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20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection (Jewl)

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Sadly yet ANOTHER [stinky] compilation that LOOKS like it could be good. Of course - just like "best o' boingo" most of the songs are lifted from the "BOINGO ALIVE" album - so - those of you hoping for the original EP version of "Violent Love" will be sorely disappointed when you realize it's the live version.

Skip this piece of [junk]!

As MCA continues it's "Millenium" series,a collection of sub-standard,best of,retreads. Suddenly they loooove Oingo Boingo again. This collection is so [bad] and obvious,it totally sweeps over some of their best known works,as well as fan faves! No "Sweat"? Where is "No Spill Blood"? No sign of "Nothing Bad Ever Happens"? Even "Gratitude" gets left in the dust.Not even a semi-rare bone,like the studio version of "Goodbye Goodbye"? At the very least,you would think,they would've collected the singles,or the title cuts:"Good For Your Soul",anybody? If you want to sample the glory that Is/Was/Will Be: Oingo Boingo....buy the "Anthology" release. It's time to tell MCA they've released too many "Not-So-Best-Of" packages.If they want to lure hardcore Boingoloids,release the unreleased tracks. Until then,don't call us...

These budget-priced alleged best-of CDs are motivated by pure greed - if you're really a true fan, why would you buy this? You already have all these songs already. The label KNOWS this, so they cynically try to FOOL the fans by stating that "VIOLENT LOVE" - long an early fan favorite from OB's early 10" EP that's long OOP - is included here on this CD - buy after buying it, you'll feel the burn when you discover to your horror that it's the inferior "live" version - what is the POINT? MONEY. Plain and simple. A waste.

Heck, all of the songs are good on this collection. The glaring omission of "Ain't This the Life" made me do a double-take. Any real "Best Of" Boingo would require a double CD (at least). But, if you are a Boingo novice and wpould like to listen to a small sampling of some of their more commercial stuff, knock your self out. Then go buy "Nothing to Fear." Moreover, buy "Skeletons in the Closet" if you really want a good "best of" album.

How is this a best-of? I have yet to see a satisfying best-of collection for this band, but I can assure you this is the worst from what I've seen. They feature only a handful (if that) of Boingo tracks. This classic band deserves much better. Don't bother with this junk, there's way better choices than this one.

With "Best O' Boingo" still in print and offering six more songs than this abbreviated set does, this CD has no reason for existence other than to fill a slot in the label's "20th Century Masters" series. Both this set and "Best O' Boingo" substitute inferior live versions when songs were originally from the band's first albums for the IRS or A&M labels. At the moment the Amazon price on "Best O' Boingo" is the same as for this one; there's no reason to bother with this if you're determined to buy the entire CD.

I didn't have much Boingo before I bought this, but it made me desperately want to go purchase additional Boingo albums. Hell yeah.