Best Of The Gap Band 1969-1976, The - Gap Band (The)

Advantages: Good selection
Disadvantages: Not really representative as a "best of"

...Generally speaking I think "Best of/Hits" compilations of one band are a good idea, especially on CDs, as it allows both the poorer ones among us to renew our aged vinyl collection and 'newbies' to a band to get a good feel for them before leaping into the rest of their material. However "Eternally Damned - The Very Best of The Damned" I find to be quite a misrepresentation of the bands' 25 year career and numerous albums (I have 11 but I'm sure there's more!). How all that can be summarised on one 20 track CD I can't fathom, and on this one it definitely hasn't been. True, there's a glut of 'Best of' albums for The Damned - "The Light at the End of the Tunnel" being currently the best one of the bunch. "Eternally Damned" misses out great chunks, in my opinion, with certain eras of the bands' career being missed altogether. This is... Read review

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Advantages: fast and exciting.A few stunning tracks
Disadvantages: All a bit samey and one dimensional

...The Hives released their debut album in Sweden in 1997,but only acheived recognition through this compilation released on Alan McGee's Poptones label.'Your new favourite band' collects a selection of tracks from the albums 'Barely Legal' and 'Veni vidi vicious' as well as the 'a.k.a I-D-I-O-T' ep.There is also a b-side from the 'Hate to say I told you so' single. The Hives are a five piece clearly influenced by 1970's rock and punk.There's more than a hint of Mick Jagger in the vocal, but the music mainly resembles Iggy and The Stooges,The Buzzcocks and even Sham 69.All five members of the band where identical black and white clothing and have names like Dr Matt Destruction and Chris Dangerous.So as you can guess they don't take themselves too seriously. When The Hives are good they are very bloody good indeed.'Hate to say I told... Read review

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Advantages: 3 Disks, 60 Tracks
Disadvantages: Some Good Music / Some Bad

...10. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life-Indeep 11. Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe-Barry White 12. Ring My Bell-Anita Ward 13. I'm Every Woman-Chaka Khan 14. Oops Upside Your Head-The Gap Band 15. I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor 16. Cuba-The Gibson Brothers 17. D.I.S.C.O.-Ottawan 18. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now-McFadden & Whitehead 19. I Feel Love-Donna Summer 20. I'm Coming Out-Diana Ross Disc Two 1. Rock Your Baby-George McRae 2. It's Raining Men-The Weather Girls 3. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel-Tavares 4. I'm So Excited-Pointer Sisters 5. Celebration-Kool & The Gang 6. Upside Down-Diana Ross 7. Ain't Nobody-Rufus & Chaka Khan 8. I Love The Nightlife (Disco Round)-Alicia Bridges 9. H.A.P.P.Y. Radio-Edwin Starr 10. Annie I'm Not Your Daddy-Kid Creole & The Coconuts 11. Shake Your Groove Thing... Read review

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