The Definitive Collection [Original recording remastered]

Bachman Turner Overdrive | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 5, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Island / Mercury
• ASIN: B0010YPTG0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,838 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their best single CD collection, September 7, 2009

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A Fan (VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

This is BTO's best single CD collection. It includes all their hits plus some essential albums cuts. BTO was one of the hardest rocking bands of the early and mid 1970s. The produced a string of hit albums and singles like Let it Ride, the classic Takin Care of Business, Hey You, and their only song to top the US chart You Aint Seen Nothing Yet. If you enjoy 1970's rock, you should appreciate this CD.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's surprising how good they were..., December 8, 2008

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Jersey Kid (Katy, Texas, America!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

Bachman-Turner-Overdrive came together from the fragmentation of the Guess Who. It was a decidedly family affair, containing - at one point - three brothers. It also drew upon other members of the Guess Who as well as members of other Randy Bachmann bands. It was Randy who was the driving force - maybe the cause - of the various permutations of the group. In fact, there were times it recorded without him then and now.

From a musical standpoint, the CD contains all the songs you know and - quite possibly, as it was for me - some you don't. What is so very interesting is that despite the band being perceived as an early progenitor of stadium rock, the group was capable of producing equally well-performed material that has a jazz and country rock foundation. Thus, there is a little more to the band that the stuttering `You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet' or the bombast of `Takin' Care of Business.' And, it is the variations - again, a bit of an eye opener - that caused me to conclude that BTO was among the best Canadian bands of the period.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent collection, showcases BTO's best music, June 14, 2010

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Nilmar "M" (New York) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

This is a tremendous collection of BTO's powerhouse rock style. The only thing I can't figure is the second track, right after "Gimmeee your money please" and right before another strong piece is a pretty mellow nightclub style track which just doesn't fit with the rest of the album.