A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005

A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005 Artist: Sloan
Label: Bmg
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 828765583121
EAN: 0828765583121
ASIN: B0009ARG8A


Release Date: 2005-05-17

A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005


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Tracks:

  1. Underwhelmed
  2. 500 Up
  3. Coax Me
  4. People Of The Sky
  5. The Good In Everyone
  6. Everything You've Done Wrong
  7. The Lines You Amend
  8. Money City Maniacs
  9. She Says What She Means
  10. Losing California
  11. Friendship
  12. If It Feels Good Do It
  13. The Other Man
  14. The Rest Of My Life
  15. All Used Up
  16. Try To Make It

Album Description

Details TBA. BMG. 2005.

Album Details

The First Best of from Canadian Rock Veterans Sloan. Dvd Includes 14 Videos, TV Appearances and Behind-the-scenes Footage. Ntsc Region Code 0

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Sloan for tone!.......2005-08-09

This is my first intro to Sloan. Being a huge BEatle fan, I dig sloan. They have a very power pop vibe. Good songs, great guitar tones, nice vocals, great melodies. I also like the fact that they all four sing lead.

Being a singer/songwriter myself, I really appreciate good work. My hat's off to you all. I have just ordered two more Sloan cd's!!

-jp

1 out of 5 stars Only because I can't give this band zero stars........2005-07-27

In short, the only people who tend to like Sloan are Canadian nationalists, who refuse to put as much effort into appreciating bands from other nations, especially the US. If they did, they'd realize this band has long overstayed its welcome. I really liked the song "Coax Me" back in 1994, when I was 14 years old. That was until I bought the album "Twice Removed" (1994) from which it came. All the songs on that album turned out to have terrible lyrics, including "Coax Me", and the music just wasn't very compelling or original. Sloan just sounds like a modern band trying to imitate The Beatles.

Not only are the lyrics awful and nonsensical and not only is the music dull, but each band member takes turns at singing really badly, with little range or subtlety. I was willing to forgive them in 1994, only a few years after they started and were idiotically heralded as Canada's Nirvana -- yet again proving nationalists' strong yearning to live up to the US, while disliking it so. However, based on their singles output, they have proven themselves unable to grow at all, and remain -- to this day -- in the stagnant status of a second-rate band, unable to attract attention abroad (not because of any nationalism in other countries) or even win major success among Canadians (despite the massive bias here).

Now "The Arcade Fire" is a Canadian band that has won acclaim internationally, but not the deserved attention from a domestic music industry hellbent on finding Canadian versions of superficial, money-making pop in the US -- Avril Lavigne, Nickelback, Sum 41, Simple Plan, Fefe Dobson, etc, which have all met with undeserved praise and awards. Unlike Sloan and these other performers, The Arcade Fire is truly something original and special. Check it out.

4 out of 5 stars My only gripes? A few A-sides missing... and THAT video........2005-05-25

The music contained here is top-notch. Something people have not yet said in the previous reviews is that, BEYOND all the officially released videos that appear here are alternate/fan-shot/TV appearances/personal videos of each song as well (except for the new single "All Used Up", with "Glad to Be Here" being the only song with no video representation whatsoever). ATOP that, the Bonus Features section also includes the promo TV ads for both "Four Nights at the Palais Royale" and "Pretty Together". Both versions of the "If It Feels Good, Do It" video (song only / song + comments on "What is rock and roll?") are here. If you ever wondered why the "Second Hand Views" video wasn't brought to DVD, well it now has been, and at a lesser price than the original VHS, and with a bonus music CD too!

My _only_ two gripes?

1) Sloan released singles without videos ("G Turns to D", "Don't You Believe a Word", perhaps even "Keep On Thinkin'" if I recall correctly). Perhaps given the fact that some were only officially serviced as promo copies to radio and fans can factor in to this, and the "Don't You Believe a Word" single _was_ released in the U.K... Okay, if you already have all the albums (as I do), it's a very minor gripe, but when you consider there's still room for at least another 15 minutes of music on here... well, perhaps it keeps the list price down.

2) The infamous "If It Feels Good, Do It" performance on the Mike Bullard Show (Canadian late-night talk show, now defunct). Ever seen a shark pounding the skins? Or Bullwinkle playing the bass? This appearance absolutely riveted the online group of Sloan fans at Sloannet. A classic. Unfortunate that in its place (if I recall correctly) is a straight-laced (yet naturally enjoyable) performance taken from an Australian talk show. Oh, well.

If you don't have a Sloan CD in your catalogue, or don't have the funds to complete the catalogue, or are kicking yourself because you didn't buy the "Second Hand Views" VHS, well buy this one. I, meanwhile, will be trying to figure out how to canvas both Murderecords and Sloan fans to get a double-CD (four-LP) B-sides/rarities project to follow this one (Trust me, there _are_ enough. I can't list them all here).

5 out of 5 stars It's all good.......2005-05-19

I bought this for the DVD and the two new songs as I already had everything else by them. The DVD is great; it is nice to see how they have evolved over the years instead of just hearing it. The two new songs, "All Used Up" and "Try to Make It" show that they still have it. The only way the CD could be any better would be if it were longer, but in order to hear all of Sloan's great songs, you have to buy their other albums. As a Nova Scotian, these guys have made me proud for years and I am looking forward to many more great albums from the best band in the land.

5 out of 5 stars A great disc to add to your collection.......2005-05-10

I might as well state right out of the gate that I am a big fan of this band. I own all of their previous CDs, so it was no brainer that I would buy this one up. And if you are a Sloan fan, then I highly recommend you purchase this CD + DVD compilation too.

Simply put this disc contains all of Sloan's radio releases. So it is, in essence, a greatest hits package. In addition to the music, you also get a bonus DVD, which contains all of the videos the band has released. Plus, you also get some behind the scenes footage of how the videos were filmed and other documentary information.

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  5. A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar ~ Dashboard Confessional
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  7. Bring It On ~ Machine Gun Fellatio
  8. For All & None ~ Passage
  9. Pops in Japan ~ The Ventures
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