I hate "Best Of's "...

It just reeks of cashing in. Selling a person just their "Hits" instead of their sometimes greater unknown material. It also reels of laziness. A desire to just have that one song you want readily available. I dunno, I'm not a fan of it. A singles collection? Yeah. A "B-Sides" collection. Totally. A Peel session? I'm on board. But greatest hits, eh. But sometimes an artist is so big, their discography so vast and far reaching, you have no choice but to go for their "Best Of" material. You can always find this James Brown collection, which I did at Lot 49, cheaply. It's definitely got all the hits on here. Covering pretty much all of his crucial decades. I can see the usefulness of this collection if you are a James Brown novice, wanting to get your toes wet, "I Got You (I Feel Good)", "Sex Machine", "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", "Popcorn", etc. It's put together well enough. But on the insert, there's an advert for his 30 track, 40 track, and 50 track collections! It just seems like cashing in to me. Why not JUST make a 50 track best of instead of gouging your fans?!?! Frustrating. But as I've said, when you are on the run, and don't have time to hunt down the entire discography of an artist who spans DECADES, sometimes you gotta go with the easiest option. You know what this sounds like, I don't have to describe it to you. James Brown is one of the most important musical figures of the 20th century, he set the bar for excellence when putting on a show. I've only seen videos of him, never got a chance to see him play. If you are intersted in in his work, a "Best Of" doesn't even scratch the surface of what he has to offer, I would suggest you check out his "Live At The Appolo" album, "The Popcorn", "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", and pretty much anything before 1975. But even that material is top shelf stuff.

20 songs makes the count 17503....