It is "singles" day here in casa de LOGMAN (aka my headphones).
The Singles - Basement Jaxx
I am someone that really only knows the hits, because they were quite popular back in the day. So having a compilation of those and some other songs I do not really know suits me fine. Generally good stuff to get your party in your head going.
Highlights: Romeo, Where's Your Head At, Red Alert, Plug It In
7/10
Singles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Various Artists
I really need to get the re-release of this one day, because it features all the cool instrumental stuff by Chris Cornell and Paul Westerberg. As it is in its original format, it is the perfect time capsule of the start of the grunge period and that whole Seattle music scene. Except Smashing Pumpkins are very much not from Seattle. Neither is Paul Westerberg. What a joke!
Highlights: Seasons - Chris Cornell, Breath - Pearl Jam, Waiting For Somebody - Paul Westerberg, State of Love and Trust - Pearl Jam
9/10
Singles - John Lennon
A little compilation of non-album tracks, mostly covering the first couple of years of Lennon going solo. Most were hits. Most are awesome. Only one of them is not a statement of everything he stood for at the time.
Highlights: Power to the People, Instant Karma (We All Shine On), Move Over Ms. L, Give Peace a Chance
9/10
The Singles - ABBA
Like the Lennon disc, this is the bonus as part of the original box set. The disco tracks are pretty darn awesome. And if you need their original hits sung in Swedish, then you are in for real treat here!
Highlights: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight), Under Attack, Summer Night City, Medley: Pick a Bale of Cotton/On Top of Old Smokie/Midnight Special
7/10
Singles - Mötley Crüe
This is just the song Sex. It rocks, but I do not know why I have this song on its own when I could lump with other random Mötley Crüe songs.
8/10
Singles - Travis
And this is just the song Turn. It is the only song by Travis I like, but I like it so much it probably equates to enjoying their entire discography. Which is like 3 other songs?
9/10
The Singles 1992-2003 - No Doubt
Lordy, I am not a fan of this band either. Yet, somehow, I ended up with two songs in my library - Hella Good and Spiderwebs. The former actually makes a lot of sense, because it has some big 80s synth.
8/10
The Singles Box - Alanis Morissette
A whole bunch of live songs from a time when Alanis was not so great live. Well, the acoustic versions are pretty fine, but when she is with a band it all just falls apart. And for once I will not blame Taylor Hawkins.
Highlights: Hand In My Pocket (Live From Brisbane), You Oughta Know (Live From The Grammy's)
5/10
Singles Mixes - Queen
Another of my own compilations from the reissues and box sets. Like my own version of Greatest Hits, because it is always fun to have shorter versions of awesome songs, I guess? I Want It All honestly loses so much.
Highlights: Flash [Single Version], Flash [Single Version], It's Late [USA Radio Edit], One Vision [Single Version]
8.5/10
The Singles, Volume 3: 1964-1965 - James Brown
Hilarious that I skipped Volumes 1 & 2; that would be because I tried to capture mostly James Brown's funk, instead of his early soul stuff. I like the funk. It takes about half the collection, but the early funk is here and it feels good.
Highlights: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, I Got You (I Feel Good), Out of Sight, Think
7/10
The Singles, Volume 4: 1966-1967 - James Brown
More soul and a lot more funk. By then end of this one, he is getting some hard funk on the one! One day I will have to complete this series. But thank Prime I did not do that before this marathon!
Highlights: Cold Sweat (Part 1), Get It Together (Part 1), Bring It Up, James Brown's Boo-Ga-Loo
7.5/10
"Albums" listened to so far: 1520
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