"The more anoraky side of indie, but still a haven for forgotten gems - Swervedriver, Velvet Crush, the Weather Prophets, the Loft... this is to the 1985-1995 perdiod what Nuggets was to the '60s."
"Nuggets proves that great songs aren't the sole property of a few great songwriters. Next time you go to a gig, give the support act a chance: they are just as likely to write a timeless classic."
"The sound quality isn't brilliant, but this is still perhaps the only 'box set' you'll listen to more than once. Forget predictable best-ofs, here are 58 Stones A- and B-sides, every one a classic."
"In the Beginning... collects together 11 seminal post-punk, pre-New Order indie dance records that you *must* hear. Very '80s, but also very fresh-sounding. Buy it in time for the '80s revival!"
"Fantastic - a whole movement summed up in one record. Don't bother with any of the albums, this is all the two-tone ska you'll ever need. Well, almost - try and get a copy of Totally Two Tone too."
"Reversing the trend of reducing a musical era to a few tacky pop bands. A truer picture of the decade, and these 'alternative' songs are even more melodic than the mainstream ones."
"The songs I grew up with, all on one double-CD! And I don't mean "grew up with" as going to the Hacienda and dancing the night away - these were the songs they played on kids TV when I was 8. Ace!"
"The Sun years were about classic 7"'s rather than albums (Folsom Prison was released on Columbia) and they're all here - it says "the very best of" but it's still wonderfully inclusive at 30 tracks."
"On the other hand, this is short, succinct and of undeniably high quality. Not same-y at all, Muddy is a brilliant, soulful musician. The best blues record I own."
"Looking at them now, Dylan's acoustic-to-electric transitional years make for real love-them-or-hate-them albums, so if you just want the famous songs (and there's no shame in that) get this instead."
"Finally, the compilation that inspired me to write this list. It's not that good, really, and certainly not "the music event of the year", but it's amusing & listenable and the money goes to charity."
