The bands you just can't take to thread got me thinking that there are quite a few bands that I don't dislike and sometimes even admire, but a 'best of' or 'greatest hits' album is all I need from them!
I'll get the ball rolling...
Muse
U2
Kaiser Chiefs
Queen
Radiohead
Suede
Echo and the Bunnymen
That will do for starters...
Bands where a 'best of' is all you need
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Re: Bands where a 'best of' is all you need
Oh, and add Kasabian to that!
Re: Bands where a 'best of' is all you need
Eagles
Depeche Mode
Chas 'n Dave
Depeche Mode
Chas 'n Dave
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Re: Bands where a 'best of' is all you need
The Clash
Madness
The Police
Billy Bragg
Nice Cave
Madness
The Police
Billy Bragg
Nice Cave
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Re: Bands where a 'best of' is all you need
This is just "bands that you just can't take to" part two, isn't it?
Nevertheless, there are some bands that were better at singles than at albums and Madness and The Police are pretty decent shouts.
Depeche Mode is an utterly terrible shout for a couple of reasons. The versions of the tracks they released as singles are a lot of the time nowhere near as good as the album versions, and albums like Black Celebration, Music for the Masses and Violator are utterly essential.
Muse, Queen, Radiohead and Suede... come on, these are all very much album bands, even if Queen's Greatest Hits is their best selling album.
One act that I can think of immediately that got plenty of arse-licking and critical blow jobs, YET somehow managed to end up in the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame (one of those American institutions I've always thought it was an utter joke, just even the thought of it) despite not releasing a single album (and they released many) deemed in any way to be a classic (yet one fairly decent Greatest Hits compilation) is... Eurythmics.
Nevertheless, there are some bands that were better at singles than at albums and Madness and The Police are pretty decent shouts.
Depeche Mode is an utterly terrible shout for a couple of reasons. The versions of the tracks they released as singles are a lot of the time nowhere near as good as the album versions, and albums like Black Celebration, Music for the Masses and Violator are utterly essential.
Muse, Queen, Radiohead and Suede... come on, these are all very much album bands, even if Queen's Greatest Hits is their best selling album.
One act that I can think of immediately that got plenty of arse-licking and critical blow jobs, YET somehow managed to end up in the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame (one of those American institutions I've always thought it was an utter joke, just even the thought of it) despite not releasing a single album (and they released many) deemed in any way to be a classic (yet one fairly decent Greatest Hits compilation) is... Eurythmics.
Re: Bands where a 'best of' is all you need
Sadly I wouldnt even want a greatest hits from any of those bands.Lt Kudu.RetroRocket wrote: ↑11 Jan 2023, 10:50 The bands you just can't take to thread got me thinking that there are quite a few bands that I don't dislike and sometimes even admire, but a 'best of' or 'greatest hits' album is all I need from them!
I'll get the ball rolling...
Muse
U2
Kaiser Chiefs
Queen
Radiohead
Suede
Echo and the Bunnymen
That will do for starters...
Re: Bands where a 'best of' is all you need
Its bands who have only really released a handfull of song you like, or end up sounding the same after a few tracks.
The smiths
Red hot chili pepers
Prince
Elvis costello
The smiths
Red hot chili pepers
Prince
Elvis costello
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Re: Bands where a 'best of' is all you need
This could be a very long list indeed .
All quiet ..........
Re: Bands where a 'best of' is all you need
Beautiful South, hate to say it but probably The Fall if it can be stretched to a double, Cave's catalogue is far too rich and varied for the Greatest Hits treatment. Oh yeah and The Monkees,
I'll even let you drive my motorbike . . .
Re: Bands where a 'best of' is all you need
The monkees is a shocking inclusion.
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