Yoko Ono's greatest hits album serves to showcase her attainment of the latest apex of female musical/vocal artistry, the current reigning Diva Superior. Earlier plateaus in the art -- Garland, Streisand, Sills, LuPone, Judy Collins -- have now been surpassed, completely eclipsed, by this dynamite performer whose body of work is unparalleled in the history of music. This is the last "female vocalist" CD you will ever have to buy, as you will immediately fall in love with its magical tunes and mystical lyrics (brought to us via the incomparable instrument of Yoko's voice).

By this today. Value it, cherish it, love it.

c'mon, duane. why do you have the time to write 1-star reviews for albums you probably haven't even heard? jump on the bandwagon; "yoko sucks." actually, i quite like her. sure, she can be difficult, but she also can be an acquired taste. if you don't like her, you're not going to like her. reviews are superfluous. don't bother reading them - including this one.

however, if you are willing to experiment and are truly a fan of alt-rock (not the green day swill that duane seems to prefer, thus setting his age at around 9), try it out. buy it used. sell it to someone else if you don't like it.

but you WILL have a reaction, which is the point of music, isn't it? you might hate it. so be it. you might love it. good for you! you might say, "huh?" ok, so you took a chance.

here's a dare; buy john coltrane's "blue trane" and "interstellar space." most fans of jazz would like the first and hate the last. but if you have an open mind, you might hear something of value in both.

so to quote someone familiar:

"if it don't feel right, you don't have to do it. just leave a message on the phone and tell [duane] to screw it."

peace out, ono sideball.

I bought this record about six months ago and I've listened to it at least every week since. The song "Walking on thin ice" IS indeed a masterpeace, there is no question about it. This is truly a fresh sound. AND Yoko's musik grows on you, believe me, I like it more and more. If you just keep an open mind it can change your life! I use "thin ice" as my very own "theme song"

If you became a Yoko fan in recent years and can't find Yoko's earlier albums this complilation is great.

Well, before anyone laughs at the idea. Yoko has only had two songs that can truly be considered hits, 1981's Walking On Thin Ice (which was remixed and topped the dance chart last year) and 1985's Hell In Paradise, both of which are phenomenal tunes. The rest of the set is a "best of". However, this is all up for debate.

Among the songs unfairly left out include My Man (immortalized on an episode of Beavis And Butthead), I Want My Love To Rest Tonight, Never Say Goodbye, O'Sanity (only 1 minute long but memorable), Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him and I'm Moving On. This cd is more of a taster for the Onobox (which is sadly out of print) than a standalone best of Yoko collection.

Until the day comes where a comprehensive 2-disc "Very Best Of Yoko Ono" comes out (that fills in the gaps missing on this, and also adding tracks from Rising and Blueprint For A Sunrise), this is as good as you can go without forking over $150+ for copies of the Onobox set.