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Like Journey, these hard southern rock boys never go out of style. I blast these songs all the time in my car. They were AMAZING in concert, sounding close to what you'll hear on the CD. With songs, "Back Where You Belong", "Somebody Like You", "Caught Up In You", and "Fantasy Girl", it's obvious that this anthology has all their greatest hits and more.Disk one is full of the harder rock songs 38 Special put out, and disk two has the softer, more romantic songs. They make me smile and lift my spirits no matter how low they are. High energy, great vocals, and killer instruments, 38 Special Anthology is sure to be one album you don't want missing from your collection.
.38 Special were always a great link in the Southern Rock band era which spawned, Skynyrd, Hatchett, Blackfoot, Jessee Bolt etc. A 2 cd set, put em' in and hit random, pour a shot n' a beer and krank it up.
I recommend this album to fans of southern rock, arena rock, hard rock and country, as well as all those folks who, like me, are suckers for a good rock ballad. .38 Special deserves any and all accolades that they've received over the years.
Most casual fans are familiar with tunes like "Rockin' Into The Night," "Hold On Loosely," "Fantasy Girl" and "Caught Up In You," but I'm sure that many of them haven't heard the bulk of the other tunes on this album. Like most classic and southern rock acts,.38 Special has such a large catalogue of songs to pick for airplay that many of them are rarely or never played on the classic rock station.
While.38 Special's "Anthology" contains all of their biggest hits, it has so much more in store for the listener. While they may never be considered one of the greatest acts in any of the other listed bands' genres, they will always be remembered as a band that could play tunes from just about any genre and do it well.
Songs like "Teacher, Teacher" and "Chain Lightnin" don't draw as much attention as the previously listed songs. Still, they are excellent tunes in their own right.What makes.38 Special so appealing to music lovers, in my opinion, is the fact that they can crank out a legitimate southern rocker like "Deja Voodoo" and then turn around and play a pop-tinged rocker like "Back To Paradise" or a full-on arena rock ballad like "Second Chance." This gives them a much broader audience than Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Boston, Styx or any of the other big acts that were around during their peak.
This compilation gives the listener their greatest hits as well as an excellent dose of tunes from all of their albums up into the mid-90's. Highly recommended.
A very good option to enjoy the music of one of the best groups ever.Don't miss it.
If you love 38 Special, then this is THE CD for you. It has so many great songs. My husband is a huge fan (we fight over the CD); even my daughter likes a lot of the songs, and she's only 8.
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