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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
20 years of idiosyncratic brilliance,
This review is from: Our Persoanl World Famous Hits (Audio CD)
Welcome to the world of Daniel Amos, one of the greatest bands of the last 20 years. Who? I hear you ask. Basking in the lowlight of the Christian music subculture, it would be easy to go through life without ever encountering these subversive, chameleon-like genuises. That would really be a shame. This collection pinpoints the variety of musical changes that they have seamlessly mixed through, demonstrating an ear for eclectic and diverse tunes that most musicians are too scared to move into.Daniel Amos began as a country gospel band in the mid 70s but have been influenced by nearly every musical form since (okay, maybe not dance music but you can't have everything). The band (it is a band and not a person) is held together by their main songwriter and resident genius, Terry Taylor, who not only writes good tunes but is a very literate, thoughtful and witty lyricist (not many better). The band's whole output (12 studio albums over 20 years) is intriguing and, as a summary to their career, 'Worldwide Favourites' is quite adequate. You can quickly detect not only an alarming diversity of musical styles but also a depth to the lyricism, which grows from the early sublime simplicity of 'Ain't Gonna Fight It' through the wilfully obscure 'Darn Floor/Big Bite' to the reflective 'When Everyone Wore Hats'. Personally, I was surprised with some of the inclusions here. Whereas 'When Everyone Wore Hats', 'Broken Ladders', 'Walls of Doubt', 'Soon' and 'Ain't Gonna Fight It' are amongst my favourites, others like 'Alarma', 'I'll Get Over It', 'Darn Floor, Big Bite' and 'Noelle' seem frankly bizarre selections over the masterpieces not included. And it's not hard to hear why bonus track. 'Twilight Love' has remained unreleased until now. But perhaps I am being too harsh. At least these songs are representative of Daniel Amos' changing nature. Others will like rock anthems 'Sanctuary' and 'If You Want to' and early classic 'Hound of Heaven'. Lyrical highpoints include the leftfield 'Mall (All Over the World)', the reflections on the changes in American culture of the last 50 years on 'When Everyone Wore Hats' and the simple trust of 'Sanctuary'. If you want to hear a truly individual, intelligent and humourous take on faith and life in the late 20th century, then look no further. You will not regret being introduced to this band.
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4.4 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent and eclectic collection.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Our Persoanl World Famous Hits (Audio CD)
I have been following Daniel Amos' music for at least a decade and have over 30 CD's of DA's, Terry Scott Taylor's, and the Swirling Eddies' music. This Daniel Amos collection was long overdue but well worth the wait. The samplings of early, middle, and later Daniel Amos music show how diverse in style and theme this band has been.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A must-have collection of biting Christian satire.,
By John I. Carney - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Our Persoanl World Famous Hits (Audio CD)
As a long-time fan of Daniel Amos, I was thrilled when I heard about this greatest-hits package. My biggest disappointment is that the two cuts associated with DA's waaaaay-ahead-of-its-time "Horrendous Disc" CD are actually live performances, not the original studio cuts. And I'd have loved to have "A New Car" or "Dance Stop" included. But those are quibbles. Terry Scott Taylor is a literate, howlingly-funny satirist who can cut to the heart of folly within and outside the church; he's also got the soul of a poet, as "The Pool" and "Sanctuary" can attest.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Untidy collection from an untidy band,
By Greg Brady "columbusboy" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Our Persoanl World Famous Hits (Audio CD)
Is Daniel Amos a country band? Yes. A synth-happy new wave act? Yes. An acid rock throwback? Again, yep. Punky garage rockers? Uh-huh. At various times in their career, the California based group of Terry Taylor has been every one of these musically mixed with an often dense lyrical imagery inspired by the likes of Freidrich Buechner, William Blake, and George, John, Paul, and Ringo (not to mention Brian Wilson).
That's why trying to encapsulate a band that had been together for more than 20 years when this 1998 compilation was assembled (and yes, they're STILL making music in 2006) was difficult. KMG chose to try and take a fairly inclusive approach, representing cuts from nearly every album released during that span. This type of approach has its pluses and minuses. PROS: The band has many facets from the bouncy New Wave of "The Pool" or "Mall (All Over the World)" to the Beatlesque tinge of "Grace is the Smell of Rain" or the Eagles-ish twang of "Father's Arms". This is a good way to see the group from all angles. Some interesting rarities are included, such as their first release on the Maranatha 5 compilation ("Ain't Gonna Fight It") and the unreleased live cut "Twilight Love". CONS: Many fans list a four-album cycle (nicknamed the "Alarma! Chronicles") as the band's best work and this 'one from each' grab-bag treats those releases as equal to the rest of their ouevre. Any honest critic realizes that not every album can be a band's "SGT. PEPPER" or "NEVERMIND". Only ALARMA! gets 2 cuts..FEARFUL SYMMETRY, VOX HUMANA and DOPPELGANGER all are represented by just 1 cut. Absolutely nothing is included from the group's self-titled 1976 debut. Due to licensing issues, there's absolutely nothing from their groundbreaking HORRENDOUS DISC (though 2 cuts from that album appear in live renditions). That album was the band's representative when CCM Magazine took it upon themselves to rank the 100 Greatest CCM Albums Ever. BOTTOM LINE: This is probably the best way to sample the band for a complete novice since nearly their whole catalogue is out of print and tends to fetch collector's prices. But if you know anyone who has SHOTGUN ANGEL, HORRENDOUS DISC, ALARMA! or MOTOR CYCLE, you owe it to yourself to try and borrow those next. 3 stars (because of the gaps and omissions) |
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