They say humour and music shouldn't mix, but it seems no-one told leisurewear-clad Welsh rap octet Goldie Lookin' Chain: their Greatest Hits, a major-label compilation of the highlights of their last five self-released CD-Rs, is the rare comedy record that transcends its laugh-out-loud novelty. The gags they offer are seldom sophisticated – the presence of a song titled "Your Mother's Got A Penis" has probably already alerted you to that fact – but the jokes come thick and fast, and there's enough deft characterisation to leisurewear-clad GLC members Dwain Xain, Mr Love Eggs, and The Maggot to drag the likes of "Half-Man, Half-Machine" and "Soap Bar" into the realms of situation comedy. Many of their best ideas are stolen: UK Top 5 single "Guns Don't Kill People, Rappers Do" nabs a vocal hook from KRS-One's "Sound Of The Police", while "Self Suicide" makes a cheeky rip from '90s rap goths Gravediggaz. But for all the petty theft on show, the GLC aren't lacking in ideas. With the possible exception of the slimy R&B grind of "You Knows I Loves You" – which, of course, is meant to sound utterly, horribly sleazy – there's not a bad track here.
01. The Manifesto 1:10
02. Self Suicide 3:46
03. Guns Don't Kill People, Rappers Do 3:37
04. Half Man Half Machine 3:40
05. Roller Disco 3:07
06. Soap Bar 4:11
07. Billy Webb's Lament 0:42
08. Your Mother's Got a Penis 2:30
09. The Maggot 3:04
10. You Knows I Love You 4:24
11. Leeroy Fashions' Lament 0:50
12. 21 Ounces 3:14
13. Time To Make a Change 3:47
