Customer Reviews

Box Set: 1964-2004

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Once again Christy Moore has proven that he is one of the most brilliant poets and musicians that we have, if I could have given this more than 5 stars I gladly would. Christy Moore's passion, empathy, gorgeous voice and beautiful music are things you can just get lost in. At the end of a hard day, when I want to just center myself and focus inward AND put things into perspective (there are bigger problems in the world than mine) I listen to Christy and everything just melts away. At the same time I become caught up in his passion and in his empathy, singing at the top of my lungs about Bobby Sands as I prepare dinner! I love his commentary on the cds and I love the different versions of songs he has chosen for this collection. It is very interesting to listen to Christy as a young musician and then hear him now that he is older, his voice has changed, become more full, but I love both. This is a must have collection for any fan of Christy and a great introduction to his music for anyone willing to take a leap of faith--you absolutely will not regret buying this collection. If I were trapped on an island . . . well you know the rest! Enjoy!
Heather (who regrets that she didn't discover Christy until college but is enternally grateful that it happened).

I am a huge Christy Moore fan but was left with a hollow feeling after listening to these recordings. The majority are B sides for a reason. The sound quality is terrible in many places and Christy's voice unrecognizable - though he was very young in some of the recordings. I would recommend for the fanatic who owns all of Christy's recordings and wants to get his/her hands one something new.
Slan abhaile

The box set is really awesome...Just be ready for tons of Christy Moore...No other artists are playing with him.

Once again Christy has outdone himself and produced a memorable collection of his songs. Some you may know, others you may not. Either way you will fully enjoy everything this album has to offer. So nice to enjoy the entire career of Christy and how he has grown since his first few songs. A true gem that every Christy fans needs to complete their collection. Do yourself a favor and get this album and sit back and enjoy everything Christy has to offer.

The Box Set is an incredile addition to any fans collection of Christy's albums. It truely sheds light on an incredible performer and how he has grown thru his career.

I think what some might take from this release is, "why are some of these tunes on here?" But to tell you the truth, there is no other way you will hear many of them.
Christy gets tunes from people written on cigarette packets, tunes on old cassette tapes(remember them!) and the Lord knows what other ways, so some of these are from concerts, where some enterprising little divil, concealed his little recording device under his gansey, or whatever and taped the big man. Christy in an attempt to be honest in that, he never did record and he may never, record the tune, has seen it fit to include it here and I am glad of it.
Christy, if you know of his recriminations against himself, is his own worst critic sometimes! There are tunes he has only done once. Tunes he will never do again, because he has felt, the time was never right.
After all the ups and downs and trials and tribulations this is Christy in the flesh! Some of the tracks made me wonder, but there was many a Moving Hearts concert, or "Christy" concert, I missed, till I found the man.
He will be around, (at least his music) long after all of us have departed this old sod and I thank the Powers (and the Paddy's) that I got to see and hear him throughout his life and that he has stayed in mine for over thirty years now.
Ride On Christy, Ride On!