Forever 22 (The Picks) - Buddy Holly, Pickering, John
UK mid-priced 'Best Of' for the late rock and roll icon. 36 digitally mastered tracks, informative liner notes with eight page booklet. Tracks include 'Love Me', 'Don't Come Back Knockin' and 'Midnight Shift'. 2000 release... more ». Slimline double jewel case.« less
UK mid-priced 'Best Of' for the late rock and roll icon. 36 digitally mastered tracks, informative liner notes with eight page booklet. Tracks include 'Love Me', 'Don't Come Back Knockin' and 'Midnight Shift'. 2000 release. Slimline double jewel case.
CD Reviews
Let the Buyer Beware
06/22/2001
(1 out of 5 stars)
"This would be a nice compilation, except all the tracks have been overdubbed by a group called The Picks--not just the tapes released after his death, mind you, but even classics such as the original "Peggy Sue" have an extra (and very annoying) overlay by this group The Picks. Keep away from this one!!"
What a shame
Chuck | PA United States | 02/15/2003
(2 out of 5 stars)
"The only good thing about this collection is Buddy's singing. The only bad thing is the "Picks" singing in the background. IF Buddy would have meant for the songs to be arranged like this he would have!!! The fact that he didn't says it all !!!
Let Great music alone."
Really an abomination
Chuck | 08/17/2002
(1 out of 5 stars)
"Terrible is an understatement. I don't know who signed the deal to give these guys (the Picks) access to Buddy Holly's material, but they really did a disservice to one of the early masters of rock & roll. Check out one of the Holly albums not overdubbed by the Picks, and you'll be happier, or wait for release of a complete box."
A Picks overdub rating 1 because there is no lower
Jacobus T. Boot | Perth, Western Australia | 02/21/2004
(1 out of 5 stars)
"This album is once again an overdubbing of Buddy Holly with backing vocals by John Pickering and the rest of The Picks which drown out Buddy's performance on most tracks. Because of the familiarity of most fans with the original versions this adaptation does not work all that well. However it is a different point of view on Buddy's music and as such could be of value to the new buyer not familiar with the brilliant original versions.I accept that The Picks want recognition for the half a dozen or so early tracks of Buddy's on which Norman Petty used them before replacing them with The Roses but does John Pickering really have to authorise all the different compilations of these tracks under different names so that people step into buying the same stuff over and over again !All some or most of this stuff was also released on
Forever 22 [SMDCD293]
Buddy Holly & The Picks Greatest Hits [GP2047]
Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue (no mention of The Picks but they are there) [ETOCD029]
Buddy Holly 57-59 The Rarities Collection (faint mention of The Picks on front) PLATCO521
The Very Best Of Buddy Holly (no mention of The Picks but they are there) (Metro330)
Buddy Holly & The Picks The Original Voices of The Crickets [CDNF088].Sorry Picks but you were never that important in the first place."
Terible
Harlan F. Cone | peoria, az United States | 04/29/2002
(1 out of 5 stars)
"this cd is a disgrace its ruined by back up singers might as well have pat boon"
Track Listings (18) - Disc #1