It's true that Spirit were a very album-oriented band, one that might best be experienced through albums rather than compilations. If a compilation's good enough for you, this is a good one to get. Granted, the band's mere handful of well-known songs are gotten out of the way right away ("1984," "Mechanical World," "Nature's Way," "Animal Zoo," "Fresh-Garbage," "I Got a Line on You"). But the rest of it's pretty solid too, including "Uncle Jack," a high point of pseudo-Beatleish psychedelia. Given the tendency of some of the albums from which these are taken to meander, this is actually a good alternative for the listener who likes Spirit's most accessible tunes, but isn't enamored of their full-length works.
The Best of Spirit
Spirit
(CD - Epic #EK-32271)
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Review by Richie Unterberger
Track Listing
Title/Composer | Performer | Time | Stream | |||
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1 | Spirit | 02:49 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
2 | Spirit | 05:20 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
3 | Spirit | 02:29 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
4 | Spirit | 03:19 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
5 | Spirit | 03:11 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
6 | Spirit | 02:40 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
7 | Spirit | 03:39 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
8 | Spirit | 02:44 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
9 | Spirit | 03:35 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
10 | Spirit | 03:10 | SpotifyAmazon | |||
11 | Spirit | 03:49 | SpotifyAmazon |