The Capitol Years 1995-2007

The Dandy Warhols (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 24, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B003DW6C5Y
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,813 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The best 14 Dandy Worhols tracks compiled together for the first time, PLUS a brand new track, 'This is the Tide', Recorded specifically for this release!

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dandy Indeed!, November 5, 2010

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D. Burke (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Capitol Years 1995-2007 (Audio CD)

An excellent compilation from one of the better indie rock bands out there (now touring by the way.)

I read L. King's review and have to disagree. With maybe one or two exceptions (yes, Minnesoter probably should have made it), this is exactly what a "greatest hits" CD should be.

Die-hard fans of ANY band are going to have favorites that don't make it on the greatest hits CD, but that's not the point. Die-hard fans probably own every CD already.

This CD is for someone who likes the Dandy Warhols but maybe has only heard a few songs here or there and wants to listen to more. Or someone who doesn't already own every one of their CDs.

I got this CD for a couple friends of mine who listened to "Bohemian Like You" and both really liked it and wanted to hear more. They love it.

So don't lose sight of what this is - a greatest hits CD. And it's a darn good one!

(as of my posting the price is $7.49 which is fantastic too!)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Missing Some Edge, November 2, 2010

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L. King (Pacific Northwest USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Capitol Years: 1995-2007 [+Digital Booklet] (MP3 Download)

Revised for Ease of Understanding

Here's the thing about the Dandy Warhols: they have two very different sides. One is lyrically clever and madly in love with pop music. The other is noisy, dark, and bass-heavy, with elements of grunge and (sometimes) elements of prog rock. Though occasional songs bring these sides together, Pixies-style, usually they are quite separate. The Dandies have not had many hits, especially in the US, where their only single to chart ("Bohemian Like You") didn't even crack the top 100. They've done better with TV and film, supplying the "Veronica Mars" theme song, for example, but the big-time success they deserve has eluded them. And in recent years, even Europe has gone off them. So the idea that this album is a collection of "greatest hits" is ludicrous. It's a collection of songs, a career retrospective, and a reviewer who knows the band well has a right to assess it.

What I don't like is that the collection overemphasizes the pop side of the band. It's not that I don't love that side; I do. But some of their best songs (the hard-rocking "Minnesoter," the majestic "Nietzsche," the powerful, grinding cover of Neil Young's "Ohio," to cite just three) are miles from pop. Moreover--and now we're reaching my point--in marketing the band, the clever, pop side has always been emphasized, starting with the band's too-droll-by-half name, which I think a major miscalculation. I can't count the number of people I've turned on to the Dandies who said to me, "Yeah, I've heard of 'em, but I always assumed they were a bunch of art-school pussies." (Note to art students: I'm quoting.) It's the pop tunes that are in the media, and, presumably, they have drawn the audience they're going to draw. The great untapped market for this band is rock fans, and, for some reason, nobody at Capitol ever worked that out. As this album proves. For me, that diminishes it.

If any rock fans have read this far, try the albums "Come Down" and "Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia" instead of buying this collection. I'm also a big fan of the SECOND volume of "Tales from Slabtown," an EP that is a little hard to find but well worth the effort (though not the $98 and up that used dealers are charging; look online).

5.0 out of 5 stars Covers all the spots, October 14, 2011

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Neil Mathews "Celtic_Matt" (Inland Empire, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Capitol Years 1995-2007 (Audio CD)

If you are looking for good 90's fare- this is it. Contains all the tracks you would hope it does.