THE BEST OF GALIJA - NAJVECI HITOVI

Not a big fan of compilations, but since it is hard to obtain copies of the first 3 Galija LP's (to my knowledge they were never released on CD), this is as close as one can get to a (official) digital copy of at least some of the tracks from those first 3 releases that were recorded during their most productive period from '79 - '82 . You get what you sort of expect from a run of the mill compilation; 3 tracks from the first; 2 from the second LP; and 2 more from the 3rd. All in all 7 tracks pulled from the first 3 LP's. The remaining 11 tracks are from the remaining 4-5 records that were markedly less successful for the band reaching into the mid to late 90's. There are a few notable omissions, mostly "Ipak verujem u sebe" the title track from their 3rd. LP or a slightly longer "Da li postoji put" (7:47), it is understandable that some of the more prog oriented tracks are omitted due to their length.

As in most cases, compilations are a mixed bag, they can't please everyone. This release is a fair introduction to someone that is not interested in having more than one Galija release, It does the job to some degree, I just wished that it leaned little heavier on the more productive, earlier years.