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Box set
Editorial Review:
NME Classics spans three musical decades - 70s / 80s and 90s and brings together the most inspirational and most influential artists of their time, from the really defining moment of NME with punk singles from bands such as The Clash, Happy Mondays, Oasis and REM to name but a few. It also brilliantly encompasses the numerous musical genres of those times from the heady sounds of Punk in the 70s and New Wave in the early 80s, to Two Tone, Indie, Brit Pop and Rave.
Focussing on the classic rock biased tracks, NME Classics is the perfect nostalgia trip for lads and Dads (from the first time around) and Festival goers. It includes a special booklet which includes photographs from the magazine from those decades, together with sleeve notes from editors of the time.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
A collection that shows how narrow the musical focus of the NME has become... Firstly, don't get me wrong, there is very good stuff on here, but, this compilation is notable for what it lacks. Bar one Doors track, there is no psychedelia, a genre that was hugely influential to many of NME's favourite bands over the years, c86 is notable for it's absence, as is shoegaze...precious little in the way of new romantic, and, while not my things, no rap, no acid house & dance music is represented by one Orbital track. This compilation smacks of one person's record collection,... more info
Cynicism's Greatest Hits Maybe I'm just getting old (hey - we all are) but I find this latest NME CD just a little on the cynical side. The NME, by its own mandate, is required to have the (cultural) attention span of an Alhzheimer's sufferer, so why on Earth does it think its readership would be interested in anything that was made over 30 years ago? Unless it's driven by Rock N' Roll's best buddy - good old-fashioned target marketing and cynicism, eh? All the "old music" you'll ever need in one neat little three disc package... more info
better than the 90's anthems While the 90's anthems left me short changed this latest compilation does what it exactly says on the tin as it has nearly all the tracks i recognise and love from MC5's kicking out the jam,s to Blondies "One way and another all the way to the 90's best tracks. even better its a bargain!
