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Capitol Records 1942-2002 Reviews
Capitol Records 1942-2002 Reviews
| 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful  Oh, how the mighty have fallen, By Pat Kelly (Here, There & Everywhere) - See all my reviews This review is from: Capitol Records 1942-2002 (Audio CD) While this is an unquestionably wonderful collection of popular music over the past half-century or more, it is also a sad reminder of how far Capitol records has fallen in the modern marketplace.This was the label of Sinatra, The Beatles, The Beach Boys. Compare disk 4, with it's plethora of classic hits, to disc 6, showing how desparately they are scrounging for something to call a hit. While internationally Robbie Williams' "Angels" and director Baz Luhrmann's "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)" were giant hits, they landed in America with the effect of a pindrop in a thunderstorm. Capitol, once foremost among record labels, now has about 5% of national sales and no active superstars. A label whose time has come and gone has written it's own epitath. If not a last will it is certainly a testement. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful WOW! Except...Where's...?, By This review is from: Capitol Records 1942-2002 (Audio CD) WOW! There are many many hits on these six discs covering six decades. The remastering of the 1940's Jazz-Big-Band-Swing-Pop nuggets sparkles brightly...way before my time, but, very warm & romantic music, especially Nat King Cole's two classic gems, wisely sread over the 40's & 50's discs. The 1950's is lacking Doo-Wop...why? Very obviously missing from the entire box set is bigger dose of R&B-Soul sprinkled with a bit more C&W music from the 1950s onward. Frank Sinatra's most classic period is teasingly showcased here with two of his most acclaimed recordings. Obviously, Capitol intended to feature the biggest radio/jukebox/chart hits here, but ONE track per disc from each artist would've been ENOUGH. The 1960's disc is full of classic pop-rock hits - again, PLEASE only one Beach Boys/Beatles track! The 1970's disc is mostly an all out classic rock event tinged with a disco & punk track, but folks like ANNE MURRAY are notably missing...she had a three decade run... Read more 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful  Classy, but where's Murray?, By A Customer This review is from: Capitol Records 1942-2002 (Audio CD) This could have been an archivist's nightmare, to mine the vaults of arguably the most important label of the second half of the 20th century and whittle it down to a collection that's exciting, that swings. Yet it mostly succeeds, even if that means that Duran Duran is sharing the stage with Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and the Beatles. But the pacing and song selection is always smart and sometimes really inspired, especially for the inclusion of vital one-shots like the Outsiders' "Time Won't Let Me" (OK, OK, they had a couple of other hits) and the Human Beinz's "Nobody But Me." But the biggest and almost unforgivable gaffe is the exclusion of Capitol's all-time biggest-selling female artist, Anne Murray. Surely there was room somewhere - "Snowbird," for instance, still sparkles and in fact has aged much better than iconic clunkers like "You're No Good'' and "I Am Woman," and clocks in at all of 2:08. Otherwise a worthwhile and... Read more |
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