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The Very Best of Peter, Paul & Mary

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by: Peter Paul & Mary

Release Date August 23, 2005
Listening to these powerful and earnest songs some 40 plus years on is to marvel at the times they were created in. Modern Folk music has its roots in socially progressive activism (think Pete Seeger or Woody Guthrie) which then evolved into the more psychedelic aspects of Bob Dylan. The magic of Peter, Paul and Mary was in the presentation. They mixed sweet harmonies into the messages and then took them to the pop charts. As such, their importance to musical history simply can not be understated.

Their discography includes top ten singles from Seeger ("If I Had a Hammer"), Dylan ("Blowing In The Wind") and powerful statements of their own. "The Great Mandela" is the apex of 60's moral questions; Do you fight for your country or ... Read More:

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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

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by: Bob Dylan

Release Date June 01, 2004
Released the year I was born, 1963, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" became the album which best represents a turbulent time in America. Put this cd on, for those of us who spent at least a part of our lives in those stormy years, the album evokes a lot of memories, and a lot of feelings, particularly about the America we could've become before Kennedy fell, before Viet Nam, before King fell, before we lost our innocense.

The first track "Blowin' in the Wind" became the anthem of the day, redone and popularized by Peter, Paul, and Mary. Yet the original carries such weight that did not carry over. "Girl from the North Country" is a peaceful sort of ballad, whose lyrics will remind you just briefly of "Scarborough Fair". Here we have Dylan ... Read More:

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The Very Best of Judy Collins

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by: Judy Collins

Release Date August 21, 2001
"Greatest hits" collections, especially of an artist as prolific as Judy Collins, are risky things. This is particularly true in her case since her style has varied so much with the years. Still, this compilation includes most of what I regard as the high points among her many albums, and several iconic tracks: I would certainly place her versions of Pete Seeger's "Turn, Turn, Turn," Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne," and Ian Tyson's "Someday Soon" in this category. "Both Sides Now," one of her biggest radio hits, sounds a bit dated now with its late 60s mix of rock drumming and symphony strings; still, Collins' voice is at its smoothest here and her sincerity is hard to resist, as is also the case with her elaborately produced versions of the traditional "Amazing Grace" ... Read More:

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The Times They Are A-Changin'

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by: Bob Dylan

Release Date June 21, 2005
In reviewing Bob Dylan's 1965 classic album Bringing All Back Home (you know, the one where he went electric) I noted that it seemed hard to believe now that both as to the performer as well as to what was being attempted that anyone would take umbrage at a performer using an electric guitar to tell a folk story (or any story for that matter). I further pointed out that it is not necessary to go into all the details of what or what did not happen with Pete Seeger at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 to know that one should be glad, glad as hell, that Bob Dylan continued to listen to his own drummer and carry on a career based on electronic music.

Others have, endlessly, gone on about Bob Dylan's role as the voice of his generation (and mine), his lyrics ... Read More:

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Joan Baez - Greatest Hits

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by: Joan Baez

Release Date May 07, 1996
This is a great CD but the live performance of " AMAZING GRACE " was disapointing.

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Kingston Trio Greatest Hits

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by: The Kingston Trio

Release Date January 15, 1991
Kingston Trio Greatest Hits It was there best songs.
Enjoyed it very much and would recomend it to anyone that has love for the good old days.

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Bob Dylan

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by: Bob Dylan

Release Date June 21, 2005
In reviewing Bob Dylan's 1965 classic album Bringing All Back Home (you know, the one where he went electric) I noted that it seemed hard to believe now that both as to the performer as well as to what was being attempted that anyone would take umbrage at a performer using an electric guitar to tell a folk story (or any story for that matter). I further pointed out that it is not necessary to go into all the details of what or what did not happen with Pete Seeger at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 to know that one should be glad, glad as hell, that Bob Dylan continued to listen to his own drummer and carry on a career based on electronic music.

Others have, endlessly, gone on about Bob Dylan's role as the voice of his generation (and mine), his lyrics and what ... Read More:

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Another Side of Bob Dylan

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by: Bob Dylan

Release Date June 01, 2004
Yes folks, this is indeed a pivotal work by perhaps the greatest songwriter of the post war "baby-boomer" generation. Here is where the cute folky Bobby Dylan, who sang of cannon balls firing and hard rain's fallin' came to extol the virtues of being "oh so much older then" and being "younger than that now". Just listen to the older more world weary 23 year old Bob Dylan singing about La Dolce Vita and a "Motocycle Nightmare" tale. "No No No It Ain't Me Babe"....But who exactly is this troubador spinning yarns about a "Spanish Harlem Incidents" and gazing upon the "Chimes of Freedom" flashing.

Dylan was merely reaching his stride when he recorded "Another Side of Bob Dylan". Sure Highway 61, Blonde On Blonde and Blood On The Tracks would further reveal the depths of his unfathomable ... Read More:

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The Essential Kingston Trio

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by: The Kingston Trio

Release Date August 29, 2006
The Kingston Trio is an icon for folk music. This album brings out the best of the Kinston Trio.

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We Shall Overcome: Complete Carnegie Hall Concert

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by: Pete Seeger

Release Date October 10, 1989
I love this cd - the music is full of passion and inspiration. Pete has a beautiful, relaxed presence when he performs. This cd is a treasure that I will enjoy often.