I'm sounding like my dad but they really don't make music like ...
357437
I grew up with the music of the 70's.  So many of those past bands were phenomenal musicians.  Yes, ELP, the Doors, King Crimson....I could go on and on.  I'm sounding like my dad but they really don't make music like that anymore.  But this album took me back to yesteryear.  Toto is amazing and each musician is a virtuoso in his own right.  For a live concert, this album was mixed well and recorded well.  The band's energy comes through and they don't sound like an "old bunch of guys trying to recapture the past".  Their new stuff is superb, fresh, and well-performed.  Put it in your car's CD player, roll down the windows and crank it up.  You're gonna have a good time!
1563672
I have connected with different amps and doesn't sound as expected i guess is not as good as they used to make them
990753
They aren't kidding about the "Powerful Bass".  They are way too bassy for me.
1305725
People think they on speaker phone and to them it sound like an echo. They can't hear me too good. But I can hear them good.
3395582
The headphones  are fake beats and I thought I was getting the real ones
1287097
I was expecting a high-end headphone that my dad could use when we talk on the phone. He could not hear me with it. When I used it he also could not hear me. Don't know what the problem is.
3265050
Was expecting something different. I thought this would let you skip songs as well but it only pauses and turns volume up or down (but not well). It's still better than my last cord and doesn't cause ringing sounds in my speakers.
1775394
I was hoping this would be a great comeback CD, but it fails to impress me.

While there are many strong songs here this album doesn't quite sound like classic Hollies. Peter Howarth has a pleasant and strong voice, but just can't match Allan Clarke's distinctiveness that made the Hollies harmonies soar to the sky. Without Clarke the Hollies wind up sounding like any other Adult Contemporary pop band. (I'm reminded of the Little River Band or America, sorry)

Like so many of the Hollies recordings since 1983's "What Goes Around" the biggest problem is everything is smothered in bland "cheesy" keyboard arrangements and programming. Some of the keyboard sounds are very dated sounding. I doubt anytime during this recording the Hollies were playing in the same room together. During the 60's and 70's The Hollies were a guitar based group first that recorded most of their 60's and 70's recordings "live" in the studio with little overdubbing.

Compared to their older albums "Staying Power" doesn't rock very hard either and plays it too radio-friendly safe. The songs have nice hooks but wind up sounding too generic and bland. I heard the band is working on a new album soon, so I hope they crank up the guitars and really work on making the vocals sounding close to classic Clarke-Hicks-Nash/Sylvester for next time.

I suggest checking out the sound samples here before purchasing. That the CD also has copyright protection to keep you from copying it on your PC doesn't help my opinion either, though I doubt the Hollies had any say on that. Hold down your shift key when putting the CD in to keep it from auto-booting the protecting program, and then "rip" it to Mp3's.
1597650
They're a little on the tight side and aren't adjustable, get a slight headache after wearing for too long. I'm sure they'll loosen up a bit after some more uses. The base seems a little on the loud side, which is exactly not what I was looking for, I can't stand dominating base. I probably wouldn't have paid that price for them if I had tested them in a store. But, they block out the other sounds around me, like my annoying older brother, so in my book, they're an all right pair of headphones.
3160702
This recording sounds flat and monotone. I will look further for a better quality recording. Maybe I need a re-mastered copy?
UPDATE: Someone was nice and replied to this post of mine. I forgot that most of these songs were recorded in monotone back then so shouldn't have expected stereo quality. I will be searching now for stereo option as I consider this one of my favorite collection of songs!
1780015
I'm not too thrilled about it: I like some songs but not all...
1610443
I don't want to belabour this, but the fact is that Eric Clapton is barely audible most of the time.  He is sitting in the background playing rhythm guitar, which is fine except that any weekend guitarist familiar with these songs could easily do the same.  Most of the guitar playing does not bare his distinctive stamp, because it is the songs themselves that are being showcased, followed by Marsalis' arrangements.  This is a good record, but it leans more towards New Orleans Jazz (at times it even sounds like Dixieland)than blues.  These songs are horned-up, jazz treatments of old blues songs.

It's an Eric Clapton project in-as-much as he played on the record and chose the songs...but really Marsalis and his band dominate the proceedings by 70%.

With all of this being said, the songs are good, the playing is good.  The recording quality leans towards being an "official bootleg".  There's very little separation, which makes me think that they used only a small number of microphones.  Maybe they were trying to recreate the way it was done in the 1930's?  I'm not sure.  But when you use a small number of microphones, it makes mixing more difficult in some ways.  As a Clapton fan, I would have been tempted to isolate his guitar playing in the mix and crank it up.  But, this is probably exactly what Eric DIDN'T want to see happen.  He is clearly taking a back seat to the songs and Wynton Marsalis.

My impressions of Marsalis?  He's smart and talented.  But...he strikes me as being a bit of an egomaniac, pretentious and perhaps a control freak.  He also seems fixated on the race issue.  Why bring it up?  Don't you think the music speaks for itself?  The liner notes seem to indicate that he has an axe to grind.  Let it go brother.  When people act like my equal, I am more inclined to treat them as such...When they start comlaining about how life has given them (or their people) a raw deal, this is when I see them as something lesser.  You demean and marginalize YOURSELF when you start griping.  Get off your soapbox and just F'n jam if you want people to respect you.  And if they STILL don't respect you, then it's their loss-don't distinguish other people's small-mindedness by carrying it around with you.
702735
I have downloaded other Mancini songs (Pink Panther, Baby Elephant Walk), and the quality of those recordings is wonderful. This recording, however, sounds more like a high-school band recorded on a cassette recorder. Subtle "bum" notes (especially in the opening trumpet theme- maybe the French horns?), lots of hiss in the background, thin bass and drum sounds... This recording is very unlike the professional work I was expecting. I hope another, better made, version shows up someday.
2948949
I am not a music buff I just remember my childhood and this is my adult guilty plasure allowing me to seem classy while just having fun
3071255
My taste in music may be dreadful but you may also have a taste in music that leaves a lot to be desired as well.  I was expecting to hear something much richer and classical.  It is all a little synthetic for my tastes.
2210675
Not verry loud, but ill still give it a four star for the sound quality
4795823
Acoustic guitar good,but voice sounds,like a little kid. Or someone in a choir. Not my taste