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Originally Posted by chiliD
There's a difference between "new" and "New". 
"Paper Doll", "Love Shines", "Heart Of Stone", & "Make Me A Mask" were BRAND new...whereas "Goodbye Angel" & "Teen Beat" were "as is" included from the Mirage sessions. "Gypsy" was just the video's mix of the song. "Tusk" was just a remix from the master multi-track recording, as was "Isn't It Midnight". And, even a "lost gem" from the FG/BT era, "Trinity".
Despite all that, overall though, I thought the box set was poorly done. |
I agree with you. While I'm grateful for the new songs and rarites that were included, the box set could have been much better. As usual, I was slightly dissappointed that there weren't more rarities. And, while the cover image of of John's penguin tattoo was interesting, the lame quotes featured as graphic images on each CD case were a terrible and lazy choice.
This band has never been very literal (reference the vuluminous notes, observations and articles contained in other artists' reissues and compilations -- often written by the artists themselves.). As such, the book contains almost nothing to read and a seemingly random bunch of photos. Information is scant and sometimes inaccurate.
The project wasn't as inspired as it should have been. The songs appear as if they just hit the shuffle button to come up with a sequence. And there's just a passing nod to their blues and middle period eras. They should have made a distinction -- is this going to be a box set dedicated to the Rumours era band? Or, is it going to be a fair representation of their entire history? If so, the song selection should have been more balanced, even if that meant another cd or two.
And what the hell was Stand Back doing there?