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| | Absolute Hits | | | Music Artist : | | Billy Squier | | Music Style : | | Arena Rock | | Record Label : | | Capitol | | Release Date : | | 2005-03-29 | | Store Price : | | $8.94 | | Artistopia's Price: $7.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. The Stroke
2. In the Dark
3. My Kinda Lover
4. She's a Runner
5. Emotions in Motion
6. Everybody Wants You
7. Rock Me Tonite
8. All Night Long
9. Eye on You
10. Love Is the Hero
11. Don't Say You Love Me
12. She Goes Down
13. Everybody Wants You [live]
14. The Stroke [live]
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 One song away from perfect
Submitted on: 2009-11-18 |
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| I think the overall album is awesome, especially if you're a Billy Squier fan. I agree with other people that didnt give the score higher marks because Lonely is the Night should have been included. However, I think that what we have is a near perfect greatest hits album that was just one song away from being perfect. |
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 An interesting collection, but stick with '16 Strokes'
Submitted on: 2009-07-05 |
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In the 1980s, few solo artists rocked as hard as Billy Squier. He recorded many great albums on the Capitol label, and as a result, has become a hard rock/classic rock radio staple.
This compilation, 'Absolute Hits,' was released in 2006 on Capitol. It is one of the many Squier collections to be released over the years.
So how does this one measure up?
Well, I guess it depends on the individual. For the casual fan, it's got MOST of the radio hits. 'The Stroke,' 'My Kinda Lover,' 'Emotions In Motion,' 'Rock Me Tonight' and of course, 'Everybody Wants You.' For the casual fan looking for nothing but the hits, no need to look any further.
The live tracks are also interesting and will also be of interest to the Squier die-hard fan.
However, there are negatives. Where the heck is 'Lonely is the Night'? That's one of his biggest hits, and yet, NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. 'Absolute Hits' could have been a unique collection, as 'Ten Best Series,' '16 Strokes,' and 'Classic Masters' all omit that song. Irritating.
Also, why was this necessary? We have '16 Strokes' which contains almost everything here plus plenty more. This album was a waste of time and effort, essentially.
My advice? Unless you want the live tracks, just stick with '16 Strokes: The Best of Billy Squier.' It may be out of print, but boy is it a better album. Do yourself a favor and stick to that one. Or if you are a big fan, just buy his studio albums.
Overall, this was a blown opportunity and a waste of time and a waste of money.
Recommended only for those who want the live tracks. |
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Too Much Missing
Submitted on: 2009-01-03 |
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| I love Billy Squire...is much underrated rocker. But, why can't they provide a complete hit cd? Where is "Lonely is the Night" one of his best? Also missing "Too Daze Gone" & Whatta do you Want From me". Nothing absolute about this at all. |
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 The Cream de La Cream
Submitted on: 2008-08-02 |
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| No problem with a five-star rating. This selection is "cream of the crop" blending in most of Mr. Squier's top hits along with two live tracks which I found sensational. This release pulls together everything a Squier fan could want. Not a boring moment of rock 'n roll here. A nice compilation. Happy listening!!! |
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Buy this Squier
Submitted on: 2008-02-02 |
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Even though I live in England I had to order this CD from those lovely folks at Amazon.com as Billy is not exactly a household name over here. In actual fact if I wasn't a massive Queen fan I wouldn't know him either as none of his classy rock songs are played on the radio over here. As the liner notes to the CD state Billy Squier not only toured with Queen but recorded with Freddie Mercury too. On the brilliant Love Is The Hero Freddie's distinctive background vocals lend support to the song perfectly.
Remastered in 2005, all the songs sound great and every one is a winner on this compilation. Although having two live songs added on to the end of an album can sometimes not merge well with the rest of the record, in this case they work well. Both well chosen songs as they are two of Billy's biggest Billboard hits. All an artist like Billy Squier needs is for one of his songs to appear in summer movie blockbuster and he'll be re-discovered by a new generation. Until then though I'd advise anyone reading this to buy this excellent compilation. |
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