9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great White: Absolute Hits, April 14 2011
By Shaman Studios - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Absolute Hits (Audio CD)
Capitol Records shows with this release that they are capable of compiling an excellent single CD compilation of Great White. To be sure, this is only the 3rd CD anthology from Capitol and by far the best. There are many other releases on other labels that do not include these original studio versions, but rather re-recorded or live versions and should not really be considered in the grand scheme of things if you really like the Capitol output.
The sound quality is really good, but the packaging is rather weak. There is a single paper insert with no biography or liner notes to speak of inside a standard jewel case. The sequencing is not chronological, but you can burn a disc or create a playlist on your iPod and sequence the songs any way you like.
The biggest news here is the inclusion of "Lady Red Light" from 1987's "Once Bitten" album that did not make the earlier 2 CD's released from Capitol. 2001's Greatest Hits had 3 live songs (including "House Of Broken Love" and "Desert Moon") and a Blues Mix of "Face The Day" that are replaced here with the original studio versions. I like this improvement as well as Capitol including all 13 singles from 1984-1992. The 2 remaining songs are "All Over Now" from Once Bitten and "She Only" from 1989's Twice Shy album.
Some fans may wish for a Led Zeppelin cover or two, but you really can't go wrong with what is here. Capitol did a great job of maxing out this disc as well, with the running time coming in at 79:06. All in all, Absolute Hits is a rock solid 5 star collection with no major MIA's - and these days that is very hard to come by.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
BEST COMPILATION! heres why, Dec 31 2011
By Jason Jay - Published on Amazon.com
All Hits up to 1992 all orignal versions (face the day is album version not the ep version) this is the best compilation of great white by far other compilatios have rerecorded and live versions also they miss lots of hits. This is all their classics!
3 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Essential HITS!!!!, April 10 2011
By Metalhead - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Absolute Hits (Audio CD)
Saw this CD sittin in the Walmart $9.00 bargain bin tonite and WOW....Finally, ALL the BEST, HARD ROCKIN songs w/ few ballads on one CD for a cheap price!! I actually prefer this over the 2001 Greatest Hits CD itself!!
Get this and you won't be disappointed!