18 tracks why buy? when you can buy the tracks box set and get them all (18 Tracks - Bruce Springsteen)

Member Name: runawaydream

Product:	18 Tracks - Bruce Springsteen
Date:	02/08/08 (17 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: it has 3 new songs not available on the box set

Disadvantages: if you already have the box set you will resent buying this

in 1998 bruce sprinsgteen released a box set of four cd's of unreleased full tracks , that for one reason or another never made any of his albums.
Many of these tracks are so good most bands would kill to have just one of them , but being bruce and being prolific a lot of stuff got left off. with no new material ready for release he released tracks.
this album is the shorter version a kind of best of tracks but with 3 more added songs ( not released on the box set ) including trouble river a rocker from the human touch sessions, the fever the track he gave to southside johnny in the 70's which is a brilliant version. and the much sought after and long awaited THE PROMISE newely recorded for this project.
while tracks the box set is worth every penny and so much more, this cd doesnt represnt the tracks well. the choice of songs is strange, and the new version of the promise is sung so bad that its a wonder he released it. especially when better versions exist that were recorded with the e street band.
there is some great songs on this but id save my money and get the box set, because your basically only getting 3 songs extra here and only the 2 are worth getting.

Summary: for die hard fans only though maybe a casual fan might enjoy and buy the tracks box set