Customer Reviews
Bet the neighbours never complained about the noise - By: Sizzle, 15 Jun 2008 
A masterpiece as it has the capacity to satisfy many types of listener:
JJ Cale fans will enjoy the breadth of material
Casual fans will enjoy the consistent high quality of music
Newcomers are bound to be swayed by the fact that the music shows the influence or roots of many a popular artist's set - Dire Straits, Steely Dan, Clapton.
What talent!
Wow - By: M. Brown, 07 May 2008 Bought this on the strength of previous reviews. Pleased I did, this guy is seriously good. At less than a fiver they're giving this away.
The Great Man's greatest - By: Sid Nuncius, 16 Nov 2007 This is a wonderful album. I have loved JJ Cale since I first came across himin the mid-70s. I still have his first 8 albums on vinyl & was looking for something to playin the car. This is nearly perfect as a compilation album, with almost all my favourites (no River Runs Deep, Gypsy Man or Katy Cool Lady, though) & not a duff track among them. Almost all the greats are there - & they really are great.
You can't possibly go wrong with this double CD. If you already know & like JJ Cale then it's bound to have 50 songs you like (and many which you love), & if you don't you've nothing to lose. An absurdly low price & you'd have to be made of stone not to be seduced by Crazy Mama & After Midnight. It's worth it for these two alone, & there are another 48, many of which are just as good.
Recommendedin the strongest possible terms. Risk a few quid - you won't regret it.
Totally brilliant - the quintessence of laid-back - By: Friendlycard, 27 Jul 2007 Before buying this superb-value CD, I'd only had a vague awareness of JJ Cale's music - I knew that Eric Clapton had recorded some of his songs ('Cociaine', 'After Midnight') & used to own 'Grasshopper', on vinyl, way back.
This 50-track compilation is an eye-opener. JJ Cale's music is spare, relaxed, consumately professional, utterly absorbing. As other reviewers have said, he's one of the all-time greats. Superb.
Absolutely Brilliant - By: Wilf, 29 Jan 2007 For any JJ Cale fan (or anyone else for that matter), this double cd should be a must-have. Fifty tracks for a fiver!! It would still be good value at THREE times the price (which is what I paid for it a few years ago!).
But regardless of price, this compilation is a very representative sampling of the great man's work, filled with marvellous music & giving glimpses of various of JJ's influences including Cajun & Latino, & all donein his inimitable style. There's even at least one rare live recording which is not only a very good track, but special because of the man's avoidance of publicity. In fact, if you are not already a fan, the chances are good that this is because he has successfully evaded your notice - indeed, it almost seems as if he has spent his entire career trying to escape his own success! Makes a nice change,in my opinion. Nevertheless, you know what they say about talent!
If you've never heard any of JJ Cale's music, then I really would urge you to give it a go. And, at the price of this double cd, you really wouldn't be making a very big mistake now, would you?!
