LCK
Acrobat
Best of 1980-1990
Strengths:
some great pairings (I Will Follow/ UF; Pride/NYD)
totally unexpected hidden track
great version of Sweetest Thing
Weaknesses:
October album all but ignored
would replace When Love Came To Town, its a good song but doesn't belong with the best ofs imho
Best of 1990-2000
Strengths:
again some great pairings (Gone/UTEOTW; One/ Miss Sarajevo)
great new mixes of Gone and Numb (and I'm not normally a huge fan of remixes)
Weaknesses:
disagree with the decision to include ATYCLB, Hands that Built America, and Electrical Storm as they were not part of the 1990-2000 era.
too many doubles of songs on b-sides. The b-sides disc suffered with too many mixes of songs on the main CD, while some really great b-sides (ie Holy Joe, Night & Day were left off)
Plus, I'd like to see the b-sides (for both best ofs) made available on a longer term basis so the new or more casual fan won't miss out on some really great tracks.
Strengths:
some great pairings (I Will Follow/ UF; Pride/NYD)
totally unexpected hidden track
great version of Sweetest Thing
Weaknesses:
October album all but ignored
would replace When Love Came To Town, its a good song but doesn't belong with the best ofs imho
Best of 1990-2000
Strengths:
again some great pairings (Gone/UTEOTW; One/ Miss Sarajevo)
great new mixes of Gone and Numb (and I'm not normally a huge fan of remixes)
Weaknesses:
disagree with the decision to include ATYCLB, Hands that Built America, and Electrical Storm as they were not part of the 1990-2000 era.
too many doubles of songs on b-sides. The b-sides disc suffered with too many mixes of songs on the main CD, while some really great b-sides (ie Holy Joe, Night & Day were left off)
Plus, I'd like to see the b-sides (for both best ofs) made available on a longer term basis so the new or more casual fan won't miss out on some really great tracks.