Audio CD review:
The Ides of March - Friendly Strangers: The Warner Bros. Recordings

The Ides of March - Friendly Strangers: The Warner Bros. Recordings

Band: The Ides of March Title: Friendly Strangers: The Warner Bros. Recordings Rating: Release Date: 2004-01-01 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: One Woman Man 2: High On A Hillside 3: Vehicle 4: Lead Me Home, Gently 5: Vehicle 6: Factory Band 7: The Sky Is Falling 8: Home 9: Wooden Ships/Dharma for One - The Ides of March, Crosby, David 10: Bald Medusa 11: Aire of Good Feeling 12: Time for Thinking - The Ides of March, Larson, John 13: Symphony for Eleanor (Eleanor Rigby) - The Ides of March, Lennon, John 14: Superman 15: Melody 16: Friends of Feeling 17: Ogre 18: L.A. Goodbye 19: Hymn for Her 20: Mrs. Grayson's Farm 21: Giddy-Up Ride Me 22: We Are Pillows 23: Freedom Sweet 24: Tie-Dye Princess

If you liked the IDES OF MARCH...you'll love this!! I will tell you this. . . Rhino did a superb job on the mastering and production of this 2cd set. . . . The sound quality is very clean and clear. . . considering the era of its origin. . . . the booklet is informative. . . and basically has both album covers and backs. . . . to include any and all inside liner notes from the original albums. . they also added alot more pics and info for your reading pleasure. . . a nice treat was that they also included the single version of "Vehicle". . . . the 2cd set comprises of both albums plus the rare unreleased tracks from those recording sessions. . . so you have here the COMPLETE Warner Bros recording sessions. . . you dont get that if you buy the 2 other cd's separately. . . this set was pricey. . . but the best usually is. I am not going to get into a breakdown review of each and every track. . as so many other reviewers like to do. . . cuz it really has no bearing. . . if you never heard the songs or are even familiar with the band. . . if you ARE familiar with the band and the songs. . . you really dont need to have somebody trying to relate what they thought the band was trying to say in their music. . . . . all you really need to know. . or care about knowing. . . is. . . how is the sound quality. . production. . . packaging. . contents. . . . and are you getting your monies worth. . . isn't that about accurate? I was always an IDES fan. . . as I remember seeing them back in their heyday of 1970 at the WILD GOOSE in Joliet as a young music addict. . . . the Chicago area was a music mecca back in those days. Well those days are long gone. . . but the music is still very much alive. . . . You have to love people like Rhino for bringing it all back. . . . I have never purchased any IDES cd's up to this point. . . . just have the original vinyl lp's stashed away. . . . so this was a real find and worth waiting for. BUY THIS CD!!!!!!!!. Finally! Better late than never...and better than ever Hopefully people will re-discover The Ides of March. . favorite sons of Berwyn, Illinois ("Berwyn?!") It's so great to hear a clean copy of "L. A. Goodbye", and there are some of my personal favorites here, too, like "One Woman Man" and the 1968 CTA-like "Time For Thinking". If you can own only one Ides' CD, this would be the pick. thank you rhino LA GOODBYE and VEHICLE still sound as great as when i first heard them played on WLS radio the big 89 in chicago in the early 70 s. Thanks rhino records for releasing the warner brothers recordings of the ides of march on compcact disc. Friendly Strangers There are songs on here that were never even released. Finally someone has released a CD with many lost treasures such as this one. This is the most under rated group around. Warner Brothers and RCA dropped the ball. If you ever get a chance to see them perform, don't miss it. You can see a complete list of all The Ides of March discography, or go back to the The Ides of March tabs