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No Doubt its an album worth buying =)

Advantages: Original, best hits in one place, great tracks
Disadvantages: Quite specific genre...none others really!

This is a greatest hits album by band No Doubt. I only bought it originally because it was on sale for £6 in some random shop, and i liked Don't Speak. However, I was very pleasantly surprised with the rest of the album - all catchy, quality tracks, and a bit of variety spice too. What kind of music is it? Well, personally i find it quite hard to describe - a cross between pop, rock, ska? maybe. I recommend trying this album for a good initial ...
...any of those genres though! From the club like beats of Hella Good & Hey Baby, you also have a dose of ballads such as Don't Speak and several feel good anthems such as Just A Girl and Spiderwebs. All on one album! To me, it also seems to flow quite well - in my opinion every track is worth listening too, none to be skipped(!) except perhaps Running, (but its just not really my thing) and the 2 bonus tracks. These bonus remixes would be loved by ...

la-libertina 28.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Singles 1992-2003, The - No Doubt

My Own Personal Jesus

Advantages: Good, varied music
Disadvantages: None

Well not quite my object of worship, but this album comes close. Twenty-one songs spanning twelve years of an impressive career, Depeche Mode (DM) still stand strong throughout their ups and downs (and they've certainly had their downs). When you come across a band with a colourful history, you tend to find a lot of events in their personal lives are reflected in the music. Here it's certainly true and the songs are extremely variable which is a ...
...with ‘Stripped’ released in 1986, quite a dark song which is far fetched from the cheesy pop days of when Vince Clarke (Erasure) was the main songwriter for DM. Taking over from Vince is Martin Gore, probably one of the most underrated lyricists and musicians in the world of music. Pretty much a love song, Stripped sets in stone the bands trademark of mixing synthesisers (Martin Gore, Alan Wilder and Andrew Fletcher) with melodic vocals ...

jennystevenson 13.06.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Singles 1986-1998 - Depeche Mode

The Clash, The Singles review

Advantages: Plenty of great tunes to keep you listening
Disadvantages: Obvious lack of some classics that weren't singles

This is a great compilation that charts the development and journey of the Clash from their early days as hedonistic punks, to their later days of commercial success in the US. There are loads of great tunes on this album, and one can but wonder why none of them were UK Top Ten Hits during the band's lifetime. All the key phases of The Clash are represented here, and this CD, with its wide range of genre-spanning tracks is a great testiment to the ...
...an avowed Clash fan, you probably own several Clash CDs already, and therefore perhaps you may find this album an unneccesary addition to your collection. Also, to get a true reflection of the Clash, one must also consider the quality of many album-only tracks which aren't featured on this compliation for obvious reasons. This does not detract from what a great album this is, with the ability to appeal to a wide and diverse audience. ...

MrEvans101 27.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Singles, The [Remastered] - Clash (The)

A-Ha - Definitive Collection?

Advantages: Very good first half.
Disadvantages: Bad second half.

A-Ha will probably always be remembered mostly for their hit single in the 80's ' Take On Me' and the video that accompanied it, which featured groundbreaking animation at the time. But there was always a lot more to a-ha then this, as shown on this greatest hits collection. While there is that excellent hit, there are also other notable hits, including 'Hunting High And Low', 'The Sun Always Shines on TV' and 'The Living Daylights', which all have ...
...the sound of bands around today like Coldplay and Keane, who have both stated that they are huge fans of a-ha. And rightfully so, a-ha have a knack for writing excellent pop songs, which is showed beautifully on the album 'Hunting High And Low'. But this isn't that album. This collection ranges from 1994 to 2004. And like most bands, the material wavers over time, and gets either less accessible or more schmaltzy. Some of the later stuff lacks inspiration, ...

sobelecta 05.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Definitive Singles Collection 1984-2004, The [ECD] - A-Ha

The amazing Travis!

Advantages: All the greatest Travis songs on one CD!!
Disadvantages: There are non!!

...to ear. The Singles spans a career of 8 years and 4 albums, making this a definitive ‘best of’. All their best tunes have been pressed here including the superb melody of ‘Driftwood’ and the world famous ‘Why does it always rain on me?’. There is also the newer ‘Sing’ which is such a fantastic sing along song! Other personal favourites include, Flowers in the Window, Coming Around and Writing to Reach You, however, every song is a classic! Track ...
...it always rain on me? 5. Re-offender 6. Walking in the sun 7. Tied to the 90’s 8. Coming around 9. Flowers in the window 10. Love will come through 11. More than us 12. Side 13. U16 girls 14. Happy 15. All I want to do is rock 16. The beautiful occupation 17. Turn 18. The distance A highly recommended album for all ages!! ...

missnixon 23.01.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Singles - Travis