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bobbyb5
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Location: New York
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- #31
- Posted: 03/04/2018 19:24
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I don't think I ever listened to an Elvis album until one day I just felt like buying some music by the old 50s rock and rollers. And I think I bought Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Brenda Lee, Gene Pitney and a few others I can't remember. And I grabbed an Elvis one called I Was the One. And I liked it more than I thought I would. Especially the title song. It's still my favorite Elvis song. So then I bought a couple more Elvis like Sun Sessions. And I liked that one a lot too. I Was the One and Sun Sessions were compilations too but not like a big huge career spanning compilation. They were more like specialty albums. So this would probably a be a good one for me to hear.
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elo269megv
Punk Rock Detective
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Location: Michigan
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- #32
- Posted: 03/05/2018 16:47
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Here's some that came to mind fpr me, even though some were mentioned already...
History: America's Greatest hits
Steve Miller Band - Greatest
Aerosmith - Greatest
Cat Stevens - Greatest
Eagles 71-75 or Vol II 76-80
Avenged Sevenfold Best Of 2005-13[/img]
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Post-Hardcore: https://www.besteveralbums.com/thechart.php?c=52396
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Will58
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- #33
- Posted: 03/06/2018 13:35
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Given that, as someone mentioned, Greatest Hits albums are a somewhat outmoded concept, my nominations for bands best listened to via compilations rather than studio albums are:
Chuck Berry (as long as it doesn't have My Ding-a-Ling on it which it will)
Elvis
Smokey Robinson
The Kinks
The Monkees
The Eagles
Mott the Hoople
Status Quo
Squeeze
Madness
That's just for starters, off the top of my head
Hopefully I've enraged somebody there...
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bobbyb5
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Location: New York
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- #34
- Posted: 03/06/2018 14:51
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| Will58 wrote: | Given that, as someone mentioned, Greatest Hits albums are a somewhat outmoded concept, my nominations for bands best listened to via compilations rather than studio albums are:
Chuck Berry (as long as it doesn't have My Ding-a-Ling on it which it will)
Elvis
Smokey Robinson
The Kinks
The Monkees
The Eagles
Mott the Hoople
Status Quo
Squeeze
Madness
That's just for starters, off the top of my head
Hopefully I've enraged somebody there... |
I like all those acts you named, and their greatest hits albums are awesome. But a few of them also have albums that are worthwhile to have the whole thing. I have full albums by Squeeze, Mott the Hoople and Madness that are pretty good albums. Kinks also.
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RoundTheBend
I miss the comfort in being sad
Location: Ground Control
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- #35
- Posted: 03/06/2018 17:11
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Great thread.
I second the absurdity to give someone a hard time for putting a comp on their overall. Some artists just don't have great albums, yet are still great. Comps are for them. Sometimes the comp really is better than any single album the artist released.
Furthermore, I'd totally agree that sometimes the best comps are live albums.
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Yann
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Location: France
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- #36
- Posted: 03/06/2018 22:25
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Elton John
Billy Joel
Madonna
The Kinks
Franck Sinatra
Human League
Duran Duran
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Simply Red
Eminem
The Police
Leonard Cohen
Prince
The Fall
James Brown
Toto
Foreigner
Tangerine Dream
Cat Stevens
Elvis Costello
The Byrds
John Lennon
Rod Steward
The Jam
Eurythmics
Blondie
Jamiroquai
etc
oops, there are more than expected 
counterexample: Pink Floyd because of the care they put on the tracklist of their albums and the transition between the songs
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theblueboy
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- #37
- Posted: 03/06/2018 22:51
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| Yann wrote: | Elton John
Billy Joel
Madonna
The Kinks
Franck Sinatra
Human League
Duran Duran
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Simply Red
Eminem
The Police
Leonard Cohen
Prince
The Fall
James Brown
Toto
Foreigner
Tangerine Dream
Cat Stevens
Elvis Costello
The Byrds
John Lennon
Rod Steward
The Jam
Eurythmics
Blondie
Jamiroquai
etc
oops, there are more than expected
counterexample: Pink Floyd because of the care they put on the tracklist of their albums and the transition between the songs |
That John Lennon Comp is cool if it's the one I'm thinking of. It may be controversial but I've never once felt the need to check out any of his albums though I really like the comp.
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