Cleveland, Ohio's The
Raspberries were, along with Big Star, Badfinger, and Blue Ash the
main purveyors of what became known as Power Pop. The Raspberries
were easily the most successful band of this genre (with Bandfinger
coming a near second) and later Cheap Trick. Critics were split in
their decision on them. Some deemed them square/unhip, others loved
their blend of the music of Who and harmonies of the Beatles/Beach
Boys. The band had four big hit singles in “Go All The Way”, “I
Wanna Be With You”, “Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)” and
“Let's Pretend” before breaking up in 1975.
Raspberries' Best,
released in 1976, is a near-perfect vinyl-era compilation of the
bands singles.
“I Can Remember” and “Starting Over” as album tracks and as fine as song “Starting Over” is, it could've been easily replaced here by “Crusin' Music” and “I'm A Rocker” ; both two fine singles that were omitted here for reasons unknown.
“I Can Remember” and “Starting Over” as album tracks and as fine as song “Starting Over” is, it could've been easily replaced here by “Crusin' Music” and “I'm A Rocker” ; both two fine singles that were omitted here for reasons unknown.
Here's the video review: