- Audio CD (15 Dec 2007)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Format: Extra tracks, Import
- Label: Wea Japan
- ASIN: B00000762K
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 604,268 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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THE WILDHEARTS The Best Of The Wildhearts (Deleted 1996 Japanese-only 30-track 2-CD album set including TV Tan Red Light 29 x The Pain - Original Version My Baby Is A Headfuck & Sick Of Drugs complete with picture sleeve pluslyrics and obi-strip)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The above review refers to the UK version of The Best Of The Wildhearts. This is the superior Japanese version in all its splendor.
The only problem i have with this compilation is that i don't agree with the track listing for the first CD. I've never liked "Dreaming In A" much and instead of "The Miles Away Girl" either "News Of The World" or "Love U Till I Don't" would have been much better. That's just me.
Anyway, this Greatest Hits sets shows alot of thought. The A-Side CD is a decent plowing through the bands main attractions while CD2 features all the bands B-Sides to that point. The Wildhearts work ethic of going back into the studio to write B-Sides especially means that the resulting songs are of a far higher quality than your usual re-mix or album out take affair.
To top it all of you have handwritten notes by Ginger in the sleeve describing the story behind (almost) every song.
The only problem i have with this compilation is that i don't agree with the track listing for the first CD. I've never liked "Dreaming In A" much and instead of "The Miles Away Girl" either "News Of The World" or "Love U Till I Don't" would have been much better. That's just me.
Anyway, this Greatest Hits sets shows alot of thought. The A-Side CD is a decent plowing through the bands main attractions while CD2 features all the bands B-Sides to that point. The Wildhearts work ethic of going back into the studio to write B-Sides especially means that the resulting songs are of a far higher quality than your usual re-mix or album out take affair.
To top it all of you have handwritten notes by Ginger in the sleeve describing the story behind (almost) every song.
In retrospect it's not a complete Greatest Hits, because it was released when The Wildhearts parted with their label, so anything they released afterwards is obviously not here.
The Wildhearts are simply a superb rock band. Catchy and heavy in equal measure they represent FUN and ROCK combined in a way that hasn't been replicated since. This compliation is good to get you started, and if, like me, you descovered The Wildhearts too late to have bought any singles, the extra CD is a joy for newcomers and fans alike.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The band is good, but you know that which is why you are reading this review!
I like most of the tracksw on the album a lot, but perhaps they just don't show a great band at their best. There are more songs out there which would truly be a best of type compilation, but having said that if you are not familiar, then what a great intro to a very good hard rock band.
More could have been done to get a 5 star album here.
I like most of the tracksw on the album a lot, but perhaps they just don't show a great band at their best. There are more songs out there which would truly be a best of type compilation, but having said that if you are not familiar, then what a great intro to a very good hard rock band.
More could have been done to get a 5 star album here.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I'd heard great things about the Wildhearts, but they were one of those bands I'd somehow missed out on. I bought this 'Best Of' V cheaply through Amazon as a taster. If you like loud, shouty, poppy, punky, rock, with masses of loud overdriven guitar, you'll love this. Fortunately I do rather gravitate towards those very things myself, so guess what......I love it!!!!!!
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Love this so much I bought it twice!
What a fantastic band! The best of the Wildhearts really is the best of the best.
Published on 8 Jan 2010 by Jade
Could have been better, but the quality still shines through
The Wildhearts UK label were not fans of the band. Both band and label clashed over almost everything, and when The Wildhearts finally managed to split from EastWest in 1996 the... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2003 by Mr. M. J. A. Record
A disappointing collection from a great band
As a 'Best of' collection this isn't that great. Many of the tracks are gems but there are quite a few of their best tracks missing. Read more
Published on 6 May 2000 by jonny_oliver@hotmail.com
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