[QUOTE=lunch998]The Who Ultimate Collection is actually decent. Still doesn't do them justice though.[/QUOTE]

Yea that is one of the few decent greatest hits if I had to recommend one thats what it would be. Usually I recomend live albums to noobs to the band. I feel they say more about the band.

[QUOTE=Canadian_Guy]That's what I got when I was getting into them around June. It only had ten songs, but I thought it was ok. Then a little while ago, I got Who's Next and Tommy, and I haven't listened to the 20th Century Masters since.[/QUOTE]
Heh, they sell them at Circuit City for about $4.99 so I buy them as primers for people.

[QUOTE]I think box collections are rip offs unless they have rare Live stuff on them, otherwise people into a band that much own jsut about everything by the band already.[/QUOTE]

Many box sets are fantastic. Especially the Grateful Dead's most recent.

A couple of months ago, I had every Grateful Dead album reissued singularly. That would be [I]S/t[/I] - [I]Europe '72[/I] (I'm sure I'm forgetting about a later album), including all live albums inbetween. The Grateful Dead's current box set included every other studio album (Plus extra tracks) and major live album til the end of their career. Those albums could only be bought through the box set.

Now, you can think of that as a scheme, but I infact spend lesser money than I would have if I had ordered old copies of the other albums.

That is a good box set.

[QUOTE=lunch998]The Who Ultimate Collection is actually decent. Still doesn't do them justice though.[/QUOTE]
i got that album, i don't like how they separted Who's Next on it though.

[QUOTE=Badmoon]Many box sets are fantastic. Especially the Grateful Dead's most recent.

A couple of months ago, I had every Grateful Dead album reissued singularly. That would be [I]S/t[/I] - [I]Europe '72[/I] (I'm sure I'm forgetting about a later album), including all live albums inbetween. The Grateful Dead's current box set included every other studio album (Plus extra tracks) and major live album til the end of their career. Those albums could only be bought through the box set.

Now, you can think of that as a scheme, but I infact spend lesser money than I would have if I had ordered old copies of the other albums.

That is a good box set.[/QUOTE]

Yea it is, I think it is probally one of the best out there.

has anyoen got " O Yeah Ultimate Aerosmith Hits"??? by far the best greatist hits album i have. it was also one of the best sellign greatist hits albums ever.

I'm not a big fan of greatest hits albums...although box sets are a gift from god.

I think when I save up some money, I'm gonna go out and spend it all on cool box sets...they seem to be the most worthy thing to spend my money on.

edit- Anyone here ever buy those 20th Century Masters cds? I have a couple, and I've mostly been disappointed by them. The Who one has eight songs on it...and you definitely can't sum up a bands career in only eight songs, especially a band like The Who.

[QUOTE=pigonthewing82]yea thats what I do too. They reallly don't serve any other purpose. Can anybody here really think of a greatest hits cd that you bought because you thought it was a good complitation (box sets don't count)[/QUOTE]

i can.

the who ultimate collection
the essential stevie ray vaughan
the essential janis joplin
the very best of cream
the best of bb king
the queen platinum collection
legendary lou reed
the essential bob dylan
lynyrd skynyrd - thyrty

yeah, im a greatest hits whore. i always have other albums by those artists though. theyre mainly for convenience, having most of my favorite songs on one cd instead of switching them all out.

IMO these are the only worthwhile boxsets.
The Golden Road
The Layla Sessions
The Jimi Hendrix Experience

[QUOTE=Jam2Me]IMO these are the only worthwhile boxsets.
The Golden Road
The Layla Sessions
The Jimi Hendrix Experience[/QUOTE]
the Jimi Hendrix Experience is one of my favorite boxsets as well. I would recomend getting it. The other two im not as sure about, but whatever.

I have a lot of greatest hits.. Aerosmith- O Yeah Ultimate Aerosmith Hits, Led Zeppelin- Early Days, Queen- Greatest Hits, Van Halen- The Best of Both Worlds, Pearl Jam- Rearviewmirror are probably the ones I like most

[QUOTE=darkavatar]the Jimi Hendrix Experience is one of my favorite boxsets as well. I would recomend getting it. The other two im not as sure about, but whatever.[/QUOTE]

I love that one. He is so high when he ends Purple Haze on the first track its so funny.

Man its all about Thin Lizzy foo and their long chinned Jay Leno lead singer/bassist guy.

Lynnot is awesome. Great Irishman.
"Cowboy Song" by them is one of my favorite songs.

I like Thin Lizzy.. Jailbreak's a great song

I like what I've heard from Thin Lizzy. Which isn't much.

Thin Lizzy is actually a band I've heard nothing by. Am I really missing much?

[QUOTE=pigonthewing82]Thin Lizzy is actually a band I've heard nothing by. Am I really missing much?[/QUOTE]

i dont really think so. i dont like them much, except when they had gary moore as a guitarist and that was only because he's...well...he's gary moore. lynnot's vocals get on my nerves.

It turns out I can buy shrooms from my freind's mom :D....So today I bought:

[U]The Doors of Perception[/U] - 4$
[I]Pet Sounds[/I] - 7$
[U][I]The Last Waltz[/I][/U] - 20$
Dime - 10$

Life is sweet when you have money :D

On my computer I have "The Boys Are Back In Town" (Everyone has heard that so to the person above, that is Thin Lizzy) "Jailbreak" and "Cowboy Song"

I like all 3 but I'm scared to get anymore because I probably(definitely) won't like any of it.

im a big thin lizzy fan. Ozzy says they were very influential to him, so do the darkness, so do guns n roses and motley crue do too.

[QUOTE=appreciate_it]im a big thin lizzy fan. Ozzy says they were very influential to him, so do the darkness, so do guns n roses and motley crue do too.[/QUOTE]

That doesn't say much.

[QUOTE=Seafroggys]That doesn't say much.[/QUOTE]

So influenceing Slash isn't much?

[QUOTE=Schyma]It turns out I can buy shrooms from my freind's mom :D....So today I bought:

[U]The Doors of Perception[/U] - 4$
[I]Pet Sounds[/I] - 7$
[U][I]The Last Waltz[/I][/U] - 20$
Dime - 10$

Life is sweet when you have money :D[/QUOTE]

From your friends mom, dude thats awsome.

[QUOTE=appreciate_it]im a big thin lizzy fan. Ozzy says they were very influential to him, so do the darkness, so do guns n roses and motley crue do too.[/QUOTE]

Thanks your post gave exacly what I was looking for. I'll probally cheak them out. I'll rep you.......but it says I've repped too much in the last 24 hours

depends on the area. people up here listen to classic rock.

I know I found that out this mourning but I still think Im doing acid first. Im getting The Psychedelic Expirence soon so I can get tips on having a good trip. Apparently nobody at my school can get acid a month ago everyone said they could get acid but after the bust nobodys been selling acid or bars. :(

[QUOTE=Schyma]I know I found that out this mourning but I still think Im doing acid first. Im getting The Psychedelic Expirence soon so I can get tips on having a good trip. Apparently nobody at my school can get acid a month ago everyone said they could get acid but after the bust nobodys been selling acid or bars. :([/QUOTE]

Just a recomondation to you Schyma, you should look into a band called the Brian Jownstown Massacre. If you like Syd you'll like them.

Is Three Dog Night any good?? Just overall.

[QUOTE=Schyma]I know I found that out this mourning but I still think Im doing acid first. Im getting The Psychedelic Expirence soon so I can get tips on having a good trip. Apparently nobody at my school can get acid a month ago everyone said they could get acid but after the bust nobodys been selling acid or bars. :([/QUOTE]

Acid? Good luck...