THE GRASS ROOTS
The Millenium Collection (MCA)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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Originally formed as a vehicle for the output of songwriter's P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri, who had been comissioned by ABC/Dunhill to snag a piece of the burgeoning folk rock market, the Grass Roots became an AM hit machine with considerably more street cred than your average label project band. In part, that's because after a couple of false starts, Sloan and Barri went out and recruited an actual working band to adopt the name they'd come up with. In part, it's because the label managed to feed the band some terrific pop songs to record.

The best of those songs, familiar tracks like "Let's Live For Today," "Midnight Confessions" and "Wait A Million Years," are found on this collection, along with some of the stronger material from the band's albums that didn't reach the singles charts with as much force as some of the hits. The 12 track disc is a fine representation of the talent and range of one of the better commercial pop bands of the sixties.

Track List:

Where Were You When I Needed You * Let's Live For Today * Things I Should Have Said * Midnight Confessions * Bella Linda * The River Is Wide * Wait A Million Years * Heaven Knows * Baby Hold On * Temptation Eyes * Sooner Or Later * Two Divided By Love

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