I Fought the Law: Best of [Original recording remastered]

Bobby Fuller | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0002J58MO
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,990 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Media Type: CD
Artist: FULLER,BOBBY FOUR
Title: I FOUGHT THE LAW: THE BEST OF
Street Release Date: 09/14/2004
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars All killer no filler, but missing several Fuller classics (3.5 stars), December 17, 2005

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TimothyFarrell22 (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Fought the Law: Best of (Audio CD)

Fuller was one of the 60's best rockers, possibly the heir to Buddy Holly. However, like Holly, his life was cut tragically short. This was due to a "suicide" that reeked of foul play. It's a shame that Fuller died so young, because he had cut several classic songs and was obviously headed for superstardom. His music itself is fantastic: emotional, catchy, and well-produced pop songs which will be stuck in your head for weeks. The songs on this compilation are all killer, no filler, but its way too skimpy. There are many songs which Fuller fans regard as classics, such as "The Magic Touch" and "Never To Be Forgotten", absent. It's a shame Rhino issued this instead of their fantastic "The Best of the Bobby Fuller Four" compilation from 1981. Track down a used copy of that (Rhino lets a lot of great samplers from their label go out of print), than move on to Norton Record's "El Paso Rock" series which are still in print, and "The Mustang Years". This sampler is simply too lean, not doing the genius of Fuller justice.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not enough material..., June 26, 2007

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PATRICK J. MCKENNA (St.Marys, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Fought the Law: Best of (Audio CD)

I became a diehard loyalist of the Bobby Fuller Four a couple of years after Bobby Fuller's mysterious death (which, incidently was the subject of one episode of Unsolved Mysteries).

My collection of records (45RPM singles along with LP's, EP's, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, DVD's and CD's) includes just about every available commercial recording of the Bobby Fuller Four.

"I Fought the Law: The Best of the Bobby Fuller Four" is an excellent collection, but only introduction of Bobby Fuller's hard-rockin' music. For that reason, I can only give this collection a 3 star rating.

To appreciate the music of the BB4, one must check out both the stereo and mono recordings. The stereo recordings are clearly different from the mono recordings. The vocals are different and it wouldn't surprise me if some different musicians were also used.

As much as I prefer stereo (with the exception of those 4th rate artificial and fake "electronically rechannelled stereo," which is one of the biggest rip-offs pulled off by record companies), some of the mono recordings really kick the butt of some of the lame stereo versions.

For any real BB4 fan, I highly recommend the 3-CD collection: "Never to be Forgotten: the Mustang Years." This collection includes both the stereo and mono versions of many of the best recordings of the BB4. It also features a booklet which tells the story of the group, their performances and the strange case of Bobby's murder.

If you can't obtain "Never to be Forgotten: the Mustang Years," then "I Fought the Law: The Best of the Bobby Fuller Four" might be sufficient.

I wish that the proposed film about the story of Bobby Fuller made it off the ground, but unfortunately crashed before it reached flight. than

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Old Time Rock and Roll Still Cool, February 8, 2008

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Rockin' Bones (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Fought the Law: Best of (Audio CD)

Bobby Fuller is almost forgotten in the history of rock and rollers. His claim to fame is the classic garage band song 'I Fought the Law.' You will find it here on this collection along with other guitar driven rock. You will definitely hear Buddy Holly's influence as well as some surf and car music sounds. If you like cool 60s guitar bands, then Bobby Fuller has something for you.