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Title: 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits Post by: Jason on September 24, 2013, 09:37:58 AM Discuss, review, and rate 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits, released October 9, 2012.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/50_Big_Ones.jpg/220px-50_Big_Ones.jpg) Title: Re: 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits Post by: Freddie French-Pounce on October 14, 2013, 01:52:09 PM I bought it for the Picture inserts. Mike's still looks incredibly suggestive to me.
Title: Re: 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits Post by: Moon Dawg on October 14, 2013, 06:37:04 PM Overall a satisfying collection albeit with several nagging flaws.
1) They couldn't cram "409" and "Be True to Your School" in somewhere??? 2) "All This Is That"...OK it is a fine track, but its inclusion means no "Til I Die" or "Marcella" or "Feel Flows" or any number of better early 70's cuts. 3) The Brian, Dennis, Al and Dave pics are fine but they could have done better with Mike, Carl, and Bruce. Something with a beard for Mike maybe. Title: Re: 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits Post by: Jason on October 15, 2013, 04:49:14 PM The music is easily a 5, but both CDs could easily have been crammed with more quality tracks. Overall, a 4.5 rounded to a 5. Short of the box sets, it's probably the best compilation on the market despite the strange omissions.
Title: Re: 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits Post by: Wirestone on October 15, 2013, 04:52:16 PM Discuss, review, and rate 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits, released October 9, 2012. Do we have to? Title: Re: 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits Post by: bluesno1fann on October 15, 2013, 04:53:39 PM Discuss, review, and rate 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits, released October 9, 2012. Do we have to? The music is easily a 5, but both CDs could easily have been crammed with more quality tracks. Overall, a 4.5 rounded to a 5. Short of the box sets, it's probably the best compilation on the market despite the strange omissions. What about The Platinum Collection?Title: Re: 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits Post by: Jason on October 15, 2013, 04:57:15 PM The Platinum Collection has a few blemishes. I don't know who the hell was screaming for the Status Quo version of Fun Fun Fun despite it being a UK hit...that sh*t fucking sucks in my opinion.
Title: Re: 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits Post by: Andrew G. Doe on October 15, 2013, 10:52:06 PM The Platinum Collection is a UK product, hence the inclusion of the Quo and Fat Boys tracks. ;D
Title: Re: 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits Post by: Jason on October 16, 2013, 10:47:21 AM I'm probably going to add more of the UK and other European and Asian compilations in the future.
Title: Re: 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits Post by: Mr. Wilson on January 01, 2014, 05:57:29 PM Same review as the single disk version.. LAME cover.. Music great 5/5
Title: Re: 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits Post by: slippingonthrough on February 20, 2014, 11:43:14 PM Great song selection. Lots of variety (especially on Disc 2). I'm glad they added You're So Good To Me, Add Some Music and This Whole World. They are great as any song on the Sounds of Summer Cd. The Photos are neat although the booklet is useless. I also found that the box is a bit too big. The Smile 2cd box was a perfect fit. Great compilation overall.
5/5 Title: Re: 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits Post by: NateRuvin on July 28, 2015, 01:19:10 PM This CD has great songs. It has most of the best songs these guys ever sang.
Although it's a greatest hits compilation, which are generally meant for attracting new fans. And NO ONE would be attracted to this awful cover..... >:( Title: Re: 50 Big Ones: Greatest Hits Post by: KDS on July 29, 2015, 05:50:08 AM If you're trying to get somebody into The Beach Boys, this is a good start.
But personally, I prefer the companion collections Sounds of Summer and Warmth of the Sun. Between them, you get 58 tracks. And WOTS has Til I Die. To me, you can't have a BB collection of 50 songs without that one. |