The Bottom Line
- Contains all the band's biggest hits (and then some) from all stages of their career.
- The remastered sound is a real treat.
- The lesser-known singles offer a fascinating contrast to the hits.
- One disc might not be enough for some Raiders fans.
Description
- Paul Revere and the Raiders
- Anthology
- Greatest hits
- Single CD
- Compilation
- Pop-rock
- Sixties
- Seventies
Guide Review - Paul Revere and the Raiders: Kicks! The Anthology 1963-1972
There are any number of greatest hits compilations out there for Revere fans to choose from, like many of their Sixties contemporaries, but "Kicks!" claim to fame is fairly simple: it's the one single-disc collection that brings all of the band's charted singles into one place. (Their first chart hit, the instrumental "Like, Long Hair," isn't here, but that song bears little relation to the Raiders America came to know and love.) At 30 cuts (!), it'd be hard to imagine a better place for nascent Raiders fans to start, or for casual fans to stay. Only three of the band's Hot 100 singles (all flops) are omitted, and between the cracks you may find yourself fascinated by gems like "Ballad Of A Useless Man," "Mo'reen," and their cover of "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone." Unlike the Monkees, however, Paul and the Raiders never needed the critics to re-evaluate their greatness. This CD proves why.
