Customer Review: This is a fantastic collection for first time listeners of Randy Newman. It offers some of his best works of satire, ballads and up-tempo songs, capturing the versatility of his songwriting. Randy has also provided comments on each of the songs in the liner-notes, making it a great supplement to... more info
Customer Review: I bought this album when it first came out, decades ago. It swept me away then, and it still does. Every song is a classic, including some you hardly hear anymore, like 'Dayton Ohio." "Burn On", a song about pollution in the "Cuyahoga River" is incredibly funny while also poignant. Randy Newman.... more info
Customer Review: This is one of my favorite recordings of the last 10 years. The songs are funny, moving, and highly intelligent. Randy Newman is a song craftsman of the highest order. If you have overlooked this one, I recommend that you buy it immediately!
Customer Review: This album is a true masterpiece. And I mean no disrespect to Sail Away. What can I say - Randy Newman has created multiple masterpieces. :-) My only reservation is that Four Eyes seems a little off-peak. Ah well, everyone's a critic...
Customer Review: I'm a long time avid fan of Randy Newman, and this cd I found most enjoyable. Randy recorded with the Eagles, although they are only credited individually, possibly for contractual reasons.
The hit song Short People is pretty catchy. It was controversial because not every listener discerned... more info
Customer Review: This is Randy Newman's best. Not just because I moved to the South from San Jose, California in May of 1999.
His words and music combine so powerfully in this set of songs.
Rednecks, Birmingham (where I live....it is very on mark and *gets* me)
and, Wedding In Cherokee Country...... more info
Customer Review: I only got this Album because it was tossed in free with "Angels & Harps" and please read my review there, as I did not like that either. Now, I LOVE Randy Newman but only since he came out of his earlier suck awful Primitive Blues Period with "Little Criminals", "Born Again", "Trouble in... more info
Customer Review: Without question Randy Newman's seminal work "Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman" is a "must have" for anyone who appreciates his music, and especially someone who likes to understand the lyrics to a well written tune. I was pleased with the way Randy organized the tunes and his comments showcase his... more info
Customer Review: Like Laura Nyro, Randy Newman was a product of the Brill Building and began his career writing songs for other performers before singing and playing piano himself. However, unlike Nyro's work which holds up beautifully with age, Randy Newman's cannot stand the test of time for several reasons.... more info
Customer Review: Coming back from L.A. - and not liking it at all - I thought of the song bij Randy Newman that I believe he did for the movie "Down and out in Bervely Hills". The song is not typical Randy Newman because it has lots of synths in it and it is quite commercial. Not being a Randy Newman fan at all, but... more info
