The Greatest Hits (Funkoars album)

The Greatest Hits is the second album released by Australian hip hop group Funkoars. It was released by Obese Records on 17 July 2006.

The Greatest Hits
Studio album by
Funkoars
Released17 July 2006
GenreHip hop
Length48:41
LabelObese
ProducerTrials, Sesta, Suffa
Funkoars chronology
Who's Your Step Daddy
(2003)		 The Greatest Hits
(2006)		 The Hangover
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Rapreviews[1]

Central Station states that the album "'captures the reckless spirit' of a band [w]ell known for their passionate and outrageous lyrics (if somewhat unconventional), onstage antics and energy".[2] Broadcaster PBS 106.7 FM listed the album on 24 July 2006 on its 'Beats Tipsheet' as a suggested CD for electronic and hip hop heads.[3]

Rapreviews stated that Funkoars used a tongue-in-cheek expression to name their sophomore album. The Greatest Hits is not a greatest hits album, despite the title making it appear that way.

The title of the album is a tongue-in-cheek reference to greatest hits albums, in which an established artist compiles their most popular songs into an album. Like many Australian rap groups, The Funkoars are relatively unheard of and to this day are far from being known as an Australian household name, unlike their Obese Records associates, Hilltop Hoods. This album title could also be seen as playful exaggeration, comparing their group to famous artists, who release greatest hits albums to monetize once again on previously charted singles. The tongue-in-cheek exaggeration of the album title makes more sense in the third track, The Greatest Skit, where group member 'Trials' exclaims during a post-performance backstage skit that the group only received 25 dollars in profit from the live show they performed.

Track listing

Except where otherwise noted, all tracks written by MC Hons, MC Sesta and MC Trials.

  1. "Hurro" – 2:23
  2. "Da Na Na" – 3:52
  3. "The Greatest Skit" (composer information unknown) – 1:19
  4. "The Greatest Hit" – 3:39
  5. "Blackout" (Sesta, Trials) – 4:00
  6. "You Know It" – 3:17
  7. "The Symphony" (featuring Vents) (Hons, Sesta, Trials, Vents) – 3:47
  8. "Swank Stedly Presents..." (composer information unknown) – 1:51
  9. "C.O.T.Y" – 3:58
  10. "And Now for Something Completely Different" – 3:23
  11. "Sesta vs. Pressure" (composer information unknown) – 1:16
  12. "What I Want" (featuring Hilltop Hoods) (Hons, Pressure, Sesta, Suffa, Trials) – 4:30
  13. "Masterpiece" – 3:31
  14. "Meet the Family" (featuring Pegz) (Hons, Pegz, Sesta, Trials) – 3:13
  15. "The Reason" – 4:42

Release history
Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 17 July 2006
Obese Records OBR 046

References
  1. Rapreviews review
  2. TranZnews. (16 July 2006). 'Greatest Hits' or 'Low Blow'?: Obese Records release Funkoars 2nd album CentralStation.com. Accessed 15 December 2007.
  3. PBS 106.7 FM. (24 July 2006). Beats Tipsheet 24 07 06 pbsfm.org.au. Accessed 15 December 2007.
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