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BuzzJack Music Forum _ Kylie and Dannii Minogue _ Step Back In Time
Posted by: pippa 10th September 2019, 01:35 PM
With her most comprehensive Greatest Hits release which of the 2 cd's do you prefer?
So many songs, so many choices.
Posted by: ___∆___ 10th September 2019, 02:32 PM
I’ve gone for both - the only song I skip is ‘Kids’ 
Posted by: pippa 10th September 2019, 03:54 PM
I enjoy both CDs but i have a preference for CD2.
This CD covers 2 eras (borderline 3 if you include New York City) and is where the foundation of her career is showcased and demonstrates the building of Kylie into a legend.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 10th September 2019, 11:08 PM
Both are great but since I bought it i have had CD 2 on far more than CD 1 but that will prob reverse in a few weeks.
Posted by: pippa 11th September 2019, 01:44 PM
Such albums go in cycles of preference when 2 Cd's are involved.
What will CD 3 offer we don't know but it will add hugely to this great collection.
Posted by: slowdown73 11th September 2019, 10:31 PM
Overall, I prefer disc 1.
Posted by: Medellíam 11th September 2019, 11:15 PM
CD 1 for me! The flow of the tracks works really well. 'Dancing' fits comfortably among the big hits, songs with disco elements are in close proximity (perhaps 'The One' could be swapped with 'In My Arms') and there's still popular moments towards the end of the disc too to stop it being front-loaded.
I find the De-con era being tagged on the end of CD 2 a bit awkward; 'Confide in Me' is a defining Kylie hit so shouldn't be left at the end of the album. I do get that it's the only song of its kind and it's difficult to decide whether it should be placed with the PWL or Parlophone songs, however I'd have made the bold decision of placing it as track 1 on CD 2 then go straight into 'Better the Devil You Know'. That way, 'Confide in Me' doesn't get lost within different sounds and styles and the iconic intro to 'Devil' is enough of a marking to signal the change in direction. 'What Do I Have to Do' should be moved towards the other Rhythm of Love singles too: it's the 'golden quartet' so it just seems right that they should flow into one another.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 12th September 2019, 01:20 AM
The flow def isnt right on the album and not sure how they came to placing the songs and defo rhythm of love singles should be together. I understand why 2000 onwards is CD 1 but again the flow isnt quiet right.
Posted by: pippa 12th September 2019, 02:13 PM
I don't understand why they didn't do the track listing in line with how the singles were released.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 13th September 2019, 12:57 AM
It would have made more sense that way but there was obviously some reason behind it.
Posted by: ___∆___ 13th September 2019, 09:09 AM
I think it sometimes is a bit flat that way - people not knowing the eras or it going from hits to flops, I think they need to space out the hits and eras to keep someone interested.
Posted by: Spiceboy 13th September 2019, 09:19 AM
I find the De-con era being tagged on the end of CD 2 a bit awkward; 'Confide in Me' is a defining Kylie hit so shouldn't be left at the end of the album. I do get that it's the only song of its kind and it's difficult to decide whether it should be placed with the PWL or Parlophone songs, however I'd have made the bold decision of placing it as track 1 on CD 2 then go straight into 'Better the Devil You Know'. That way, 'Confide in Me' doesn't get lost within different sounds and styles and the iconic intro to 'Devil' is enough of a marking to signal the change in direction. 'What Do I Have to Do' should be moved towards the other Rhythm of Love singles too: it's the 'golden quartet' so it just seems right that they should flow into one another.
I actually love that idea re Confide In Me being at the beginning
I have just played it with BTDYK coming after and it flows so well I prefer CD1 to CD2 as I feel it flows better than CD 2 does.
Posted by: pippa 13th September 2019, 02:09 PM
The Flow of CD 2 could be much stronger.
I don't understand Celebration in the middle of I Should Be So Lucky and The Loco Motion as these is the start and end of her PWL time.
Give Me Just A Little More Time doesn't sit well either in the middle of The Loco Motion and Never Too Late.
What Do I Have To Do is completely placed wrong.
The Flow of CD 1 is better but as i previously mentioned, right now I listen to CD 1 much more.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 14th September 2019, 01:27 AM
Def agree about what do I have to do, its lost where its listed.
Posted by: pippa 16th September 2019, 03:34 PM
The Rhythm of Love singles are seen by large as her Golden quartet of singles and should have flowed together on the album.
Posted by: Jay ☆ 17th September 2019, 12:39 AM
While I do have appreciation for her 80s/90s music, I came on board as a fan in 2000 with Spinning Around - so I have to go with CD1!
I prefer the version that has New York City on CD1 instead of Breathe. It strikes me as too random to have Breathe in isolation on a CD of 00s/10s music.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 17th September 2019, 01:44 AM
Breathe and put yourself in my place should always go together.
Posted by: Medellíam 18th September 2019, 11:26 AM
Same here! Breathe sort of fits sound wise but it's just knowing it belongs to another era which is represented on a separate disc that makes it really jarring.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 18th September 2019, 11:35 AM
It does show how placing a song on an album can make a difference when listening to an album in full whether it's a greatest hits or studio album.
Posted by: pippa 18th September 2019, 03:45 PM
Breathe and Put Yourself are back to back on my CD 2 and they fit together.
I know there is various versions of the release but Breathe is housed good on my version that i purchased.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 19th September 2019, 02:52 AM
Mine is the same and they really work when played back to back.
Posted by: pippa 19th September 2019, 02:09 PM
I wonder they decided to have the track listings slightly different on some formats?
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 20th September 2019, 09:42 AM
Dont know as its only slight on the main release but there are probably collectors who would the extra copies just for that.
Posted by: pippa 20th September 2019, 01:09 PM
Yes, it is likely, the serious collectors would have bought the extra copies based on these minute different track listings.
The serious collectors really need to have good finances to keep up with keeping the collection complete.
Across the Golden and Step Back In Time eras, there is close to 20 different formats available.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 22nd September 2019, 03:32 PM
While i have a seriously good kylie collection it would prob be seen as poor in comparison to some of the people that collect everything, but i seriously couldnt afford to plus i cant justify buying a dif version just because the songs are listed differently.
Posted by: pippa 23rd September 2019, 01:18 PM
I enjoy buying the releases that offer value for money, i don't base my purchase on just collecting for collection purposes.
With some releases i do enjoy purchasing the CD and vinyl versions but would not buy an extra version of the CD if i wasn't getting something extra from it.
Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 23rd September 2019, 10:23 PM
Years ago I was a bit more obsessed with getting various releases and formats but not so much now.
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