When I was younger physical media was still the primary / only way to "have" music that you could control and own. Since I didn't have a lot of money to spare (especially since some of it was for buying video games and D&D stuff) I was drawn to greatest hits and compilation albums. If I didn't have a good idea if I would like a specific album by a band that I was interested in then the collections provided what felt like an attractive and low-risk way to get a set of "good" songs from that band.
A little while ago Issun had created a thread for Your Top 10 Albums of All Time. My list included quite a few greatest hits / compilation albums. Many of my picks of that type are what I consider to be the minimum essential songs to listen to for those bands. But while making that list and remembering what exactly was on those albums I realized that for a few of the bands those albums still weren't enough - they left out some other songs that I also consider to be essential.
So I'm going to post some of those albums and list the songs that I feel are missing from them.
Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Album - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
Missing essential songs:
Also, thanks to Johnny for the thread title suggestion.
A little while ago Issun had created a thread for Your Top 10 Albums of All Time. My list included quite a few greatest hits / compilation albums. Many of my picks of that type are what I consider to be the minimum essential songs to listen to for those bands. But while making that list and remembering what exactly was on those albums I realized that for a few of the bands those albums still weren't enough - they left out some other songs that I also consider to be essential.
So I'm going to post some of those albums and list the songs that I feel are missing from them.
Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Album - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
Missing essential songs:
- Born on the Bayou
- The Midnight Special (this is CCR's cover of a traditional folk song)
Also, thanks to Johnny for the thread title suggestion.