Al Stewart - The Definitive Pop Collection
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Artist: Al StewartBrand: Rhino
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2006-11-07
Music Label: Rhino
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Bedsitter Images
- Clifton In The Rain
- In Brooklyn
- Love Chronicles
- You Should Have Listened To Al
- A Small Fruit Song
- Electric Los Angeles Sunset
- Zero She Flies
- You Don't Even Know Me
- The News From Spain
- Nostradamus
- Soho (Needless To Say)
- Roads To Moscow
- Carol
- Year Of The Cat
- On The Border
- Lord Grenville
- If It Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It
- Time Passages
- Song On The Radio
- A Man For All Seasons
- Merlin's Time
- Running Man
- Midnight Rocks
- Pandora
- Rumours Of War
- Last Days Of The Century
- Fields Of France
- Life Between The Wars
- Night Train To Munich
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Music Review: 1/2 -- A good Al Stewart collection, but it's a classic "loudness war" candidate
Rating: 3 Stars
I am a new Al Stewart fan. I just discovered him a few weeks ago, actually. But I really do like him. 'The Definitive Pop Collection' features 2 CDs worth of some of Al's best, and includes mostly everything a casual fan will need, really. Sure, you get 'Year of the Cat' and 'Time Passages' here, but you also get several other gems, including the early 'Bedsitter Images' (from 1967), and 'Lord Grenville' from the classic 1976 album 'Year of the Cat' (where the famous title cut comes from).
This is a great set, and it's very well-compiled. However, if you listen to it, it's been what you might say "over-remastered." Yes, it's loud, and at times it sounds somewhat distorted. Everything has been enhanced somewhat, but too much of something isn't always good, if you know what I mean. Al Stewart is a very talented artist and an incredible songwriter, and should be appreciated. But do yourself a favor and buy an earlier set (c.1993 to 1994) where the remastering was still great, but not overdone like this set.
Overall, if you are a budget minded fan who wants some Al Stewart for their iPod and is not an audophile (which I confess, I am), then 'The Definitive Pop Collection' is all you'll need. You get the bulk of Al's classics on two CDs stuffed with music. If Rhino had done less remastering, this could have been an easy 5 stars. However, as it is, I am going to say this: a million stars for the music, two-and-a-half stars for the remastering. For purposes of Amazon's rating system, let's average this down to about 3.5 stars.
If you are an audophile, try Arista's 1992 'The Best of Al Stewart: Songs from the Radio' (which is the same as an earlier album, 1986's 'The Best of Al Stewart,' but remastered -- and perfectly, might I add), which has a crisp and clear sound that still sounds great today, in 2011. However, that one has been out of print for years, so if you want a readily available Al Stewart compilation, 'The Definitive Pop Collection' should satisfy your needs just fine.
Recommended for a curious Al Stewart fan and a non-audophile.
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