Definitive Collection

Steve Earle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hip-O Records
• ASIN: B000FVBLAM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,052 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lame Collection, August 10, 2007

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Allan R. Phillips "Music Snob" (San Antonio, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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Don't get me wrong here, I am one of the biggest Steve Earle fans around, and he's one of few artists who you can say has never put out a bad album. Every single album of his is a master work, and not many of his songs are weak. But this collection is a lame and extremely limited collection of mainly his early work; I have to think that's it's coming out to capitalize on the release of his new album, "Washington Square Serenade." Half the collection comes from his first two albums, when his last three albums up to 1997 were undoubtedly his strongest. Where are "The Other Kind", "Hometown Blues", "South Nashville Blues", "Ft. Worth Blues", "Hard Core Troubadour"? These songs blow away early tracks like "The Week of Living Dangerously" and "Snake Oil." To really put out a "definitive collection" would take three CD's. Buy any or all of his non-compilation albums, you won't regret it. If you're new to his music, you can start anywhere, you don't need to buy a "best of".

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Representation, February 16, 2007

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John T. Mcdonough II - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

This collection is a great representation of Steve Earl's music up until 1997. The CD is at a great price and should be had by all fans and those interested in the music of Steve Earle. Be it roots music or country, the music of Steve Earle is great.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The "Anything But" Definitive Collection, January 8, 2011

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Charles D. Gunnoe (Grand Rapids, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

A reasonable bunch of songs, which however can make no claim to offer a definitive overview of Earle's career. The selection of songs favors Steve's early career during which he garnered more mainstream country airplay. The handful of post-jail selections by no means represent the best of later Earle's work and aren't even the best songs from Train a Comin', I Feel Alright, and El Corazon. The 1997 date is an odd terminus as well since Steve was riding a creative wave with The Mountain, Transcendental Blues and Jerusalem all following in quick succession.