Audio CD review:
Damn Yankees - The Essentials

Damn Yankees - The Essentials

Band: Damn Yankees Title: The Essentials Rating: Release Date: 10 April, 2006 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: High Enough 2: Coming Of Age 3: Where You Goin' Now 4: Don't Tread On Me 5: Come Again 6: Fifteen Minutes Of Fame 7: Mister Please 8: Bad Reputation 9: Piledriver 10: Damn Yankees 11: Runaway 12: Silence Is Broken

Customer Reviews Get the two CDs they put out instead It seems to have done something for Tommy Shaw's songwriting. Damn Yankees did two great CDs in 1990 and '92. . . unlike one other reviewer seems to think, Styx has grown into an honest to God ROCK AND ROLL band ande Dennis DeYoung is touring with a full-blown symphony orchestra (not to take anything away from his considerable talent, they just didn't want to be playing "Babe" the rest of their careers, and Lawrence Gowan seems to have injected some adrenaline there. . . and they all get along, more than you could say seven years ago). This is a good starter kit. . . but you're best off just getting the two CDs and finding the soundtracks to Nothing But Trouble and Encino Man for the songs "Bonestripper" and "You're Invited But Your Friend Can't Come" (essentially Vince Neil singing with Damn Yankees backing him). That's everything that's been released aside from a live video "Uprising". . . go looking and enjoy! PS: They saved the best track for last. . . "Silence is Broken" is a very powerful song that will bring chills to anyone that's ever been in any kind of abusive relationship, and needs the courage to stand up and say "enough". . . one of Tommy Shaw's finest pieces of work, intense and emotional and has plenty to say. That alone is worth the price of admission! . Seriously just buy the other two disks Just get them both for Pete's sake. Great stuff, but come on they only had two disks. To act like this is all you need as some reviewers state makes me wonder how you'll love all of these songs and still wake up feeling good in the morning knowing that you are missing awesome rockers like Uprising, Rock City USA, and Livin This Side of Hell. If You Own.... If you don't own either of the CD's, this has all the songs you will need. If you already own "Damn Yankees", and "Don't Tread" CD's, there is no need to buy this "Best Of" release. It would have been nice, (in this compilation), if there was something new that didn't make it to either original CD's. That is why I'm only giving this CD, 3 stars. To bad Ted, Tommy, Jack & Michael didn't give us another release. If or when they ever do, crank up this or either of the only 2 original CD's, and enjoy true American musicians, doing what they do best. . . playing good solid kick ass rock & roll!. . You can see a complete list of all Damn Yankees discography, or go back to the Damn Yankees tabs