Return To The Valley Of The Go-Go's CD

 Not worth my money!
I made a huge mistake & bought this cd when it first came out & I'm probably the hugest go-go's fan! It is nothing more than a scrambled up mess of trashy-sounding live songs recorded before they hit the big time & took lessons, mixed with the hits, one newer live recording which is actually awesome, & three new tracks which aren't bad, but the majority of the album sounds too much like a crappy bootleg, rather than a compilation. I would only recommend this cd to die-hard go-go's fans. If you want a true "hit" collection, I suggest the 'Behind The Music' cd. It has every hit, album standouts, & sounds great due to the wonderful remastering job. Skip this!
Submitted by Jeremy (San Diego, CA, USA)
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 This is what you want in a Comp
I don't get the negative reviews from the alleged "Go-Go's" fans. This is the 21st century. If I only want the hits, I can just rip & torrent, and burn it to a CD. This is what a compilation album should be. You get live performances back when they were on the punk circuit. (It appears there are probably still a lot of clueless Go-Go "fans" who didn't know that.) Yes, the audio and performance quality is less than ideal on those tracks. What part of "live" & "before they were big" don't you get? Furthermore, half of the material on the CDs had not been previously released (and that includes studio stuff). Back in the day, when this comp was released, there was a lot of "sellout" griping; it was more expensive back then too. To compound the injury, their last (great) pop hit to make the charts, "The Whole World Lost Its Head?" can only found on this album (as far as I know). If I were to give a criticism of this album, it would be that all the songs don't seem to mesh well together in one sitting. But you get a lot of obscure stuff, you get the "greatest hits" (in original, studio quality), an awesome, funny, 22 page photo pamphlet insert chronicling the band's history, the equivalent of 3-4 albums for under USD $30. Not bad in my book.
Submitted by Eugene (Bronx, NY)
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 A must have for all Go Go's Fans
This CD is filled with the best
of the best. Their live performance
of Mercenary in this collection is
way to awsome.

Submitted by a reviewer (Chicago, IL.)
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 Yucky
Save some money...buy the 'Behind The Music' collection cd...that one is good!
Submitted by Donnie (Des Moines)
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