Not QUITE the very best of...
Mr. Stephen Ashurst | Loughborough | 03/08/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)
"With only 'Enter the Dragon' and 'Clear' being the only albums available to buy these days (Lord Lucan is easier to find Than a copy of 'Unknown Territory'). This album is the only way of getting hold of SOME tracks.However, it is missing some of the best tracks created by Tim Simenon eg. Love so True (and the Depth Charge mix), Winter in July (original), Megablast (original).That said, this album is worth it if even only for a copy of Air you Breathe, but the claim of 'The Very Best Of...' is a bit cheeky!"
Dis is not the best of ...
Gavin Wilson | 08/20/2001
(2 out of 5 stars)
"I seem to be destined to be repeatedly disappointed by Bomb the Bass. I bought the 'Unknown Territory' album in 1991 entirely on the strength of 'Winter in July', which I felt to be one of the strongest singles for many a year. But despite the presence of such notables as Tull's Ian Anderson, there was nothing of the same quality or remotely similar to that superb single.I bought this compilation last week, because it was cheap and because I'd had 'Unknown Territory' stolen in a burglary. Alas, the whole thing sounds terribly dated. The version of 'Winter in July' isn't even the classic single.I had always assumed that Tim Simenon, the brain behind the band, must play the bass. But the band's entry in the 'Rough Guide to Rock' says that Simenon is a non-musician, a DJ trained in the ways of the studio engineer. The problem for a non-musician such as Simenon is that he's only as good as the tracks he samples ... and often considerably worse. (I know Eno also classifies himself as a non-musician, but he's just being very modest about his ability on the synthesizer.) Voice samples taken from 'Thunderbirds' and various DJs, which once sounded innovative, now sound tired. (I expect in a few years I'll be feeling the same about the more recent 'Reich Remixed' album.)The best track on this album is #4, 'The Air That You Breathe' from 1991, which is closest in style to both 'Winter in July' and Seal's debut album."
OK for now
nobbyhewitt@hotmail.com | Surrey, England | 12/22/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)
"but we need a re-release of Into the Dragon - I wore my original tape out back in 1989 playing it over and over, fantastic. Unfortunately, I cannot find another copy anywhere in the UK, and have to rely on a promo vinyl copy which, being cut only one side, has only half the album on. Best of will have to do for now, but melting my speaker cones with Megablast will have to wait, again"
Track Listings (15) - Disc #1