Disappointing from first track to last. All the spice is gone.
For example in Dang Me, the words: "lack nineteen dollars of having" are all the same note, and spoken, not sung. Apparently his vocal agility was gone. In the same song, "high from the highest treeee-YEEE!" - the high-pitched "YEEE!" on the end is gone.
The same thing in "Chug-a-lug". There's no uplift at the end of "hi-dee-ho". Still a pretty good song but just doesn't sparkle.
The spice in a Roger Miller song is that he transitions from high to low and back, or the reverse. On this disc he might transition up or down, but not back, and that makes it dull.
I give positive points for the collection of songs which is excellent for the price.
All of these tracks are re-recordings Miller must have made later in life. The problem is that there is no disclaimer so that the consumer isn't aware of the this until you get the disk home. The box set, The Genius of Roger Miller, is the real McCoy. My recommendation is to spend the money and get the box set.
It was very pleasing to be able to purchase and listen to songs which I had grown up with. Great Stuff you don't hear on the airwaves these day's.
I have been a long time Roger Miller fan. I have been looking all around for 1 particular song by him. The song is ( My Uncle Use To Love Me But She Died ) and I searched here on Amazon.com and found it. Thanks to Amazon.com I am enjoying my CD to the fullest.
