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Post by JC Motors on Jan 9, 2015 18:50:30 GMT -5
Everytime I go into a record store, I tend to see tons of Greatest Hits albums. If I wanted to hear the way the songs were originally intended to be listened to, I'd buy the original album. Greatest Hits albums seem to be more abundant than their original albums. You're thoughts?
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Post by Weemanv1 on Jan 9, 2015 19:06:41 GMT -5
I find they're good for a band that you want to listen to but don't really know much about. Though, even Youtube is making that obsolete. Though, I prefer the really big two-disc compilations that have two dozen songs to the greatest hits albums that have like...maybe ten songs. I have a couple of anthologies of Megadeth and Anthrax and that's how I got into those bands. Guns N' Roses Greatest Hits is one that pops into mind as a bad compilation.
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Post by JC Motors on Jan 9, 2015 19:36:39 GMT -5
I find they're good for a band that you want to listen to but don't really know much about. Though, even Youtube is making that obsolete. Though, I prefer the really big two-disc compilations that have two dozen songs to the greatest hits albums that have like...maybe ten songs. I have a couple of anthologies of Megadeth and Anthrax and that's how I got into those bands. Guns N' Roses Greatest Hits is one that pops into mind as a bad compilation. I saw an album in Barnes & Noble called The Worst of Jefferson Airplane which was their first Greatest hits album which is ironically titled. Modern day greatest hits albums are a rip off for fans for two brand new extra songs. Colter can tell you how many greatest hits/compilation albums Elvis has |
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Post by SE4NY on Jan 9, 2015 19:45:45 GMT -5
I never buy them, i'd want the original cd.
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Post by Self-Savior on Jan 9, 2015 20:08:09 GMT -5
Sometimes they are a waste of money, but sometimes they have "remastered" tracks as well as some bonus tracks which may be rare alternates or whatever that makes it kinda worthy of a purchase.
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Post by Colter on Jan 9, 2015 20:17:05 GMT -5
I find they're good for a band that you want to listen to but don't really know much about. Though, even Youtube is making that obsolete. Though, I prefer the really big two-disc compilations that have two dozen songs to the greatest hits albums that have like...maybe ten songs. I have a couple of anthologies of Megadeth and Anthrax and that's how I got into those bands. Guns N' Roses Greatest Hits is one that pops into mind as a bad compilation. I saw an album in Barnes & Noble called The Worst of Jefferson Airplane which was their first Greatest hits album which is ironically titled. Modern day greatest hits albums are a rip off for fans for two brand new extra songs. Colter can tell you how many greatest hits/compilation albums Elvis has A lot. I don't know the exact number, but the only real compilation I have of Elvis music is the Essential Elvis Presley 2 disc set (which is great for the casual Elvis fan) -- RCA Legacy releases are great too, they usually have the original album, plus another, and then bonus tracks -- in the case of the Elvis Country Legacy Edition, it came with the Love Letters from Elvis album. From Elvis in Memphis Legacy Edition came with Back in Memphis, and so on and so forth. |
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Post by vampiroporvida on Jan 9, 2015 20:28:37 GMT -5
They are great for bands that I know of only the hits, which it gives me, plus other songs to let me get into the band more. I have Kiss(2) and Blue Oyster Cult albums that way.
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Post by ¡Twist Of Cinnamon! on Jan 9, 2015 20:28:40 GMT -5
I don't really buy Greatest Hits albums because more than likely I've got the CDs that each song was on anyway.
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Post by TurboEddie on Jan 9, 2015 20:32:55 GMT -5
I have always been irritated by them. Especially when they have new songs on them that aren't sold individually.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2015 22:56:54 GMT -5
I myself am a fan.
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Post by TheSystem 1.5 on Jan 9, 2015 23:01:59 GMT -5
Me too. Around here its the easiest way to get music from certain artists,outside of amazon |
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Post by JC Motors on Jan 9, 2015 23:07:46 GMT -5
I never buy them, i'd want the original cd. I'm the same way. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2015 6:22:30 GMT -5
Not really. There are a lot of artists that phone it in on their b-sides.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2015 7:02:09 GMT -5
'Best Of The Beast' by Iron Maiden comes to mind as one that I love; Soundgarden's 'A-sides' and Alice in Chains', amongst many more...for some bands it's a great way to expose people to a focused selection of songs...with YouTube and stuff like Spotify nowadays it's not as necessary though...
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Post by Mr. PerpetuaLynch Motion on Jan 10, 2015 8:00:59 GMT -5
I really got a feel for Dream Theater with their album Greatest Hit (... and 21 other pretty cool songs). They are (or used to be) a good way to get a taste of what a band is all about and finding out if you really want to delve into their deeper cuts. My problem is when a band has as almost as many greatest hits album as they do studio releases. Motley Crue comes to mind where they have 9 studio albums and 6 greatest hits albums. Add in the two live albums and it's pretty much even.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2015 8:09:36 GMT -5
I like Pink Floyd's "Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd" because they turned it into a sudo-album and gave it its own experience. Plus there is not one bad song on there.
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Post by JC Motors on Jan 10, 2015 13:22:45 GMT -5
I was in CVS today and 95% of the CDs they had were some sort of Greatest Hits albums. So many that I lost count
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Post by Himmy! on Jan 10, 2015 15:20:41 GMT -5
They're a good tool to get into a band you don't know much about but on the whole I'm not a fan of them.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2015 15:28:52 GMT -5
'Best Of The Beast' by Iron Maiden comes to mind as one that I love; Soundgarden's 'A-sides' and Alice in Chains', amongst many more...for some bands it's a great way to expose people to a focused selection of songs...with YouTube and stuff like Spotify nowadays it's not as necessary though... Got my first exposure to Iron Maiden from that album in high school. I'm a big fan of using the greatest hits albums to get someone introduced to a band, but I don't think I'd go out of my way to buy one from a band I like unless, like stated, there are bonus tracks. |
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on Jan 10, 2015 16:57:06 GMT -5
I have quite a few John Lennon compilations because they contain original recordings of "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love" in various forms. I also have them for acts such as Alice In Chains, George Thorogood, and Blondie because...well...I don't like them THAT much.
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