Radiohead - The Best of (Special Edition 2CD)
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Free Music Review: Radiohits.
Hit: 4 Stars
Disc One: I'm well aware the band had no input on this collection, but guess what, half the collections on the market for any band are that way. Onto the songs. First off I think they needed this really. Six albums out, it was time. At 17 tracks I think it's a good amount of songs. My only complaint really is I wish it was in chronological order. However then it would have been easy to see we've got one hit from their debut and SIX tracks from The Bends. As good as that album is I think 4-5 would have been enough, making room for another couple songs. Maybe a b-side or live cut. Still, this is a hits album so it's hard to argue what's included. This is after all meant for the new fan, or the person who thinks they only need one Radiohead release, whoever that guy is.
Disc Two: Like alot of people I'd call a 1-disc Radiohead collection to skimpy, which is why I got this version. Plus I found it extremely cheap, so. This adds another 13 songs, 30 in total which is sweet. You could call them...the minor hits, fan favorites or whatever. It's pretty much the songs you wish were on the first disc, but obviously couldn't be for lack of space. Only one from The Bends this time which is fine, because here we get our b-side and live cut. Both great. Plus two more from Pablo Honey (the most overlooked album). If I could add one more track it would be "How Can You Be Sure" from the soundtrack to the movie Nowhere.
Let me be the 100th person to say that The Bends, OK Computer and Kid A really are essential albums to own. Just ask Rolling Stone. But if you're not that committed, this 130 minutes won't be a "let down".
Free Music Review: More Rare Tracks Should Have Been Included
Hit: 4 Stars
Radiohead's album "The Bends" and "OK Computer" are among my all-time favourite albums, and as I have never actually owned any of the albums personally, I thought this two CDs compilation could be a good way to get to appreciate some of the later tracks more. When "Kid A" was released in 2000 was very disappointed, and more or less lost interest in the band. I still don't understand how both "Kid A" and "Amnesiac" can be assessed in line with "The Bends" and "OK Computer".
CD one is really sheer pleasure; very nice to hear the songs in a different running order. "Creep" and "There There" blend nicely with the great songs from my two favourite albums.
CD two is a different story with more focus on the later albums, and at the end of the day I realise that I probably should have bought the original albums instead, after all.
Another disappointment was that my favourite non-album track "How Can You Be Sure" was not included on the the compilation - in fact CD 2 would have been a real treat if more of the finest B-sides were included
For casual fans of the melodic side of Radiohead, the single-CD version of the compilation is still very recommendable.
Free Music Review: Love Radiohead
Hit: 4 Stars
Great CD, but unfortunatly I never recieved it from Amazon due to the incompetent seller "Inuendo ent". Had to open a claim to get refunded, so I bought it elsewhere. Still Great CD though.Free Music Review: good but not great
Hit: 4 Stars
It is a good collection of the songs. The remastered sound is good. but I like their albums a lot better.Free Music Review: Uh- Yes and No
Hit: 3 Stars
I am completely bias- just thought I should come out and say that.
I have some issues with this complied 2disc collection...
1. Radiohead did not release this work
2. Radiohead did not pick the songs
3. Radiohead did not select the order of the songs.(this collections does not flow well at all- unlike their albums do)
4. Their albums were not equally represented
5. MAJOR/IMPORTANT SONGS ARE MISSING!!!
Although the songs jump around from album to album-decade to decade, this 2disc collection would be a good start for someone who is a new fan of radiohead to get a feel for the band. But if you don't have OK Computer- you need to get your hands on it whether or not you buy this cd- DO IT.
If you are already a radiohead snob (as you should be) this cd is a waste of time- and you (should) already have all of this music.