Disappointing lack of effort, April 3, 2007
Reviewer: DaveCody (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews
Let me say first... I am a great Vince Gill fan. However, this collection of tunes is in no way up to the high standards that he has set for himself throughout his career. Upon listening to this entire collection, I actually skipped through most of the songs after listening to the first 30 seconds or so, and even at that, I only remember 5-6 of the 40 or so songs in the collection. It seems like Vince went into the studio with his buddies, and really no plan, and just started recording takes. Then, they all sat around and said...hmmm... we don't really feel like putting in the time to cull this down to an actual 10-12 track album...so lets create some marketing hype and release them ALL in a collection.... sounds like a great idea... one problem... most of the songs are at best forgettable, and at worst pedantic, produced poorly, and hard to finish listening to. I am very disappointed in this sub-par effort, having been treated to Mr. Gill's high standards for years.
Full Version: Idiot Reviews "These Days" on amazon.com
There's no accounting for taste, said the farmer as he kissed the cow.
What a sorry review. "These Days" is Platinum because it is an incredible selection of music. I have about 200 CDs and this is the BEST set of music I've heard.
What a sorry review. "These Days" is Platinum because it is an incredible selection of music. I have about 200 CDs and this is the BEST set of music I've heard.
The postive reveiws, including the important "critic reviews' far outweigh the "count on one hand" negative reviews.
QUOTE(Rockinreggie @ Apr 3 2007, 09:40 PM) 
Disappointing lack of effort, April 3, 2007
Reviewer: DaveCody (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews
Let me say first... I am a great Vince Gill fan. However, this collection of tunes is in no way up to the high standards that he has set for himself throughout his career. Upon listening to this entire collection, I actually skipped through most of the songs after listening to the first 30 seconds or so, and even at that, I only remember 5-6 of the 40 or so songs in the collection. It seems like Vince went into the studio with his buddies, and really no plan, and just started recording takes. Then, they all sat around and said...hmmm... we don't really feel like putting in the time to cull this down to an actual 10-12 track album...so lets create some marketing hype and release them ALL in a collection.... sounds like a great idea... one problem... most of the songs are at best forgettable, and at worst pedantic, produced poorly, and hard to finish listening to. I am very disappointed in this sub-par effort, having been treated to Mr. Gill's high standards for years.
Like I said before about one other negative review of These Days..................... Tone deaf
QUOTE(Anna Leighton @ Apr 4 2007, 06:56 AM)
Like I said before about one other negative review of These Days..................... Tone deaf
And the only other review this person gave "The Good,Bad & Ugly" soundtrack 5 stars....oh well.
I agree the 100+ positive reviews (5 star) and 100% of ALL the critics reviews more than outweighs a few lower reviews by a handful of "tone deaf" people.
Charlie
I am not sure that this person's review is valid. How can it be if he skipped through several of the songs and only listened to 30 seconds of some of the songs?! Personally I would ignore this review.
QUOTE(CarolTom @ Apr 4 2007, 10:16 AM)
I am not sure that this person's review is valid. How can it be if he skipped through several of the songs and only listened to 30 seconds of some of the songs?! Personally I would ignore this review.
I would think most inteligent people buying from Amazon will....they will see the "universal praise" overall from critics and customers....and that it rates so high overall etc.
It will just take 2 or 3 reviews to "bury" that review and most no one will even see it!
Charlie
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