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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Virgin on genius, 5 Dec 2002
For me, this is the best of The Album series. Ok, so there's a fair amount of bandwagon-jumping, but nowhere near as much as number 4 (I think 3 Nickleback and 4 Stereophonics singles is pushing it just a bit). Nevertheless, this collection is a great collection of indie and rock anthems, and even if you're firmly leftfield (Radiohead and Telepopmusik) or just a bubble gum rocker (The Hives and Nickleback) you're sure to find something on here you can relate to. My favourite of the two discs is the first: - opening with the thumping Oasis Hindu Times, spinning through Electric Soft Parade, Dandy Warhols,Idlewild, Timo Maas, and finishing with the eclectic Shot Shot by Gomez, it was always going to be a hard act to follow. Disc 2 is a more thoughtful offering altogether, but is still very pretty in its own quiet way (highlights: - Handbags and Gladrags, Don't Panic, and that Garbage one I've temporarily forgotten the name to.)
There's still a bit of filler, but with so much great stuff here, it's easy to just skip over and enjoy the majority of it. Avoid David Byrne, Beta Band, and that utterly stupid Chemical Brothers one. Enjoy!
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE music of today, 3 May 2002
By A Customer
Come on, just look at what this compilation has to offer. Side one - stunning, kicking off with the Hindu Times which is way up to standard with all of Oasis' previous work, the Doves' brilliant single, the Dandy Warhols' best release to date and the immensely popular Nickelback- How you remind me.
And it doesn't stop there. Just listen to the whole thing twice and you'll realise what fantastic tunes there are on this album. Side Two might look a little more obscure, but groups like Turin Brakes and the Beta Band and rising stars which are well worth the CD space. Complimented with the Stereophonics wonderful cover of Handbags and Gladrags, compilation albums don't get much better than this. A must for all owners of the first or second volumes, and anyone who likes the most uplifting of today's Rock and Indie music.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Return to Form After the Disappointment of Volume 2, 2 May 2002
By A Customer
Volume 3 of the popular 'The Album' series much surpasses the diasappointment of Volume Number 2 and puts it back in the front of the competition for compilation albums. From the beginniing of the CD1 to the end of CD2 there is a constant flow of of songs, and the disjointedness of Volume 2 has gone. particular favouraites of mine included Oasis' 'Hindu Times', Nickelback's 'How You Remind Me', and Stereophonics' 'Handbags and Gladrags', all of which I have bought on single, and now didn't need to. I was also suprised by Idlewild's 'You Held The World In Your Arms'.Unfortunately I was disappointed by the choice by the producers of 'The Album' over the inclusion of 'Tomorrow Comes Today' by the Gorillaz, and 'Everything In Its Right Place' by Radiohead, but I suppose that that is just personal preference. Roll on Vol. 4 Bob Ugukaka
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