Ultimate Collection [Original recording remastered]

Drivin N Cryin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 15, 2000)
• Original Release Date: August 15, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Fontana Hip-O
• ASIN: B00004WF5N
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,334 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Collection From An Overlooked Band, August 22, 2000

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This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

It's gotta be hard to be from the same scene as REM and the B-52's and get any respect. But, thanks to Hip-O (who have many other great collections, by the way) D'NC's best work is available in one place. "Fly Me Courageous" is the closest thing they had to a hit but, as this collection shows, their lack of commercial success was more bad luck then bad material. "Build A Fire", "House For Sale", "Let's Go Dancing", and "For You" are personal faves but any fans of REM, Soul Asylum, or even the friggin' Goo Goo Dolls would find much to like in this retrospective.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Collection, July 2, 2006

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Ronald Black "Average Joe" (Atlanta, Ga) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

I am a new fan to this old band and the music is timeless. Because they are from Georgia and never received national air play, at least not in my home town of Dallas Tx. I never heard of them until I moved to Atlanta. Every track is good and great to jam while on the road or chill to around the house.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Music, Weak Packaging, June 22, 2005

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L. B. Wisner "waster of time" (Knoxville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)

While this contains most of the songs that casual fans would consider dnc's best (they were actually selected by the band to please the fans), it's not the most well thought-out greatest hits collection I've ever heard. Heavy on cuts from the most popular records ("Mystery Road" and "Fly Me Courageous") the record nearly skips the last two releases and steers clear of rarities (except for the excessive live version of "Toy Never Played With"), never persuading the first-time listener that dnc was/is a great band by giving a sense of their uniqueness or their trajectory through 15 years (in 2000) of constant touring and recording. Some deep cuts or rarities might have helped with that. Also, I am disappointed with the quality of the mastering. Still, this material roughly coincides with their greatest hits live album and at least touches on all seven studio albums.