1 by The Beatles

Pros: What a great bunch of songs, nice gift
Cons: Fear of being a dinosaur

Meet the Beatles 2000
The release of The Beatles' 1 has some controversy attached to it. Some fans feel this is another money making pitch by Capitol Records, with the holidays fast approaching. Others quibble about the song...

Pros: It's the Beatles, man! What more do you want?
Cons: Not exactly for the die hard of us.

Is there really anything better than a really good greatest hits collection? When you combine a great artist, fantastic packaging, and just the right mix of songs, often times a greatest hits album can be better than any actual albums an artist ...

Pros: 27 chart-topping songs by the Lads from Liverpool.
Cons: None musically, but printed lyrics would have been nice.

For my 25th birthday, my friend Betsy Matteis gave me a cassette of The Beatles' 20 Greatest Hits; she has known me since I was nine years old, so she was aware of my musical tastes -- particularly my growing fondness for both Billy Joel and the ...

Pros: Fantastic music, great song writing
Cons: none

Pros: Crisp, clear rock music spanning the sixties
Cons: some classics not included; they broke up afterwards

Everytime I crank up the volume on this CD, a compilation of number 1 hits by the Beatles, I feel emotionally lifted. Not nostalgic or sentimental since I’m not old enough to have gone crazy over the four-man group, but perhaps more of a lightness of...

Pros: Great CD!!
Cons: None

I have always been a Beatles fan, however I have never owned any of their music. I'm not a big CD purchaser and I only own about 20 CDs in my whole collection. I reserve my purchases to only the one's that I know I'll listen to repeatedly, or I know I'll...

Pros: Some great tunes; delivers just what is promised.
Cons: Does a Beatles fan really NEED this?

Sometime right around late 2000, the attitude of my more musically-inclined acquaintances was something resembling the following: "Gasp! A new Beatles compilation is being released! Number ones! Joy of joys! Ah, it's as if the heavens have opened up and...

Pros: Possibly the Best Greatest Hits Album Ever!!!
Cons: Only 27 songs :-)

My friend recently asked me if I had heard the new Beatles Album. I laughed, New Beatles? They dissolved as a group several decades ago, right? Then he explained the album was new, not the material.

I just bought...

Pros: Great collection of Beatles tunes on one convenient CD
Cons: Most Beatles fans don't need this; some songs seem to be missing!

In an attempt to further capitalize on the success of the Beatles, we have yet another compilation of material from the band. Most Beatles fans won't need this disc as it's likely they already have the songs on one collection or another. However, 2000's...

Pros: lots of their best songs are included
Cons: lots of their best songs aren't

My brother Nathan has one of the most eclectic music collections of anyone I know. He is familiar with all sorts of artists I’ve never heard of as well as plenty I’m obsessed with. He has a song for every occasion and delights in playing one ...

Pros: EVERYTHING
Cons: nothing at all

Although I do love the heavy stuff, every now and then I like to listen to the slow melodies of Elton John, Phil Collins, and especially The Beatles. Regardless of what mood you are in, they will make your spirit rise with their nice voices and...

Pros: Mass produced a new wave of Beatles fans, great bunch of tunes.
Cons: A song or two, some hardcore fans might not feel the need for it.

Either you cut school to meet the Beatles at JFK back in February 1964 and own everything Beatles down to a Yellow Submarine lunchbox, or you were born in the eighties and you're just as ardent a fan, or even never heard anything by the Beatles outside ...

Pros: Twenty-seven great songs from the greatest band ever
Cons: Those weren't the only songs they sang

In the year 2002, I'm seventeen years old. I never had a chance to hear the Beatles during the sixties and seventies--something that terribly disappoints me.

I'd listened to the Yellow Submarine songtrack, so I knew a few Beatles songs. That...

Pros: 27 hits, and they were all 'true' hits
Cons: erm, I'll have to buy the whole collection now!

I've never realised what all this hype about the Beatles was about. Maybe it's something to do with being born in 1975, I've grown up with different music and The Beatles were some mythical band that were the greatest at everything they did. Having said...

Pros: crystal clear production, variety of tracks, full overview, good for relaxing
Cons: "Yellow Submarine"

I could start this review off by complaining about the few debatable number one singles that were not included on this collection. I could sit here picking apart tiny little flaws. I could dish out a two star review with the justification of this being ...