Audio CD review:
Valdy - Classic Collection

Valdy - Classic Collection

Band: Valdy Title: Classic Collection Rating: Release Date: 02 December, 1997 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Peter & Lou 2: Rock 'N' Roll Song 3: Good Song 4: Dirty Old Man 5: Yes I Can 6: One You Love 7: Hot Rocks 8: Simple Life 9: Leaving Ain't the Only Way to Go 10: Weather'd Hands 11: Whirl & Twirl & Swirl 12: Easy Money 13: Sonny's Dream 14: Renaissance 15: Hometown Band 16: I'd Rather Be 17: Landscapes 18: Chocolate Goodnight

Customer Reviews Disappointing At best he sounds like early Little Feat or Seals and Crofts. I got this compilation based on the glowing reviews here and from the generally high acclaim my Canadian friends give this folk icon, and I really wanted to like Valdy, but I found these songs dated, mostly uninteresting and almost unlistenable. While his voice is good, his lyrics are too often obvious and corney and the chord changes trite. A bit like mainstream pop country. My preteen daughter said the songs sound like they could be from (the musical) GREASE, sung by RAFFI. . . . emm, Raffi does Disco, not my preference. . . I guess I like my folk to have more of an edge. Valdy is nowhere near the league of such songsmiths as Richard Thompson, Warren Zevon, John Hiatt, or Bob Dylan. Some reviewer wrote Valdy is Canada's best songwriter. Haven't they heard of Joni Mitchell, Neil Young or Leonard Cohen? Sad to say, but Valdy is not even as good as many of the small circuit Canadian folk artists I've seen in the past year, such as; Ember Swift, Carolyn Mark, Geoff Berner, Ben Sures, Ken Hamm, Dave Lang, Dave Soroka, Rodney DeCroo, Garnet Rogers, The Gruffs, The Bills, and Bob Egan. . . Maybe I just had to be there and then, but for old, authentic folk music I'll take the unpretentious Holy Modal Rounders or David Lindley any day. Gotta Love it - Where can I get more?! Recently, I got out some old LP's and found one of his - we had a great time reminising as we sung all the old songs. I have been listening to Valdy since the early 70's when my older sisters brought it home. Got me thinking about trying to find more of his stuff. The album I have is simply called Valdy, and it has all different songs from the Classic LP. I wish I could find it on CD - it was cut in the early 70's. So fun to see how well he has done and that he did some additional stuff. Would love to see him in concert!. A big fan I became a fan of Valdy about 5 years ago -- my Mum got a hold of one of his tapes form the '70's (I wasn't around when he first started recording) and put it in the car and I've been hooked ever since. This is one of the best cd's out there. Saw him in concert in Yarmouth, NS 2 years -- a concert well worth going to if you get the chance. I wish I could find more of Valdy's albums on CD though. A GREAT COLLECTION!. . You can see a complete list of all Valdy discography, or go back to the Valdy tabs