Many Juggalos will agree with me when I say that this "best of" album came out of nowhere. I was hoping that there would be a few new tracks lodged in here. But there is absolutely nothing different.
If you're a Juggalo who knows about the Insane Clown Posse, then I'm sure that you will be on my side when I say this is not worth our time. I only purchased this in hopes of a new hidden track or even interludes after each track. But no. There's nothing.
The reason I consider this a 2 star instead of a flat out 1 is because this album would be quite helpful for the newcomers trying to get a taste of what The Wicked Clownz are about. This serves as a pretty good appetizer. But to those (like myself) who are educated on the Insane Clown Posse, then this is nothing more than a mere money-maker for the seemingly struggling Island Records to attempt to squeeze Juggalos for some loot. Good thing I bought it used, I'm not spending another dime on Island Records. This was a clear move to catch some easy money. The shocking part about it is, the Insane Clown Posse actually supported it. Why? To this day, that remains a mystery to me.
Here's my individual track ratings.
01. "Great Milenko" (N/A)
02. "Hokus Pokus" (A+) (favorite)
03. "Piggy Pie (Old School) (ft. Steve Jones)" (A)
04. "The Neden Game" (A)
05. "Halls Of Illusions (ft. Slash)" (A+)
06. "Mad Professor" (B+)
07. "Boogie Woogie Wu" (A+)
08. "Cherry Pie (I Need A Freak)" (A+)
09. "Another Love Song" (B)
10. "Rainbows & Stuff (ft. Paper Tiger)" (B-) (least favorite)
11. "I Want My Sh**" (A)
12. "F**k The World" (A)
13. "B**ches (ft. Ol' Dirty B**tard)" (A)
14. "My Axe" (B)
15. "Tilt-A-Whirl" (A+)
16. "Please Don't Hate Me" (A)
17. "Let's Go All The Way (ft. Perpetual Hype Engine)" (B-)
18. "What Is A Juggalo?" (A+)
Now don't get me wrong, I love the songs on this album, but I don't care if all 18 tracks were straight A+ I wouldn't raise the rating. As that wouldn't remove the fact that this is just a near blasphemous way to make money. I recommend this to nobody but to those who don't know much about ICP, but are interested, this has a great song selection for you to get to know them. I also recommend this to those who are in love with Island Records and don't want to see its downfall. Other than that. Let it collect all the dust it can possibly hold. Peace.
~ Raw hide
This was released by ISLAND records. The only albums released by ICP on ISLAND were Great Milenko, The Amazing Jeckel Bros., Bizzare/Bizarre and the Wraith: Shangri-La. Thus, why you only get tracks from those cds. Its pretty easy to understand, for those of you who have posted before. ICP likely had nothing to do with this and it was just a way for Island Records to make more money off of the name since there are plenty of ICP fans who will buy anything bearing their name.
My suggestion? Don't buy it if you already own the real cds.
Okay given a "Greatest Hits" album will leave out a couple of songs that should have been on it but come on seriously. this is just retarded Its like they forgot everything before Melinko. I realize that they became much bigger after the fourth card but I think the stuff before then compiled was way better and it contained much more heart. Now it just seems like these fools lost everything that it was about. This so called "Greatest Hits" is living proof.
This is the only ICP CD that I have (and have heard) so far, so I can't really agree or argue with the people who say that it doesn't really have their best stuff on it. If I heard more of their stuff, I might (or might not) agree with the naysayers, but all I can say right now is that this CD sounds O.K. to me, most of it anyway! (A warning for prudish people who haven't heard ICP: Even though this is the only CD I have right now by ICP, I can already tell you: their music is very definitely NOT for everyone!)
This CD is an absolute joy to listen too!!! I've had hours of thrills listening and plan on more hours of listening!!