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Title: Extremely Generous Anthology
Review: "20 Greatest Hits" is kind of a misnomer as it is applied to The Turtles. They were a pop rock force in the mid to late 60s, recording the smash "Happy Together," and beating The Byrds in covering Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe." Other successes included "Let Me Be," "You Baby," "She's My Girl," "Elenore" "She'd Rather Be With Me." But claiming all 20 of these songs as "hits" is a stretch. Some were simply not big charters and at least one other ("Eve of Destruction") was a big hit for somebody else.Still, the band was remarkably consistent considering that they wrote little of the material themselves (only 4 of these 20 tracks). Interestingly, one of the numerous outside writers they gave breaks to included a VERY young Warren Zevon, who must have penned the snappy "Outside Chance" while in grade school.Overall, a strong anthology that contains all The Turtles music the casual fan will ever need to hear (and then some).
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