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Travelogue: Blues Traveler Classics

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....would be that others will discover TRAVELOGUE and hear what a great band Blues Traveler is.

TRAVELOGUE has something for everyone. If you're a casual fan or new to the band this is an excellent intoduction to their sound. Almost every hit single and concert staple is here (with the most annoying exception of "Most Precarious" from SRAIGHT ON 'TILL MORNING). The chronological format is always the best for these types of albums, and the digital remastering is incredible! This is why die-hard fans who already own most/all of BT's albums should buy this collection. These versions sound sooo much better than the original CD's. A worthy purchase to hear these songs in a remastered format. Also, an incentive for the die-hards would be to have "Regarding Steven" in it's studio version on disc (previously the b-side to "Runaround" and not included on their commercial breakthrough album FOUR). Aside from that, not much else here for the BT groupy.

Concentrating on the FOUR (5 songs) and BLUES TRAVELER (4 songs) albums the song selection is dead on. They included one song ("Just for Me") from their last studio effort BRIDGE (I assume to cover all their studio albums), but "Most Precarious" would've been a better closing song. Hell, at 79:57 you can't argue with the song selection that much.

Special guest appearances from Joan Osborne, Gregg Allman, Chuck Leavell, and Warren Hayes on some songs is an added bonus.The booklet is real decent as well providing writing credits and which album the songs appears from. You also get the essentials for each album's individual credits including the musicians performing.

I can't say enough about how great TRAVELOGUE is. A solid 5 stars even with the exclusion of "Most Precarious." The improved sound of the early material makes up for this one set-back.

A solid 17 track remastered collection. Half the songs are from either the debut, or "Four". The remaining tracks come off the other four albums. Of course being a "Best of" disc, this does have the hits "But Anyway", "Run-around", and "Hook". But most of the rest is just as good, if not better. My current favorite is "Canadian Rose", about a girl he met in Burlington Vermont. This also has "Regarding Steven", which was on the live album "Live from the Fall". Not alot of long drawn-out jams on this one, but they sure can do it when they want to, and "John Popper" can play the harmonica better than anyone I've ever heard. Whenever I hear "But Anyway", I still think of them at the end of the movie "Kingpin" dressed like Amish, and rockin' out. If you're looking for your first, or only BT album, this one will go perfectly between your "Black Crowes" and "Phish" cd's.

Got for a gift. Great assortment of songs. If you are a new Blues Traveler listener I really recommend this cd. It is a good one.

if you love blues traveler then this is the disk to have . it covers all of thier best work. i highly recomend this disk. i am glad i found it at amazon. worth every penny i spent.

Travelogue is a compilation of many of the popular Blues Traveler songs and is a must have for anyone who likes this band or wants to get an idea of what the band has to offer musically.

MISSING HITS, like " Orange in the sun,you-me-everything,and most precarious"..........keep this from being 5 star hits collection. BEST song is "Just for me", which strangeley is the last song on the album. Blues travelers need to keep this song on all there hits albums in the future......just to good, maybe there best song. ALSO Carolina Blues song..............which absolutely ROCKS.

I'd only heard 2 songs by Blues Traveler before I bought this CD (Run Around, Hook) but I liked those songs enough that I figured it would be worth a few bucks to see if they had any other good songs.

I LOVE THIS CD!!! One of the best albums I've ever bought from start to finish. I can't believe that I've never paid any attention to or even really been exposed to Blues Traveler, I've been missing out big time.

I will be owning every Blues Traveler CD I can find very shortly, this is an amazing band and this is the perfect CD for anyone new to the band.

I bought this CD because I really enjoy music and john popper is a great singer, amazon had the cd quickly delivered and now I enjoy my "blues travelers" CD

Most people have heard their hits such as "Hook" and "Run Around" however, this band is much deeper. This album proves that. If you enjoy those two songs then pick this up and give some of their other work a chance and you will be pleasently suprised. If you are looking to check out the band or are a general blues fan you'll find this album to be a sweet pick up. Also if you get a chance to check these guys out when touring through your town go out and see them. As other people have already mentioned they can jam.

Music that takes you on the road, carries you away to places of the heart with force and assurance.