Peek-A-Boo: Best of 1969-89

NRBQ | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000032NB
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,544 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Flat Foot Flewzy

2. Magnet

3. Howard Johnson's Got His Ho-Jo Workin'

4. Mona [*]

5. Deaf, Dumb and Blind

6. RC Cola and a Moon Pie [*]

7. That's Alright

8. I Got a Rocket in My Pocket

9. Ridin' in My Car

10. Still in School [*]

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Me and the Boys

2. You Can't Hide

3. Never Take the Place of You

4. Feel You Around Me

5. Captain Lou

6. Things to You

7. 12 Bar Blues

8. Rain at the Drive-In

9. A Girl Like That

10. How Can I Make You Love Me

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

This 2 CD set is an out of print collectible! It is the original 1990 Rhino release. Catalog R2 70770. There is a saw cut on the spine of case two.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I pity anyone who hasn't heard NRBQ. An excellent pick!, August 22, 1998

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David Leitnick ([e-mail]) (McKinney, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peek-A-Boo: Best of 1969-89 (Audio CD)

I have heard NRBQ's name mentioned for years (they've been around for thirty), but I hadn't given them a good listen until I bought this 2 cd set on impulse. Conclusion: I've been cheating myself for years! This eclectic blend of rock, blues, rockabilly, and country has everything music can offer. It's fun, but not simple by a long shot. All their songs are well crafted. And the songs they didn't write they make their own with arrangments no one could come up with in a million years. Even their lyrics are clever. You can tell a lot of thought goes into their song writing. Their music is foot-tapping fun that also appeals to your intelligence, your heart, and your very soul. It's no mistake Keith Richards, Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, and Bonnie Raitt are on their fan list (Bonnie Raitt covered a couple of their songs on her cd's) I'm not being paid to say this. In fact, this is the first review I've ever written about any artist anywhere. Their music makes you feel glad to be alive. What more can I say? They simply have to be heard to be believed.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Motley Crue of Geeks Everywhere!, March 3, 2001

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Fred Neurohr (Cincinnati (by way of NYC)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Peek-A-Boo: Best of 1969-89 (Audio CD)

I swear, anyone with more than one Dave Matthews CD should be slapped and forced to listen to NRBQ. These guys are God's gift to pop music - maybe more kids would PLAY music if they could hear NRBQ instead of Eminem. Whistle While You Work is a whimsical poppy tune, Captain Lou Albano is a total rip, and RC Cola and a Moon Pie is one of the best pop songs in history. This is a rare treat ... two discs of music that just can't compete with the excess and the slick production of Limp Biscuit and Brittney Spears. And Amen to that!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reissue! Reissue!, December 17, 1999

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David J Gordon (Chelsea, VT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peek-A-Boo: Best of 1969-89 (Audio CD)

I have been familiar with these guys since they first appeared in the clubs of New England, and when (after shifting from cassettes and reel tapes to CD's) it was time to rebuy their stuff, I was gratified to see that so many of their releases are available....and disappointed that my favorite (the "scraps/workshop" double album) was not! Anyone who doesn't like this band learned their taste from MTV, God love 'em.