The Best: +DVD [CD+DVD]

After exactly one year of releasing their second album "Dangerous and Moving", t.A.T.u. comes back with a greatest hits collection. When I heard of this collection I was really confused, how can t.A.T.u., a band that has only released 2 albums, be able to release a greatest hits collection? As far as I'm concerned I thought you needed four to five albums to release a greatest hits collection, but I guess I was wrong.

This collection gathers 20 t.A.T.u. songs; 6 of which were released as singles; 2 from t.A.T.u.'s first album "200 KM/H In The Wrong Lane"; 4 from their second album "Dangerous and Moving"; 3 un-released remixes, the Russian Versions of "Not Gonna Get Us" and "All The Things She Said"; and 3 un-released tracks.

It is quite amazing that t.A.T.u. came up with this track list. It truly gathers the best of the best. From the number one hits "All The Things She Said" and "All About Us" to the amazing "Not Gonna Get Us" and the cover from The Smiths - "How Soon is Now?".
"Friend Or Foe" and "Gomenasai" are pretty good, even thought their promotion was not very good, the songs manage to be great singles. The mixes from "Cosmos (Outer Space)" and "Craving (I Only Want What I Can't Have)" are flawless, each with their unique touch. "30 Minutes", "Show Me Love" and "Perfect Enemy" were always great song, which didn't make the cut for a single release, but are powerful enough to make it to this collection.

The new single "Loves Me Not" was always one of my favorites from "Dangerous and Moving"; it is a hard rock/pop/dance track, with simple, but powerful lyrics. Now, the unreleased tracks ("Null and Void", "Divine" and "Ne Ver Ne Boysia Ne Prosi") are each very different. "Null and Void" is the English version of "Obienzianka Nol", I think they did a great job on this one, I always loved "Obienzianka Nol" and wondered if it would be a mistake to translate it to English, and to my surprise, it wasn't. The lyrics are as cold and dark as the Russian version and it's meaning it's very powerful. "Divine" is nothing special, but somehow I like it. The only word on the song is divine, which could get a little annoying after some spins, but actually you want more and more. It's like nothing you've ever heard before. "Ne Ver Ne Boysia Ne Prosi" is t.A.T.u.'s Eurovision song from 2003. The song was once released in t.A.T.u.'s How Soon Is Now? CD-Single. The song is actually really good, even though it is in Russian it gets to you, it's very catchy.

The DVD is what makes this collection even better. It has 7 of t.A.T.u.'s videos including the explicit version of "All About Us" and the animated version of "Gomenasai". It includes 4 remix videos, and the making of "All About Us", "Friend or Foe" and "Gomenasai". It includes a live performance at Glam As You Mix party in France, and let me tell you that I was very impressed. The girls sing live all the way (except for the "Not Gonna Get Us" scream from Yulia) and the performance is full of energy. Last, it includes TV Spots from around the world. (Japan, Germany, France, Taiwan, U.K. and Russia)

I could have not thought of a better collection than this. This is for me, as far, if not the best, one of the best compilations ever. It is a shame that t.A.T.u. and their record company parted ways, but look out for t.A.T.u. next album in 2007. As for now, just add this to your collection and enjoy it. Believe me; you won't be disappointed.

In October 2005 t.A.T.u. returned to the music scene with an explosive Second English and Russian album.A year later they've released a best of. . . The cd is packed with hit singles from the 1st and 2nd album,Remixes,Stand out tracks and new tracks which must fans to be honest have already heard before.But whats more special is the fantastic dvd which comes free and is better than 'Scremaing for more'which was a solo buy.It features the videos from the 2nd album,Remixed videos from their debuet,A Short concert from GAY club in France in which the girls vocals are brilliant [All about us,Not gonna get us,Null & Void,Loves me not and all the things she said]also included are the making of's and commercials from alround the world.When it comes to the music itslef the cd offers thrillng stompers,Speedy mixes which are the best of the best, powerful ballads and standout tracks from the albums.Also a closer are the russian re-vamped 1st 2 singles [available on their 1st English album]. This is a real delight of an album and the best of the complitons in a while. Reaching no.1 in taiwan and no.5 in South America this should get a proper release because recognition is desevered.With a 3rd album scheduled for autum of 2007 and a movie in january the girls are going strong.

I was hoping for something special when i ordered this album and it didn't let me down. Yes i know you will have a fair number of the tracks on their first two albums but on this one you get previously unreleased material and a great dvd to boot for not much more money. Dvd also includes two video versions of, in my opinion, one of their best songs to date, Gomenasai. If you have their first two albums i would still recommend this one for your collection and if you don't then this is the tatu album to own! Brilliant.