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2 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 4 Decades of Folk Rock Jan 06, 2008
4 Decades of Folk Rock contains 4 CDs packed with music. You'll find 71 tracks in all with songs from some of the greatest folk singers of the last 40 years.
1st Disc has 18 tracks
1. LIKE A ROLLING STONE - Bob Dylan
2. EVE OF DESTRUCTION - Barry McGuire
3. IT AIN'T ME BABE - The Turtles
4. YOU WERE ON MY MIND - We Five
5. DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC - The Lovin' Spoonful
6. TURN! TURN! TURN! (To Everything There Is a Season) - The Byrds
7. GO WHERE YOU WANNA GO - The Mamas & the Papas
8. DON'T MAKE PROMISES - Tim Hardin
9. SEASON OF THE WITCH - Donovan
10. THAT'S THE BAG I'M IN - Fred Neil
11. GET TOGETHER - The Youngbloods
12. TODAY - Jefferson Airplane
13. FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH - Buffalo Springfield
14. I NEVER ASKED TO BE YOUR MOUNTAIN - Tim Buckley
15. MORNING DEW - Tim Rose
16. DIFFERENT DRUM - The Stone Poneys
17. I SHALL BE RELEASED - The Band
18. EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' - Nilsson
2nd disc has 17 tracks
1. WOODEN SHIPS - Crosby, Stills & Nash
2. FOTHERINGAY - Fairport Convention
3. COMING INTO LOS ANGELES - Arlo Guthrie
4. ANYWHERE LIKE HEAVEN - James Taylor
5. JOHN BARLEYCORN - Traffic
6. BOX OF RAIN - Grateful Dead
7. ONE OF THESE THINGS FIRST - Nick Drake
8. REASON TO BELIEVE - Rod Stewart
9. AMERICAN PIE - Don McLean
10. PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY -Pentangle
11. ROCK ME ON THE WATER - Jackson
12. BIRDS - Linda Ronstadt
13. WHISKEY IN THE JAR - Thin Lizzy
14. LOVE HAS NO PRIDE - Bonnie
15. DIAMONDS AND RUST - Joan Baez
16. ALL AROUND MY HAT - Steeleye Span
17. GOLD DUST WOMAN - Fleetwood Mac
3rd disc has 18 tracks
1. WALL OF DEATH - Richard & Linda Thompson
2. COME ON EILEEN - Dexys Midnight Runners
3. TALK ABOUT THE PASSION - R.E.M.
4. WHAT'S SHE DONE TO YOUR MIND - The Rain
5. PASS IT ON - Lone
6. A PAIR OF BROWN EYES - The Pogues
7. LOVE RADIATES AROUND - The Roches
8. SOMEDAY - Steve Earle
9. LUKA - Suzanne
10. FOURTH OF JULY - Dave Alvin
11. SEE HOW WE ARE - X
12. LET IT RAIN - The Dream Syndicate
13. DON'T TALK - 10,000 Maniacs
14. FISHERMAN'S BLUES - The Waterboys
15. HAZY SHADE OF WINTER - Bangles
16. FIVE CUPS OF COFFEE - The Jayhawks
17. PASSIONATE KISSES - Lucinda Williams
18. PUT DOWN THE GUN - Peter Case
4th disc has 18 tracks
1. CAROLYN - Steve Wynn
2. DRAWN TO THE RHYTHM - Sarah McLachlan
3. ANGELS - Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey
4. STILL BE AROUND - Uncle Tupelo
5. GALILEO - Indigo Girls
6. FADE INTO YOU - Mazzy Star
7. BOX FULL OF LETTERS - Wilco
8. WHERE I GO - Natalie Merchant
9. LOOSE STRING - Son Volt
10. LOVE TO LOVE YOU - The Corrs
11. SHREDDING THE DOCUMENT - John Hiatt
12. SUNNY CAME HOME - Shawn Colvin
13. SHE CAME ALONG TO ME - Billy Bragg & Wilco
14. WE HAVE FORGOTTEN - Sixpence None the Richer
15. BABYLON - David Gray
16. CHIEF - Patty Griffin
17. STUPID - Anne McCue
18. RAIN COME DOWN - East Mountain South
Somewhat pricey at $50 plus but such a terrific collection. Recommended listening.
1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Good Ipod Fodder Dec 23, 2007
Folk-Rock's middle America's expressive musical medium. It's where poetry and music meet. It tips the hat to problems reaching across all of the nation's society. It's quite powerful.
The problem with this set is that it begins with the 60s, and that first CD is tough to take off. The 70s -- "Ooh, those 60s folks with bad voices and negative messages were so-o-o-o disturbing; let's have some sweet harmonies about very little instead and dust off the old cats only when their lyrics are too obscure to give us bad dreams so that we can convince ourselves we're intellectual and still give a damn. The 80s -- As Eric Forman said in a trip to the not-distant-enough trip to the future in "That 70s Show," "What the hell was that?" The 90s and beyond -- I don't know about hope for the music and the society, but there's art here, and enough reference to the 60s to make us wonder what those great tunes would have sounded like with 90s and beyond gear.
It's sad to listen to the whole thing, but very good, almost mandatory Ipod rotation fodder.
1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Liner Notes Great Too Oct 03, 2007
This is just a correction to the above review. The main liner notes are by Bruce Pollock, who is also the co-producer of the package. Thank you.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Great overview of the history of Folk Rock Sep 11, 2007
This is an amazing box set - but Amazon's got it wrong - this is a FOUR DISC SET - not one disc!
The album contains 71 songs. The first disc (The 60's) include Bob Dylan, Buffalo Springfield, The Stone Poneys, Jefferson Airplane - and my favorite - Barry MCguire's Eve of Destruction. Disc 2 (The 70's), features James Taylor, Jackson Browne (another favorite), Joan Baez, Fleetweed Mac, Crosby Stills & Nash, and of course, The Grateful Dead. The 3rd Disc (The 80's) contained some surprises, with R.E.M., Suzanne Vega, 10,000 Maniacs, and The Roches. The final disc (The 90's & Beyond) Includes Wilco, Sarah McLachlan (a great choice), and the Indigo Girls.
The liner notes (60 pages!) trace the history of folk rock and include some great photos of Bob Dylan, Wilco, CSN, The Grateful Dead and more.
All in all, this is great set with something for everyone.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Four Decades = Four Discs! Sep 11, 2007
Just for clarification, this is a 4 disc set! Not sure why it's listed here as only 1 disc...
This is a great compilation for many reasons. Firstly, it successfully documents the journey that the Folk Rock genre has taken over the last four decades. This is an ambitious goal, to say the least, but Time Life does a great job here!
The first two discs, the '60s and '70s, are chock full of true classics. The track listing reads like a "Who's Who" of the most important artists of the time (the Turtles, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Band, The Byrds, The Mamas and The Papas, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby Stills & Nash, Arlo Guthrie, James Taylor, Grateful Dead, Rod Stewart, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac, and on and on...) These are a must have for any rock collector period!
In my opinion, the next two discs (the '80s and '90s) are what truly make this set unique. These discs feature the artists who have made Folk Rock what it is today (Steve Earle, The Pogues, Richard & Linda Thompson, 10,000 Maniacs, Lucinda Williams, Uncle Tupelo, Natalie Merchant, Son Volt, John Hiatt, Billy Bragg, the great Wilco, and many more...)
This is a great opportunity for the younger generations to learn the roots of Folk Rock. With over 60 pages of liner notes written by Ted Meyers, who compiled the set, this is a truly educational package.
Thanks Time Life, you've done it again!
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