20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Holly

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Holly

by Buddy Holly
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Holly

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Holly

by Buddy Holly

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Overview

Like any record company worth their salt, MCA knows a good gimmick when they see it, and when the millennium came around...well, the 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection wasn't too far behind. Supposedly, the millennium is a momentous occasion, but it's hard to feel that way when it's used as another excuse to turn out a budget-line series. But apart from the presumptuous title, 20th Century Masters -- The Millennium Collection turns out to be a very good budget-line series. True, it's impossible for any of these brief collections to be definitive, but they're nevertheless solid samplers that don't feature a bad song in the bunch. For example, take Buddy Holly's 20th Century volume -- it's an irresistible 12-song summary of his Decca/MCA recordings. There may be a couple of noteworthy songs missing, but many of his best-known songs for the label are here, including "That'll Be the Day," "Words of Love," "Peggy Sue," "Everyday," "Not Fade Away," "Maybe Baby," "Oh Boy!," "It's So Easy," "Rave On," "True Love Ways," "Think It Over," and "It Doesn't Matter Any More." Serious fans will want something more extensive, but this is an excellent introduction for neophytes and a great sampler for casual fans, considering its length and price. That doesn't erase the ridiculousness of the series title, but the silliness is excusable when the music and the collections are good. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 04/20/1999
Label: Mca
UPC: 0008811195625
Rank: 1589

Tracks

  1. That'll Be the Day
  2. Words of Love
  3. Peggy Sue
  4. Everyday
  5. Not Fade Away
  6. Maybe Baby
  7. Oh, Boy!
  8. It's So Easy
  9. Rave On
  10. True Love Ways
  11. Think It Over
  12. It Doesn't Matter Anymore

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