I remembered really enjoying two or three of OMD's songs from the early 80s, so I decided to take a chance on this CD, even though the songs cover a span of 17 years (from 1979 to 1996) and there was so much that I was unfamiliar with. I was also leery as it has been my experience that so many "Best of" CDs consist of a few favourites interspersed with what, at best, can only be described as filler.

I was, therefore, very surprised upon listening to this disc to find that not only is it one of those rare treasures on which there is truly not one poor song, but there is not one song that is anything short of excellent. This is easily one of my top 5 favourite albums of all time.

For the person who is interested in experiencing some of the best of the electronic New Wave music that the 80s had to offer, this is the CD to get, bar none. The last five songs are from the 90s and would, I suppose, be best described as electronic Euro-pop rather than New Wave. They are, however, gorgeous songs, with melodies every bit as beautiful as the songs from the 80s.

This CD is roughly 70 minutes long. The booklet that comes with it is lovely. It gives a nice little history of OMD, and I was surprised to discover the number of groups who were influenced by OMD--groups like Blancmange and Yaz to name but two. The booklet also lists the title and year of each of their albums as well as the year of each of the featured songs (so one knows from which album each song came).

In short, there are certainly other groups who have written songs of the same calibre as OMD, but there are none that I know of that have written so many or that have been so consistent in doing so. Considering this group never had aspirations of pop stardom and went on to have 17 Top-40 hits in as many years, this collection of singles is a testament to nothing short of an extraordinary talent.

Very highly recommended to anyone with an interest in classic 80s electronic New Wave music at its best. Whether you are fimiliar with OMD or not, you will not be disappointed with this CD. It simply does not get any better than this!

I know, I know----it is not a "perfect" OMD greatest hits collection. I know, I know- it ignores great stuff from "Dazzle Ships," "Liberator," "Sugar Tax," and, of course, the great and unreleased-in-the-US "Universal." I know, I know- it is almost the same of the now out-of-print "Best of OMD." Yes--I also wish it had "La Femme Accident." But what did you expect?? Virgin, for some inexplicable reason, has never liked OMD and never gave them the support they deserved. But take this for what it is: a fine compilation of some of the best music from one of the best, and certainly one of the most overlooked and underrated, bands of the 80's and 90's. Just try not to smile and relax when you give it a listen! When crap from the likes of Eminem, TLC, Limp Bizkit, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilar, Backstreet Boys, Destiny's Child, and the rest of today's pseudo-musicians exist only in cut-out bins and are forgotten--the unique and tuneful music of OMD will still be played and enjoyed by legions of fans. Here's to hoping that Andy McCluskey (and the rest) can be convinced to come out of "retirement" and do it again someday!

This is by far the best compilation of OMD that's currently out there. The tracks selections cover chronologically every great track that they've ever done from "Electricity" to "Walking On the Milky Way" and so unlike the other earlier compilation that was released about 10 years earlier, this version more truly represents the best that OMD have ever done. Perhaps the most important reason why this is the better version is the brilliant sound quality. Having also heard the other version, I can tell you that they have done a brilliant mastering/mixing job on this disc so that the sound quality is very, very good. It's even better than many allegedly remastered discs that I've heard. If you are into the early 80's New Wave and early Techno scene and most of all, just great songs, this is the best compilation of OMD that you can find and with 18 tracks, is very good value for money as well. Highly recommended.

This is another colelction of OMD singles but this colelction continues the colelction even after Paul left the band. If you're a fan the only thing this might have you don't already have are some single versions of the later songs. Otherwise this is a collection of songs you probably already own. If you own the best of from a decade or so earlier then you might not be interested in this. This is an album to check out at the library, not spend your money on.

This is a great collection to bring new OMD fans in. Great electro pop songs, one after another. This undoubtedly will make these new fans go back and discover the countless other great pop songs that wouldn't fit on this collection. Andy and Paul were genuises at creating hooks and melodies. And please, unlike the reviewer below, don't categorize these guys as once new wave pioneers then turned popularity sell out. Who cares, its about the music, if you like it, and you will, then it doesn't matter the eclectic nature of it. Buy this album and then go from there once you're hooked. The songs are in order and pretty much shows the transition over time. But again, the hookish/melodic pop song is still the common bond in all.