I know many will hate me and be very judgmental, but I simply do not give a toss. To me this is the greatest Hardcore album ever. Why, you might ask? Good question, and I will happily answer it. Thunderdome has been a good compilation, and has given us excellent tunes, but truth be told, some of the albums were a bit shit. With this compilation, also by ID&T, they literally delivered a CD containing only the best of the best! 100 tracks on 4 albums. Did they had to compromise to make this album? Well, yes, but we'll talk about that later.
This is actually one of the first CDs I've played until I couldn't anymore. So many scratches on each CD, it became painful to listen to it (most records would just skip). The power of Hardcore music can be felt throughout this wonderful album. This brings back so many good memories, and ID&T did splash out on this album. No shite records, only those records that demolished speakers all over the world.
If you are too young and do not understand what gabber means and what the 'oldskool' sound is, you need to get this album. This is a must-have for ALL Hardcore lovers. Yes, support the present day scene too, but never forget the roots. Never forget where it all started, and who were the pioneers of this majestic scene. So many have come and gone, and only a handful have stayed. Commemorate those heroes, who might have decided to quit and do something else. Or sadly passed away. We honour those with a fabulous album! Check out the tracklist, it's the best one you will EVER see. And I do mean it.
CD 1:
01. Disreaction - Jiiieehaaa
02. Nasty Django - Hardcore Muthafucka
03. Bertocucci Feranzano - XTC Love (Original Mix)
04. Neophyte vs Stunned Guys - Get This Motherfucker
05. DJ Paul - Play My Game
06. Baba Nation - Jesus Words
07. DJ Weirdo & Dr. Phil Omanski - Young Birds (Original Mix)
08. Joe Inferno - Hysteria
09. DJ Darkraver & DJ Vince - Intelligent Hardcore
10. Jones & Stephenson - The First Rebirth
11. Rotterdam Terror Corps - The Horror
12. Darrien Kelly & Scott Brown - Geleihoofd
13. Masters Of Ceremony - Hardcore To Da Bone
14. Vanugenth The 5th - Here We Go Again
15. DJ Francois & Jeremy - Guns, Smoke & Fire
16. The Prophet - All Right Now Here We Go
17. Tellurian - Guyver
18. Mauriccio Braccagni - Mosquito
19. French Connection - French Connection
20. The Nightraver - So
21. Technohead - I Wanna Be A Hippy
22. DJ Delirium & Guitar Rob - The Way That We Rocked It (Live In NYC Shortcut)
23. Juggernaut - Don't Fuck With A Ruffneck
24. DJ Lancinhouse meets Stunned Guys - We Are The Dynacore
25. Bodylotion - Happy Is Voor Hobo's
CD 2:
01. Chosen Few - The Name Of The DJ
02. Predator - Mind Of A Lunatic
03. Party Animals - Used & Abused (Amnesia Mix)
04. Human Resource - Fuck Them
05. Masoko Solo - Pessa Pessa (DJ Cerla's 172 BPM Rave Mix)
06. Juggernaut - The World Of The LSD User
07. Tellurian - Bloody Fucking Hardcore
08. DJ Distortion & MC R.A.W. vs Bass-D & King Matthew - Raveworld
09. The Prophet - Big Boys Don't Cry (Original Mix)
10. DJ Delirium & DJ Buzz Fuzz - Immortality
11. DJ Weirdo & DJ Sim - Go Get Busy (Hardcore Edit)
12. Neophyte - Execute
13. Private Productions - Looped
14. Bounty Hunter - Demilitarized Zone
15. Ricci & MC Hair - Sgam Sgam
16. Da Beatblower - Fuck Your 'S Off (Stunned Guys Mix)
17. Crowd Control - Tranzformer (Frankfurt Mix)
18. Dr. Macabre - Poltergeist
19. Thunderball - Bonzai Channel One
20. DJ Rob & MC Joe - The Beat Is Flown
21. Mauricio Braccagni - Bass Solution
22. Duo Penotti - Addicted II Raves (Buzz Fuzz Mix)
23. Naked Steal - Vive La France
24. Miss Groovy - Jungle Sickness
25. Neophyte - Last Recall
CD 3:
01. Inferno Bros - Slaves To The Raves (PCP Mix)
02. Tony Salmonelli - Hey!! (Buzzy's Raggamix)
03. DJ Hooligan - B.O.T.T.R.O.P.
04. DJ Isaac - Bad Dreams
05. 6-Pack - Drunken Piece Of Shit (Mix 1)
06. Robert Armani - Hit Hard
07. Yves De Ruyter - Rave City
08. Wasting Program - Bring That Shit Back
09. Vitamin - Muffin' In Mokum
10. Technohead - Number One Contender
11. Smash - Korrekte Atmosphere
12. DJ Sim - Cartoons In Progress (Original Mix)
13. Wayward - Hardcore Hijacked Me
14. Lenny Dee & The Darkraver - To Da Rhythm
15. Technohead - Stay Down With The Hardcore
16. Buzz Fuzz - Frequencies
17. DJ Lancinhouse meets The Stunned Guys - Fuckin' Sweat
18. DJ Rob - DJ Rob's 20 Seconds
19. Rotterdam Terror Corps - Hardcore Slam
20. Pino D'Ambini feat Beasty Boys - Do It Again (Hektic)
21. DJ Nation - Pump It (Straight Mix)
22. 3 Steps Ahead - Drop It (Original Mix)
23. Paradox - My DJ Cutz
24. Rotterdam Terror Corps - You're Dealing With
25. DJ Gizmo - End Of The Beginning
CD 4:
01. Marshall Masters - Stereo Murder
02. Bodylotion - Make You Dance
03. Kuadra - La Onda (La Onda De Einstein Mix)
04. Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man
05. The Prophet - Dominatin'
06. Prezioso - Raise Your Power (Hardcore Version)
07. Final Analysis - El Punto Final (Power Mix)
08. Rave Creator & The Mover - Atmos-Fear
09. DJ Dano - Welcome To The Thunderdome
10. Too Fast For Mellow - We Gonna Get This Place
11. MC Raw - We Who Are Opressed (Rob Gee, Repete & Damon Wild Mix)
12. Rexanthony - For You Marlene (New Deutschland Version)
13. Technohead - The Passion (#3)
14. Hardsequencer - Brain Crash
15. Rave Creator - A New Mind (Cold Rush Phuture Mix)
16. Knightvision - Who Is It
17. The Prophet - Dream Theme
18. Turbulance 'N Terrorist - Six Million Ways To Die
19. Manga Corps - The Hunter
20. DJ Rob - Boy's Interface (Uh....Mix)
21. Vitamin - The Point
22. Tellurian - Squash The Floor
23. Square Dimension - Brand New Dance (Buzz Fuzz '95 Remix)
24. DJ Buzz Fuzz - Drop The Pressure
25. Rob Gee - Ecstacy You Got What I Need
Now, didn't I tell you that this had everything you wanted? Seeing a tracklist like this one brings a tear to my eye. This is my childhood in a nutshell. No joke, I raved to each and every tune until my feet were covered in blisters.
Someone on Discogs commented, saying that this compilation did nothing for him, because you could find all these records on the Thunderdome collection already. He has got a point, fair and square, but I don't want to sive through 20 albums to find all these wicked records: they are all on one. This was way before they started to milk the concept of 100 records on 4 CDs, or 'best of' compilations.
You cannot argue with me about the tunes! These are Hardcore classics, and some are cemented in our minds forever. Be it Hardcore from Holland, Belgium, Germany, The US, The UK, or anywhere else, Hardcore was up and coming, and stood the test of time. Even in 2019 the raves are still visited, and 'oldskool' parties are hip,and hot. The music has never left us, and has haunted us.
Does that mean this compilation is the best? Well, yes and no. As I mentioned before, they had to compromise. Some records are short edits of the original, and some are only highlighting the best sections of a record. Taking for example the climatic moments out of it, or only playing the climactic bits. And the mixing wasn't smooth either. This was in a way disappointing, but hey, it was the late 90s, and we were still expanding our knowledge.
But even with the negative bits and bobs the compilation still offers me a lot. And has the most memories of them all. Yes, sure, Thunderdome cannot be beaten, but this comes really close, and can be considered to be sometimes even better than the mighty Thunderdome CDs. Be honest, there were shitloads of shite records on them. This 'Best Of' has only got the finest. No joking about, no fucking about, just pure Hardcore. Hell yeah.
Artist: Various Artists
Genre/Style: Hardcore, Happy Hardcore, Gabber, Techno, Hard Trance, Acid
CD Info: Hardcore 100 - Best Of The Best (1997)
CDs: 4 (four)
Length CDs: 04:58:42
Tracks: 100 (hundred)
Label: Arcade/ID&T
Product Number: 9902325
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