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 - Excellent compilationThis CD is a fine compilation of the songs that made Peter, Paul & Mary the premier folk group of our time. Starting with their early hits and ballads, all the way through to their recent solo efforts, this collection is consistently strong throughout. Excellent audio quality as well. Rating: - execellenti thought the dvd was excellent, with songs i never heard before and the revues fromother artists. Rating:  - content is GREAT, quality, however was very disappointingWould not play at all in car cd player, and at home, several of the songs skipped to where I needed to forward to the next song. Rating: - Puff the Magic Dragon lives on...as do Stewball and friends on this CD. If you are a Peter, Paul and Mary fan, this is a winner!!! It has everything on it, including several of their individual (solo) hits. I am VERY happy to have "The Very Best of..." in my collection. Rating: - When Folk and Pop CollidedListening to these powerful and earnest songs some 40 plus years on is to marvel at the times they were created in. Modern Folk music has its roots in socially progressive activism (think Pete Seeger or Woody Guthrie) which then evolved into the more psychedelic aspects of Bob Dylan. The magic of Peter, Paul and Mary was in the presentation. They mixed sweet harmonies into the messages and then took them to the pop charts. As such, their importance to musical history simply can not be understated. Their discography includes top ten singles from Seeger ("If I Had a Hammer"), Dylan ("Blowing In The Wind") and powerful statements of their own. "The Great Mandela" is the apex of 60's moral questions; Do you fight for your country or do you resist the ethical quagmire of an unjust war? Even today, it's a song that can knock the wind out of your chest. Yet at the same time, innocence is present in the childrens' classic "Puff The Magic Dragon" or the gently humorous "I Dig Rock and Roll Music." Paul Stookey contributed one of the most romantic songs of all time when he composed "The Wedding Song/There Is Love" as a gift for Peter's wedding. And when Mary discovered the song "For Baby (For Bobbie)," PP&M inadvertently introduced the world to a young John Denver. It was Denver's "Leaving On a Jet Plane" that ultimately gave PP&M their sole number one single (and helped launch Denver's pop conquest). Peppered among the hits on this collection are choice album tracks - like "Mandela" - and solo songs, as well as songs from the reunions in the 80's and beyond. Rhino has once again done an exquisite job on the remaster, and the liner notes offer a nice historical perspective. It updates the older Ten Years Together beautifully. While the music may seem quaint to younger ears, to this aging pair of lobes, there is still power to be had in a seamless blend of voices backed by little more than wood and strings. 100% essential. Also recommended: Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits and This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1.
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