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DISCID=0510e613
DTITLE=Various / The Best Of A Musical History
DYEAR=2007
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks / Who Do You Love?
TTITLE1=Levon & The Hawks / He Don't Love You (And He'll Break Your He
TTITLE1=art)
TTITLE2=Bob Dylan with The Hawks / Can You Please Crawl Out Your Windo
TTITLE2=w [Single Version]
TTITLE3=The Band / Ain't No More Cane On The Brazos
TTITLE4=The Band / The Weight
TTITLE5=The Band / Orange Juice Blues (Blues For Breakfast)
TTITLE6=The Band / King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
TTITLE7=The Band / All La Glory [Early Version]
TTITLE8=The Band / Stage Fright
TTITLE9=The Band / I Shall Be Released
TTITLE10=The Band / 4% Pantonime
TTITLE11=The Band / Don't Do It
TTITLE12=The Band / Life Is A Carnival
TTITLE13=The Band / Slippin' & Slidin' [Live]
TTITLE14=The Band / Endless Highway
TTITLE15=The Band / Share Your Love With Me
TTITLE16=Bob Dylan with The Band / Forever Young
TTITLE17=The Band / Twilight [Song Sketch]
TTITLE18=The Band / Home Cookin'
EXTD=Originally Released April 24, 2007\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: A Musica
EXTD=l History was one of the best box sets of the last ten years: a t
EXTD=horough and revelatory biography of the Band, telling their story
EXTD= from their beginnings as a backing band for Ronnie Hawkins to th
EXTD=eir disbandment after The Last Waltz. Released in the spring of 2
EXTD=007, about two years after the appearance of the original box, th
EXTD=e single-disc excerpt The Best of a Musical History isn't nearly 
EXTD=as good as its mammoth five-disc parent, largely because it tries
EXTD= to serve to audiences equally: it tries to please casual fans, w
EXTD=ho just want the hits, while trying to win over serious fans curi
EXTD=ous about the rarities on the box yet unwilling to acquire the wh
EXTD=ole set. As such, this 19-track set sprawls all over the place, c
EXTD=ontaining a smattering of Band standards ("The Weight," "Life Is 
EXTD=a Carnival," "King Harvest [Has Surely Come]," "Stage Fright," "I
EXTD= Shall Be Released"), fan favorites that aren't quite rare ("Oran
EXTD=ge Juice Blues," "Don't Do It"), genuine rarities ("He Don't Love
EXTD= You [And He'll Break Your Heart]," by Levon & the Hawks; Bob Dyl
EXTD=an's "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?"), and five unrelease
EXTD=d tracks, highlighted by a roaring live version of "Slippin' and 
EXTD=Slidin'" and Rick Danko's "Home Cookin'." All of this music is go
EXTD=od and the set does indicate the rich breadth of the Band's music
EXTD=, but really it's no more than a sampler of the set. There are to
EXTD=o many Band classics missing to have this be a good introduction 
EXTD=-- for starters "Tears of Rage," "Chest Fever," "Rag Mama Rag," "
EXTD=Up on Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixe Down," "The 
EXTD=Shape I'm In," "Ophelia," and "It Makes No Difference" are all ab
EXTD=sent -- and this doesn't contain enough great rarities from the b
EXTD=ox set to be a true "best of the box" (which is especially frustr
EXTD=ating since it would have been possible to have a single disc of 
EXTD=rarities and still leave plenty of hard-to-find music on the box)
EXTD=. So, this single-disc is neither a good introduction nor a good 
EXTD=summary of the strengths of the box -- it is merely what it says 
EXTD=it is, a sampler of the box, and anybody who wants that should be
EXTD= happy with The Best of a Musical History, yet it's hard not to t
EXTD=hink they'd be happier investing in the extraordinary big box ins
EXTD=tead. [The Best of a Musical History is also available in a two-d
EXTD=isc set that contains a bonus DVD featuring highlights from the D
EXTD=VD included with A Musical History.] -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n
EXTD=\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nbetter than the CD-only version, bu
EXTD=t still a disappointing cash-in, May 2, 2007\nReviewer: Elliot Kn
EXTD=app (Walla Walla, Washington United States)\nAs a big fan of The 
EXTD=Band, I decided to save up my money and purchase the A Musical Hi
EXTD=story box set, and was for the most part very happy with my purch
EXTD=ase--it's got a great photo-filled book, disc one is almost entir
EXTD=ely made up of early, unreleased Hawks tracks, there's a DVD with
EXTD= some rare performances, and the rest of the set is full of great
EXTD= unreleased and live treasures alongside an anthology of music th
EXTD=at spans The Band's career through The Last Waltz--in a way A Mus
EXTD=ical History is both a greatest hits AND a rarities collection, b
EXTD=ut a relatively expensive one. Since the box set had so many grea
EXTD=t extras, it was worth it to me (a big fan) to re-purchase all of
EXTD= the standard album tracks I already had that came along with the
EXTD= set. This CD/DVD combo, The Best of A Musical History, is a one-
EXTD=disc collection drawn from the box set combined with the complete
EXTD= DVD from the box set. Unfortunately, though it's less expensive,
EXTD= it accomplishes neither the task of being a good 'greatest hits'
EXTD= album nor the task of being a good collection of rarities (thoug
EXTD=h the DVD does add to the merits of it being a better collection 
EXTD=of rarities). Although the music here is good, it's kind of a hod
EXTD=gepodge collection and I can't say I'd recommend it to anyone who
EXTD='s either interested in a one-disc 'best of' or a collection of r
EXTD=arities. \n\nTo start with, the box set's first disc is only repr
EXTD=esented by two songs, "Who Do You Love?" and "He Don't Love You."
EXTD= This is a shame, since that first disc is crammed with early Ban
EXTD=d tunes that fans have likely never heard. Conversely, these two 
EXTD=rarities are good listens, but don't really qualify as "greatest 
EXTD=hits" caliber songs. This CD also contains a number of the box se
EXTD=t's other rare tracks, like the Dylan single "Can You Please Craw
EXTD=l Out Your Window?," the studio version of "Don't Do It," the liv
EXTD=e "Slippin' and Slidin'," and the excellent Rick Danko tune, "Hom
EXTD=e Cookin'." Aside from these rarities, though, this collection le
EXTD=aves out some of the box's greatest gems, like the stomping live 
EXTD=versions of "Forbidden Fruit," and "Look Out Cleveland," the funk
EXTD=y "Baby Lou," the superior live version of "Smoke Signal," or the
EXTD= great early Richard Manuel song, "Words and Numbers." Unfortunat
EXTD=ely, if you're looking for the rare and unreleased songs, this is
EXTD=n't the place to get a complete collection. \n\nSince this disc a
EXTD=ttempts to place rare songs alongside some well-known songs, it e
EXTD=nds up leaving out some of The Band's greatest hits. Sure, some o
EXTD=f the usual suspects are there, like "The Weight," "Stage Fright,
EXTD=" "Life is a Carnival," and "I Shall Be Released," but The Band's
EXTD= second album is sorely underrepresented (where's "The Night They
EXTD= Drove Old Dixie Down," at the very least?). The rest of the disc
EXTD= is crammed with tracks that aren't greatest hits and aren't real
EXTD=ly that rare either--"Ain't No More Cane On the Brazos," "Forever
EXTD= Young," "Orange Juice Blues," "Endless Highway," and "Share Your
EXTD= Love With Me" are all good but minor songs that can all be found
EXTD= on albums that are worth buying in their own right (The Basement
EXTD= Tapes, Music From Big Pink, Moondog Matinee, etc.). If this disc
EXTD= is supposed to represent a collection of classic tunes, some of 
EXTD=these really don't make the cut. \n\nThe DVD is great--a bunch of
EXTD= performances you've probably never seen (though you've heard the
EXTD= version of "King Harvest" as a bonus track on The Band-The Band)
EXTD=, and if all you're looking for is a visual treat without the tra
EXTD=ppings of the expensive box set, this might be a good option for 
EXTD=you (though it seems like they could have fit a few more performa
EXTD=nces on there). \n\nTo sum it up, I don't recommend buying this d
EXTD=isc unless you're primarily interested in the DVD. If you're new 
EXTD=to The Band and are looking for a 'greatest hits,' I'd buy their 
EXTD=actual greatest hits album, which is a more complete and well-rou
EXTD=nded collection of hits, or I'd recommend getting (at least) thei
EXTD=r first three albums, which are all classics and full of hits as 
EXTD=well as strong non-hits in their original album form (they're pre
EXTD=tty cheap too). If you're an old fan and are in the market for th
EXTD=e rarities only, unfortunately there's no good option right now, 
EXTD=unless all you want is a smattering of unreleased tracks and the 
EXTD=DVD at a more affordable price. This disc is pretty pathetic on t
EXTD=he unreleased side, so your only option for complete rarities is 
EXTD=the expensive box set. If you're willing to shell out the cash, t
EXTD=hough, you might find that the color booklet, DVD, and wealth of 
EXTD=unreleased material is worth the money. As it stands, this disc i
EXTD=s basically just another example of the label and Robbie Robertso
EXTD=n attempting to squeeze some more money out of loyal fans.\n\n\nH
EXTD=alf.com Details \nProducer: Andrew Sandoval (Compilation), Bob Jo
EXTD=hnson, Cheryl Pawelski (Compilation), Henry Glover, John Simon, R
EXTD=obbie Robertson (Compilation), The Band \n\nAlbum Notes\nThe Band
EXTD=: Robbie Robertson (guitar); Garth Hudson (accordion); Rick Danko
EXTD= (bass instrument); Levon Helm, Richard Manuel (drums).\n\nAdditi
EXTD=onal personnel: Ronnie Hawkins, Van Morrison (vocals); Bob Dylan 
EXTD=(guitar); Allen Toussaint (horns); John Simon (electric piano); R
EXTD=oy Buchanan (bass instrument).\n\nThe sprawling and beautiful 200
EXTD=5 box set A MUSICAL HISTORY featured five CDs as well as video fo
EXTD=otage of the Band, and remains the definitive documentation of th
EXTD=e beloved folk/rock/country ensemble. This one-disc heavily trunc
EXTD=ated version of the box set functions as a perfectly acceptable r
EXTD=etrospective in its own right, with 19 chronologically ordered tr
EXTD=acks (including songs by the proto-Band outfit the Hawks, and a f
EXTD=ew sung by Bob Dylan) and five video clips dating between 1970 an
EXTD=d 1974. All the hits are here, as well some live tracks and song 
EXTD=sketches.\n\nDVD features include:\n1. Jam/King Harvest (Has Sure
EXTD=ly Come)\n2. Long Black Veil\n3. Rockin' Chair\n4. Don't Do It\n5
EXTD=. Hard Times (The Slop)/Just Another Whistle Stop
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