1.Oasis-The one WITH Rockin’ Chair
2.RHCP
3.When Biffy Clyro Do One
4.Doors
5.Mothership

😀

*scrambles around for “not sure if serious” “meme”*.

Serious answer: the Elvis Costello 2CD one from 12 yrs ago.

The very best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

1.Oasis-The one WITH Rockin’ Chair Bat out of Hell
2.RHCP Midnight at the Lost and Found
3.When Biffy Clyro Do One Heaven & Hell
4.Doors Dead Ringer
5.Mothership Bad Attitude

You, my friend, are doing it worng.

Skidrow-skidrow

Joni Mitchell – Misses

“Tis easy to be a bit sniffy about “Best Of” compilations, but the one of my personal favourites:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyZspqjtG2k[/video]

Sorry to beat you to it, DD! 🙂

Sorry to be pedantic* but by definition a “The Best Of” collection isn’t an album.

*I’m not really, it’s the whole point of this post.

The stones – Hot rocks

Starts when they were bright young things
Stops around the time they got tired

Thanks Rob.

Let me amend that primary list:

1: Neil Young: Greatest Hits
2: Bob Dylan: Greatest Hits
3: James Taylor: Greatest Hits
4: Simon & Garfunkel: Greatest Hits
5: NOFX: The Greatest Songs Ever Written.

Should’ve made more of an effort in the op, new title

“Greatest Best of Albums”.

The first one to spring to mind.

Are we counting ‘live’ albums too?

Live albums –

Mc5 – kick out the jams

Or space ritual

Some personal favourites from years gone by…

Leftfield – leftism
Groove Armada – Goodby country hello nightclub
Faithless – Reverence
Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band – A special album
Jurassic 5 – Power in numbers
Dr Dre – 2001
Pink Floyd – Most of them

EDIT :

The Cult – Electric
Good call on the Cure
ACDC – Back in Black
Etc…

+1 staring at the sea/live & dangerous

Joy division & new order – substance

Not really best ofs…

My top 3, in order:

🙂

No the greatest ‘best of the……’

Not the greatest album

(Which is beggars banquet BTW)

Best best ofs…..Forever Faithless, Radiohead best of and Primus: They Cant All Be Zingers.

Best Live album: Metallica S & M

One more live compilation

There was an Eminem “Greatest Hits” once, missed out all the good songs,

Thanks rob, already owned but I made that my desktop anyway.

The best of bread

Not sure why peeps don’t get this thread?
It’s pretty simply don’t complicate it!

Exactly joepose

1. Kalamata Longue

Substance for me too, wonderful 🙂

Enjoying ‘Roger the Engineer’ – The Yardbirds at the moment.

The Jam – Greatest…

Queen – Greatest Hits.

/end of thread.

One of my first records was Abba greatest Hits Vol 2. I was 8 at the time.

Sunshine, good company, cold beer and the best of the Eagles
🙂