Thursday, August 18, 2005

"Greatest Hits" and "Best of" that never was

Do you guys remember when once upon a time a "Greatest Hits" or perhaps the "Best Of" collection actually meant something. There once was a day when it was a collection of top-rated hits, culturally significant songs, an end, or a monumental milestone of an artist truly stellar career.

But in today's time with the corporate fervor to shove the latest musical bullshit down our throat with everything form paltry teen queens, metro sexual boy band dance troops, the lates Americain Idol winner, one hit wonders, to obvious no talent never was, and the apparent of "best of" titles from these acts with only few years in the business . Not to mention these performers with even fewer hits, so I guess the question is just how great the "Greatest Hits" collection really is these days.

Last fall, Britney Spears released "Greatest Hits: My Prerogative," a retrospective of her chart-topping, multiplatinum recording career. All friggen brilliant six years of it. (sarcasm)The Backstreet Boys put out "The Hits: Chapter One" in 2001 ; just four years after releasing their (first) album. What the fuck...

Just what the hell do you put on a god dam "Greatest Hits" album if you have only been in the industry a few years. Instead of genuinely working a new piece of work to assure that an artist won't fall into the dreaded sophomore slump now a days you can just re-package the same original crap in a shiny new cover and the lap dogs will suck that shit right up. And corporate media as the nerve to question while illegal downloads where and still are so popular.... Perhaps because they haven not given the fan anything original in perhaps ten years.

Well at least Spears and the Boys had a steady collection of hits ; better yet you can say they have more than just one. Among the more obviously questionable greatest-hits collections that have popped up in recent years: "Toy Soldiers: The Best of Martika" .... Who? (she had that "one" hit from the 1980s); "The Best of Mandy Moore," ... And even bigger who? apparently she is an entertainer who has had a bit more success as an actress than she ever did as a singer (just a very little bit); and "The Best of O.D.B.," from the late rapper who will best be remembered for his wild behavior and legal troubles than his chart-topping hits (or lack there of). Lets not forget teen queen Hilary Duff has sold millions of albums, she's only released "two" discs; the first one in 2003, and neither spawned a top 10 hit. Her "best of" collection, "Most Wanted," hit record stores Tuesday.

This is just another sad example of what corporate music has become; a bunch of douche bags who continually shove as crap then question why we as fans would rather "steal it" instead of fork over our money for it. Or is it an example of just how stupid we as fan base have become in our effort to immortalize a bunch of no talent sell outs? It's all about the money..... Show me the money!!!!!!!

Hell Martika would not even be name recognizable if the no talent un-original Eminem had not stole .... hum I mean sampled, yea right "snicker" (there is a topic for another time) her track "Like Toy Soldiers". Which brings us back to Martika's "Best Of ..." Collection, she should be performing fellatio on Eminem right at this very moment.... Hell even Surger Ray has a best of collection, that would almost be sad if it was not so fucking funny.

Apparently "A Greatest Hits" collection doesn't necessarily always have to be 16 No. 1 songs, well at least not anymore. Which is wonderful news for the PM Dawns, Lisa Stansfields and Color Me Badds of the world, who all have greatest-hits albums. "Best of Sugar ray"
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