The Great Twenty Eight Music Cd

Chuck Berry - The Great Twenty Eight

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The Great Twenty-Eight      Artist : Chuck Berry      List Price : $15.98 USD        ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1990-10-25      Studio : Mca      Label : Mca      Avg. Customer Rating : (33 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for The Great Twenty Eight      Sweet Berry Treats      Rating:      What an incredible collection from a cornerstone of rock. Chuck Berry's catalog of songs, rhythms, and licks has to rate among the all time Top 10. Everyone knows all these truly great songs. All have quotable lyrics, and all have the beat, the lick. Keith Richards, himself, probably has this collection. Just excellent.     Customer Reviews for The Great Twenty Eight Cd      Roll Over Beethoven!      Rating:      I first heard Chuck Berry in 1955 when his record "Maybelline" came out. It was totally unlike any song I'd previously heard and I just had to have it. I've been a fan ever since. I once saw a documentary on Chuck Berry and his music. He explained that he was just trying to present his rock 'n' roll music, a term that had just barely been coined, to white audiences who seemed to like that kind of music. Of course, in the background was an entirely white audience sitting there stiffly, but obviously enjoying the music. Well, Mr. Berry, you certainly succeeded! Here's a good recording to remember those times, "The Great Twenty-eight." This is a great record and it's a cherished part of my collection. You can get larger collections, but these 28 are exactly how I wish to remember Chuck Berry. Twenty-eight songs on one CD seems like a lot, but many of Berry's songs were barely two minutes long. And what a wonderful collection of little stories. The man was a master song writer! And the rhythm is so solid and so moving. How did those early audiences ever manage to sit still? I just love this stuff. Every song's a winner! Roll over Beethoven! Actually, I'll bet even he'd like it. Gary Peterson