Shocking Blue - 20 Greatest Hits [Import]

Shocking Blue | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 11, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Repertoire
• ASIN: B0000073S4
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #154,196 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Venus

2. Mighty Joe

3. Never Marry a Railroad Man

4. Hello Darkness

5. Shocking You

6. Blossom Lady

7. Ink Pot

8. Rock in the Sea

9. Send Me a Postcard

10. Long and Lonesome Road

11. Out of Sight Out of Mind

12. Oh Lord

13. This America

14. Good Times

15. Gonna Sing Me a Song

16. Love Is in the Air

17. Lucy Brown Is Back in Town

18. Eve and the Apple

19. Let Me Carry Your Bag

20. Dream on Dreamer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dutch Power-Pop Pioners., June 19, 2004

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Morten Vindberg (Denmark) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shocking Blue - 20 Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

A great collection of some of the most appreciated Shocking Blue recordings. All their hit singles are here, as well as lesser known songs from their various albums, recorded in the first halt of the 1970`s.

Though "Venus" was their only international hit, a lot of these songs had the same potentials. Songs like "Never Marry a Railroad Man", "Mighty Joe", "Dream on Dreamer", or "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" could have been equally big hits, had the wind blown in the Shocking Blue direction, when they were released.

Guitarist Robbie van Leeuwen had an unique skill for writing catchy pop-rock tunes, and their music still sounds fresh and appealing today.

The arrangements are mostly the classical bass, guitar and drums line-up, with occasional piano or saxophones.

They never fell into the trap of overproducing their records, like many of their contemporaries. I guess this is one of the reasons that they have aged so well.

This is a must buy for any fan of melodic power-pop.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shocking - no! Just brilliant!, June 14, 2002

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"pcbeeches" (ADDLESTONE, SURREY United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shocking Blue - 20 Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

Thank goodness for Shocking Blue! I bought this having read a music magazine which recommended it and I'm very glad I did. Every single track is fantastic and ranges from rock to pop (the late 60's/early 70's tracks are the rockier ones...) Very difficuly choosing a few favourites, Send Me A Postcard, Inkpot, Shocking You, Hello Darkness, Rock in the Ocean - Venus of course! They really are quite different from any bands I've heard from this period. So far I've also bought the A-sides/B-sides collection which is also recommended... (Get that instead of this because the A-sides duplicates this collection - get this album if you're not sure...) Their album : Scorpio's Dance is also perfect and includes tracks that would also have made great singles... (It comes from 1970 I think and is the album after At Home which is the one that included Venus and Love Buzz which Nirvana covered I believe...) Some reviews I've read suggested that you're more likely to enjoy this if you're 40+ - you might - but I'm 28 and I don't think being a certain age has anything to do with it! SIMPLY EXCELLENT!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good 60's music, January 19, 2007

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Alan Vaughan (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shocking Blue - 20 Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

First 2/3 of the disc is really good, it has the track "Leave me a postcard" which alex broskow used in KFC 4. I did want to see more pychadelic stuff though, mostly straight ahead rock. the lead singer was a hottie too, RIP.