There is nothing here from RiverMaya's last Musiko Records album, recorded in 1999 without their longtime lead singer, who permanently left the band. Nonetheless, RiverMaya Greatest Hits collects many of the band's finest and most popular songs and presents an excellent overview of the band's music. This is something akin to the Beatles, where Beatles songs often sound "better" and more at home on the original albums than on greatest hits collections. In fact, the songs on RiverMaya Greatest Hits have more impact when heard on the original albums, where the song order was a major consideration, and the songs fit into a cohesive package. While RiverMaya's albums yielded radio hits, all the songs on the album contributed to an exciting, cohesive affect. Exciting in concert, RiverMaya also made expert use of the studio, as witnessed by the engaging sound effects and salient use of a string section on 1997's Atomic Bomb. During their tenure at Musiko Records, they were one of the Philippines' most popular and best-selling rock bands. RiverMaya is now signed to local independent Viva Records. In 2001, Musiko Records, a label of BMG Records Philippines, released RiverMaya Greatest Hits, a collection of songs recorded on four albums between 19 by Philippine rock band RiverMaya.
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