Oh Good Grief

Vince Guaraldi, Peanuts (Related Recordings) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002KAM
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,028 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Okay, So It's A Little Different, January 30, 2000

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Windsor Bear "-=WB=-" (Isle of Wight, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oh Good Grief (Audio CD)

I've owned this CD since it first came out; and it's vinyl counterpart long before that. In fact, it was the first Vince Guaraldi recording I ever bought. At first, I was a bit disappointed because it didn't sound like the tracks from the CBS-TV specials; the infamous harpsicord being added to these tracks; but as you listen to it, you realize it didn't alter the feel of his music at all. If anything, it just added a bit more "zing." Let's face it, Vince's music is timeless; and what we have here is perhaps the best compilation of his Charlie Brown music. Slightly different? Yes. Enjoyable? Definately! Some of the best tracks on the disc are "You're in Love Charlie Brown," "Great Pumpkin Waltz," "It's Your Dog Charlie Brown," and "Rain, Rain Go Away." Fans of the Peanuts TV specials that go spastic at any deviation may want to stick to Vince's original soundtracks. Fans of Vince's music will definately want this compilation. And as of this writing, January 2000, the Weather Channel is using selections from this disc during the Local Forecast segments. I personally think that is a nice testament to this timeless music. But for those of you that don't like it, all I can say is, "Oh, Good Grief!"

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but stick with the original soundtracks instead, January 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Oh Good Grief (Audio CD)

If you are buying this CD expecting these tunes to sound like they do in the Peanuts specials, you're going to be disappointed; they have been altered quite a bit from their original versions. As one other reviewer stated, these recordings have a dated feel to them. I would give this album 5 stars if I was basing my rating just on the tunes themselves, but the re-arrangements of the songs knocks off a couple of stars. Do yourself a favor and get the original soundtrack albums instead. (A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits, or A Boy Named Charlie Brown.) Timeless music, but this is not the one to buy.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Electric Reinterpretations of "Peanuts" Classics, July 19, 2002

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Steven R. Seim "Steve Seim" (Beaver Dam, WI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oh Good Grief (Audio CD)

Near the end of his career, Vince Guaraldi began experimenting with electric instrumentation. "Oh Good Grief" is one of the results of that experimentation. Clocking in under 30 minutes, the album provides new versions of "Linus & Lucy" and other "Peanuts" classics which feature electric harpsichord, guitar, and other non-traditional sounds.

If you want the classic "Peanuts" recordings, avoid this disc. But, if you are open to some fresh ideas from Vince Guaraldi, this is the place to look. It's not essential, but it is interesting.