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Indigo Girls - Playlist: The Very Best of Indigo Girls Audio CD

A fair review of the Indigo Girls "Playlist: The Very Best of Indigo Girls" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Indigo Girls reviews here, or go back to the Indigo Girls tabs.

Indigo Girls Band: Indigo Girls
Title: Playlist: The Very Best of Indigo Girls
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Release Date: 2009-01-13
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Become You 2: Least Complicated 3: Tried To Be True 4: Fill It Up Again 5: Shame On You 6: Closer To Fine 7: Moment of Forgiveness 8: Power Of Two 9: Nashville 10: Galileo 11: Hammer And A Nail 12: Kid Fears 13: Peace Tonight 14: Midnight Train To Georgia

Nevermind the songs, what's wrong with the sound?
I think every IG fan would pick a slightly different songlist, so there's not going to be pleasing everyone there. While I agree with the above reviewer that 1200 Curfews or Retrospective would be better choices, my beef with this CD isn't the song selection -- which is ok in all.

My beef is with the sound quality. In a word, it's terrible. Tinny, hiss-y, shallow, draggy in some places. Half the tracks sound like they were recorded by holding a cell phone toward the stage or with a casette player. (Do those still exist?)

This cd is cheap in price for a reason, folks. The quality is just not there. Spend the extra couple of bucks and get one of the real IG collections. .


OK, just too narrow
But I cannot give any Indigo Girls CD less than 3 stars - these ladies are just too talented and anyone glossing over the rating without moving to the bottom of the page to read the explanation might mistakenly think poorly of their music. OK, I will admit I was disappointed as a seasoned fan to see this rather meager selection. Besides, the selection is not bad except for the last track, which although has been played at numerous concerts, is not even an Indigo Girls song but a cover of the Gladys Knight and the Pips Grammy-winning original. Amy and Emily are such prolific and consistently creative songwriters that it is hard to imagine the last track of a "best of" CD not being Indigo material. Other important songs under the Epic label were left out -- Land of Canaan, Ghost, Let It Be Me, Mystery, The Wood Song, Gone Again, and many, many more. Their more electric rock that was very innovative in terms of harmony and melody was also left out: Trouble, Go, Shed Your Skin, Tether, to name a few. But if this CD gives the newbie the urge to migrate to their other albums (honestly, unlike many artists, every song on their albums are worth hearing) then this CD will have achieved its purpose. Definitely, though, Retrospective is a better starting choice. Better yet, see them live. Amazingly, after more than 20 years, they are still going strong.


C'mon- Indigo Girls can't be bad!
BUT-there is plenty of great harmony and enjoyable, singable music on this CD. Alright, maybe this isn't the best of the best, and is unappealing to the purists. I love it and my old CDs are sort of scattered right now.

Don't sell this short by comparing the artists to themselves! The Indigo Girls are wonderfully talented on every CD. You won't go wrong, the price is right, and it serves to promote the next release in March.

I'm all ears.


Not a real Indigo Girls CD
This does not represent the best of IG, nor is it even a good beginner's collection. This is a cheap attempt by the Indigo Girls' former record company to make some cash. If you are looking at this product, check out "Retrospective" or "4. 5" or even "1200 Curfews. " Or go on iTunes and handpick your song collection. This collection is not put out by Amy or Emily, so it is not approved by the Indigo Girls. .


DO NOT BUY
It is awful and does NOT represent the best of Indigo Girls as anyone who is familiar with their musical collection will testify. Based on my very limited experience with Playlist, DO NOT PURCHASE this CD. If "Playlist" is a new product/phenomenon, based on my personal extensive knowledge of the artists and my experience with this single CD, I would NOT purchase anything Playlist produces.


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