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Impeccible. You can't go wrong with purchasing this disc

Time Will Tell | USA | 07/31/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When I first heard of the Stone Roses, it was about the time Oasis debuted Definitely Maybe. A friend of mine who raved about Oasis at that time gave me the Stone Roses discs for a listen and told me this is where Oasis 'came from'. When I originally listened to the discs, my first thought was that the sound was interesting, but no different than I heard from groups like The Smiths.



Fast forward a dozen years, I was on YouTube and inadvertently clicked on a Stone Roses fan video and heard Love Spreads. I was amazed at what I heard. I asked that same friend to give me those same Stone Roses discs again for another listen. Instead, I was given this disc to listen to and was told it was remastered and sounds much better than the original discs.



After listening to the disc, I couldn't believe that this was the same group I listened to a dozen years earlier. Well crafted songs with uniquely timed harmonies interlaced with some impressive guitar lines. Ian Brown is a special singer and John Squire is an underrated guitarist. The songs I continually listen to are Love Spreads, Breaking into Heaven, and I Am the Resurrection, though all the songs are well done.



I do agree with one of the reviewers that including Mersey Paradise would have made this disc complete. In closing, a great compilation for those who are either die hard Stone Roses fans, or if someone is looking for something different.



You won't be disappointed."

Great music, terrible remaster

P. Couture | Santa Cruz, CA USA | 11/03/2009

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This disc was mastered at near maximum volume, so the music is distorted. I compared these songs with my old Silvertone discs (compensating for volume) and the damage was obvious. The only tracks that don't sound WORSE are the ones off "Second Coming", because that album was over-mastered in the first place.



But ... truth in advertising ... this really IS the "very best" of the Stone Roses. I can only think of one or two worthy tracks that they missed.



For more info about remastering and what it can do to music, see "Loudness war" on Wikipedia."