Recycled
eveoflove | North York, Ontario Canada | 04/16/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Made in EU in 2003, Serial# SI-905232, Playing Time 68:33This CD lifts tracks from the studio releases featuring Fish, up to the "Clutching At Straws" album.The tracks are presented in no particular order (i.e. NOT chronologically), which makes for a somewhat odd listening experience. On the bright side, all tracks are full length, but the "fade-outs" at the end of the material from the "Misplaced Childhood" are a bit annoying.I could bore you to tears by talking about track selection, and I believe ANYONE could criticize why _______ was included and why they didn't include __________ instead.There's already a fair number of "best of", "greatest", etc. compilations on MARILLION but this one misses a number of "classics" from the "Fish Years"; if you're unfamiliar with the early days of this band, it's an affordable "sampler". There's enough good stuff in here that might cause you to get all the CDs from that era...So why bother with a "sampler"; live dangerously, and pick up a "real" album instead... they'll have their hooks in you."
Another compilation....
eveoflove | 04/23/2004
(3 out of 5 stars)
".... that only real fans would want.This is another compilation that was licensed from EMI. Unlike the others, a small chunk of the tracks were the lesser known tracks. All have been previously released.OUtside of the fact that there is nothing new, tracks from Misplaced Child were split when they sound better when they are together (example: Childhoods End and White Feather).If you are a casual fan and you have just The Essentials or one of the other compilations, then it isn't bad. For anyone else, ignore this one."
Track Listings (14) - Disc #1