If anything would convince you how sadly underrated this band was in the U.S. it's this collection. Suede wasn't just a 90s "Britpop" band, even if they unintentionally heralded the coinage of the term.
They were - and are - exciting, loud, shocking, suggestive - and beautiful. This collection includes singles on the first disc and other tracks and B-sides on the second. All tracks were remastered and some of the early songs - So Young, Pantomime Horse - really shine, especially on a quality sound system.
It's also a collection carefully compiled by the band itself (and particularly Brett Anderson, the singer) over several months, and the order of the tracklisting shows this; it's perfect and should be listened to _at least once_ in the order here.
One detraction: Stay Together is the edited version (missing one chorus and the ending with the "rap"). But given the amount of space this is understandable.
Suede is a band much compared to the Smiths and to early Bowie, and in some sense they are similar - lyrical depth, unique guitar sound and that certain charisma associated with Morrissey and Bowie - but they stand apart as their own sound entirely and should not be missed by any music fan. W.irving
They were - and are - exciting, loud, shocking, suggestive - and beautiful. This collection includes singles on the first disc and other tracks and B-sides on the second. All tracks were remastered and some of the early songs - So Young, Pantomime Horse - really shine, especially on a quality sound system.
It's also a collection carefully compiled by the band itself (and particularly Brett Anderson, the singer) over several months, and the order of the tracklisting shows this; it's perfect and should be listened to _at least once_ in the order here.
One detraction: Stay Together is the edited version (missing one chorus and the ending with the "rap"). But given the amount of space this is understandable.
Suede is a band much compared to the Smiths and to early Bowie, and in some sense they are similar - lyrical depth, unique guitar sound and that certain charisma associated with Morrissey and Bowie - but they stand apart as their own sound entirely and should not be missed by any music fan. W.irving
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