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Old 07-10-2004, 17:08
SOS Mikey
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I'm a big fan of Pearl Jam and they usually have their fingers well on the pulse of their fans. They also send fan club members only special recording once a year.

But the majority of Pearl Jam fans will already have all of the track on their greatest hits....

bit silly if you ask me, they could have done something else surely?

Smells of record company contractual obligation to me
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Old 07-10-2004, 19:51
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No doubt it'll be the record company putting it out , but the fact is that greatest hits are big sellers.

The best of the Eagles was the biggest selling LP in the history of the world - probably still is.

If you think about it though, even though the band often has no input, for someone trying to get into a certain band's music, a greatest hits is the best way. If they were maybe too young first time around, they buy the gratest hits like it and then might explore the real albums.

Greatest hits are normally not for fans.
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Old 08-10-2004, 22:58
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I have to agree - greatest hits albums are not for the fans - I am a huge PJ fan, but it offers nothing new, don't think I'll be getting it.
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Old 09-10-2004, 09:47
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You mean they're re-releasing ten?


...only joking
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Old 09-10-2004, 13:28
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Contractual agreement, this is their final CD for Sony/Epic.
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Old 09-10-2004, 13:57
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Pearl Jam are one of my favourite bands. As others have said, looks like a contractual obiligation thang to me.

Tracks are below:

1. Once
2. Alive
3. Even Flow
4. Jeremy
5. State of Love and Trust
6. Animal
7. Go
8. Dissident
9. Rearviewmirror
10. Spin the Black Circle
11. Corduroy
12. Not for You
13. I Got ID
14. Hail Hail
15. Do the Evolution
16. Save You

1. Black
2. Yellow Ledbetter
3. Breathe
4. Daughter
5. Crazy Mary
6. Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
7. Immortality
8. Betterman
9. Nothingman
10. Who You Are
11. Off He Goes
12. Given to Fly
13. Wishlist
14. Last Kiss
15. Nothing As It Seems
16. Light Years
17. I Am Mine
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Old 10-10-2004, 22:09
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I think its epic releasing on there own, Lost dogs was the last album that was released with there permission(a fine collection of b-sides and rarities at that) and that was supposed to be the last. I think this is epic trying to make as much money as they can from the band now that they are almost out of contract and Pearl Jam are refusing to make any more albums for them. As it goes, i'll burn all of these onto a couple of cd's and have my own greatest hits set with some of my favourite songs on it as well
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Old 11-10-2004, 03:21
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Greatest hit albums are great ways for artists to fulfil contracts with record labels.
Robbie has released two albums on his current EMI deal. One was a rat pack covers album, the other his greatest hits thats about to be released!
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