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| Supergrass Is 10: Best of 94-04 | 
 enlarge | Artist: Supergrass
Label: Capitol
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 10708
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
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Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 766487371544
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ASIN: B00020QWHS
Release Date: September 28, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | Caught by the Fuzz | | • | Pumping on Your Stereo | | • | Alright | | • | Moving | | • | Richard III | | • | Grace | | • | Late in the Day | | • | Seen the Light | | • | Mansize Rooster | | • | Sun Hits the Sky | | • | Kiss of Life | | • | Mary | | • | Going Out | | • | Lenny | | • | Bullet | | • | It's Not Me | | • | Rush Hour Soul | | • | Strange Ones | | • | Lose It | | • | Time | | • | Wait for the Sun |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 The perfect greatest hits album. October 23, 2004
37 out of 38 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.
Superb Collection June 26, 2004
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
Supergrass seem to have flown under the radar recently. Their later albums, following the wonderful In It For The Money, have attracted little attention but the band has continued to release some terrific music and now we find them at the ten year anniversary of the beginning of their career, prompting the release of this best of compilation.
They are without doubt one of the best bands of their generation, one of those groups that wears their influences on their sleeve, yet creates a unique and instantly recognisable sound and style of it's own. Though they are sometimes lumped together with the "Britpop" bands, that label never entirely suited them and they have continued making great music after that era faded, while bands like Oasis and Blur either fell by the wayside or lost the plot completely. Judged on the music alone, this is the best CD you will hear this year. If you have never heard Supergrass before and you like smart, hooky British guitar-pop music, I imagine that hearing all of these songs together would leave you pretty dazzled (I am biased though!).
This compilation takes a pretty safe route by gathering together all of the singles from the band's four albums (and there are plenty) plus "Strange Ones", which as far as I know isn't a single. For some reason there are also three "bonus tracks" tacked on the end. The presence of these "bonus tracks" is a little puzzling - these are album tracks but, like "Strange Ones", they all come from I Should Coco (which is probably the most intoxicatingly exciting debut by any band that I have heard). There doesn't seem to be any reason why tracks from other albums couldn't be included - tracks like Sitting Up Straight (ironically also from I Should Coco), Beautiful People, Your Love, G Song, Tonight and Evening Of The Day would have been welcomed.
The only slight disappointment with this collection is the two new tracks, which is the reason long-time fans like myself are buying this. "Bullet" is not too bad, but it's a bit heavier than the usual Supergrass fare and it's maybe a bit too grungy and non-descript. The other song, "Kiss of Life" is very weird, not in character with the band at all. It seems to be heavily influenced by Prince - in fact, I thought it sounded like an outtake from Beck's Midnite Vultures album! Honestly, there are a lot of Supergrass b-sides that are way better than these songs, for example "Nothing More's Gonna Get In Our Way", "Melanie Davis" "20ft Halo" and "Believer" so these songs may be a bit of a letdown for hardened fans.
To put it simply, if you are curious about Supergrass or just a casual fan this is an almost perfect compilation. If this is your introducation to Supergrass I can guarantee that you will be compelled to check out their albums. The music is simply that great.
A superb collection of quirky, catchy hits (5 Stars) September 29, 2004
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
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
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?
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