Platinum Collection, Tina Turner

I think I should start off by saying that I have been a huge Tina fan since I was four, and I recently decided that I had to have every recording that this woman has ever done (minus the Ike and Tina stuff, I just can't get into it). As such, most of these songs I already had, sometimes on three or even four releases.Of the six compilation albums that I can think of off the top of my head (and I'm sure there are more), only this one and 2004's All the Best could really be considered "definitive." And so for the Tina fan that already has All the Best, should they go ahead and get this one too, or give it a pass? The truth is, for a woman as talented as Tina is, neither album really does her justice. This is definitely a step in the right direction, but its sad that a truly definitive collection would actually be somewhere in between the two albums.What this album does right:-With three CDs and 48 songs all her hits are here, and its definitely better then All the Best's two CDs and 33 songs. Three CDs still might not be enough to really represent Turner's talents, but it will have to do. One of the great things about this album is that it has (aside from a few songs from All the Best) everything unique to all other of Tina's compilations. It even has all the Tina songs that you can only find on Simply the Best. This means that if you are an obsessive Tina collector like I am, then this and All the Best are the only two compilation albums that you have to buy.-We FINALLY get "One of the Living" on a Tina release! This has been a fan favorite for years, and Tina even won a Grammy for it, but for some reason it has always been really hard to find. It's really great to see it here. Two other somewhat rare tracks are also here, the definitive version of "Acid Queen" from the Tommy soundtrack and "Tearing Us Apart" with Eric Clapton, and its nice to see these as well.-Its great to see some of the other fan favorites that didn't make All the Best, probably because of lack of space. "Break Every Rule" sounds really great here (I think its been remastered because it sounds better then the original album version), and "Show Some Respect" and "Whatever You Want" are some other great tracks that are usually passed over. (It should be noted that the versions of "Whatever You Want" and "Open Arms" sound slightly different from the originals found on Wildest Dreams and All the Best respectively. It took me a few listens to catch it, but it's there.)-Two New songs! OK, they're not exactly new; they were both released on 2008's Tina!, but because the album was just a rehash of old hits except for the two new songs, I had to give it a pass. Anyway I get them here, which rocks! "I'm Ready" has quickly become one of my new favorite Tina songs, and "It Would Be a Crime" is really great too.Things that could be better:-Remember how I mentioned that there were a few songs from All the Best that aren't here? "Great Spirits" can only be found there and on the Brother Bear soundtrack, and "Complicated Disaster" and "Something Special" nowhere else. While they might not be considered "Hits," they really should be here. Also, what happened to "Paradise Is Here?" It's one of Tina's best, and really should be here. But I guess the record label has to give us some reason to purchase All the Best (if not for these few songs, there wouldn't be anything unique to All the Best that wasn't also here, which is annoying).-I already mentioned that I'm not a fan of the Ike and Tina days, so the four recordings of "I Want To Take You Higher," two Beatles covers, "Get Back," and "Come Together," and an older version of "Proud Mary" are all new to me. They have all been remastered, and I have to assume that they sound great as compared to the original versions, as I am not familiar with them. I actually wasn't sure if I would like these songs, but was pleasantly surprised to find myself rocking out to them on several occasions over the past few days. And yet, I can't help feeling that they are out of place; this is a TINA release after all, not an IKE and Tina release, and if we cut the first three it could make some room for some of the other Tina hits that didn't make the album. As for "Proud Mary," as much as I love this song, and as much of a "Tina" hit as it is, this version does sound somewhat dated. They could have used the 1993 version from What's Love Got To Do With It, or better yet, this song has always been better live; the version that should be on here is from Tina Turner Live in Amsterdam - Wildest Dreams Tour (they used live versions from Live in Amsterdam for two songs on Tina!, why not do the same thing here?).-For whatever reason the album is organized so that the songs are in (a somewhat) chronological order based on when they were released, which, at least for me, just doesn't work. One of the great things about All the Best is that the songs are organized in a way that works musically, which lends a sense of timelessness to the music - which is really something that Tina, who has been rocking out for 50 years, deserves.In conclusion, this is a really great album and I will always love this woman. You can't really go wrong with either this or All the Best - although before you settle on either you should really check out the song "One of the Living" if you're not familiar with it. After you're done, go check out something live by Tina, maybe Tina Live [CD/DVD]. You have to see how much energy she gives off on stage in order to really experience this woman.

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Who needs to say anything . IT'S TINA!!!!!

It's Tina Turner ,the Queen of Rock N Roll

One of Tina's best CDs

addition to my music collection.

you get 3 cds, all are seperated, arrived in great shape, played great, i highly recommend the seller and cd, has a lot of her hits on it, thank you very much would buy from seller again

Used to load cd into computer, then to IPod for Itunes music appt. Recieved time I was supposed to. Have no complaints.