Anthology. The First 30 Years :: Education by Design Store

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too much left off

2008-08-04
Agree with both the other reviews, but "Desert Skies" is the missing song that changed my mind. I will not be buying this either.

Marhsall Tucker

2008-07-26
An awesome collection and fine representation of Marshall Tucker. Those who have gone before us are still missed.

A must for fans of Southern Rock

2008-07-19
In the 70's Southern Rock really begin to take shape. Living here in Nashville Charlie Daniels Band was the big thing with the Volunteer Jam. When Marshall Tucker Band came out with the first album with tracks like "Take The Highway" and "Can't You See" everyone I knew took notice and the rest is history and this double album covers it all just fine.

From the start thru the middle and up to now you get a complete musical journey of MTB. You get all their hits along with all the good stuff that didn't get the same airplay but still solid. Right off the bat on the first disc you're hit with "Take The Highway", "Can't You See", "24 Hours At A time" and "Fire On The Mountain". If there's one small "con" it would be lack of Live songs which was the trademark of MTB. Especially "24 Hours At A Time" with Charlie Daniels on fiddle. A extra bonus is the small booklet that's the cd cover as well. It has a history lessson on MTB from start to now. You get a insight behind the songs to who everyone is and lineup changes thru the years. Really good reading. A great collection of songs from a bunch of close friends out of a small South Carolina town.

Here's an idea

2008-05-18
Anthologies and Hits collections are made for people who don't have all the classic albums by the artist in question. I for one don't care for This Old Cowboy and don't mind its exclusion from this set. But if I did love that song I would probably already own the album/cd it originally appeared on and wouldn't care if it was left off a new compilation. Do fans really think they should have any say in what goes on a compilation? Its a 30 year anthology, not a best of the 70s.

Outstanding CD. Outstanding service

2008-05-04
You can't go wrong with the old Marshall Tucker Band. But preferences aside, I received my order in good time and condition, which is what counts.

I'm Full Now

2008-03-25
The first collection to feature hits from their entire career!

Along with Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Allman Brothers, The Marshall Tucker Band is the definitive Southern rock band. Over their storied career, they’ve seamlessly blended rock, country, jazz, pop, blues and soul into a beguiling blend of the best music that The South — and America — has to offer. The 2-disc Anthology is the first collection to pull together the highlights from their 30-year career.

It contains not only their biggest hits—"Fire On The Mountain," "Heard It In A Love Song," "Last Of The Singing Cowboys," "Can’t You See," "Take The Highway"—but also such fan favorites as "Where A Country Boy Belongs," "I Should Have Never Started Lovin’ You," and "Cattle Drive." Since MTB’s on-stage prowess is legendary, a live video clip has been included as a bonus.

Marshall Tucker Anthology 2008-03-04
Not at all what I expected. Other than the material that was over played on the radio, the rest of the cd was boring and monotonous. The song I really wanted to hear, "24 Hrs. at a Time", turns out is only good in the live version not included on this cd. This cd will definitely gather dust on my shelf

My Jesus Told Me So 2007-12-17
More than just 'This Ole Cowboy' is missing from this collection, although this is a very nice 2 disc set. Their first self titled album is perfect and only 3 songs are represented here. Can't wait for the real remastered complete works of this incredible band to get released!

Half of It Is Great 2007-12-06
Just a quick review here. Half of this compilation is great. I've been listening to the first CD a lot lately. It has all the classics--"Take the Highway," "Can't You See" and "Heard It in a Love Song." Most of the tracks, however, are just as good as those. It shows Marshall Tucker was as good as any southern rock group of the 70s. The guitar work is great, and it's not easy to pull off flute in popular music, but the boys do it. The reason I give the collection 4 stars rather than five is because of disc two. It's merely okay. Some flashes of brilliance but not equal to the band's earlier cuts. That's to be expected: most bands didn't get out of the late 70s and 80s alive. Disc one: five stars. Disc two: three. A must buy if you like the band's work. Disc one is well worth it.

DGB 2007-10-09
I was a huge fan of the original Marshall Tucker Band and was very dissapointed to know that Doug Gray tours with his own band under the name of the Marshall Tucker Band. When Tommy Caldwell tragically crashed his Jeep while returning home to Spartanburg, South Carolina on April 28, 1980 the band essentially died. Even though they tried to carry on with Franklin Wilkie, the band couldn't play without Tommy. So for Doug, though a talented singer, to try to continue the legend of the MTB by using his own bands songs on an Anthology CD of 30 years of the MTB is a crime when the band only played together for 7 years. Though the band had many guest musicians on tour and vinyl the inclusion of a family tree is a joke. No, I won't be paying for this collection.