length. If you don't know the band, or are only familiar with a couple of their most famous songs (e.g., "Til I am Myself Again" and "Try"), I would recommend picking this up as a great introduction to the band. If you are a fan of the band, the two new songs on the album are great, and arguably worth the price of the disc on their own merits.

Unfortunately, since this isn't a major U.S. release, it's considered an "import" by Amazon, and therefore it's a little pricey. In addition, the songs that achieve high popularilty tend to have a similar "feel" to them, so the 14 tracks do not have the same variety as, say, the Barenaked Ladies recent Greatest Hits CD.

It's a good primer for those not really familiar with Blue Rodeo, but the hits are not all here. The glaring omissions are Head Over Heels and Rain Down on Me. I still wonder about the strange decision to open with a cover...
Wait for a more comprehensive set -- this disc is skimpy.