tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post5731938404762953628..comments2023-03-08T03:18:18.958-05:00Comments on Exfanding Your Horizons: Super Hits Triple Feature: Blue Öyster Cult, Toto, Men at WorkFlashman85http://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-20837080819087455972010-09-24T12:49:09.975-04:002010-09-24T12:49:09.975-04:00Aha, a collector, you are. For bands that have &qu...Aha, a collector, you are. For bands that have "Best Of" collections, I always weigh how much I like the group against how much it'll cost to buy all the albums I'll need to get the songs I want. I also consider how much it would annoy me to own *some* of the songs I like, but not all of them, because I skimped and only got one CD.<br /><br />That's why compilations are usually reserved for bands who have a few songs I really like, but whose general sound is not something I'd normally listen to over anything else.<br /><br />Compilations are also good because you get a broader sample of a new band's sound over multiple years instead of the time frame for a single album. It's a good gateway for me, because I can figure out via the songs I like what albums I should risk buying if I do end up liking the group.<br /><br />I'd be curious to hear a little more Blue Oyster Cult, but not curious enough to spend more money. I sort of feel the same way you do about them.<br /><br />Toto is great. I was really impressed. I've now heard a few more songs from Men at Work's Cargo and Business as Usual albums, and nothing's stood out too much, but I'm seriously considering picking up a full album nonetheless.Flashman85https://www.blogger.com/profile/05803594092301739957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-375462896069663031.post-22169105847160906752010-09-17T11:43:40.816-04:002010-09-17T11:43:40.816-04:00I have the Toto Super Hits CD, and I also have one...I have the Toto Super Hits CD, and I also have one for Foreigner. They're definitely great if the original CD's aren't in your collection. The only problem I have with collections is that I would much rather just own the original CD they appeared on. And unfortunately I'm pretty obsessive because if a band releases a "best of" project with even just one new song on it, I have to buy the whole album for that one song. I'm a collector of music, so I even risk buying albums based on the strength of one song that I've heard on the radio. This has come back to bite me on the rear several times.<br /><br />I'm not too familiar with Men at Work. The only song by them I've heard is Land Down Under.<br /><br />As for Blue Oyster Cult (imagine the umlaut over the O), aside from the three songs you mentioned I've also heard Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll and Transmaniacon MC. Transmaniacon MC is a very forgettable song (I've heard it several times and I still can't remember how it goes), but Cities on Flame With Rock and Roll is a pretty good song. All in all, Blue Oyster Cult is not a band I ever really had a desire to hear more from.<br /><br />However, I definitely love Toto. I had only heard Rosanna and Africa before picking up the Super Hits collection, but those are probably two of my favorite songs of all time. Rosanna has some very tasty jazzy piano work, and Africa is just a song that I simply cannot hear without sitting back, smiling, and just grooving to. It's such a great song.A Philosophical Nerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12411663735697519003noreply@blogger.com