Violent Femmes - Add It Up

Why do you dislike Greatest Hits albums, Bottle?

Because it's a dumb concept. You know that band you love? Well, here's most of the songs you already know you like! Or, we can't afford to keep publishing their back catalogue! Or, you've heard OF them, they're famous, here's all the songs you need to fake a conversation at a party you didn't want to attend! They never flow, they sound like a slapdash mix tape, any new songs aren't strong enough to build a new album. This isn't the 50s, Sandra. 

But you do have a lot of them.

Of course i do. I either couldn't afford to buy all their albums the first time around, or i wouldn't want to. You could argue that's how they get you, but just because the concept is dumb doesn't mean i can't like their hit songs. Most of the time, though, it feels like channel surfing, so you have to be picky. 

Ok, what's your favorite?

The best of the worst of the best? It just so happens i can honestly answer your question and cheat at the same time! It's Add It Up, from Violent Femmes. It's tons of different versions of their best songs from 1981 to 1993. I'll buy that. That's a scrapbook worth making.