• Artist: Supergrass
• Flags: Compilation (best of)
• Type: Compilation
• Rating:
• Styles: Punk-Pop, Britpop, Pop/Rock
• Track Picks: "Caught by the Fuzz," "Grace," "Pumping on Your Stereo"

Review

Since they had a lower profile than their peers and came across as a bunch of mates instead of serious musicians, Supergrass tended to be the most overlooked of all the major Britpop bands. They never defined the culture like Oasis or Blur, never had a following of serious-minded, clever misfits like Pulp, they weren't as sexy as Elastica, and they surely lacked the grandiose, doomed romanticism of Suede. What they were, though, was a bloody brilliant pop band. Their 1995 debut, I Should Coco, kicked harder than any record that year, and it had a bigger stylistic sprawl than any album this side of The Great Escape, which it trumped with a deliriously infectious enthusiasm -- and it was all the more impressive when the fact that Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey were still in their teens when the cut the album. They matured at a rapid rate, refining their musicality with each of their next three records, but they never had center stage again like they did with I Should Coco. As they worked outside of the spotlight, they developed into a remarkably consistent singles band, as the generous 24-track 2004 collection Supergrass Is 10: The Best of 94-04 proves. Even their muddled eponymous third album sounds brilliant when distilled to the sweetly gorgeous "Moving" and the ridiculously intoxicating "Pumping on Your Stereo." These tunes are thrown together in a nonchronological order that contains all the A-sides apart from the U.S. radio single "Cheapskate" and the movie soundtrack selection "We Still Need More (Than Anyone Can Give)." Instead of being infuriating, this nonchronological sequencing reveals just how consistent Supergrass had been over the decade, since it forces the listener to concentrate on each individual song. Like Green Day's hits compilation International Superhits!, Supergrass Is 10 is a revelation for anybody who hasn't been paying attention, since it showcases a band that is one of best, most satisfying guitar pop groups of the last 15 years. If you haven't checked them out before, you need to get this immediately. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
Caught by the Fuzz		Supergrass	Supergrass	(2:19)
Pumping on Your Stereo		Supergrass	Supergrass	(3:20)
Alright		Supergrass	Supergrass	(3:02)
Moving		Supergrass	Supergrass	(4:27)
Richard III		Supergrass	Supergrass	(3:21)
Grace		Supergrass	Supergrass	(2:32)
Late in the Day		Supergrass	Supergrass	(4:47)
Seen the Light		Supergrass	Supergrass	(2:27)
Mansize Rooster		Supergrass	Supergrass	(2:40)
Sun Hits the Sky		Supergrass	Supergrass	(4:53)
Kiss of Life		Supergrass	Supergrass	(4:03)
Mary		Supergrass	Supergrass	(4:02)
Going Out		Supergrass	Supergrass	(4:16)
Lenny		Supergrass	Supergrass	(2:42)
Bullet		Supergrass	Supergrass	(2:32)
It's Not Me		Supergrass	Supergrass	(2:57)
Rush Hour Soul		Supergrass	Supergrass	(2:56)
Strange Ones		Supergrass	Supergrass	(3:59)
Lose It [*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(2:39)
Time [*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(3:14)
Wait for the Sun [*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(4:08)

CD 2

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
Kiss of Life [Live][#][*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(4:12)
Pumping on Your Stereo [Live][#][*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(3:25)
Grace [Live][#][*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(2:33)
Time [Live][#][*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(3:37)
Moving [Live][#][*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(5:08)
Late in the Day [Acoustic][Live][#][*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(3:58)
Wait for the Sun [Acoustic][Live][#][*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(3:20)
Caught by the Fuzz [Acoustic][Live][#][*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(2:47)
Strange Ones [Live][#][*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(4:08)
Hollow Little Reign [Live][#][*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(3:39)
Mansize Rooster [Live][#][*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(2:43)
Sun Hits the Sky [Live][#][*]	...	Supergrass	Supergrass	(6:28)

Credits

Paul Stanley (Photography), John Cornfield (Producer), John Cornfield (Engineer), John Cornfield (Mixing), Pete Gardner (Sleeve Photo), Andy Lovegrove (Engineer), Andy Lovegrove (Mixing), Dave Sardy (Mixing), Sam Williams (Producer), Sam Williams (Mixing), Supergrass (Producer), Supergrass (Mixing), Kevin Westenberg (Photography), Robert Carranza (Engineer), Rich Costey (Mixing), Steve Double (Photography), Neil Cooper (Photography), Juergen Teller (Photography), Donald Milne (Photography), Martyn Goodacre (Photography), Tony Hoffer (Producer), Tony Hoffer (Mixing), John Scarisbrick (Photography), Elliot Ness (Engineer), Ian Laughton (Engineer), Ian Laughton (Mixing), Danny Campbell (Photography), Ed Coombes (Photography), Fabrice Demessence (Photography), Ben Hawley (Photography), Zoe Shardlow (Photography)