The Raspberries - Capitol Collectors Series

Intermixing singles with the band's best accompanying album tracks, this 20-song retrospective gives a good overall impression of The Raspberries' strengths across their two years of recording, as well as hints of some weaknesses in the way they were represented on record. As expected, Eric Carmen is the dominant songwriter, but Wally Bryson and David Smalley also show up with "Last Dance" and "Hard to Get Over a Heartbreak," respectively, along with Scott Mccarl ("Rose Coloured Glasses"), to give a hint of the range of composing talent in the band in its different phases. Read More