One can argue about the value of a ‘Greatest Hits’ album when nowadays everybody can download just the songs they like from a certain release on iTunes and then create their very own greatest hits album by any band in about half an hour. What one can’t argue about however is that the Mad Caddies have written some damn fine ska songs over the years.
On “Consensual Selections” you get a whopping 24 songs that span the band’s entire career. The songs were chosen by the fans who could vote on their favorites on the band’s site. While 24 songs may seem like an awful lot of ska (and with 70 minutes it really is a lot of ska), the Mad Caddies were never strictly a ska band and so you’re treated to some reggae, dub, polka, piratecore (yup!) and even Dixieland jazz just the same.
It all makes “Consensual Selections” a cool collection that is perfect as an introduction to the band. For the real fans who already all own all of the band’s albums, this is hardly a necessity. Or it would have to be for the two new songs, “Save Us” and “Why Must I Wait”.
Score: 6.5 out of 10
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