Ray Stevens - Ray Stevens' Box Set
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Artist: Ray StevensEdition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2006-02-28
Music Label: Curb Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- It's Me Again, Margaret
- Too Drunk To Fish
- Misty
- Freudian Slip
- Sittin' Up With The Dead
- Everything Is Beautiful
- Power Tools
- Drivers Education
- Hang Up And Drive
- Ahab The Arab
- The Ballad Of The Blue Cyclone (The Beginning)
- Blue Angel
- The Ballad Of The Blue Cyclone (The End?)
- Pledging My Love
- The Woogie Boogie
- Love Will Beat Your Brains Out
- The Haircut Song
- The Streak
- The Mississippi Squirrel Revival
- Family Funeral Fight
- Deerslayer
- Safe At Home
- Boogie Woogie
- Virgil And The Moonshot
- The Hustler
- Osama Yo' Mama
- Hello Mama
- Let's Roll
- We're Havin A Baby
- When The Kids Are Gone
- Turn Your Radio On
- Kitty Cat's Revenge
- Juanita & The Kids
- Thank You
- Shriner's Convention
- Nashville
- Erik The Awful
- The Dog Song
- The Cat Song
- When I Get Over You
- The Pirate Song
- Come On Home To Baseball
- Gitarzan
- Bridget The Midget
- Bon Temps Roulette
- Freddie Feelgood (And His Funky Little Five Piece Band)
- Gone For Good
- Stand Up
- The King Of Christmas
- Be Your Own Best Friend
- Jeremiah Peadbody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-
Music reviews of Ray Stevens' Box Set
Music Review: A Mixed Bag in terms of quality
Rating: 4 Stars
The Bad:
When one thinks of a CD "box set", The phrase brings to mind a set with lavish packaging and the original recordings with some rare bonus songs. Unfortunately, this collection doesn't really live up to its name with its presentation. But I suppose the name "Box set" is better than "the thousandth Ray Stevens Greatest Hits package to hit the market". I guess most record labels simply find it easier to have artists re-record their previous hits rather than go through the hassle of licensing the originals. As other reviewers have stated, all the classic hits are recent re-recordings that were readily available to Curb, Ray's current label. Unfortunately, they weren't his best versions of the songs. On top of that, the set doesn't really work as a proper career retrospective as it focuses almost solely on his comedy. Ray Stevens' musical genious shined through the most on his serious Barnaby and Monument songs and are for the most part, completely omitted from this set. His 80s MCA era songs (when he recorded his funniest songs) is barely touched upon and we're left with, of course, most of his Curb recordings.
the Good:
- At least all the songs off the Curb albums are the original recordings
- Ear Candy! 8 tracks from the nearly impossible to find album Ray released on his own. (only Hang Up And Drive and No Lawyers In Heaven didn't make it to the unwisely named "Box Set")
- The unreleased and non-album tracks listed by the previous reviewer make this set well worth the price.
- The price. Curb Records seems to have a habit of doing things cheaply, and this 3 CD set is no exception. This is put together like a budget CD and thankfully, aptly priced. Considering the unreleased and hard-to-find gems on this set, Its a must-have for all Ray Stevens fans.
For those who want an introduction to Ray Stevens or are just casual fans, I recommend the Rhino "Best OF" and MCA "Greatest Hits 1 and 2" CDs over this one. But if you just want to spend 15 bucks on some very funny songs, you can't go wrong with this set.
Description of Ray Stevens' Box Set
Ray Stevens was born Harold Ray Ragsdale in Clarkdale, Georgia in January 1939. Clarkdale was a small cotton mill town 20 miles north of Atlanta. For more than 40 years, Ray Stevens has been entertaining us. From his novelty songs like "The Streak", to his tender ballads he has touched us. As with all outstanding writers, Stevens has away of creating characters and situations that highlight the humor in everyday life as well as larger issues and lifestyle trends.Country CDs
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