Ultimate Collection (2 CDs)

Pat Benatar | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 24, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B00193PUWK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,697 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Fantastic 2008 two CD collection from the Rock vocalist. Throughout her career, Benatar has appealed to Classic Rock fans, New Wavers and sophisticated Pop followers alike. This 40 track collection is the perfect introduction to a whole new generation. Includes the hits 'Heartbreaker', 'We Live For Love', 'You Better Run', 'Love Is A Battlefield', 'Hit Me With Your Best Shot' and many more.

Customer Reviews

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars WOW, they REALLY mastered this LOUD!, October 8, 2008

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Dave Mack (. United States) - See all my reviews

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The music loudness wars continue: primer below

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Unfortunately this new collection is a prime offender. It is compressed and brickwall limited within an inch of it's life. Hey record companies, we have our own volume knobs, please stop doing this. It robs the recordings of all dynamics and is very fatiguing to listen to over the course of the album. Also, when musicians in a band do a "build up" where say, the guitars and drums get louder, it'd be nice and accurate on the CD if the volume would actually change and get, louder. Here during the numerous buildups in songs, "I need a Lover" is a prime example, the volume level stays the EXACT same throughout. That's not how the band played it, how they recorded it or how it used to sound on the original records. TOO much compression. A shame.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Please no more "Radio Edits" on greatest hits collections, March 28, 2010

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R. pegram "Rick P" (Pinellas Park, FL) - See all my reviews
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We all know most of the songs on this collection and can agree that Pat Benatar and her band and producers created some of the best rock ever. Can we also agree to one thing: please record companies stop putting short versions (radio edits) of songs on greatest hits collections. This REALLY bothers me. There are so many short versions of some of her biggest hits here. I would much rather have a few of the lesser known songs left off then to have to deal with what we have here. Of all Pat Benatar's greatest hits collections that I know of the only one to have the full length album versions is "Best Shots" Yes I know there are some songs left off on this collection and the sound quality is not as good as some of the other collections but I can deal with that. ( A cd recorder and a DJ mixer can tweak the sound and you can make your own collection)So please let's voice our displeasure about this and maybe our voices will be heard.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great songs...but do we need this?, June 24, 2008

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J. Evans (ohio) - See all my reviews
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Wow, I think there are more of these compilations of Pat's than actual studio albums. Not sure what the need for this is, but the songs are great, but any fan already has them. Wish they would have licensed something from her last 2 studio albums from 1997 and 2003 to make it a little more rounded. This makes it look as if she stopped in 1993.