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The Grass Roots - Leavin' It All Behind Audio CD

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The Grass Roots Band: The Grass Roots
Title: Leavin' It All Behind
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Release Date: 2006-12-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: I'm Livin' for You Girl 2: Back to Dreamin' Again 3: Out of This World 4: Melinda Love 5: Don't Remind Me 6: Take Him While You Can 7: Heaven Knows 8: Walking Through the Country 9: Something's Comin' Over Me 10: Truck Drivin' Man 11: Wait a Million Years

The Grass Roots at their best...
There are some truly great songs on this release that never became popular, the best being --and probably the best song by the band-- is "Out Of This World", I can't believe it was never a hit. As far as I'm concerned this is the best album ever released by the band as they were at the peak of their sound.

As for the quality of this release, it's pretty much excellent, but I have to agree with another reviewer in that it is a little muddy (not much though) in that it could have used more high end and less bass. . , I lowered the low end starting at 80 Hz to the bottom (levels 0 dB to -1. 5 dB) and raised the high end starting at 4 Hz to the top (0 dB to 2. 5 dB). Any more then that and it starts sounding tinny and unnatural. Of course EQ is subjective so some purists could argue that the remastering of this CD is very faithful to the EQ levels of the original recording.

In terms of other quality "Grass Roots" CD's, there aren't many. . . I have about a dozen and, after comparing all of them through Sennheiser headphones, found the following to be the only ones worth having:

- the remastered "Leavin' It All Behind" CD (this review)
- Rhino's "Anthology" CD's 1 & 2
- the "Feelings/Let's Live For Today" 2-on-1 Repertoire CD
- the "Let's Live For Today" Rev-ola CD
- and finally, and surprisingly, MCA's "All Time Greatest Hits" CD, which I think sounds better (fuller, better EQ) than the revered Rhino "Anthology" (which, though it does sound very good, has a little too much high end for my taste, and, sounds somewhat flat and lacks midrange).
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Don't wait a million years to buy this one!
So far I've listened to it through Sennheiser headphones off a computer CD drive and I'm just blown away by the sound quality. I've got a well preserved vinyl copy and I jumped at the chance to get a limited edition remastered CD of what I think my be the best Grass Roots album ever.

Every tune on this album is great listening. One of the "non hits" sort of reminds me of The Doors, and another of The Grateful Dead, but it's all 1960's rock heaven.

The true highlights are:

First, the full length version of "Walking Through the Country" which I've heard many times, but there seems to be an "extra verse" or two on this album. A great tune!

And best of all, the original version of "Wait a Million Years" with the haunting keyboard intro that got cut off the end on the version that got played on the radio back in those days.

Anyway, this was a pricey one as CD's go these days, but I'll bet a nickel to a buck it'll be a lot more after it's sold out!.


GREAT POP CD--BUT THE AUDIO HERE IS LACKING!!
First time to CD for top drawer songs like Melinda Love, I'm Living For You Girl, Out Of This World and Back To Dreaming Again. The Good News:
One of the better Grass Roots releases with plenty of satisfying songs beyond the hits. Any one of which could have been another hit. This is feel good sunshine pop at it's best.

The Not as Good News:
This is a limited run release with 5,000 marked copies. As of July 07 mine is 3600. The pricetag is high for Hip-O Select releases and for the money you expect optimum results. However HOS spent all their money on the packaging and little on the sound. If the budget was tight, why not get the audio right. For most of us, if forced to choose one or the other we'd rather have it re-mastered.
As is, the entire CD is very muddy. Quite heavy handed on the bass and the high end just isn't there.
However it CAN be remedied by simply cranking up your EQ. Way Up. First drop the bass at 32, 16 & 8 khz a bit, leave most of the mid-range alone and start boosting at about 4 khz. Some serious boost is needed at both 8 and 16 khz. If you'll do that this actually sounds pretty good.
But the typical person probably won't have the time or savvy to mess with it, and if you're listening on a portable player you don't even have your own EQ anymore thanks to those geniuses who think they know more than we do.
'Tis a shame. Hip-O could have done better. How hard would it have been to just run the final dub thru an equalizer with the aforementioned specs? And that wouldn't have added much to the cost.


The Grass Roots
This is definetly the best normal Grass Roots release . Don't have the CD remaster but I have a very good vinyl copy of this album . Really not a weak cut on it . highly reccomend this if you are a Grass Roots fan . .


This Grass Roots GEM finally makes it to CD...
Finally, this GREAT LP by The Grass Roots is available on CD. .
"Leaving It All Behind" is loaded with some great songs. . . not only 3 of The Grass Roots major hits, Wait A Million Years, Heaven Knows, and Walking Through The Country. . . but some of their best pop songs, like Out Of This World, I'm Living For You Girl, Melinda Love. . . This LP was also the start of Dennis Provisors history with the band. . . Dennis was the most prolific song writer of the band. . .
This CD is great and hopefully only the start of other GREAT Grass Roots lps being released on CD. . . like: "Move Along"
"More Golden Grass", "Lovin' Things", "Alotta Mileage" and "Golden Grass". . .
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