The Greatest

Ian Brown | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 4, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B000A0GOVY
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,041 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars quality, November 8, 2005

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alexander laurence (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Greatest (Audio CD)

Ian Brown is never one for understatement. The Greatest is a collection of the best of all of his solo albums, some of them very unavailable or rare in America. Koch has just recently released them here in new versions, after the minor success of Solarized. His solo work in the past eight years is not as great as some of the Stone Roses is very distinguished and accomplished. He has definitely developed his sound and brought in some exotic sounds. Some of his early stuff like "My Star" has those sitar sounds. Much of his music was in collaboration with Aziz Ibrahim. "Can't See Me" is a very Stone Roses type of track. It was written with Mani. There are a few UNKLE songs in collaboration with DJ Shadow like "Be There" and "Reign" which are excellent. One of my favorites is "Love Like A Fountain." Brown explains his theory of evolution on "Dolphins Were Monkeys." Another fan favorite is "F.E.A.R." The song "Forever And A Day" is one of the better hard rocking songs with Dave McCracken. It almost could be an Oasis song. No sooner said, than we have also the Noel Gallagher song "Keep What You Got." Check the video. "Longsight M13" is one of the trippy late songs that is pretty cool. "Lovebug" is a little silly. Ian Brown will be remembered for his impact on British music. If it was up to him, he would take credit for Oasis and any bands that look like him. The Stone Roses and Ian Brown managed to fuse dance music, drug culture and rock music. Ian Brown looks like a freaky guy now. But the music is overall very high quality.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellant Collection of Legendary Frontman's Solo Works, November 2, 2007

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R. Hansen (Doylestown, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Greatest (Audio CD)

The Greatest by Ian Brown is a collection of the former Stone Roses singer's singles & collaborations dating from 1997 to 2005. A treat for both his faithful followers & the uninitiated, this disc contains some of the finest pop music made in the last 10 years & is highly recommmended. Though some of the tracks are in their inferior single versions or slightly remixed, the material shines & the new tracks Reign & All Ablaze are incredible additions to Mr. Brown's catalog. From the triumphant return of debut single My Star to the dance floor filling Love Like A Fountain to the so funky it hurts Dolphins Were Monkeys & beyond this disc is a great retrospective with a few glaring admissions along the way. The unstoppable Getting High from Golden Greats is sorely missed as is the lovely Shadow Of A Saint from Music Of The Spheres. His fun & funky update cover of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean would have been a nice addition as well as Bubbles & Whispers, two of the better tracks from the very good, aforementioned Music Of The Spheres. His terrific collaborations with UNKLE are both included as is the awesome Keep What Ya Got with Noel Gallager of Oasis. For anyone interested in exploring Ian Brown's back catalog, his 4 high quality solo albums prior to this are all worth purchasing (especially the mighty Golden Greats) as he has many good album tracks worth hearing. The catalog of his former band The Stone Roses should be required listening to anyone interested in Rock & Pop music. Expectations for his next solo album are high, happy listening.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST CHOICE!, October 3, 2007

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Randall (Guadalajara, Mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Greatest (Audio CD)

I was never a Die Hard fan of The Stone Roses neither of the Monkey King, but I was always tempted to buy a CD of him as I really love his master piece "I want to be adored" with his former band and solo songs such as "Love like a fountain". Well, I was NOT dissapointed when I got this CD: Really cool tracks, nice selections and very good collaborations (Keep what ya' got - Noel Gallagher, F.E.A.R. - UNKLE and some others great tracks inside!). I could only say that this CD worth every dollar I spent and definitely I can recommend it to any fan or casual listener.