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Complete Stax-Volt Singles [Box set, Compilation]

Various Artists Audio CD
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Whew! Mar 22 2003
Format:Audio CD
Probably the greatest box set there is. Out of all the tracks there are only two out and out duds - the Nick Charles ones. What is so amazing about this set is the incredible continuity of quality. Booker T. and the MG's....this truly is their legacy. What fabulous musicians...the tastiest that ever scratched their sound into vinyl. All of the Stax classics are here (Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, Bookert T.,Albert King, Bar Kays, etc.) but the real treat are the ones that I was never aware of (William Bell, Mable John, The Astors, Gorgeous George). This is maybe the only huge box seat that is worth the dough.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pam from Detroit Dec 30 2002
Format:Audio CD
See, this is why people my age (40ish) and older can't listen to much of today's so called R&B. We grew up listening to the BEST and can't settle for just any barrage of notes scattering across the musical scale. I still play this music today. I think if anyone was able to write songs like these today they would, but that was a one-time golden era and these songs are nuggets. This is the best collection of Stax and if you want it all, this is the one to buy.
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This was probably the first or second box set I ever bought & it was a real wake up.

When box sets first came out (1990?), I bought this simply because it LOOKED like something I should know something about and the price was right. I wasn't even sure at the time if I was interested in R&B, being a freak for almost any kind of hard rock. However, I knew that some of my favorite bands like the Pretenders, Buzzcocks, Deep Purple, Zappa, Aerosmith, Talking Heads, and others cited old Stax/Volt R&B as influences. There were songs on here that ZZ Top & the Blues Brothers had covered.
Besides, I was learning guitar at the time, and many of my shred heroes from Kirk Hammett to Stevie Ray Vaughn touted the ever mystical "groove" factor & I wanted to know what that was.

And MY GOD what a huge education this thing was, & it makes you want to dance your ... off like you've got voodoo fever! Rufus Thomas, Sam & Dave, Booker T. & The M.G.s, and of course the majestic Otis Redding with everything you could want out of his dictionary of soul. These people had been blips on my musical radar until I bought this. It seems hard to believe now.

The biggest musical lesson this collection taught me was that happy or emotional romantic music that makes you dance doesn't have to be vapid, pop cotton candy. Simultaneously, it teaches you the history of a very important record label that probably did just as much for the civil rights movement as the marches did. After all, when you get a zillion white kids groovin' to black music, what do you think is going to happen?

This thing is a politial party AND a dance party!

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5.0 out of 5 stars AN EDUCATION IN SOUL MUSIC 101
I bought this set originally as individual CD's but thankfully was able to trade them in once I found out it had been boxed and got it with the Atlantic 8 CD box. Read more
Published on July 8 2003 by PETER XUEREB
5.0 out of 5 stars BASIC SOUL GROOVES
If you are interested in exploring the true origins of the groove you must here this songs.
The most interesting thing, for me, is Al Jackson's and Duck Dunn's use of space in... Read more
Published on Jan 8 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars A Labor of Love!!!!
If you're going to shell out money for this baby, then be prepared to go all the way. The listening will both elate you and exhaust you as you hear innumerable songs (probably for... Read more
Published on Dec 31 2002 by D. Hawkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Must have it
The very Stax sound. Otis, Carla, Rufus ... Don't be afraid of the price for pleasure of listenning is at the end of the road.
Published on Sep 29 2002 by F. Barros
5.0 out of 5 stars huge
Best money I ever spent on music. Was there ever a tighter outfit than than the Stax/Volt houseband? I think not.
Just go and get it. Now.
Published on May 2 2002 by buzzter
5.0 out of 5 stars FIX THIS
None of the song samples match up with the artists and songs listed! This is very aggravating. Please fix!
Published on Mar 4 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars Priceless Document
If you think The Association was a great group, this set may not be for you. But if you want to know soul music, here's the place to start. Read more
Published on Nov 13 2000 by "duckofsteel"
5.0 out of 5 stars Stax up with the very best
For those who grew up in the 60's, when the music in the air carried the promise of hope in a sad song, and the positive joy of living in all others, this is it. Read more
Published on Aug 24 2000 by rballjones
5.0 out of 5 stars Let Us Worship At The Temple of Stax!
Simply put, this set is astonishing genius, pure and simple. Yeah - you do get lots of classic Stax artists like Otis, Rufus, Carla, Booker T, etc. Read more
Published on April 14 2000 by Chad Witt
4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but not for everyone.
This is an undeniably great set, with tons of great tunes. However, there *is* a little fat on it. Not every single was a classic; there's no way they could be, as fast as they... Read more
Published on Feb 19 2000 by M.R.
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