- Audio CD (Oct 3 2000)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import, Best of
- Label: Sony
- ASIN: B00004Z3SS
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Strange Fire |
| 2. Closer To Fine |
| 3. Kid Fears |
| 4. Watershed |
| 5. Three Hits |
| 6. Galileo |
| 7. Ghost |
| 8. Reunion |
| 9. Power Of Two |
| 10. Least Complicated |
| 11. Shame On You |
| 12. Get Out The Map |
| 13. Go |
| 14. Trouble |
| 15. Devotion |
| 16. Leaving |
Product Description
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Try to think of an enduring, widely respected, artistically progressive female songwriting duo. Now, try to think of one besides the Indigo Girls. Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have been pounding the folk-rock pavement since the early 1980s, filling the ears of eager listeners with their ethereal harmonies, lush arrangements, and evocative lyrics. Retrospective traces their progression from budding singer-songwriters to stunning musicians, arrangers, activists, and artists. Progressing chronologically, the album allows the listener to appreciate the depth and breadth of the pair's musical growth--from the reedy, passionate plea of "Strange Fire" to the blithe bounce of "Least Complicated" to the dark electricity of "Go." As time passes, more instruments are added, more sensitive political topics are addressed, and more experimental techniques are incorporated. The two new cuts--Ray's uptempo but slightly turbulent "Devotion" and Saliers's heartfelt road ballad "Leaving"--are reminiscent of the Girls' younger days but also reflect their artistic growth through subtle lyrical turns and deft melodic variations. --Sally Weinbach
Product Description
Try to think of an enduring, widely respected, artistically progressive female songwriting duo. Now, try to think of one besides the Indigo Girls. Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have been pounding the folk-rock pavement since the early 1980s, filling the ears of eager listeners with their ethereal harmonies, lush arrangements, and evocative lyrics. Retrospective traces their progression from budding singer-songwriters to stunning musicians, arrangers, activists, and artists. Progressing chronologically, the album allows the listener to appreciate the depth and breadth of the pair's musical growth--from the reedy, passionate plea of "Strange Fire" to the blithe bounce of "Least Complicated" to the dark electricity of "Go." As time passes, more instruments are added, more sensitive political topics are addressed, and more experimental techniques are incorporated. The two new cuts--Ray's uptempo but slightly turbulent "Devotion" and Saliers's heartfelt road ballad "Leaving"--are reminiscent of the Girls' younger days but also reflect their artistic growth through subtle lyrical turns and deft melodic variations. --Sally Weinbach
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Most helpful customer reviews
The best CD
Mar 5 2004
Format:Audio CD
I have all the Indigo Girls CD's and I have to say this is my favorite CD of all of them. This CD has so many of their great songs on it. Most of their other CD's I usually only get out to hear a few songs on it but with this one I can listen to the whole CD over and over again and not get tired or bored with it. This is the CD that is most often playing in my car.
The Power of Two.
Sep 16 2003
Format:Audio CD
I normally don't listen to this kind of stuff, but I was won over by the sound and talent of these two. Great melodies and meaningful lyrics are just a couple of the things I like. The more popular songs are on here, like "Closer to Fine", "Power of Two", and "Least Complicated", but I really like "Three Hits", and "Galileo" just as much. I wish "Back Together Again" was on here, but otherwise this has everything I know by them. It's hard to compare them to anyone, but "CSN", "Simon and Garfunkel", and "Cowboy Junkies" come to mind, kind of. If you want just one "Indigo Girls" cd, this is the one.
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Indigo Girls Greatest Hits...kind of...
...some of their best songs are missing. But I could never fit my choices for the Indigo Girl's greatest hits onto one CD, and apparently they couldn't either. Read more
Published on April 5 2002 by Howdy
voice from Italy
It's true, this CD is the best way to know IndigoGirls
Published on Aug 25 2001 by Paolo
Shows why it's hard to do an IG greatest hits CD
I bought this CD out of a sense of duty.
Okay, really I wanted the two new songs. I own the albums with the rest of the tunes on them, with the exception of the studio version of... Read more
Published on Jun 10 2001 by J. Fortt
Fits the Title
All my favorite songs on one cd....not too many studio releases fit that category. This disc actually replaces the first intro I had of IG... Read more
Published on May 8 2001 by Amy
Better than I thought!
Well...
First I read all the (...) reviews. They didn't look to promising. Mostly 2's or 3's. This was in Jan. when I heard the CD had come out a few months back. Read more
Published on Mar 3 2001 by "turtlepress"
Worth the Money
The Indigo Girls have compiled a good representation of their progression from early days to current. Read more
Published on Feb 8 2001
feelin' the love...
I had no idea that the indigo girls had sich a crowd of complainers in their wake! To those who can only feign disappointment: This isn't a "best of," this is a... Read more
Published on Nov 26 2000
Tough choice to make!
Given the diversity of preference among the Indigo Girls' fanbase, it's not wholly surprising that many people would have chosen different songs for "Retrospective. Read more
Published on Nov 16 2000 by "shaniezak"
a fan
For anyone who complains about this album - stop. Yes, there are songs that are not includes on this album that I would have prefered over some of those that were included. Read more
Published on Oct 28 2000
not a greatest hits
judging by the people who are disappointed with the content of INDIGO GIRLS - RETROSPECTIVE, no where on the cd does it say greatest hits, it does say retrospective which simply... Read more
Published on Oct 24 2000 by David C. Jordan
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