Classics

Don McLean | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 25, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: CURB
• ASIN: B000000D3E
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,423 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Redoing the classics was a mistake, September 12, 2000

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Stephen R. Drake (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classics (Audio CD)

This CD is false advertizing. I bought it expecting to be getting some of Don McLean's classics. Instead, what I got were only 3 originals and 7 re-dos. The package of the CD doesn't warn you about this and the title "Classics" implies that inside are the classic versions. The re-do of "Vincint" is slow like a funeral procession with a different guitar arrangement. Songs 8 and 9 are extremely boring. If you want classic Don McLean, buy one of his other releases.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars New version of "Vincent" makes "Classics" a collectible., February 1, 1998

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Jerald E. Mills "Jerry Mills" (Santee, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classics (Audio CD)

For someone mildly to moderately interested in the music of Don McLean, "Classics" will provide just about anything the listener desires. The original versions of "American Pie", "Crying", "Since I Don't Have You", "Castles in the Air", and "Jerusalem" are all here. For the ardent McLean fan, the album's value is in the new version of "And I Love You So" and a moving new rendition of "Vincent", in which McLean displays a more mature and developed voice than in the 1972 original. Rounding out the album are the lesser-known "It's a Beautiful Life" and a forgettable new version of "Pie". All in all, though, any fan of Don McLean will enjoy this album. END

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great artist, messed up album, May 22, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Classics (Audio CD)

Don McLean is one of the finest artists ever. This album does not reflect that. Seven alternate takes. The worst one is Vincent. The main line is screwed up, and many songs are totally out of rhythm. Don't Buy this.