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Originally posted by DownOnRodeo
As many like wetcamelfood, chilliD have pointed out about the "Very Best of FM" CD, Christine's output comprises at least a third of the track list; further, it's her songs that get the lion's share of radio play (at least here in Brisbane).
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Well, I agree with what YOU'RE saying Rodeo anyways and I can't speak for ChiliD on this or anything but I don't remember saying anything like this (at least not directly).
In all honesty, I've only looked at the tracklisting for the "Very best of" collection once and that was when it was first posted here and it was only to see if I could clean up some of the rare tracks in my collection and as it turns out I can't, this is why I won't be buying it.
I never actually counted out "who has more songs than who" and all of that or anything. To be blunt, that is of no interest to me. Things like say, for instance, the studio version of "Silver springs" (and the like) didn't "clean things up" (in my way of looking at it as a collector) because I would still need to hang on to the Chain box anyways for the other tracks on there that are unavailable elsewhere etc. The only previous CD I "could've" ditched in favor of this was the '88 GH (as this has ALAYF & NQA on it as well) but I've decided to hang on to that one instead because I figure, if I have to hold on to one CD for two songs, it might as well be JUST a single CD rather than have 2 CD's with a disc's worth of stuff I already have in a more condensed way in my collection. JMHO though.
I've read/heard other collectors talk this way about collecting and those that oppose it say things like "how can one CD "clutter up" your collection?" The fact is that when one collects as feverently as we do things could GET cluttered up with other redundant releases (in regards to FM collecting, this isn't to say we "shouldn't listen to other artists" or anything like that but tackling this topic alone...). There are many artists that have releases whereby this comes in to play but just to give an example then with, let's see, like say, (just due to his recent unfortunate circumstances, he's in my head right now...) the "Best of Warren Zevon" CD. Some FM collectors like to get these things as it has "Werewolves of London" as well as some of the SN/LB related tunes from Warren's selftitled 1976 album but those that collect like me would not bother with such a release as in order to have ALL of the songs Lindsey/Stevie are on from the "Warren Zevon" album, we would need to get that selftitled one anyways so I guess it's a matter of how you choose to look at it. I myself am a minimalist so this is why I skip what I deem as "redundant" releases. If the "Best of Warren Zevon" HAD included all of the LB/SN songs from his selftitled 1976 album along with "Warewolves..." (and it wouldn't hurt if it had "The overdraft" as well!
) THEN I would consider swaping it for the "regular" albums etc. This rings true (for me) for this "Very best of" FM CD as well (as described above) I'm afraid.
This is not to say anyone else should think this way, I respect anyone who collects in the more exhaustive fashion so I don't think anyone "should think like me" on this or anything, it's just how I look at it though I could see how it may come across as being "negative" towards this collection. It really isn't meant that way. I'm glad that many of you are looking forward to it and I hope it serves your own FM collection needs well.
John