One of the very first albums that I bought when I was in high school was “History – America’s Greatest Hits” and with the exception of “Muskrat Love” I still love most of the songs on that album. I never explored any further though. They are coming to town at the end of January and the wife and I have decided to go see them. I decided to pick up the mini-box set thing of their first 5 albums recently (less than 20 bucks on Amazon), so this is the first time I have ever listened to anything other than the hits from them. I am enjoying the albums, but I think America might be one of the few bands where I think their hits really were their best songs. The albums strike me as a poor man’s Crosby Stills, and Nash. In fact some of the tracks sound very much like some of the Still’s fronted CSN tracks. Anyway…….my point is, this is the first time I have ever delved into any of their material beyond the hits and I am kind of wondering how they are thought of around here? Not sure that I ever remember a discussion of them before. Anyone see them live? I saw a recent Soundstage appearance on TV and thought it was quite good.
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