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Greatest hits complaitions can be good to introduce yourself to a band/artist. I find though that I end up buying the albums anyway so I dont really like them.
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Stephen wrote:
My mistake with buying Greatest Hits albums... I never buy the actual albums.
I have the Smashing Pumpkins greatest hits and the Who ultimate collection. But none of their CDs. Same with Alice in Chains.
Ah, I forgot about SP's Greatest Hits. It was actually a very well put together compilation; the addition of 'Drown' was what really made the album for me. Plus, I like how they released it with two different versions so if you didn't want the bonus rarities disc you didn't have to buy it. I actually have two copies because they wouldn't let me return the single-disc one after Christmas.
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bullet proof wrote:
Stephen wrote:
My mistake with buying Greatest Hits albums... I never buy the actual albums.
I have the Smashing Pumpkins greatest hits and the Who ultimate collection. But none of their CDs. Same with Alice in Chains.
Ah, I forgot about SP's Greatest Hits. It was actually a very well put together compilation; the addition of 'Drown' was what really made the album for me. Plus, I like how they released it with two different versions so if you didn't want the bonus rarities disc you didn't have to buy it. I actually have two copies because they wouldn't let me return the single-disc one after Christmas.
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present tense wrote:
Greatest hits complaitions can be good to introduce yourself to a band/artist. I find though that I end up buying the albums anyway so I dont really like them.
i'd have to agree with this. greatest hits really got me into alice in chains, guns n roses, and smashing pumpkins.
Bob Marley - Legend The absolute standard when it comes to greatest hits cds.
i hate that album. all of the marley songs that are worn out of their asses, get played over and over and over like 20 years and i cant listen to them no more.
get some marley albums for the good songs, fuck those hits
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Clubber wrote:
They aren't all bad. One of the first albums i ever bought was The Doors greatest hits and it basically introduced me to classic rock. Without that album I might still be listening to just rap
This is what greatest hits albums are for. You summed it up perfectly for all the anti-greatest hits people. They arent for dorks like us who own every CD plus boots and discuss the band online. They are for casual fans and they are a perfect way to get someone that likes daughter and thinks evenflow rocks or reads the back and realizes they enjoy 5 or 6 of these songs and buys it. If it helps others get into PJ then why are we all complaining, ya know? I thought we loved PJ and wanted it to spread to other people and this is the best way to do that. Why can't we realize that this isnt for us its for a more casual fan and since most of us collect we will all put our foot in our mouths and prolly put up the 17 bucks, 30 vinyl and buy it.
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[quote="Just Justin"]However if you like a band, but only buy the greatest hits does that really make you a fan? quote]
Yah, you can be a fan without owning every CD. So to be a PJ fan do you have to know all of the drummers or own all the CD's? nope. As long as you enjoy the music you can be a fan without shedding all the bucks. There are different levels of fandom (is that correct, prolly not) we are flirting with the diehard/obsessed border but i dont think you need to own multiple CD's to be a fan.
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Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
Clubber wrote:
They aren't all bad. One of the first albums i ever bought was The Doors greatest hits and it basically introduced me to classic rock. Without that album I might still be listening to just rap
This is what greatest hits albums are for. You summed it up perfectly for all the anti-greatest hits people. They arent for dorks like us who own every CD plus boots and discuss the band online. They are for casual fans and they are a perfect way to get someone that likes daughter and thinks evenflow rocks or reads the back and realizes they enjoy 5 or 6 of these songs and buys it. If it helps others get into PJ then why are we all complaining, ya know? I thought we loved PJ and wanted it to spread to other people and this is the best way to do that. Why can't we realize that this isnt for us its for a more casual fan and since most of us collect we will all put our foot in our mouths and prolly put up the 17 bucks, 30 vinyl and buy it.
I have a problem with taking songs out of context, though. With bands that are more single-oriented, fine. But then look at Pink Floyd's "Echoes." Can you really enjoy "The Great Gig in The Sky" without the build-up from time? I'd just prefer to own the albums, but I understand your point.
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Same with Alice in Chains.
