Buddy Holly - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of Buddy Holly (1999) flac

Tracklist:

[2:17] 01. The Crickets - That'll Be The Day (Single Version)
[1:55] 02. Buddy Holly - Words Of Love (Single Version)
[2:31] 03. Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue (Single Version)
[2:09] 04. Buddy Holly - Everyday (Single Version)
[2:23] 05. The Crickets - Not Fade Away (Single Version)
[2:03] 06. The Crickets - Maybe Baby
[2:09] 07. The Crickets - Oh Boy! (Single Version)
[2:11] 08. The Crickets - It's So Easy (Single Version)
[1:50] 09. Buddy Holly - Rave On
[2:51] 10. Buddy Holly - True Love Ways
[1:47] 11. The Crickets - Think It Over (Single Version)
[2:04] 12. Buddy Holly - It Doesn't Matter Anymore (Single Version)

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
Total length: 00:26:00
Main artist: Buddy Holly
Composer: Various Composers
Label: Geffen
Genre: Pop/Rock, Pop
© 1999 UMG Recordings Inc. A Geffen Records release; This Compilation
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings Inc.

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 /TiVo



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