Category Archives: The Best of…

“Best of 2013” by Danny R. Phillips

Danny R. Phillips is a professional music writer for many websites and publications including Blurt Magazine and we are proud to have him as an occasional contributor to Vocals On Top. His year end lists are always good ones to … Continue reading

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The best of… Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – A greatest hits type compilation

     

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The Best of… Nada Surf: A Greatest Hits type Compilation

Nada Surf is a very underrated band. Most people have heard their song “Popular” but don’t know much else. “Popular” may have put them on the map but the song is not representative of their sound and in my opinion, … Continue reading

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The Best of…. Jason Collett: a greatest hits type collection

  I’ve dug Jason Collett’s music for years now. I can pinpoint the first time I heard him. It was at the Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS as I prepared for what happened to be my favorite show of all time; … Continue reading

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The Best of… Sparklehorse – Sad and Beautiful World… a greatest hits type compilation

Sparklehorse is essentially frontman Mark Linkous. He operated under the band name Sparklehorse from his debut album in 1995 until his self-inflicted death in 2010. The cover of this compilation has his face faded into it along with some murky … Continue reading

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The Best of… The Decemberists

I posted this article about a year ago on a Decemberists greatest hits album. If you have been paying attention here at Vocals On Top you’ll know that I am attempting to do artwork for these compilations I make now. … Continue reading

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The Best of… Spoon, a greatest hits style compilation

1 Don’t Make Me A Target 2 Got Nuffin’ 3 Well Alright 4 The Underdog 5 Written In Reverse 6 Anything You Want 7 The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine 8 I Turn My Camera On 9 Everything Hits At … Continue reading

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The Best of… William Elliott Whitmore / A greatest hits style compilation

So after making my Best of… The Black Keys insert a few days ago I really wanted to do another one. This is an artist that I have been listening to a ton lately, William Elliott Whitmore. A musician like … Continue reading

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The Best of… The Black Keys artwork

This is the first time I have done this but it is something I have wanted to do for a while now. I have put together a few “best of” or “greatest hits” lists for bands and until now they … Continue reading

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The Best of… The Black Keys … a greatest hits-type compilation

This is a compilation of what I feel is the very best Black Keys songs. It spans all of their albums and is not weighted evenly. I chose what I felt were the best about 20 songs. It turned out … Continue reading

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