The Unplugged Collection

As described in sellers ad. Packaged well. Good price.

I thought I had heard the absolute best of John Denver - I'm a huge fan, and have pretty much everything he has recorded. This CD almost replaces them all - all of the songs have been rerecorded and updated, and his voice has never been more powerful. And I thought "Windsong" couldn't get any better! This recording is NOT live, like the title on the web page says, and is not just John and his guitar...there are plenty of songs with an orchestral background. This version of "Annie's Song" is just gorgeous, and "For You" has much more piano than the original recording. "I'm Sorry" sounds so much fuller with the addition of bass and drums. I know it sounds corny, but this CD will bring you to tears - it's simply that beautiful. What a huge, huge loss when we lost John Denver. If you're a fan, you cannot miss this one - he has never been better.

Have always loved John’s music & this cd does not disappoint. Love, love it!!! Beautiful acoustics & perfect.

I've loved John Denver since I was a kid. I'd listen to him on my parent's 8-track and watch for him religiously on The Muppet Show! This album has to be his finest. I have several of his CDs and it is a treat to listen to his early stuff and then to put this one on. His voice has a richness and purity to it that only comes from wisdom and experiences (not to mention decades of singing). The maturity of his voice and his emotions in this one just go right through you. Especially in "For You." It's just heart-breaking that there won't be anything new from him ever again. He is one that will stand the test of time.

ALTHOUGH NOW DECEASED, JOHN DENVER REMINDS ME OF ONE OF MY EARLY INTRODUCTIONS TO WESTERN AND FOLK MUSIC.TO ASSIST HIS INCREDIBLE VOICE I'VE DOWNLOADED THE LYRICS FOR ALL 18 SONGS!WHILE HE STRUGGLED WITH A TROUBLED LIFE, INCLUDING THE DIVORCE WITH ANNIE, HIS ALMOST INNUMERABLE SONGS [THE LIST I FOUND HAD NEARLY 400] CONVINCE US THAT HE ENJOYED HIS ARTISTIC GIFT AND USED IT THROUGHOUT HIS 53 YEARS OF LIFE. BRAVO FOR THIS LAST SELECTION.ALTHOUGH HIS VOCAL PRIME WAS THE 60s, 70s, and 80s, HIS LOVE SONGS WILL REMAIN IN HIS FANS HEARTS.SCOTT

Great CD. Many of my favorites.

Love John Denver but this disk has a scratch. Amazon shouldn’t have advertised it as good condition. I knew it was not new but did not expect it to be damaged. Shipping was good -arrived sooner than expected.

I thought this was just another repackaging of JD music, but, boy was I wrong! Not sure how this beautiful release evaded me all these years, but getting this in the mail the other day was simply a gift. Crystal clear, new recording with JD's voice at it's height! A must have for any JD fan!

If you love the simply beautiful songs of John Denver this is a beautiful album. All the classic songs stripped down.

Leaving on a jetplan は映画『アルマゲドン』で使われていますね。 この映画が大好きなので、聞くたびに感動的なシーンを思い出します。また、遠恋中の人にもピッタリです。John Denverの歌はゆったりとした気分にさせてくれ、一日の疲れが取れます。入手できて大満足です☆

Parfait

John Denvers Musik lernte ich zuerst über die gemeinsame Produktion mit Placido Domingo Perhaps Love" kennen. Nun erstand ich die Greatest Hits in der Unplugged Collection, also in "reingewaschenen" Studioaufnahmen, die er nicht so lange vor seinem tragischen Flugzeugabsturz aufnahm.John Denver hat etwas von dieser nährenden Unsterblichkeit, die noch heute Menschen zu tiefen Freunden seiner Musik macht und damit der Verkörperung von einem Lebensstil, einer Haltung zum Leben, zur Liebe und der so schwer beschreiblichen Quelle für Hoffnung und Wahrnehmung der kleinen Dinge, die die Großen wandeln können.Kaum einer kann wie er mit Worten und Klängen das Gefühl des Frühlings, des Versprechens von Sommernächten auslösen. Er kennt Heimweh, romantisches Sehnen, die Treue zur Natur, dem Pferd, das ihn aus der Traurigkeit wieder an einen Ort des Zuhause-Seins führt. Er gehörte offenbar zu einer sensiblen Art Mann, die wahrhaftig mit sich selbst und seinen Gefühlen umgehen konnte: "Love is now the reason I must go..."Man hört in seiner Musik das Klappern der Pferdehufe von Country-Rose", schnuppert die Luft der Rocky Mountains, hört das Rauschen der Flüsse und fühlt sich in seiner eigenen Seele berührt, ganz gleich ob man gerade von "longing, emptyness oder denial" betroffen ist oder ein übervolles Herz von Liebe spürt.Rein technisch betrachtet fand ich anfangs diese späteren Aufnahmen nicht so authentisch wie die spontan zur damaligen Entstehungszeit produzierten Scheiben. Das hat Denver mit vielen Kollegen gemeinsam, die zu späterer Zeit zwar generell gereifter sind, doch fehlt leider der ursprüngliche Geist, so unvollkommen die Ausführung auch sein mag. Das nächste Mal also doch lieber mit Original Denver-Colorado-Flair!

Not as unplugged as I would have liked, and missing some songs I thought would have made good unplugged tracks.Overall though, a pleasant listen to some slightly different versions.