Greatest Hits & Remixes

Paul Oakenfold

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 23, 2007)
• Original Release Date: October 22, 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Ultra Records
• ASIN: B000VDDBHU
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #79,507 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Starry Eyes Surprise - Paul Oakenfold

2. Step On [Paul Oakenfold Remix] - Happy Mondays

3. Unfinished Sympathy [Perfecto Mix] - Massive Attack

4. Stop Me [Exclusive New Oakenfold 2008 Remix] - Daniel Merriweather, Mark Ronson

5. My Love [Paul Oakenfold Remix] - T.I., Justin Timberlake

6. Perfect [Perfecto Mix] - The Smashing Pumpkins

7. Days Go By [Paul Oakenfold Remix-Vocal] - Dirty Vegas

8. Ready Steady Go - Paul Oakenfold

9. James Bone Theme [From Die Another Die] - David Arnold

10. Dread Rock - Paul Oakenfold

11. Planet Rock - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force

12. You're Not Alone [Oakenfold & Osborne Remix] - Olive

13. Faster Kill Pusycat - Brittany Murphy, , Paul Oakenfold

14. Everything in Its Right Place [Exclusive New Oakenfold 2008 Remix] - Radiohead

15. Sorry [Paul Oakenfold Remix] - Madonna

16. Beautiful Day [The Perfecto Mix] - U2,

17. Southern Sun [Exclusive New Oakenfold 2008 Remix] - Paul Oakenfold

18. Missing [Exclusive New Oakenfold 2008 Remix] - Everything But the Girl

19. Jack Theme Suite [Paul Oakenfold Mix] - Hans Zimmer

20. Born Slippy Nuxx [Paul Oakenfold Mix] - Underworld

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Paul Oakenfold's influences on dance and electronic music span two decades and this collection showcases these bringing together Oakenfold's greatest hit productions and remixes for the first time, on one album. Oakenfold is widely credited as one of the originals responsible for importing the Balearic sound from Ibiza to the UK in the late 80's leading to the global explosion of Acid House, Rave culture and dance & electronic music. Take a look at the Klaxons recent cover of Grace's Not Over Yet to see how much Oakenfold's's influences still filter through to current music culture. The tracks on this album reflect all of the above including Oakenfold's's legendary remixes of stadium rockers U2 and Madonna, the rave / baggy scene remix of the Shamen and Happy Mondays production, the hip hop to trip hop vibes in Massive Attack, Arrested Development and Snoop retouches through to the 90's club classic of Underworld, PPK, Planet Perfecto, Grace and Olive. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Paul Oakenfold- Greatest Hits and Remixes, October 24, 2007

By	J. Dunkel (Lakeland, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Perfecto Records and Ultra Recrods present a compilation from one of the biggest dj's ever, with "Paul Oakenfold- Greatest Hits and Remixes." The compilation is a collection of the dj/producer/remixer's biggest hits, spanning from the early nineties to the present. It includes his productions from his solo efforts of "Bunkka" and "A Lively Mind" (including the hit singles "Ready, Steady, Go," "Starry Eyed Surprise," and "Faster Kill Pussycat") to a handful of Paul's remixed work (which is a majority of the album). The mix also includes some additional work to soundtracks, such as "Dread Rock" from the Matrix Revolutions, "James Bond Theme Remix" from Die Another Day, and "Jack Theme Suite" from the Pirates of the Carribean. In my honest opinion, these previous three tracks are far from greatest hits. Yes, they are remixes, but far from greatest hit standards- they are just medicore on Paul's production credentials. I would have much rather heard some of Paul's other remixes, such as Moby's "Natural Blues" or Dave Matthew's Band "As the World Ends" from the Matrix Revolution soundtrack. As for the album itself, it seems to be trying to approach a more mainstream audiance, which is sort of the direction Paul has been giving as of lately, by showcasing pop acts such as Justin Timberlake, Madonna, and Mark Ronson. Nevertheless, these remixes do have their moments. A few of the newer remixes includes acts Radiohead, Mark Ronson, Everyting but the Girl, and the reworked "Southern Sun", which showcases a more upbeat, club tune. The only complaint is that the song is too short for a club mix, only having the first verse and chorus, leaving me wanting more. The album is also mixed as a dj set (I would imagine by Oakenfold himself). Sort of like his 2005 project "The Club", the mixing is decent, but the tracklisting of songs is sort of inconsistant. But Paul does as good as he can with the tracks that were to be used. Overall, this is a good piece for those getting introduced to Oakenfold or die hard fans (such as myself). The album I have been yearning for from Paul is a dj mixed album with current dancefloor hits and trance (maybe a sequal to 2004's "Creamfields"). Hopefully next year.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the better OVERALL CDs in dance genre....., February 10, 2008

By	Dan E. Ross "Dan Ross" (Frisco, Tx USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am an Oakenfold fan and like the spins that he has put on several WELL KNOWN songs. That is where the beauty of this CD is at. Most songs you will actually RECOGNIZE and how he puts his spin on the original version of the song is notable. I felt the originals were better in some cases but I found it to be a great CD to listen to.

I've purchased tons of techno, trance, chill, etc. CDs over the years and this one ranks up there. If you want something that mainstream/ Top 40 listeners would relate to than this is a winner.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Many remixes, but very little greatness , December 3, 2008

By	Nathan Beauchamp "Dakotad555" (Oak Park, IL USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Let me preface this review by saying that I don't hate Paul Oakenfold. I don't have a personal vendetta to pursue against him, and in fact I absolutely love Bunkka and Tranceport. That said, this album is very poor.

Oakenfold is one of the main reasons I began to love trance, electronica, and even dance. When I first heard Tranceport, I was amazed with what I was hearing, and began to dig into a whole new world of music I had never known about before. I owe Mr. Oakenfold a debt for turning me on to music I now love and listen to on a daily basis.

Unfortunately, Oakenfold has stumbled quite a bit in this collection. This is not a trance album. It is a collection of pop-happy fluff, filler, and unremarkable songs that simply don't appeal to me at all. I realize that opinions vary, and I'm sure I'll get lit up for writing a negative review, but I really felt obligated to let people know to save their money.

Most of the songs in this collection sound like club anthems that would be more at home on a Ministry of Sound collection of euro pop. Paul used to know how to mix soaring vocals with a killer beat so that both complimented one another perfectly (Southern Sun from Bunkka is a great example of this). Now it seems that many of the vocals are too heavy for the music, and the beat gets lost in the background. Even the remix of Southern Sun found in this collection is inferior to the original.

Also, many of these tracks are just filler or fluff, such as the James Bond Theme remix which is listed on the Amazon track list as:

"9. James Bone Theme - Paul Oakenfold, Norman, Monty"

James Bone Theme is about right. I honestly can't think of a time when I want to listen to trance and I think to myself "You know what would be great? Listening to some movie soundtrack remixes!"

If this is a collection of Oakenfold's 'greatest' hits, then were are tracks like 'Gamemaster,' from Tranceport or 'Ready Steady Go,' from Bunkka? Where is 'Zoo York,' and 'Get em up' also from Bunkka?

This is not a collection of his greatest work. It is a collection of meaningless, passionless remixes or pop dance tunes. If you loved Tranceport, don't spend your money on this CD. If you loved Bunkka, don't spend your money either. If you love movie sound tracks, pop remixes, or soft edged dance music, you might enjoy this CD.