Compilation vs Studio Album

RoundTheBend · 2016-01-28T21:26:13-05:00

I've noticed on this site there's a bit of elitism against compilation albums/best of albums. For me some artists just aren't that great at album making. Sometimes I truly enjoy listening to the best of albums because I get, in a way, the best album they ever created. I am listening to Elvis by Elvis Presley (1956) and then remember when Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits by Elvis Presley (2002)... that's an amazing collection of "hits"... from a time when singles really were where it was at. It obviously is a better collection of songs than Elvis by Elvis Presley (1956), yet the compilation album isn't ranked as high. I've seen some "create" your own album kinda thing going on too... I feel that's almost a best of thing as well. So for example combining Siamese Dream with Adore to make an equivalent of Melloncollie & the Infinite Sadness. Somehow this is more creative, so more acceptable, whereas maybe the "hits" records are seen as "selling out" or something? Also some artists are hit makers and not album makers... so obviously I'd rather listen to their hits and not albums. Honestly I feel this way about Queen. Love seeing them live and love their hits, but I don't enjoy listening to their albums... please give me their best of. I get that you want to give their "deep cuts" a chance, but honestly, not all artists' "deep cuts" are worth my time. Anyway, what do you think is an artist not as good if they only write hits? Are compilations for the musically inept, or do they have their respectful place in music?

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Poll: How do you see compilations/best of albums?

Compilations, for some artists, are the best way to go:		72%	[21]
Compilations are for the musically inept:		27%	[8]

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A few compilation albums of my newest favorite singer, late beautiful precious Billy Joe Royal that is, have been released which I really appreciated because on them is a good deal of material that had not been made available earlier.

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sethmadsen wrote:

So the other part of this problem is I want to put best of compilations for say the crew cuts on my 50s chart because they (according to wikipedia) didn't really have an album, and try finding one... But I do feel like their style was really important to 50s doo-wop. Can't do that on this site... it's a best of from the 90s or something lame.

Hmm. . not sure that's entirely accurate. Sure there's a vinyl rip of one or two kicking about if you Google hard enough.

I've got something to say re. the OP but I've just woken up and can't be arsed right now. I'll pop back later. Ta-ta.
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noWaxJim wrote:

Thanks! I'll have to see if any of these are worth listening to. Not expecting wikipedia to be 100%, but this was all I found: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crew-Cuts#Discography

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