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Positively 60's

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I bought this CD years ago on a discount rack at a book store. It was a real find. Even now, it very regularly migrates out to my car for longer trips as well as deliverance after a day at work. The 60's were, to a large part, the golden age of pop and the birth of non-classical FM programming. This CD captures much of this era.

To my ear, the first CD is lososely centered on lighter songs like California Dreaming, Hurdy Gurdy Man and Bus Stop. There are some other really fine songs here - songs like For Your Love and The Weight. Also included are Midnight Cowboy's Everybody's Talking, Feeling Alright, and Time of the Season - all winners.

The second CD is in general more protest oriented, starting with Give Peace a Chance and ending with the incomparable Eve of Destruction. What CD of the 60's is complete without songs of protest? Also included are I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag, Going up the Country, and What About Me. There are also some pure pop tunes here - Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In and In The Year 2525. There are also some of the best songs around for my money - the classic Gimme Some Lovin and the beautiful A Song For You.

Not all songs are personal favorites, but then what compilation can be? However, I hardly ever skip tracks, even in the car. This CD is a winner. In the words of Joni Mitchell, "Songs to aging children come. I am one."

One listen to this double cd compilation will make you want to put on that tie-dye t-shirt you've not worn for some time. This collection represents different types of 60's music. You've got your bubblegum tune such as "Do You Beleive In Magic" by The Lovin' Spoonful, British Invasion 60's with "For Your Love" by The Yardbirds, various folk-protest songs such as "Abraham, Martin and John" by Dion and your psychedelic songs such as "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane. And of course many more songs that cover different sounds that represented the sixties. My only complaint was that "I'm Going Home" by Ten Years After wasn't the Woodstock "live" version. Instead you get the "live" version from Their "Undead" l.p. It's a decent version, but nowhere as good or energetic as their Woodstock performance of this song. I'd have given this cd five stars if that version was included. All in all I'd recommend this cd for those who remember and enjoyed growing up in the 60's like I did. Highly Recommended!

If you love 60's music, this is the cd for you! I've had it for a couple of years and I'm listening to it now. If your considering buying, I'd say go for it!!

Album has many of the songs that I remember from this period.
In these days when radio stations are corporately held and have political agendas, we don't hear the dissent that is out there.

It is great to hear songs from the time when individuals thought that they could make a real difference.

Having been a child in that era and just discovering rock music, this really brings back some memories from that part of my life.
I actually bought this as a gift for my son who somehow got really into 60's music (maybe my giving him my entire 60's/70's vinyl collection sparked his interest?). Anyway, we've both enjoyed this collection, and i highly recommend it to any old hippies as well as new-age hippies. Grrroovy!

This cd has many of the tracks that I liked from the sixties,but of course there are a few that are not what I would call the Classic tracks of the time. Some of them are what I would call one hit wonders. There should have been some tracks from Hendrixs,and other more popular groups of the tie.

This CD was quite a good one. It really brought the music from the 60's and made me dance. The songs were expertly chosen and I loved all of it.

From the very first track, the sixties are back, and it's like they never went away.

In addition to classics such as The Weight, Get Together, Eve of Destruction, Going up the country and so on, you are surprised by tunes you had probably forgotten or never even heard, like Age of Aquarius from Hair, White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane and Lodi by Creedence Clearwater Revival. This is more about reinventing than reliving the sixties and a great reminder of what the Summer of love was really about. A very American sixties compilation, the title sums up the contents very well. This is highly recommended either if you were there at the time or you just wish you were.

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the product and seller are outstanding but amazon's review set up
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I'm your typical extremely attractive man with above average intelligent and exceptional slow pitch softball ability but boy did I miss out on the sixties. I picked up this CD while riding a carousel and this thing is totally cool. I heard it and said, Is that freedom rock? Well, turn it up man! I don't know what half these songs are about because I'm not whacked out of my mind but they sure are cool What the heck is a Hurdy Gurdy Man? I don't know, but it's got the flow of the DOC. I'm kind of a hippie because I drive a renault alliance so this music is something I'm completely down with. It's not Hasselhoff, but at this point of time, the world wasn't ready for Hasselhoff. It was ready for White Rabbits, incense and peppermints and Hurdy Gurdy Men. It was a cool time that I missed out on.