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.
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.
I was amazed how many songs Supergrass have had- wot a collection of records! These songs are very feel good summer drive time songs- play in your car and start the summer fun! A refreshing change to the manufactured crap (aka Busted- down with Busted) out there. Listen
I'm a huge Supergrass fan...have all their albums, seen them live a couple of times, and I've been in to them for a long time. I'm still shocked they're not more popular in America, but not surprised, if that makes sense. Anway, this is a greatest hits collection that includes two new awesome songs, Kiss of Life, and Bullet. If these is any indication of what their next album will sound like, we're in for a treat. Even if you have all of their albums, this is great to pull out, put in the car on a warm day, crank the windows down and the sound up! Some of their best are on here, like Sun Hits the Sky, Rush Hour Soul, Strange Ones, Alright, Richard III...hell, every song is great on this! Mine also came with a live XFM radio session, 12-track bonus disc....snag it if you can!!
Wow, this is some good stuff. A British band that we Americans either knew nothing about or chose to ignore but don't ignore this one , please! "Supergrass is 10: The Best of 94-04" is, well, just super. Add it to your collection because you won't regret it for a minute. Supergrass is probably one of the best British based guitar rock groups that has risen to the top in the last fifteen or so years. Don't forget to give a listen to some clips here on Amazon, then you will decide for yourself. Glad I discovered this set when I did because I was starving for something new and different. I was not disappointed and hopefully you won't be either.
