Review
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of George Thorogood & the Destroyers -- their first album may not have come out until 1977, but they cut their first sessions in 1974 -- Capitol's Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock was designed to replace 1992's The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers as the band's definitive single-disc overview. Considering that the 1992 disc is out of print (as is the exhaustive and exhausting 1997 double-disc set Anthology), this does indeed stand as the best compilation currently in print, and even edges out Baddest by running a little bit longer and containing more of his late-'80s/early-'90s radio hits. Thing is, it doesn't contain all of his hits -- "Treat Her Right," which was on the previous comp, is missing, as are several other charting songs: "Born to Be Bad," "Hello Little Girl," "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man," "Howlin' for My Baby," "Gone Dead Train," and "I Don't Trust Nobody." Chances are, most listeners won't notice that they are missing since not only are all of his big hits here -- "Madison Blues," "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer," "Move It on Over," "Who Do You Love," "Bad to the Bone," "I Drink Alone," "Gear Jammer," "Willie and the Hand Jive," "You Talk Too Much," "If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)," "Get a Haircut" -- but because all of his songs pretty much sound exactly the same, all in the same key with the same riffs, same guitar licks, same lunkheaded vocals. For anybody who is not a fan, this makes listening to George Thorogood a maddening experience, but fans will find this to be a satisfying overview, even if it falls just short of being complete.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-30-years-of-rock-mw0000340171
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Reseña
por Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Lanzado para celebrar el 30 aniversario de George Thorogood & the Destroyers -- su primer álbum no salió hasta 1977, pero grabaron sus primeras sesiones en 1974 -- Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock de Capitol fue diseñado para reemplazar a The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers de 1992 como el disco definitivo de la banda. Teniendo en cuenta que el disco de 1992 está descatalogado (al igual que el exhaustivo y agotador doble disco Anthology, de 1997), esta es sin duda la mejor recopilación que existe en la actualidad, e incluso supera a Baddest por ser un poco más largo y contener más de sus éxitos radiofónicos de finales de los 80 y principios de los 90. El problema es que el disco no tiene nada que envidiar a The Baddest of George Thorogood and Destroyers. La cuestión es que no contiene todos sus éxitos: falta "Treat Her Right", que estaba en la compilación anterior, así como otras canciones de éxito: "Born to Be Bad", "Hello Little Girl", "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man", "Howlin' for My Baby", "Gone Dead Train" y "I Don't Trust Nobody". Lo más probable es que la mayoría de los oyentes no se den cuenta de que faltan, ya que no sólo están aquí todos sus grandes éxitos: "Madison Blues", "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer", "Move It on Over", "Who Do You Love", "Bad to the Bone", "I Drink Alone", "Gear Jammer, "Willie and the Hand Jive", "You Talk Too Much", "If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)", "Get a Haircut", sino porque todas sus canciones suenan exactamente igual, todas en el mismo tono, con los mismos riffs, los mismos licks de guitarra y las mismas voces estúpidas. Para cualquiera que no sea un fan, esto hace que escuchar a George Thorogood sea una experiencia enloquecedora, pero los fans encontrarán que esta es una visión general satisfactoria, incluso si no llega a ser completa.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/greatest-hits-30-years-of-rock-mw0000340171
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1 - Madison Blues
Written-By – James
2 - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
Written-By – Hooker
3 - Move It On Over
Written-By – Williams
4 - Who Do You Love?
Written-By – McDaniel
5 - Bad To The Bone
6 - I Drink Alone
7 - Gear Jammer
8 - Willie And The Hand Jive
Written-By – Otis
9 - The Sky Is Crying (Live)
Written-By – Lewis, James, Levy
10 - Reelin' & Rockin' (Live)
Written-By – Berry
11 - You Talk Too Much
12 - If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)
13 - Get A Haircut
Written-By – Birch, Avery
14 - Rockin' My Life Away (Alternate Take)
Written-By – Vickery
15 - American Made
Written-By – Midnight, Byrom, Hunter
16 - Who Do You Love? (Rothrock Remix 2004)
Remix – Tom Rothrock
Written-By – McDaniel
Credits:
Art Direction – Diana Barnes
Compilation Producer – Kevin Flaherty
Design – Don Bailey (3)
Executive-Producer – MIke Donahue
Liner Notes – Joel Selvin
Mastered By – Terry Manning
Photography By – Henry Diltz
Producer – George Thorogood (tracks: 3, 4, 16), The Delaware Destroyers (tracks: 1, 2, 5 to 15), Jim Gaines (tracks: 15), John Nagy (tracks: 3, 4, 16), Ken Irwin (tracks: 1 to 4, 16), Terry Manning (tracks: 6 to 14)
Producer [Production Assistance] – John Nagy (tracks: 5), Ken Irwin (tracks: 5, 11)
Written-By – Thorogood (tracks: 5 to 7, 11, 12)
Notes:
Tracks 1 and 2 taken from the George Thorogood And The Destroyers album.
Tracks 3 and 4 taken from the Move It On Over album.
Track 5 taken from the Bad To The Bone album.
Tracks 6 to 8 taken from the Maverick album.
Tracks 9 and 10 taken from the Live album.
Track 11 taken from the Born To Be Bad album.
Track 12 taken from the Boogie People album.
Track 13 taken from the Haircut album.
Track 14 is previously unreleased and was recorded January & February 1993 during sessions for the Haircut album. Original version from the Rockin' My Life Away album.
Track 15 taken from the Ride 'Til I Die album.
Track 16 is previously unreleased.
Label: Capitol Records – 72435-98430-2-5
Format:
CD, Compilation, Remastered
Country: US
Released: May 18, 2004
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Classic Rock
https://www.discogs.com/release/869875-George-Thorogood-The-Destroyers-Greatest-Hits-30-Years-Of-Rock
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