Greatest Hits CDs (1 Viewer)

[yenta]

Anyone else noticed how many greatest hits CDs hve been released lately? There's Powderfinger, Live, Shania Twain, Robbie Williams, Britney Spears (shudder), Blue, Macy Gray, etc. There's prob more but I forgot. What a "coincidence" that everyone is releasing these albums now that it is coming up to Christmas. I just think greatest hits albums are pointless, they don't require the artist to do anything, they don't have to make any new songs, to me they seem to simply be another money grabber for their record companies.

 

[Soma]

They aren't pointless. Lots of them put on a few unreleased/rare/bside tracks.

 

[hiphophorray123]

dont think britney spears would have an album called 'b sides and bootlegs' lol

juvenile - greatest hits...came out recently as well...though cash money did a fucked up job in putting together what was supposed to be the greatest hits of one of my favourite southern rapper

 

[sped_kid01]

lol....pathetic....greatest hits are supposed to be released when an artist has done something really great...i heard nikki webster is making a 'greatest hits'

 

[jm1234567890]

lol....pathetic....greatest hits are supposed to be released when an artist has done something really great...i heard nikki webster is making a 'greatest hits'

that signals end of career, like many greatest hits albums

 

[Silverstone]

Theyre released around this period because of sales increase - due to the upcoming christmas peaks. That was the driving motif behind Twain and Spear's release.

Of Course, Shania deserves her greatest hits album for now, and she is of course - the highest selling female artist in music HISTORY! (Mhm, Come on Over is the highest selling female album of all time, and she's the only person to have 3 albums go Diamond)

 

[astro]

both nikki webster and mandy moore are releasing a greatest hits......bit of an oxymoron....
nikki webster's career ended as soon as she had entered the music industry....still don't believe kulazzi likes her....ugh

 

[Brad]

AFI, Nofx, Limp Bizkit..... Manson ummm, theres a couple of others too.

 

[Cactus]

Anyone else noticed how many greatest hits CDs hve been released lately? There's Powderfinger, Live, Shania Twain, Robbie Williams, Britney Spears (shudder), Blue, Macy Gray, etc. There's prob more but I forgot. What a "coincidence" that everyone is releasing these albums now that it is coming up to Christmas. I just think greatest hits albums are pointless, they don't require the artist to do anything, they don't have to make any new songs, to me they seem to simply be another money grabber for their record companies.

who cares. they are all shit. dont even look at their cd's. buy decent music instead

 

[withoutaface]

They're used as a vehicle for bands who have a couple of new tracks but don't want to release an EP.

 

[wanton-wonton]

I just think greatest hits albums are pointless, they don't require the artist to do anything, they don't have to make any new songs, to me they seem to simply be another money grabber for their record companies.

they arent pointless
they're great introduction for people who havnt heard much of a artist/band's song

 

[wanton-wonton]

AFI, Nofx, Limp Bizkit..... Manson ummm, theres a couple of others too.

yeh im thinking about buying manson's one, heard theres videos.

 

[Gavvvvvin]

Yup im getting the AFI retrospective

 

[Brad]

Same. Its on Nitro isn't it? So its like them milking them for the last bit they can

 

[Gavvvvvin]

Yeah its on Nitro. AFI still owed Nitro another record, so I guess this is their way of making up for it since they switched labels.

 

[reno2004]

Greatest Hits albums should only be for artists that are retiring, or have had more than 8 albums. At the rate they release albums these days, most artists already have 5 albums out and they havent even been around for more than 3yrs. Its very sad.
The quality of music and artists in general has decreased dramatically since the mid 90's and i blame it all on MTV. Putting fake hopes into people so they think they can become superstars, when really they suck ass.

 

[Cactus]

Greatest Hits albums should only be for artists that are retiring, or have had more than 8 albums.

The quality of music and artists in general has decreased dramatically since the mid 90's and i blame it all on MTV. Putting fake hopes into people so they think they can become superstars, when really they suck ass.

More than 8 albums? But that is just encouraging them to release shit albums...........You yourself are a product of the 'MTV' generation if you beleive that a band must release 8 albums to be great.

What about Cream? They are one of the greatest but they never released 8 albums.

The quality of music, my friend has been steadily decreasing since 1980..........

 

[Lundy]

nikki webster...greatest hits....BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[Soma]

Favourite 'Best Ofs'
Nas - Lost tapes (kinda a best of)
Ghostface Killah - Shaolin's finest
Mr. Len presents Company Flow - Class X

 

[hiphophorray123]

i like the ones soma mentioned plus

ice cubes greatest,
dr dre's greatest (mostly for the beats)
eric claptons greatest,
john lennon - legend
robbie williams best of
best of u2
best of beatles
jagged edge - the collection
r kelly - the R in R&B
jay-z - chapter 1
red hot chilli peppers greatest
korns best of

got alot of other 'best ofs' but most of them are crap