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For The Fledgling Flock Fan, a Fine **First** Listen!, July 14 2004

Let me point out right from the get-go, it saddens me that tens of thousands of people have probably thus far purchased this CD and have been so totally cheated, being that this compilation is sadly missing many, many great Flock tunes, especially perhaps their absolute best song, "Never Again (The Dancer)" from the album "Story Of A Young Heart". Also because thrown on this CD are some totally useless fillers (Wishing Extended? Who's That Girl? ...Why? WHY??!!) Regardless, this a pretty good overview of the 80's music from these four Brits from Liverpool. Of course the hits are here, and some other notable tracks, like the Grammy Award-winning rock instrumental, "DNA," featuring one of the… Read more

This CD absolutely blew me away, from the very first time., Sep 19 2003

I'm not now, or ever was, a huge Def Lep fan. In fact, I hated them in the early 1980's. But then came the Hysteria and Adrenalize albums, and I gained a moderate appreciation for the band. Then in the late 1990's I borrowed a copy of Slang from a friend.

My first reaction was, My God, this album is jaw-dropping incredible. In fact, it's SO good, I'd go so far as to say that this was the best record of the 1990's.

I for one don't believe this was such a huge departure from what DefLep had done on their previous two albums. It's just that Slang is much less pop-ish, much less polished, but all the better for those two factors. "Truth" starts things off, and rocks with a grungy… Read more

May not be the Fixx's best, but pretty darn close., Aug 19 2003

Some of the best Hits are here, but the album tracks really stand out as well. Running, Changing and Privelege are great tunes (although it's hard to describe the Fixx's music as "tunes"), as is the exquisite "Outside" that closes out the original album. The music is a bit minimal, but great new-wave rock nonetheless.Other than the one dreadful track (Liner), Reach The Beach won't disappoint.