Re: What are "greatest hits" bands for you?

by StarFire Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:01 pm

messiaen77 wrote: There was also the time when it seemed like the typical album would be 3-4 good songs max and the rest was filler. POD is still a lot like that, IMO. It seems like they have a couple really good rockers, a fist pumping anthem, and then a whole lot of shtako on each album. When I listen to them, I listen to their greatest hits albums.

I agree P.O.D.'s more recent albums seem to be that way. While they still always have a few good rockers they are definitely mellower than when they were on Fundamentals and Satellite. Not that there's anything wrong with songs that aren't upbeat but I've never been a big fan of their ballads.

by WildWorld Sun Jan 25, 2015 9:33 am

2 more just came to mind:
Ugly Kid Joe
Warrant (all the essential songs are on their "best of" compilation. That said, Dog Eat Dog is worth it as a full album, but i havent heard much of what they've done since then)

by Guest Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:22 am

For me, it's

Queen
Foreigner
Styx
Rush
Journey
Boston
Pink Floyd
Van Halen
Yes

and others.

by Friday13th Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:49 pm

^ half of those make me very sad, Neal Morse Code. Yes, Floyd and Rush made many of the best prog albums ever. Never heard "Close to the Edge" on the radio Razz

by TMLMKE Tue Feb 17, 2015 11:04 pm

Night Ranger

by MegaNorm64 Thu Feb 19, 2015 6:39 pm

StarFire wrote:
messiaen77 wrote: There was also the time when it seemed like the typical album would be 3-4 good songs max and the rest was filler. POD is still a lot like that, IMO. It seems like they have a couple really good rockers, a fist pumping anthem, and then a whole lot of shtako on each album. When I listen to them, I listen to their greatest hits albums.

I agree P.O.D.'s more recent albums seem to be that way. While they still always have a few good rockers they are definitely mellower than when they were on Fundamentals and Satellite. Not that there's anything wrong with songs that aren't upbeat but I've never been a big fan of their ballads.

I kind of dig the more reggae/hip hop oriented P.O.D. than the Fundamentals P.O.D.. The song they did on Testify, "On The Grind" isn't a rocker but it is a really well written song.

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