Alternative Rock Compilations music reviews

i wanted so badly to get to see the Screaming Masterpiece movie. and finally i did. the experience is amazing, mindblowing. just to get to see Bjork performing live pluto and all is full of love in her last 2003 world tour worth the movie ticket. everything else is a bonus track!!! and what a bonus!!!
from the start with sigur ros, then bang gang and múm... worldless... in between you discover little jewels like the amina girls and apparatt...so you leave the movie theater hoping to make your next holidays trip to iceland!. first step for most of us, poor humans, is get the ost!. you will love this songs, they are all great, original,emotional stuff. if you are about to discover what`s next after Bjork and Sigur ros, well, here`s the first step to heaven. enjoy!

This is an amazing compilation and well worth it. It will make you feel deeply and experience a high within yourself and open new closets within yourself. I didn't know what to expect of the artists I didn't know ---usually compilations scare me away even if they have some of my favorite artists on it----but I must say I like every single song (except for sugarcubes). It gives you an idea of Iceland and mixes the energy of the pieces- from high energy to low - in a way that works very well. This is a unqiue compilation- and one of the few that is worth interest in my opinion. Beautiful. And I'm at a loss for good words.

Not much of collection - essentially the scraps of the Power Pop Colection barrel. First, since these are all tracks from the 1980's - these are hardly from the "root" era of the power pop movement/sub-genre. But more importantly, while the Plimsouls and Romantics are featured and yes, we really don't need yet another collection with MILLION MILES AWAY or WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU - the fact that those two tracks are NOT on this CD is very telling - Very few people need some filler tracks from the Plimsouls or the Romamtics. There are no hidden gems or forgotten tracks, just a collection of passable power pop tracks from the 1980's - if you're a completist and you don't have the original LP's/CD's, you might want this ...

If you want the real roots of power pop, check out - Friday at the Hideout: Boss Detroit Garage

All of the tracks on this collection are NOT "from the 80's" as mentioned in a previous review. Also, the same review implies that the songs here are "filler" and stated that the omission of more commercially successful tracks by the Romantics and Plimsouls was "very telling". All of these comments are incorrect, this is a ROOTS compilation and features EARLY tracks by the featured artists.

Regarding the Amazon Editorial Review; Amazon reviewer Chris Nickson once again inserts his foot into his mouth by attacking a legendary power pop group like the Romantics. It should be noted that the Romantics went on to have more success and longevity than any of the other groups on this collection. The substantial legacy of the Romantics is undeniable and those who are fans will find two ORIGINAL (70's) "BOMP" releases on this CD issue (different versions than those found on their debut LP).

Fans of the Nerves, The Beat and the Plimsouls will be happy to own the two songs included on this release by the Breakaways. After Jack Lee left the Nerves, remaining members Peter Case and Paul Collins formed the Breakaways. The Breakaways were a stepping stone for Paul Collins to his group "The Beat" and also for Peter Case who went on to form the Plimsouls. The song "one way ticket" is a power pop classic in the tradition of the Nerves (One of the best power pop groups of the 70's), while the song "walking out on love" was later re-recorded and re-released by Collins with his group "The Beat".

I've never seen a truly great, well rounded collection of power pop available, but this is a very good compilation by a label (BOMP) that knows the subject well. BOMP was a haven for new and exciting music in the 70's and was particularly influential in the power pop genre. In my opinion they've done an excellent job of selecting early tracks by key power pop artists.

This compilation is a great starting place for new power pop collectors or for those looking for a specific song or version of a song by one or more of these artists.

-JM

I got this in a package with all the other "Sedated in the 80s" volumes. For explanation, the liner notes of the CD says that these are all B-sides of otherwise famous songs.

They are B-sides for good reason. Growing up in the 80s, I can safely say I never heard any of these songs, save the original version of Berlin's "No More Words". This one has the extended dance remix... which is for serious Berlin fans only, all 2 of you out there.

I have been tempted recently to buy this album for *just one song* that is nearly impossible to find: Talk Talk's Why is it So Hard. This mega-dance-maker should be re-titled Why is it So Hard to Find this Song? At least Sedated in the 80's Volume 4 has it. The only other source I have found is on the First Born soundtrack (1984) which is equally as difficult to find. Regardless of its rarity frustrations, The Talk Talk song blows all these other 80's "B sides" out of the water. I'm thankful for the Sedated in the 80's series for finally making it possible to add this impossible song to my collection.

Graduating Class of '87!

You know you're in trouble when they start filling a cd with live versions, acoustic versions, extended versions and dance remixes. With so much GREAT music from the eighties, how could they not find enough to fill a compilation cd like this? Volumes 1 & 2 are awesome, what happened?