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Should God Forget: Retrospective

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Although I was in high school when the Furs were at the height of their popularity, I was never really into them. I picked up this CD set a few years ago mostly on a whim, knowing only a few songs. I must say, although I liked some of the songs right off the bat, I wasn't blown away at first. Oddly, however, these CDs keep finding their way back into my CD player again and again, and I still am discovering new things I like about this after 3 years, which is the hallmark of a good album. Describing the Furs' music isn't easy. Their style changed pretty significantly throughout their history, depending in large part, it seems, upon who was the producer. Much to their credit, none of these changes seem to be aimed toward trendiness; the Furs instead seem to be exploring a bunch of different ways of presenting their sound. Still, all the incarnations of the band's sound can fairly be described as edgy post-punk and dark neo-psychedelia. Punk is definitely a reference point for this band, as is David Bowie's 70's work. I would recommend this strongly to people who are not giant Furs fans, but who would like to know more about them. (I would not recommend the latest "greatest hits" package, which, from the looks of it, leaves off too much great stuff from these CDs). My favorite songs include: India, Sister Europe, I Don't Want to Be Your Shadow, Here Come Cowboys, and Torch, each from different points in their career - a demonstration that they remained pretty strong during a pretty long period of time (although their music towards the end kind of tails off in quality). The absolute best song, however, is "High Wire Days," which combines a great melody, lyrics which capture perfectly one's nostalgia for one's younger, brighter days, innovative production, and suprising (eastern) Indian-style drones and beats. Its an absolutely brilliant song, and is one of my top 20 favorites of all time. In sum, this album has convinced me that the Furs were an important and very creative group, and I would recommend this album to serious music fans; it certainly seems to me that the additional great songs on this collection make it superior to a single-disk hits collection, and make this album worth the extra money.

This is an anthology that was long overdue--the 'Furs' were never the most prolific of bands, but they certainly deserved better than to be relegated to a third-tier song on the slap-dash 'Wedding Singer' soundtrack in this day and age.

Purists may be expecting more b-sides or live tracks, but whether you're the casual listener or the afficianado, this package has it all.

If you're not entirely convinced that you need to spend your dollars so rashly, you can settle for either "Mirror Moves" or the earlier compilation "All of This and Nothing." I won't discount their later material, but it really is their 80's output that's the most interesting.

This is the definitive Furs collection. I do not see the need to buy every collection that's out there. Buy the actual albums instead. This one takes you from the early years through the nineties and offers off-the-beaten tracks and numbers that add some variety.

Richard Butler is a tremendous performer who lends such edginess and beauty to the lyrics and the sounds. Working with various producers through the years makes this one fun in the sense of listening to so many songs on two discs. Lots of diversity.

CD recibido en perfectas condiciones y rapido, el unico pero que le encuentro es que la cja ha sido perforada, dañando un poco la caratula trasera. Gracias. BUEN VENDEDOR!!!

I have loved The Furs since, what 1985? And they still get me going all this time later. They are THE BEST BAND to come out of the British Wave, and are highly under-rated. This compilation takes you from the raw undulating post punk genre (India, Imitation of Christ, Soap Commercial) to The Furs commercial successes (Ghost in You, Heaven, Heartbreak Beat) very nicely. Richard Butler and crew can sing, play, and get your heart rate up. I recommend driving, FAST, and LOUD with this in your car stereo. If you have never heard The Furs, give this a try. If you are a long time fan, this is the set for you. There a few songs I wish they had included though, such as Shadow in My Heart. But what the hey, overall, this is a great collection from a great band, that still rocks my soul.

If you like eighties music, or if you like nineties music, BUY IT!!!!!!!

But , I had to get Mirrow Images , Mid to Mid and Forever Now cds to relly capture the real picture of the Furs ... Nostalgia and complete cd's happen to be very important , there is no substitute . As i said , fantastic collection .

the first cd is great stuff, with richard butler's hoarse, john lydon-esque vocals mesmerizing within the context of a very good, adventurous, original band -- the live "mack the knife" is incredible. but the second cd is pretty bad, as they tried to repeat the surprise hit "love my way" and gradually turned into butler's backing unit rather than a dynamic collective. the lure of filthy lucre corrupts almost all of us as we leave our twenties, etc. they had a good run, far better than most, and a unique approach which still sounds excellent cranked up loud.

from the time the furs broke out in the late 70's to love spit love, these guys had a sound that no one today comes near. long live the furs

I can't believe this band isn't as famous as the Beatles! One of the more intelligent and haunting bands in the history of Rock and Roll.