Disco de Oingo Boingo: “20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Oingo Boingo”

As MCA continues it's "Millenium" series,a collection of sub-standard,best of,retreads. Suddenly they loooove Oingo Boingo again. This collection is so [bad] and obvious,it totally sweeps over some of their best known works,as well as fan faves! No "Sweat"? Where is "No Spill Blood"? No sign of "Nothing Bad Ever Happens"? Even "Gratitude" gets left in the dust.Not even a semi-rare bone,like the studio version of "Goodbye Goodbye"? At the very least,you would think,they would've collected the singles,or the title cuts:"Good For Your Soul",anybody? If you want to sample the glory that Is/Was/Will Be: Oingo Boingo....buy the "Anthology" release. It's time to tell MCA they've released too many "Not-So-Best-Of" packages.If they want to lure hardcore Boingoloids,release the unreleased tracks. Until then,don't call us...

Heck, all of the songs are good on this collection. The glaring omission of "Ain't This the Life" made me do a double-take. Any real "Best Of" Boingo would require a double CD (at least). But, if you are a Boingo novice and wpould like to listen to a small sampling of some of their more commercial stuff, knock your self out. Then go buy "Nothing to Fear." Moreover, buy "Skeletons in the Closet" if you really want a good "best of" album.

With "Best O' Boingo" still in print and offering six more songs than this abbreviated set does, this CD has no reason for existence other than to fill a slot in the label's "20th Century Masters" series. Both this set and "Best O' Boingo" substitute inferior live versions when songs were originally from the band's first albums for the IRS or A&M labels. At the moment the Amazon price on "Best O' Boingo" is the same as for this one; there's no reason to bother with this if you're determined to buy the entire CD.