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Village Records To the uninformed they were a one hit wonder from an era that produced a lot of one hit wonders. However anyone who took the time to go beyond their "hit" found some great music from two really talented guys. They were the West Coast Simon & Garfunkel if you will. This disc collects up fourteen tracks that cover their output as well as any single disc could. The tracks have all been remastered and reveal just how well recorded their albums were. This is not the light-weight folk pop you |
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| Brewer & Shipley were more than a one-hit wonder, turning out some enjoyable folk-pop reminiscent of their big smash, "One Toke Over the Line." All the same, they probably don't need an exhaustive retrospective, and Buddha's One Toke Over the Line: The Best of Brewer & Shipley does an admirable job of distilling the B&S catalog to its finest moments and keeping it interesting for those who love the title hit and want to dig deeper. There will certainly be devotees who want to dig even deeper but, for many listeners, this will satiate their needs. | ||||||
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The reviewer from the
All Music Guide is obviously not familiar with the quality and depth of Brewer & Shipley's
material. There are actually three labels that Brewer & Shipley
recorded albums for that are
not represented here. The Kama Sutra
material that is represented is great, but Barry White's lyrics state my
review the best:
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