Best Western Swing
This collection of 50 chart-toppers, spanning 22 years, showcases the Cadillac of country singers at his best, blending traditional and contemporary stylings, but never straying too far from the core of his Texas barroom sound. This retrospective's one new track, "I Hate Everything," about a man in a bar who's besotted more from pain than whiskey, doesn't match up with the singer's best material, but it's still got that irresistible Strait hook: average-guy sincerity wrapped in a down-to-earth heart.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Cant go wrong with the Man!"
"If you are a George Strait fan, and you know all of his music, this is a "5 star" for you."
"What's not to say except Every song is a awesome song."
"Just what I wanted!"
"This CD may be better than George Straits Straight out of the Box."
"Came on time and as advertised."
"A must have if you're a George Strait fan!"
"Literally could pop one cd out and swap over and over again."
These songs ruled '80s and '90s country radio: George's #1 hit version of Bob Wills' Right or Wrong; Love Without End, Amen; I've Come to Expect It from You; All My Ex's Live in Texas; Am I Blue; Ace in the Hole; The Chair; If I Know Me , and more.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Tapes sound very well except for the ones that were still in plastic the brand new ones which were only two tapes im guessing maybe because theyve just been in storage or the plastic had static or something but its not a big problem and it has all of my favorite George Strait songs and has some new ones ive never heard and it cones with a booklet kinda like a biography of his career but overall its better than having to buy each one if hia albums when you could buy this box set that has 4 cassetes and has a box so you fan store them nicely so i qould recommend this and its very great to have something wirh age and value."
"My husband loves this guy."
"The 'Possum', the 'Hag', Conway, Brooks & Dunn, Porter & Dolly, Alan Jackson are a few, but so many of today's artists feel as though they have to shout and crank up the decibels to a ridiculous level to make us 'get it', but not so with the always smooth and classy George Strait."
"Got this as a gift, and they super love it!"
"I have missed this fine looking talented down to earth singer for many years so catching up with his music brings back so many wonderful times I had in Houston."
"Took about 3 months to finally get this but my husband is a huge George Strait fan so it was worth the wait for him."
"Product in great condition as stated."
"Came exactly as described and came in a quick time period."
This comprehensive hits package includes all 40 of his #1 hits on 2 Cds, with legendary songs such as: "The Fugitive," "Mama Tried," "Sing Me Back Home," "Hungry Eyes" "Grandma Harp," "I Think I'll Stay Here and Drink."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I consider myself a fan of old country and have several Merle albums, but i need something that would cover a wide range of his songs in one shot."
"Hits the Merle spot !!!"
"2 cd's full of the music from one of the best country singers, up there with the big boys Merle."
"I didn't have any recordings by Merle, and this one contains really good ones."
"All the Merle Haggard best songs."
"Great album by a great artist who is no longer with us."
"Love all the music on this album."
Best Bluegrass
With one foot in the field and the other in the factory, The SteelDrivers are a beacon beaming their own version of rhythm'n'bluegrass far across the musical landscape.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Great!"
"Authentic Bluegrass/Country music."
"Love lover this cd, great condition for the peice."
"Great sound."
"Great item!"
"My favorite CD by The Steeldrivers!"
"great music , broken case."
Best Outlaw Country
Yet, though it barely scratches the surface, 2002's The Essential Johnny Cash --part of a series of compilations and reissues celebrating Cash's 70th birthday--does present three-dozen satisfying and balanced snapshots of some of the Man in Black's most memorable work for the Sun, Columbia, and Mercury labels.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I recently purchased some Bose speakers for my computer."
"My fiancé is a huge Johnny Cash fan and he loved this CD, he said all his hits were on there!"
"ITS JOHNNY CASH HE HAD US AT HELLO MY NAME IS JOHNNY CASH AND WE WERE GLAD TO OPEN UP AND LET HIS MUSIC IN."
"Works great both discs in exceptional shape the forgotten outlaws of .utlaw country."
"Good mix of a lot of songs."
"Good representation of Johnny Cash!"
"Exactly as listed, fast delivery, great price."
"If you only know Johnny Cash's popular songs you are missing out."
Best Classic Country
Long before he was the King of rock, Elvis loved gospel music.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"basically, the whole album is chock full of uplifting, spiritual music...elvis sings with such soul and passion (on 'he touched me', for example) i mean, you can feel it! elvis has such vocal legends like the jordanaires, millie kirkham (her voice is just absolutely beautiful on this album, esp."
"The song are just as we remembered them!"
"This is the way I wonder if many people think of or remember Elvis - spiritual."
"I always like Elvis."
"Bought this for my mother for mother's day, she loves it."
"Though his movies were hokey vehicles for his music, and his later career in Las Vegas made many forget the purity of his early music, this collection of his gospels is singular and showcases Elvis Presley at his very best."
"This is without a doubt my VERY FAVORITE GOSPEL ALBUM By Elvis!!"
"Arrived on time and as described."
Best Neotraditional Country
This collection of 50 chart-toppers, spanning 22 years, showcases the Cadillac of country singers at his best, blending traditional and contemporary stylings, but never straying too far from the core of his Texas barroom sound. This retrospective's one new track, "I Hate Everything," about a man in a bar who's besotted more from pain than whiskey, doesn't match up with the singer's best material, but it's still got that irresistible Strait hook: average-guy sincerity wrapped in a down-to-earth heart.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Cant go wrong with the Man!"
"If you are a George Strait fan, and you know all of his music, this is a "5 star" for you."
"What's not to say except Every song is a awesome song."
"Just what I wanted!"
"This CD may be better than George Straits Straight out of the Box."
"Came on time and as advertised."
"A must have if you're a George Strait fan!"
"Literally could pop one cd out and swap over and over again."
Best Today's Country
1 songs, Urban amassed an eclectic group of Grammy, CMA, ACM Award-winning writers and co-producers, who that have collectively worked with the likes of Adele, Jason Aldean, David Bowie, Luke Bryan, Kelly Clarkson, Brett Eldredge, Fun, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, Madonna, Daft Punk, Pink and Taylor Swift. They include new collaborations with Jeff Bhasker, busbee, Greg Wells and Nile Rodgers, as well as those who Urban has worked with before, including Shane McAnally, Ross Cooperman, Dann Huff and Nathan Chapman all of whom worked with Urban on his previous No.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Fantastic evolution and great to get so much NEW music all on one album."
"Great, great album."
"Great CD, My favorite Country Singer and he did it again!"
"I absolutely love anything by Keith Urban, but this cd is the best one I have!"
"Love every song on this album, love Keith Urban's voice."
"Love this CD."
"Totally awesome CD."
"Awesome CD."
Best Cowboy Country
2009 essential greatest hits collection gathers all of Glen Campbell's hit songs in one contemporary package.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I was feeling nostalgic when Glen Campbell passed away so I knew I had to add this Greatest Hits album to my music collection."
"Good sounding a must for all who like glen cambell."
"Bought as a present."
"a very good collection of his songs."
"Great collection of a legend."
"Most of the songs I wanted."
Best Roadhouse Country
Twisting strains of Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Merle Haggard, and Gram Parsons into a stripped-down sound wholly his own, Yoakam is one of music's true mavericks, and his body of work is one of the most innovative in all of country. Rooted in the purest country traditions, and wrapped in raw rock 'n' roll attitude, Yoakam's art rivets fans of both genres and remains as utterly original today as when it started burning up the charts in the '80s.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"What can you say beyond Dwight Yoakam."
"Very good excellent music thank you."
"Great collection of his hits!"
"if you are his fans...thus is a good cd to have."
"Had adj if the find I enjoy listening to."
Best Alt-Country & Americana
25th Anniversary Edition.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I've listened to Wilco casually over the last 10 or so years, in fact I owned this album on a poorly care for swap meet compact disc. I knew I liked Wilco so when I started to collect vinyl LP's again one of the first two albums I ordered was "A.M.". Without going into review critical territory I'm really not qualified to venture into, I'll say it's different, it's more of everything great that the cd I owned was not."
"I'd feel guilty and ungrateful if I didn't give YHF it's due praise on Amazon."
"There are some great pop songs on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot but that's just the beginning."
"Ironically, the more popular songs from the CD(heavy metal drummer) I don't find as interesting, though they may be more melodious. The best songs on the CD, however, are "Radio Cure" and "Ashes of American Flags" with amazing lyrics, and slow but mesmorizing melodies."
"I bought this as it was on many recommended lists."
"Just an great CD."
"Which is to let you know that coming to this album completely out of the blue, on the basis of great reviews, hype and friends who are fans, I'd have to say this album is pure genius."
Best Country Instrumentals
Sony.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Amazing recordings if you are into excellent guitar playing,"
"This is a fun album to listen to."
"Gave one as a gift and kept one - love the uplifting sounds....great music!"
"What I like about this album is the two great guitarists having a whole lot of fun!"
"How can you go wrong with these two great pickers?"
"Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins are obviously having a good time, two masterful guitarists making it sound so effortless, but we know that the years of study and practice to achieve such heights as these two gentlemen have reached must have required incredible dedication."
"For sometime ow I have been a fan of Mark Knoppler."
"Who knew these two would be so good together."