I think that Skillet should make a greatest hits CD buty they get a DJ to Remix the Songs... Does this sound like a good idea... Or No?




edited to make the subject more descriptive. unshakeable.

i also think skillet should make a greatest hits cd but instead of doing a remix just update some of the older stuff 8) and make it harder like the newer albums ;D

I agree with Rockchick...I wouldn't want some sort of remixed version, but would love for them to update some of their old songs.

Im all about a live album....but a greatest hits album would be cool...yeah and remix the old songs.

I was meaning an update also making all songs HARDROCKING... Sort of Like I Can or Stronger....
Stronger is the most unapreciated song of all time and I want it to have more recognition

I agree, I agree... truthfully I would buy whatever cd Skillet put out. I think a greatest hits cd would be an awesome idea. Those of us who are older and remember when they first came out would really appriciate one. (That comment was not ment to be ugly to people who are recent panheads or younger in age, it was just a comment)

I agree with bansfavoritegirl.

I think a live DVD (of a full concert, not a short unplugged set like the AY DVD) would be the best 'novelty' release from Skillet.

I think a best of c.d. would be fine, as long as they included b-sides and other nifty stuff.

And, oh man, I could not disagree more- IN NO WAY should they go back and remix the older stuff to make it harder. I love HYILYS and selftitled just the way they are, thank you very much.

I want the Self-Titled and HYILYS but I don't have the money :-

Yeah, I was in that situation too, so I got 'em from my parents last year for Christmas! I was JUST thinking, earlier today, how cool a full-length concert DVD would be!!! I would totally buy it. I have a Third Day one (but it isn't that great) and a Newsboys one (which is totally awesome! ;D). I also think a greatest hits album would rock, but I think it would be cool if the band went through their previous releases and each picked THEIR favorite songs, then compiled them into a CD, each member kinda explaining why they like that particular song. That would be cool, to me. Or even a live album, to accompany the DVD! ;D

I think a live DVD (of a full concert, not a short unplugged set like the AY DVD) would be the best 'novelty' release from Skillet.


Yes!! That would be absolutely awesome. I'd buy it in a second. ;D

Skillet could make a Kareoke tap ;D (is that spelled right?)

It's too soon for a Greatest Hits cd for them. They only have 6 studio albums out so far. I think a live album is in order of their Collide Tour. Only problem is that to do a good live set and put it on cd, it costs a lot of money. Oh well...

CJ

It's too soon for a Greatest Hits cd for them. They only have 6 studio albums out so far.

why is that not enough albums? Newsboys did it when they had 6. just so long as it takes a good mixture of songs, only a couple from each era, then it could work. the Newsboys messed up on their when they took the majority from 3 CDs. :-

i agree with theinvaded on the fact that the songs shouldn't be made harder. they should do new recordings of some, but just play them how they would in concert. playing "Best Kept Secret" or "Gasoline" with two guitars & screaming. :( keep them the same style, but a new recording.

i agree that a Collide Tour DVD would definetely be amazing, and a greatest hits is definetely in order for the near future. Newsboys did do it with 6, and Audio Adrenaline had i think 5 or 6 too, so i think we can definetely do one. No remixes though, i'm not big on those.

Wel I think they could do Rock Version of Slower Songs...
Couldn't you see The Thirst Is Taking Over with Rock and a fast Beat... just an idea ???

a greatest hits cd is an awesome idea, if they made one I'd buy it!

Couldn't you see The Thirst Is Taking Over with Rock and a fast Beat... just an idea
Actually, I think that would ruin the song. Well, not ruin it, because it is impossible to ruin a song that great...

But, well, in my opinion, the music for that song is nearly as important as the lyrics. The music mirrors the words (or perhaps vice-versa). A sense of passion and whole-hearted desire (dare I use the word 'lust'?) is interwoven into the song as a result of both the lyrics and music, and I think that changing the music at all would only detract from the overall feel of the song.

I want to hear new stuff, not buy a cd with all the songs I already have on it. I don't think a greatest hits cd would be in their best interest anytime soon speaking from the business aspect. It would be a waste of money on their part because though they may be widely known in the music industry, they still have yet to hit that breaking point in record sales. Hopefully with Collide, they will go Gold.

I have talked with them about the new project they are thinking about for the future, but it's only in the shadows for the moment. Lets relax and let Collide do its thing for a year or 2.

CJ

Well you know how its annoying to switch the Cd's to hear the songs you want? Thats what Im getting at...

2 words, dude: CD burner. Why not make your own Skillet hits CD?

actually they have 5 studio albums... not 6 :)

the DVD was originally supposed to be a live show at Hope Presbyterian here in Memphis. unfortunately, Johnathan (their road manager and sound engineer) was not going to be able to make it that weekend. So instead of risking their sound with another engineer that wasn't familiar with the band, they opted to do the acoustic set in the studio. They still have at least two more albums with Ardent, so there is plenty of time for another DVD and a greatest hits record. :)

Its 6 you forgot the worship album... I would burn my own cd's if I had the CD's... Im the ony Panhead here for about 50 miles SO....

Its 6 you forgot the worship album...

studio albums.... the worship album wasn't recorded in the studio... it's a live album.

Well then im befuddles Bob is just a confuzed one ???

Hmmm...maybe it is too soon for a greatest hits cd. I still would like to have one.

the DVD was originally supposed to be a live show at Hope Presbyterian here in Memphis. unfortunately, Johnathan (their road manager and sound engineer) was not going to be able to make it that weekend. So instead of risking their sound with another engineer that wasn't familiar with the band, they opted to do the acoustic set in the studio. They still have at least two more albums with Ardent, so there is plenty of time for another DVD and a greatest hits record. :)


ah, i see. makes sense that they did not want to risk their sound. you never know what lied ahead. :)

I did the whole 'make your own greatest hits CD' thing with all of my Skillet albums, but I never listen to it. For some reason, it just isn't the same as listening to that particular album. I thought it'd be a great idea, but it didn't quite work. I guess that's just me, though. But I do agree that it is too soon for a greatest hits album, though I wouldn't mind a live album in the next few years (along with a full-length concert DVD)!! ;D

I vote for live CD!
maybe live DVD but a live CD might be better.

well, when it comes to making a mix-CD, it takes practice & skill to make it good. here are two good articles on mixtapes that i've enjoyed. :)mixtapes here (http://www.crcconnection.com/news/551249.html) & mixtapes there (http://www.connexionsmusic.com/mix.html).

Well if you get someone whos good at remixing then I think that It can be interesting... Or maybe sort of a smash-ups thing.... What about Alien Youth to the Music of Jesus Freak?

No....Skillet and DC Talk should never be smashed together. :P

Personally, I would much rather see a skillet b-sides than a best of. :)

I think a Greatest hits CD would be great, and I don't think it depends on how many albums they have out as someone said before, but how many hits they have. They definetly have enough hits to do this. As for remixing songs, well I think it would be cool, whether they make make the old songs harder, or the new songs more techno-industrialized, because either way, it would still be completely Skillet. And yes I am a fan of their older stuff as well. I think it plain rocks and I love listening to it just as much as all their new stuff.

~Jesse

yea i agree with everyone ( if that's possible?) i dont really want them to remix the songs but i would like to hear something new, cuz if you have all the cd's then why would you just want all the songs all over again?

if they ever made a greatest hits, they would just have to put all the songs (a few excluded) on the cd, so forget that idea lol.
i think another live or worship cd would rock
and a live dvd w/ the behind the scenes stuff. a mix of RSJ (no secrets- mostly interviews) AA - (on the road, jokes, talking about other band members (nicely), ect), Newsboys (the one in cleveland Ohio, live show, behind the scenes), and all those other goodies all mixed into. and it should be really long

I agree. If they were ever to make a DVD, I think it would be awesome if it were quite comprehensive.

i agree that it would be cool for them to do another live worship cd.

they already did a DVD - it was unplugged though.

if they were to ever do another one, it would be cool to have more "extras" - behind the scenes, band members talking, share their testimonies...or whatever God has layed on their heart...whatever little bits they wanted to share...it'd be cool.

i'm not so much into the idea of a "greatest hits cd". i would rather spend the money on new material from the band, verses a cd with songs i already have.

A band never really sells the amount they need to sell when it comes to Greatest Hits cds. It would be a waste for them to put one out at this point. I would really like to hear a full length live cd without anything removed like John's corny jokes or his preaching. Before they do that, they would really need to practice on the newer stuff till it's perfected. A new album might surface in about 2 years. People have no idea what all is involved with putting an album together. It's a lot more work than you could ever realize. It's not like they just slop a few songs together and start burning them to cd...

CJ

I don't think the should do greatest hits cd untill the do 10 albums so far. Now have a live concert DVD whould be awsome. Like the do some gis from there first cd " Skillet " and " Hey You, I love your soul" And Have like Ken and trey do the songs for that. Then Invaniclble where Trey is the drummer Kevein the gutairst an korey keys and john bass then to the alien youth cd and have ben lori and korey and john play then for Collide. Then the should probly produce another worship album with diffrent songs. Or there own worship songs and mabye add the dvd to the cd case like what Pillar did with FireProof remix cd. I d unno im just talking crazy. ::)

Well on their new album (in the future) they could do what Audio A did with Light a Fire and put a live song on a CD....

I think that Skillet should make a greatest hits CD buty they get a DJ to Remix the Songs... Does this sound like a good idea... Or No?



I think that it sounds like an awesome idea,,considering how their style has changed over the years..!



edited to fix the quote. -unshakeable.

The reason Skillet is Skillet is because they don't copy other bands. They are origional. ;)

CJ

I think Skillet should have a greatest hits album and it should be on CD and DVD, but Skillet is Skillet due to an unchanging message and the Skillet sound, so to change it wouldn't really be skillet would it?

I'm all for a DVD, but it shouldnt be cheap and crappy. Pillar and ThirdDays first dvd are both crappy. Third Days second is alot better ( I dont mean content wise, but it SOUNDS cheap. Low end recording.) I think If a dvd was done, it would be awhile, considering they should put alot of money in it, and make it good, and right now, after Collide, they probly don't have that much money, yet... A live CD would be awesome too... maybe with an unreleased song or 2

Well, this is just my idea, but I thinkit'd be cool if Skillet did just like a recording of one of their concerts live - uncut. Like, even witht he inbetween rests when John tells his jokes and stories. Know what I'm sayin'? The concert I went to, they played:
-Kill Me, Heal Me
-Alien Youth
-Best Kept Secret
-Energy
-Savior
-I Can
-How Deep The Fathers Love For Us
-You Are My Hope
-You're Powerful
-Locked In A Cage

And if they had just recorded that whole performance, that would've been great, 'cause people get a good sense of what Skillet sounds LIVE and what they're all about. But that's just my idea. No band's ever done that before, that I know of (I mean, just doing a "greatest hits live").

I like that Idea

Their the best live band I've seen. Problem is that Skillet doesn't come to New England that often. Live recordings (regular concerts not just studio work) and greatest hits I was wondering about myself the other day. They've put out six albums now and no greatest hits album yet. I think it's time. Plumb released one after two albums (does that seem dumb to anyone?)

I don't know if they'll make a 'greatest hits' CD, but you could make a mix one if you needed to have one 'right now'.

After the Skillet concert on the 17th, I made a mix CD of all the songs they played that night. It's not a bad CD... although there is no 'live' feeling to it except for 'How Deep the Father's Love for Us', but I like it.

If you have a blank CD and all the Skillet albums (and a burner)... it would be something to do... and you wouldn't have to bother switching CDs all the time. ;)

Hopefully Im getting the first 3 for Christmas ;D

A greatest hits album would be great but I agree more with some other panheads in the area of Skillet needing to create a live CD with their Hard Rock songs not another Worship CD. (Don't Worry, I'm not dissing the Worship Album. Although it is my least favorite CD by Skillet, but it's still great!) Making a live CD would give a majority of Panheads everything they want. Skillet will (mostlikely) play all their best songs. It would contain their Hard Rock (almost Metal) "Energy" (no pun intended) that they put in to their concerts. Skillet still is the best band I've ever seen on stage, and I've seen alot o bands. But what I think would be even better would be a live DVD! I've tried millions of times to try to get Skillet on tape, better never successful. Plus, a proffessional version would probably be better.

I'd rather see Skillet do a Christmas track on a holiday cd than see a greatest hits cd come out :P.

I'd rather see Skillet do a Christmas track on a holiday cd than see a greatest hits cd come out :P.


Well...we'll just see about that. ;)

Or at least a Live CD... you know like Welcome to the Freakshow was

Skillet definitely needs to do a live dvd/cd-like linkin park did. that would be truly awesome!!

Thats what I think

Thou thinkest well.

A live cd would be great. The only problem with a dvd is that you can't just pop it in a cd player and listen. Live versions of songs are sometimes even better than the original (ie, Adonai from the Supertones). A live cd could have both the studio songs and a few worship ones. Another idea if they were to do a studio greatest hits cd is to do one kind of like the Insyderz - a section of previously released songs, a section of studio-recorded worship songs, and a section of unreleased/rare tracks (like the songs on the AY LtdEd singe). If they do release a live cd, it should definately be an uncut show, kind of like Steve Taylor's.

Note: another song they might include - Last Day of Summer (the Insyderz had their song from Surf. Water revival on their great. hits cd)

It sounds like what you're talking about is just a strait up live album. When people do live albums, all the material is already well known. The Smashing Pumpkins did a live album called earphoria, and they did a DVD with it called Viewphoria, and they both totally rock! Greatest Hits stuff is a marketing tool, live albums are slightly more inspirational.