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Buddy Holly - The Buddy Holly Collection Audio CD

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Buddy Holly Band: Buddy Holly
Title: The Buddy Holly Collection
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Release Date: 1993-09-28
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Down the Line 2: Soft Place in My Heart 3: Holly Hop 4: Blue Days (aka Blue Days, Black Nights) 5: Love Me 6: Midnight Shift 7: Baby, Won't You Come Out Tonight 8: Changing All Those Changes 9: I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down 10: Rock Around With Ollie Vee 11: Girl on My Mind 12: Ting-A-Ling 13: Modern Don Juan 14: Brown Eyed Handsome Man 15: That'll Be the Day 16: I'm Lookin' for Someone to Love 17: Words of Love 18: Not Fade Away 19: Everyday 20: Tell Me How 21: Ready Teddy 22: Listen to Me 23: Oh, Boy! 24: It's Too Late 25: Peggy Sue 26: I'm Gonna Love You Too 27: Look at Me 28: Little Baby 29: You've Got Love 30: Maybe Baby 31: Rock Me My Baby 32: (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care 33: Rave On 34: Fool's Paradise 35: Take Your Time 36: Well...All Right 37: Think It Over 38: Early in the Morning 39: Heartbeat 40: It's So Easy 41: Wishing 42: Love's Made a Fool of You 43: Reminiscing 44: True Love Ways 45: It Doesn't Matter Anymore 46: Raining in My Heart 47: Peggy Sue Got Married 48: Crying, Waiting, Hoping 49: Learning the Game 50: What to Do

Everything you wanted to hear about Buddy is here!
This is the most value conscious and comprehensive collection ever. There are 50 cuts here spread out over 2 CD's and in chronological order ranging from an early recording before he made it big thru all the hits and great songs he had written. Even the ones you may not have heard of like "Modern Don Juan" which reminds me of Marshall Crenshaw and "Fool's Paradise" which really is quite good are all here in excellent sound with dates, pixs and personnel along with stories of his life. A keeper for life! Holly died in the famous plane crash on Feb. 3, 1959, which inspired Don McLean's great song "American Pie" which states "The Day The Music Died". It will never die thanks to this CD. Essential to any rock collection!.


Coincidence? or.................?
Checked out this product adn noticed there are 59 reviews (This one is #60). Wanted to give a listen to some buddy Holly music. He died in 59. . . . . . I just bought tickets to the Surf Ballroom show a few minutes ago for the 50th anniversary. . . . . . . .
Spooky. . . . .
OK, this is not a review. . . . but his spirit will always live on. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RIP.


Best Holly CD, but new version is a better value
The music here is the best, but this set is available at a much better price as the newer Buddy Holly Gold.


Hopefully more generations can discover Buddy
Even though this is the era that I guess everyone should appricate since Rock was invented during this time, most of the music was just a bit to simplistic and bubble gum for my taste. I am not the biggest fan of rock and roll from the 1950's. Yes Elvis is still loved today, but many artist from that time peroid are starting to fade, as radio has pretty much dumped fifites rock and golden oldies from playlist. In fact most of the golden oldies stations are starting in the late 60's now, and with the music of the past fading, its harder for new generations of teens and young adults to have access rock's golden age. Buddy Holly should be in any rock fans collection, not to mention those that like country and blues. Buddy had incorporated all those types of music into rock, which even though rock was a extension of jazz, I consider Buddy's music at least fifteen years ahead of its time. Not only was Buddy good, but the backing band, "The Crickets" were excellent musicians all well. Jerry Allison, was tearing up the skins unlike any other drummer that I had heard in rock during the 50's. In fact, Allison might have been the first to really incorporate more "technical" drumming into rock, and I think he stacks right up there with Moon, Bonzo, and Peart. This CD shows some of Buddy's best, and I cant stress enough how much this should be in every rock fans collection. Buddy's long gone, but his music is still here, and its still outstanding today, even with all the technical changes music has been thorough since these recordings. ENJOY.


It's Everything Everyone Says It Is
What else could I or anyone else add that already hasn't been said? If I could have given this collection 10 Stars, it would still seem insufficient. I guess this review is more of a rememberance about Buddy Holly than a critique of his music.

I always listen to this collection with bittersweet enjoyment. I was a just kid when Buddy was popular, but I can remember my friends and I snapping our fingers and wiggling our rear ends as we sang along and attempted to dance to these tunes. I can remember my parents putting the records on the hi-fi and dancing to "True Love Ways" in our living room, and I remember that February day 1959 when it was announced on the news that Buddy, Ritchie, and the Big Bopper were no more. I remember how sick I felt, and although I wish it weren't so, I can get sad today when I listen to these songs and think about Clear Lake, Iowa and the brilliant music that came to an end that day.

But, sadness aside, it's all the more reason to listen to this great collection. What on earth would music have been like without Buddy Holly? Several other reviewers have said it before me, but let me say it again, Elvis notwithstanding, Buddy Holly WAS AND IS the King of Rock and Roll. Listen, really listen to his music and you will see why.


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