The Chambers Brothers - Greatest Hits

Chambers Brothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 23, 2011)
• Original Release Date: November 24, 1987
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Columbia
• ASIN: B0000024XO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,958 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sixties soul icon, July 20, 1998

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William M. Palmer (Boca Raton, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Chambers Brothers - Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

The Chambers' Brothers "Time Has Come Today" has been used and overused as a commercial cliche but the song still does not lose its power, originality and experiemental energy. And it is long; very long, and inspires attentive listening, because it is nigh unto impossible to dance to. The rest of the CD is good solid 60s soul, but nothing as wonderful as their one big crossover hit.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sound quality, July 25, 2003

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This review is from: The Chambers Brothers - Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

While I agree with most of the other reviews concerning the music quality of this album, I thought I'd mention - for the truly picky - that the sound quality is not consistently good. It sometimes seems that this disk was produced on the cheap, and probably not from the original masters. Even for the time when they were made, I reckon that the master recordings should be in better shape than some on this reproduction. (I'm anxious to hear these tracks on other Chambers Brothers albums to confirm my suspicions.) The sound is sometimes murky, often distorted more than most from that era, and the frequency range is typical of mass-produced LPs of the day - not as good as many masters of the time. So I guess that this is a mediocre transcription.

Nevertheless, I agree that the songs range from fair to inspired, powerful, and sometimes downright beautiful. It's unfortunate that the mastering could likely do them better justice. Still, this is nitpicking. The music rocks - and usually makes me forget my yen for better transcriptions.

(Incidentally, those who appreciate the more psychedelic throes of "Time Has Come Today" might check out Vanilla Fudge's first album, "Vanilla Fudge." The music - and, unfortunately, the sound - are much in the same vein.)

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really Good CD, June 16, 2002

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Mr_Joe "mr_joe" (Brooklyn, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Chambers Brothers - Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

This CD has all you need to know about the Chamber's Brothers.
The mix is right on the money: Time, Can't Turn You Loose, and my favorite version of People Get Ready - no one does it better.
The Time has Come Today Album was indeed a better release, however, this one is good and has all of the Chamber's Brothers goodies. This music never goes out of style!