When it comes to putting out best-of packages, most bands (or their agents, or their record companies) are usually pretty unimaginative. They choose a selection of the songs that made the band known, sometimes add an unreleased track or two, or record a new single, and slap it together and put it out.
Gamma Ray did something highly inventive. Sure, they chose three songs from each of their six albums released to that date – but they re-recorded them all with the band's current line-up, updated them a little to how Kai Hansen believed they would play them at that stage of their career, and more importantly, had Kai singing the songs off the first three albums that Ralf Scheepers had originally done.
The result? Brilliance! Not only do you have a greatest hits album for those that are just getting into the band, you also have an album that all fans of the band can buy, as they do not have the versions of the songs as they are recorded on this double disc package. Everyone wins and everyone is entertained! And the new versions in no way detract from the originals as they were recorded.
Rating : One of the best greatest hits releases you are ever likely to hear. 5/5.
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