At three CDs, Rhino's 25th Anniversary Collection may have featured just a little too much. But at one CD, Rhino's distillation of that box set--also titled Anthology--may have been just a tad too short, neglecting cuts ("The Proud One," "Peanuts") that true aficionados wanted on CD. The label remedies the situation with its 2001 Anthology, which, at two CDs, is really only three songs shorter than the 25th Anniversary Collection. Thus, the casual fan may still get a bit more than necessary (including a very vanilla take on Fats Domino's "Ain't That a Shame"). The tradeoff is you'll also get everything you could possibly want by this wonderful group, including the great obscurities (although the label also released a new rarities package, Off Seasons, to coincide with this compilation). It prominently features those amazing '60s radio hits that merged Spector-ish production with East Coast street-corner doo-wop to produce epic miniature rock operas. Much of the imagery in those very class-conscious love stories would turn up in the songs of another great Italian rock star from New Jersey named Springsteen. And to this day, the music and production still sound passionate and glorious. --Bill Holdship
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In Season:Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons Anthology
In Season: The Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons AnthologyJust great,love the music,the original 4 seasons,well worth buying
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5.00/5
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Posted:Apr 23, 2008Type:User Review
4 Seasons of hits
Great package after seeing "Jersey Boys"! Everything I could want to hear from this dynamic sounding group. Seeing a great facsimile, makes you urn for the original.
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5.00/5
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Posted:Apr 08, 2008Type:User Review
Awesome
This CD set is completely awesome. I saw Frankie Valli in concert the week before I ordered this set. They were selling the exact anthology for $40. I came to Amazon and bought it for half that amount.
This is a great CD. It has all the Four Seasons Greatest hits. You would have to buy three or more CD's to get the songs that are on this CD. A must for Jersey Boys fans.
I bought this 2 cd set for my husband. He absolutely loved it! He said the first cd is just phenomenal with great quality of sound and all the songs he loves. The second one has some obscure songs he wasn't all that familiar with,but he's...
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