I'm with you on this one... a perfect listen... though I must say, the last one, Half Smiles is another top fave in a collection full of faves. Mark Eichelberger wrote: >For some reason, a lot of people slam "Do The Collapse". I don't know if it was because Ric Ocasek produced it, or if the ballad "Hold On Hope" was percieved as a blatant attempt to have a hit single, but personally, I love both the production sheen and most of the songs on that album, including "Hold On Hope". (I just swoon when the strings kick in near the end.) > >In fact, I like it just a tad more than Isolation Drills...and ID is generally regarded as GBV's best "well-produced" album. > >My 2 cents. >Mark E. > > >-------------- Original message -------------- >From: Bill Silvers > > > >>Bob Hutton asked: >> >> >> >>>My eMusic downloads refresh today and I am thinking of treating myself >>>to some GBV - any fans here have opinions on the best introduction to >>>the band, or should I just go for the best-of selection, "Human >>>Amusements At Hourly Rates"? >>> >>> >>Career Records answered >> >> >> >>>You can't go wrong with that one... Conventional Wisdom says Bee1000 >>>might be their best album... >>> >>> >>Lee Elliott added: >> >> >> >>>I think the best of is very well done. I have most of the classic >>>stuff and access through friends to everything else - but I've pretty >>>much settled on Human Amusements for my fix when I need it. If >>>nothing else it will help you figure out an era to begin with. >>> >>>Other than that I'd get Bee Thousand first. >>> >>> >>I guess you'ver already used up those extra downloads, Bob, but here's a >>minority suggestion for ALIEN LANES. >>BEE THOUSAND has always been sort of a consensus for best individual GbV record, >>but IMO ALIEN LANES has even more pop thrills and as the last full record with >>Tobin Sprout on it, is the one I go back to most. Many of the best tunes made >>the greatest hits comp (though inexplicably, "Closer You Are" and Sprout's >>wonderful "Little Whirl" were omitted), and overall AL rocks a little harder >>than BEE 1000. Along with the following UNDER THE BUSHES... this period was >>GbV's creative peak. >> >>b.s. >> >> >> >> > > > -- Ronald Sanchez Director Of A&R Career Records Donovan's Brain