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Summary: Good cd.
Comment: This cd contains some of the songs that Survivor is best known for which is why I bought it. If you like Survivor, then I would recommend thid cd.
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Summary: "The Search Is Over"! Here is the ultimate Survivor collection!
Comment: If you don't wanna buy any of Survivor's studio albums and just want the hits. This is a great buy. Of course it's got the overplayed and overrated "Eye Of The Tiger", which I CANNOT stand. But it's also got Survivor's other hits like:
I Can't Hold Back
High On You
The Search Is Over
Is This Love
American Heartbeat
and others, plus some nice surprises, such as:
Ever Since The World Began
Rebel Son
and Didn't Know It Was Love
Definately a must own!
Customer Rating: 
Summary: great selection
Comment: I really do like this album. It has classic songs and is a great buy.
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Summary: GREATEST MOMENTS IN MY LIFE
Comment: I love this cd!! it makes me feel in the past, in my childhood; I hearded "EYE OF THE TIGER" (from Rocky II soudtrack) when I was 8th years old, and I was enchanted with this song; my second favourite is "THE SEARCH IS OVER", and I like "THE MOMENT OF THRUTH"(from Karate Kid's soudtrack), "I CAN'T HOLD BACK", "BURNING HEART" (from Rocky IV soundtrack), "REBEL SON" and "HIGH ON YOU"; this is an excellent cd, I reccomend it because all of their best material is here and these are (VERY IMPORTANT) the ORIGINAL VERSIONS. BUY IT!!!!
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Summary: Good music, but how many collections do they need??
Comment: I like Survivor, but let's be honest, they didn't have a HUGE number of hits, and yet they keep releasing Greatest Hits compilations. How do they do it? Simple-- they put basically the same songs on every compilation and slap a new name on the cover ("Greatest Hits", "Prime Cuts," "Best Of," "Ultimate," etc, etc, etc.) How long they can go on milking this technique is anyone's guess.
Anyway, back to the music. First, there's a glaring omission-- NOTHING from their new album "Reach" is included. Surely at least "Fire Makes Steel" or the title track "Reach" should be on this. They're both great songs and well-deserving of being among their "best." Oh well. Looking at what IS here, you'll find some great 80s AOR (arena-oriented rock.) Here are a few comments on the tracks:
1. Eye Of The Tiger
Who doesn't know THIS one? Yes, it's the song from Rocky. You either love it, or you've heard it so many times you can't stand it anymore. I'm starting to fall into the latter category, honestly, but I guess it wouldn't be possible to release a Survivor compilation without their biggest hit.
2. I Can't Hold Back
One of my all-time favorite Survivor songs. Great acoustic opening, builds wonderfully, and its chorus has a hook that will have you singing along in no time. A real classic.
3. High On You
80s pop at its finest. Fun, catchy, bouncy. Good stuff.
4. Poor Man's Son
An early Survivor track that predates their breakthrough. You'll notice strong hints, though, of what will evolve to become Eye Of The Tiger.
5. The Search Is Over
Their biggest success with a love ballad. A great song with powerful soaring vocals. You've probably heard this at least a few hundred times on the radio back in the 80s.
6. American Heartbeat
Not among my favorites, simply because the chorus is a bit TOO repetative, and it sounds more like music for a car commercial or something, than a "real" song. (incidentally, I found out this was used as the theme song for when they air American Football in the UK. Seems appropriate, I guess.)
7. Burning Heart
Another Rocky track. As songwriter Jim Peterik says, they basically took Eye Of The Tiger and turned it sideways. So, yes, there are similarities. I'm probably in the minority here, but I think I may actually like this BETTER than Eye Of The Tiger (or perhaps that's just because I'm a bit more weary of Tiger.)
8. Is This Love
Like "High On You," this is just another light-hearted, toe-tapping, fun 80s pop song. Fluff, but kind of cool anyway.
9. Ever Since The World Began
I really like this one. A piano ballad that was originally written for Rocky III, but never used. It did find its way onto the Lock-Up soundtrack, though. Of the ballads, I actually like this better than their more popular song, "The Search Is Over."
10. The One That Really Matters
A good, driving mid-tempo rock song. Not much more to say.
11. Caught In The Game
Another good rocker. Cool guitar riffs that strike harder than a lot of their more "radio-friendly" pop that came out after this.
12. The Moment Of Truth
Not actually written by Survivor. This was written for the Karate Kid soundtrack, and Survivor performed it.
13. Rebel Son
Love this one. After a slow intro, it gets very upbeat, and its one of those songs that you really can't listen to while sitting down. Great track.
14. Didn't Know It Was Love
This is from their very underrated album, "Too Hot To Sleep." That was a great album, and for anyone who missed it, all you need to do is hear this infectious song to know exactly what you were missing. Another favorite of mine.
So again, the music itself is really good. I just don't get why they need to keep releasing variations of the same greatest hits package over and over. If you're new to Survivor, though, this could be a good introduction for you. (I'd also recommend looking at "Ultimate Survivor." A lot of the songs overlap with songs on this album though, so don't buy both.)
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