Worst Compilation Ever?

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I've just been watching TV, and there was an advert for: "SONGWRITER: Real songs by real songwriters. Bob Dylan, Badly Drawn Boy, James Taylor, Elton John, Paul Weller, and more. Available from Tesco's". I think that advert has caused me to lose all faith in humanity. Please make me further plunge the depths of despair with even worse concepts or compilations.

― Dom Passantino, Sunday, 2 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

oh, that's nothing. on late-night TV in America, you get to see the 7- volume Time-Life "Singers and Songwriters" compilation, complete with "Those were the songs of the best years of our lives" testimonials from dull-witted boomers.

― M Matos, Sunday, 2 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

ahem, "Freedom Rock".

― J Blount, Sunday, 2 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

ahem, "monster ballads."

― "is that freedom rock, man?" "yeah, man!" "well, turn it up man!", Sunday, 2 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Any fucking number of "chillout" albums.

― electric sound of jim, Sunday, 2 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Very very true

― J Blount, Sunday, 2 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I rec'd this beauty from Circuit City after making a purchase some time ago. It's still in the wrapper.

HEART - Crazy On You
JOE COCKER - Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
POISON - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
RICHARD MARX - Don't Mean Nothing
BILLY IDOL - Rebel Yell
BLONDIE - One Way Or Another
PAT BENATAR - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS - Bad To The Bone
DURAN DURAN - Ordinary World
AL GREEN - I'm Still In Love With You
TEDDY PENDERGRASS - Life Is a Song Worth Singing

This selection would make more sense w/out the bid for soul at the end of the set. It would also be better w/ a Duran Duran song that predates the 1st Bush Administration, and that Richard Marx song about murda (holla holla).

I'm thinking it's at its best inside this cellophane wrap, though.

― Daver, Monday, 3 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Hey, man...is that Freedom Rock?"
"Yeah, Man..."
"Well TURN IT UP, MAN!"

― Lord Custos X, Monday, 3 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

lord custos, please begin reading threads, or kill yourself.

― jess, Monday, 3 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

oh, sorry:

;-)

― jess, Monday, 3 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

There are some good songs on that Circuit City comp.

― Sean, Monday, 3 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

no the worst comps are the local compilations of also-rans - usually with a bad pun or regional joke title like "If You don't like the weather just wait 15 Minutes! - The Anywhereville HC Scene" or "No New York." Bonus craptitude points if it's live (oi, those cbgb's records). (Exception: "This Is Boston Not LA" if only for the title track)

― fritz, Monday, 3 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

see what fritz did there?

― jess, Monday, 3 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Sean, good songs do not a good compilation make if they're shoved between crapola.

― Daver, Monday, 3 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

My friend Dave did a really bad compilation for me in 1988

― Sonicred, Tuesday, 4 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

There was a series in the late 80's/early nineties called "Soft metal" I think it ran to about volume 4 or something and anyone on this board could probably name at least 80% of the tracks.

Can anyone name more than 3 "Soft metal" tracks they actually like?

Kris.

― Kris England, Tuesday, 4 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

fifteen years pass...

Saw this Devo CD in a record shop yesterday.
First 5 tracks are live, from their 1989 live album.
Tracks 6-10 contain 2 tracks from 1988's Total Devo and 3 from 1990's Smooth Noodle Maps.
4 of the 10 songs are covers.

It's titled "Devo's Greatest Hits".

1. Whip It
2. Working In A Coal Mine
3. Going Under
4. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
5. Jocko Homo
6. Disco Dancer
7. Spin The Wheel
8. Post Post-Modern Man
9. Don't Be Cruel
10.Morning Dew

― everything, Friday, 23 March 2018 19:52 (seven years ago)

yikes. Although tbh nearly everyone who might purchase Devo’s greatest hits is probably just looking for Whip It and could care less about the rest

― Karl Malone, Friday, 23 March 2018 19:54 (seven years ago)

Probably not looking for a live version of whip it from 1989, though! lol

― Karl Malone, Friday, 23 March 2018 19:55 (seven years ago)

And iirc the version of Jocko Homo on that live album is a languid acoustic guitar re-imagining.

― everything, Friday, 23 March 2018 20:03 (seven years ago)

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