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The durable
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
is one of those bands with more greatest-hits collections than actual studio albums.
Greatest Hits
digs a bit deeper than the definitive
Best of B.T.O. (So Far)
, which was released at the height of the band's fame but passes over stompers such as
"Give Me Your Money Please"
and
"Blue Collar"
for faceless late-era (sans
Randy Bachman
) tunes like
"Can We All Come Together."
Some interesting arcana hides at the end in
"Jamaica"
(which strongly resembles
Rick Springfield
's
"Kristina"
), written by colossal Canadian songwriter (and frequent
Bryan Adams
collaborator)
Jim Vallance
, and
"Rock n' Roll Nights,"
written by former
April Winer
Jim Clench
, the respective producer and vocalist on the album of the same name. Of course, all the classic diesel
rock
staples are here, representing both of the nominal stars:
Bachman
b-b-belts out
"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet,"
Homer Simpson
fave
"Takin' Care of Business,"
"Hey You,"
while
C.F. Turner
's throbbing
"Roll on Down the Highway,"
"Let It Ride,"
"Flat Broke Love"
round out the band's glory daze. Late of
the Guess Who
,
was the prime mover of
B.T.O.
and the band collapsed without him, although it has re-formed since. But that's another story. This disc gives the most
the average listener could want. ~ Whitney Z. Gomes