The Guess Who – Greatest Hits
June 30, 2010 Tags: greatest, Hits
Category: Music 5 Comments 
Product Description
This is the first-ever single disc compilation of the Guess Who’s top 40 hits. It includes “These Eyes,” “Laughing,” “Undun,” “No Time,” “American Woman,” “No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature” and “Share the Land.”
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Media Type: CD
Artist: GUESS WHO
Title: GREATEST HITS
Street Release Date: 02/23/1999
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Where the heck did “Amecican Woman” come from? That early-70s tune is an amazing mix of Canadian surf-grunge, and bears little resemblence to any other song on this disc. The rest of the songs are lightweight, at best. Sappy, cheesy, amateur AM-radio sounding stuff.
Do yourself a favor: If you’re buying this disc because you love American Woman, and haven’t heard anything else by the Guess Who, SKIP IT!! Find some compilation or soundtrack that has the song on it (there have to be a few). They will inevitably be better than this thing.
Rating: 1 / 5
Well, sorry Guess Who’s fans but let’s face it. The band never had an identity. I mean, you could never tell (for sure), which band was behind the song you were listen to. American Woman, maybe their greatest hit, is dated already and so is These Eyes. On the other hand, I was listening to the radio the other day when I heard Clap For The Wolfman and I said wow! Who’s this? What a great song! But still, I didn’t have a clue. See my point fellows? There’s no signature on their songs. Still worth having this compilation. Needless to say more.
Rating: 3 / 5
I’m afraid that I will always overlook this CD, because it’s another attempt by RCA to keep this great band in the ranks of obscurity. I am disturbed by the fact that most of the Guess Who Albums have not been released on CD in the USA, and that albums like Flavours and Road Food have been forgotten. I’m tired of compilations by the Guess Who, they may give us the great singles, but there were even greater album cuts that are ignored on these “hits” compilations, and I want to hear them as they appeared on the album. My advice is: forget the album compilations, buy a record turntable, then go to a used record dealer and buy the original albums on vinyl, transfer them to tape, and burn them onto a recordable CD. That’s the only way we’re going to hear the missing Guess Who Albums on CD, or just sit back and hear the albums in the way that they were originally presented to us. Never been anything wrong with that.
Rating: 2 / 5
The Guess Who were the most popular Canadian artists of their time. With Bachmans distinct guitar, and Cummings distinct, sharp voice, they were an undeniable hit-machine. However, it is not their hits that were their greatest achievments. I think this album lacks some of the more blues songs of the Guess Who, like blue collar. Go liten to blue collar, then you’ll understand
Rating: 4 / 5
Aaah! This album brings back fond memories. I was too young back then to know who these guys are, but I sure enjoyed listening to their music on my dad’s car radio. I find it brings you back to a time when things were simpler, more peaceful and frankly sunnier. Remember when songs had meaning, when the word “baby” was not on every line?
I did not give it 5 stars. Other then for the song “Clap for the Wolfman”, I would have been happy with just their first 10 titles.
Rating: 4 / 5