Classics, Volume 13

Nils Lofgren | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B000002G91
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #298,962 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Back It Up

2. Goin Back

3. You're The Weight

4. Shine Silently

5. Cry Tough

6. Keith Don't Go (Ode To The Glimmer Twin)

7. No Mercy

8. Beggar's Day (Eulogy to Danny Whitten)

9. It's Not A Crime

10. Steal Away

11. Rock And Roll Crook

12. The Sun Hasn't Set On This Boy Yet

13. Code Of The Road

14. I Came To Dance

15. Moon Tears

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Compilation Of Lofgren's Earliest Solo Years, October 25, 2002

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Eric R. Last "misterrockobscurities" (San Bruno, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classics, Volume 13 (Audio CD)

There have been a number of collections issued over the years that have attempted to compile the best tracks from Nils Lofgren's earliest years. The problem is that between the 4 GRIN albums, and the first 4 solo studio albums, there is just too much great stuff to fit all the highlights onto a single disc. So the various collections always seem favor either the GRIN material at the expense of the solo material, or vice versa. This collection is very light on GRIN songs, but it is the only album that truly does justice to covering the first 4 solo albums, so I would recommend getting this album and also getting "The Very Best Of Grin". However, if you really must have only one CD to cover these years, I'd go with "Soft Fun, Tough Tears", but that collection leaves out "Shine Silently", a huge omission. On the other hand, "Ultimate Collection" has 20 songs, 5 more than this collection, but it gives a live version of the essential "No Mercy" which is not nearly as good as the studio version. "Ultimate Collection" does have the advantage of also including a few tracks from Lofgren's 5th studio album, 1981's "Night Fades Away", and his 6th, 1983's "Wonderland", but those two albums were not particularly strong. There is also an import collection called "The Best Of Nils Lofgren And Grin: The A&M Years" which I wouldn't recommend because it leaves out "No Mercy", "Cry Tough", and "I Came To Dance". I realize that everybody is going to have their own favorite songs, and there is no way to pick the best and please everyone, but "Shine Silently" and "No Mercy" are truly career highlights that should not be missed.

5.0 out of 5 stars Nils at his rocking best before joining E-street and Springstein, November 18, 2009

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Bubo (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classics, Volume 13 (Audio CD)

Great rocking album with Nils at his best in vocals, guitar and keyboard with him frequently doing all three at the same time seamlessly.

Great original rock album, period!