Final Hit: Greatest Hits [Import]

1. Release The Pressure

2. Afro-Left

3. Song Of Life

4. Original

5. Storm 3000

6. Open Up

7. Dusted

8. Phat Planet

9. Afrika Shox

10. Not Forgotten

11. A Final Hit

12. Swords

13. Shallow Grave

14. Snakeblood

15. More Than I Know

16. Open Up (Video)

17. Original (Video)

18. Afro-Left (Video)

19. Release The Pressure (Video)

20. Afrika Shox (Video)

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Think groundbreaking British dance acts, and it's a sure fire bet that Leftfield will crop up within seconds. From the early 90s, Neil Barnes and Paul Daley have wowed music lovers with their forward thinking blend of house, breaks, dub, techno and good old fashioned rave, they've blown crowds off their feet with amazing live shows (to date they're still the loudest band to play at Brixton Academy) and impressed us all with their two essential long players - 1999's 'Rhythm & Stealth' and 1995's epic 'Leftism'. Barnes and Daley, who have since parted to pursue solo projects, release their finest moments in this massive compilation, A Final Hit, that features their early hard-to-find 12 inch releases 'Not Forgotten' and 'More Than I Know' alongside their hits, including 'Open Up' which features John Lydon and many more. This limited edition version of the album comes with a bonus DVD (PAL/Region 0) and includes videos for 'Open Up', 'Original', 'Afro Left', 'Release The Pressure', 'Afrika Shox', 'Dusted' and 'Swords'. Like a junky's lazy promise to give up, you'll be digging this final hit time and time again. BMG. 2005.

Tracks:

Release the Pressure - Leftfield, Earl Sixteen
Afro Left - Djum Djum, Leftfield
Song of Life - Leftfield
Original - Toni Halliday, Leftfield
Storm 3000 - Leftfield
Open Up - Leftfield, John Lydon
Dusted - Leftfield, Roots Manuva
Phat Planet - Cheshire Cat, Leftfield
Afrika Shox - Afrika Bambaataa, Leftfield
Not Forgotten - Leftfield
Final Hit - Leftfield
Swords - Leftfield, Nicole Willis
Shallow Grave - Leftfield
Snakeblood - Leftfield
More Than I Know - Leftfield

Album Description

Think groundbreaking British dance acts, and it's a sure fire bet that Leftfield will crop up within seconds. From the early 90s, Neil Barnes and Paul Daley have wowed music lovers with their forward thinking blend of house, breaks, dub, techno and good old fashioned rave, they've blown crowds off their feet with amazing live shows (to date they're still the loudest band to play at Brixton Academy) and impressed us all with their two essential long players - 1999's 'Rhythm & Stealth' and 1995's epic 'Leftism'. Barnes and Daley, who have since parted to pursue solo projects, release their finest moments in this massive compilation, A Final Hit, that features their early hard-to-find 12 inch releases 'Not Forgotten' and 'More Than I Know' alongside their hits, including 'Open Up' which features John Lydon and many more. BMG. 2005.

Album Details

2005 Anthology of the Best of the Electronic Group that Established a Style of Music by It's Very Name.

Customer Reviews:

There is no reason to buy this... unless you are new to Leftfield.......2005-10-30

I think Leftfield were one of the pioneers of the "electronic" genre back in the mid 90s (along with The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy). This album spans their short career including all of their singles.

If you are new to Leftield then I recommend buying "Leftism". This album is in my top 5 electronic albums of all time (along with "Endtroducing" from Dj Shadow, "Fat of the Land" by the Prodigy, "Dig Your Own Hole" from the Chemical Brothers and "Vegas" by Crystal Method).

Leftield' 1st album ("Leftism") includes trance, reggae, and big beats. Meanwhile their 2nd album (Rhythm & Stealth) is more experimental and obscure and unfortunately never comes close to the brilliance of "Leftism".

I give this "Greatest Hits" album only 1 star because there is no need to release a "Best of" record considering that Leftfield ONLY released 2 albums. They could have made this so much better by including a bonus disc with deleted b-sides, mixes, or live tracks but unfortunately this is just a release that appeals to newcomers offering little new to old fans like me (except for 2 tracks from deleted 12" singles).

I just hope Leftfield releases a Rarities / live tracks / b-sides / album in order to show the world great tracks from hard to get or deleted singles like "Cut for Life" or "Dusted" (x-ecutioners remix).

It's about time.......2005-10-24

I know, it seems a little strange for a band with only two albums to even have a greatest hits package. However, this one maes itself actually useful by doing the smart thing and trying to put as many non-album tracks as possible. Snakeblood, Shallow Grave, A Final Hit, Not Forgotten, and More Than I Know were all taken from other places. I would recommend that you get this as a supplement to the albums, not as a replacement. There's also a special edition with all the videos on a second disc, but I think it may be UK only, so it would be PAL. Now that we have a greatest hits package, could we get a remix compilation? Their remixes were just as good as their own material.