Junior asked:
> Bill:
> > n.p. Roger Miller box, disc1
>
> Oooh! Now we're talking... How is that set? Are there relatively
> straight tonkers, etc. on there, before the full-blown sixties style
> sets in? I've seen that thing in stores but have never taken the
> time to check it out.
Matt Benz:
> A few honkers, like the much discussed Lock Stock & Teardrops, but not
> much. Has some of his classics (such as Invitation to The Blues) as cut
> by Miller in...um..early 70's? I think. But sticks to mainly to the 60's
> Smash years.
>
On Disc one, Matt's right, along with some poignant ballads that never
fail to affect me. (I bought the set after hearing Mike Ireland cover "A
World So Full Of Love"-always tears me up) Disc One ends with the hits
that follow- "Chug-a-Lug", "Dang Me", "Do Wacka Do", etc. Disc two's the
big 64-67 super mega hit period, but with some other lesser-known gems
as well. Disc three is the late sixties/early 70's stuff, still
top-drawer though not hits for him, finally concluding with a couple of
tunes from the musical "Big River" that gave him some late-career
success. I love his writing but find myself appreciating the stuff that
wasn't hits even more than some of the more "fun" hit records.
b.s.
