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Entertainment Weekly: Greatest Hits 1976

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First off, if you're reviewing this crap, you already have a sense of appreciation for the genre of often cheesy music released in the seventies. Look upon it not by the quality of the songs, but as a guilty pleasure; i.e. crap that was played on the radio that was considered great at the time, but generally does not hold water over the long term. I agree with many that Hall and Oates sucks, but the vocals in Sarah Smile are actually pretty good. Dream Weaver stands by itself, and Rubberband Man reminds me of my first club experience at the Chateau De Ville in Framingham,Ma. at the ripe age of fifteen, using my cousin's military i.d to get in the door. As for Welcome Back, it's unique in that it charted top ten as a t.v. theme song and was recorded by John Sebastian, who performed at Woodstock, and he does throw down. So lighten up you guys, they did'nt know any better, and we all listened.

I just got this in the mail yesterday and I've listened to it three times. These songs bring back some great memories of my high school days. This is an excellent collection. The only song that's out of place is Welcome Back, the theme from Welcome Back Kotter. The rest are great. For those of you who like Sex and the City, the song More, More is here for you. Buy this CD and get yourself some boogie fever!

If you like music from the seventies, you'll love this toe-tapping, finger-snapping, afro-combing, sing-in-the-car-real-loud CD.

This collection is pretty weak even by the considerably less than lofty standards of the mid 70's. Hall and Oates' blue eyed soul hit "Sara Smile" is the only flat out gem here on a collection heavily weighed down by no less than five utterly embarrassing clunkers including the cringe inducing "Afternoon Delight" and Eric Carmen's "All By Myself" which still ranks as quite possibly the whiniest song in recorded history.