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 The perfect greatest hits album. October 23, 2004
M J Heilbron Jr. (Long Beach, CA United States)
38 out of 39 found this review helpful
Yup. Perfect.
For most of us here in America, Supergrass is virtually unknown. That's a crime.
I was lucky enough to have picked up 'I Should Coco' way back when, but nobody else I know did. They've put out quite a bit of good music since.
Here's the thing: this reminds me of Elton John's first greatest hits album. Yeah, he had a bunch of good songs, but when placed on one album, the world as a whole went bonkers. It properly reflected his then-prodigious talent.
Now here, we have a collection of songs that will serve several purposes.
1) The rabid Supergrass fan will play this and say, "Yes! Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!" No question, their best moments are here.
2) The casual Supergrass fan will play this and say, "Wow! There's a few more records I need to go pick up!" It will expand their appreciation of the band.
3) The rabid music fan, who may have a cursory awareness of the group will play this and won't say anything. He or she will be left stunned, cataloguing the various obvious musical influences and references, and simply blown away by their energy and talent. It is THIS person who will benefit most from this album.
4) The casual (but still serious about music) "alternative" rock enthusiast will play this, and decide they have a new favorite band.
Very few albums, and even less "greatest hits" albums, satisfy any of these types of fans, let alone all of them.
This one does. This is the real deal.
This should be the number one rock record in America today.
A superb collection of quirky, catchy hits (5 Stars) September 29, 2004
Brian Conway
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Supergrass has long been overlooked by the masses and the critics for their goofy antics and the frustrating nature of the band which never fully lived up to their promised potential shown on I Should Coco. Their last two studio albums could have been much better seeing the impressive catalog built up on their first two albums alone. Nevertheless, Supergrass is an amazing singles band and they never disappoint in that respect. Whenever a new Supergrass album comes around it's almost guaranteed you can find several gems on it immediately. That's what makes Supergrass Is 10 such a treat: it's all the past Supergrass greatness gathered on to one perfectly mixed compilation. Every moment here is alive and absolutely filled to the brim with that pure energy one expects from Supergrass singles and there isn't a single dull moment in the entire group. Very few bands can make a greatest hits album that would be able to hold a candle to Supergrass Is 10, which is surely a thought that will come across listener's minds as they take the time to relive all the great moments had with this hugely underrated band.
Simply Amazing October 26, 2004
Bernard H. Hofmann (Virginia Beach, VA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Since first hearing Supergrass seven years, I have been simply blown away. And this most recent compilation does not fall short. I am amazed that this band is not HUGE, HUUUUUUGGGE in the U.S. Just another example of how people in this country are isolated from so many other great bands out there and settle for the everyday dreary, monotone schlock they get on any commercial radio station (i.e. Staind, Creed, Linkin Park, Saliva, 3 Doors Down -- whatever! Aren't they all the same band anyway?). Anyway, I highly recommend this CD, as well as their back catalogue, and the 'Supergrass is 10' DVD. The documentary on disk 1 is incredible. Enjoy!
Close to Perfect November 2, 2005
J. Merritt (Washington-Baltimore Corridor)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The label of "britpop" that this band wears is due mainly to their first album, "I Should Coco." On the next three albums, they moved increasingly away from that genre, or at least expanded outward to include other sounds. Nonetheless, it's an acceptably accurate term to describe them, and this collection provides a nearly perfect overview of their first four releases. Are there songs missing that I would've included? Sure, but isn't that always the way with retrospectives? By and large, "Supergrass is 10" does an excellent job of covering the singles as well as some more off-the-wall tracks that give you a full picture of the Supergrass experience. And even if you own the first four albums already, the two new songs recorded for this release, "Kiss of Life" and "Bullet," make it well worth having for completists. "Bullet" is right up there with their best stuff.
The coolest band of the last decade, nicely packaged for your enjoyment. Ya can't beat it, so why not join it?
Supergrass is 10 - - - April 14, 2005
Mr. S. St Thomas (UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
C'mon America! It's not you to blame for not knowing about Supergrass, because the British Media and Press kept pushing for Oasis and Blur as those who should be listened to. Nope. The brightest band on the Britpop landscape was and still is Supergrass, and this collection of their 'greatest hits', gives a very clear overview of the talent that exists in this band, the quality of their recognised material, and is enough of a starter pack to say to the average onlooker, that there is more of this quality should you buy a complete Supergrass album.
In Britain, The Scissor Sisters have caused a storm, and have been on the Top 10 album charts for at least 6 months now. Truly a success story, and I do wish them the best for the future. They write songs that Elton John used to write back in the early 70's, and the first three songs of original material on their latest album makes the album. When Supergrass released the ''Kiss Of Life'' single (issued for this collection only), the British media constantly knocked Supergrass for going for a Scissor Sisters sound and jumping on the current bandwagon.
Firstly, ''Kiss Of Life'' deserved better than that.
Secondly, trends come and go. And the media is notoriously forgetful of what happened last week, let alone what happened 5 or 10 years ago that 'Now' just echoes or regurgitates, especially in the pop world. And that same British press that accused Supergrass of ripping off Scissor Sisters:
A) Should remember that Supergrass is 10 years old. The title told them so.
B) Should listen to their previous albums, and that the Scissor Sisters are only doing things that Supergrass were doing years ago.
C) Should listen to the whole Scissor Sisters album, realise that its 3 singles are simply the strongest material on an 'average' album (no offense to SS, just not all the songs are as good as those first three original numbers, and Elton John would be lucky to get songs like that back in his catalogue or his creativity), and that a Supergrass album track-to-track can often yield a whole album worthy of praise. Not just its lead-off singles.
I even remember mentioning this 'accusation' to an HMV employee in London as I bought the ''Kiss of Life'' single (issued with a remix by Talking Heads/Tom Tom Club members Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz)made by the British media, and he looked at the Cd and said ''but Supergrass were here first? Whaddup widdat!'' In an English accent of course. And he was right. Supergrass is 10, and that should be celebrated, noted and remembered. Because British pop music has been better for their appearance, their creativity and presence, and setting a standard that their contemporaries and peers have yet to do on successive releases.
I'm not a 'greatest hit's package' collector by nature. But if you want to find out a little bit about Supergrass, without dipping into your wallet for a major withdrawal, please try this collection of their known material. The material that is missing from this collection would make a whole other album, but that's not the point. I could complain that ''Brecon Beacons'' isn't on this album, rather than '' ''. But the point is, ''Brecon Beacons'' is as good as what is included here, and the amount of material they have that qualifies as greatest hits worthy, is on 4 albums previous to their 10 year celebration.
And anything with ''Pumping On Your Stereo'' on it, is worth purchase. Even the DVD to see the video, which is hilarious.
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