Track Listing

1. Caught By The Fuzz
2. Pumping On Your Stereo
3. Alright
4. Moving
5. Richard III
6. Grace
7. Late In The Day
8. Seen The Light
9. Mansize Rooster
10. Sun Hits The Sky
11. Kiss of Life
12. Mary
13. Going Out
14. Lenny
15. Bullet
16. It's Not Me
17. Rush Hour Soul
18. Strange Ones
19. Lose It
20. Time
21. Wait For The Sun

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6219 in Music
• Released on: 2004-06-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
One of the most charming British bands of the last decade, Supergrass managed to fit in everywhere but not be part of any scene. Supergrass Is 10: The Best of 94-04 reminds us just how many catchy hits they had from their breakthrough BritPop anthem "Alright" to new single "Kiss of Life". In no particular order, the 21 songs here (including two new ones and an old B-side) cover catchy pop ("Alright", "Grace", "Sun Hits the Sky"), slick retro-rock ("Pumping on Your Stereo", "Seen the Light", "Going Out"), spikey punk-rock ("Caught by the Fuzz", "Richard III", "Lenny") and gentle acoustic numbers ("Moving", "Late in the Day").

Wearing their influences on their sleeve, Supergrass manage to successfully pull off pastiches of songs by Bowie, Bolan and the Monkees. The single made for this album, "Kiss of Life", harks back, even more strangely, to the theme from "Grease". This is a great collection of music from a great band. Here's hoping Supergrass make it to their 20th birthday. --David Trueman

CD Description
Released to celebrate the ten year anniversary of the Oxford pop-rock quartet. The album includes all of the band's chart singles plus several popular album tracks as well as two songs recorded for this release 'Kiss Of Life' (released as a single preceding the album) and 'Bullet'.

Customer Reviews

Nice and Clean
Speaking as someone who spent much of his student life in the late 90s going to indie clubs and alternative nights, this kind of album comes as a godsend. I slot it alongside Ace A's and Killer B's by Dodgy, Intergalactic Sonic 7s from Ash, Singles 93-03 by Chemical Brothers, and Going for Gold by Shed 7. In other words its a classic collection of singles for all those people who forgot/couldn't afford to buy the original albums when they were released. Consequently you don't get the songs of dubious quality and you are left with gems like "Moving", "Sun hits the Sky" and "Alright". It's also a very long album, so its good value for money.

Happy Birthday to one of Britpops most loved!
Whether they loved it or hated it, there are very few people who were around in 1994 that have not heard the pop-fuelled Supergrass hit 'Alright'.
At the time of Britpop, Pulp had 'Common People', Oasis had 'Live Forever', Blur had 'Parklife' and Ash had 'Girl From Mars' but one of the key songs of this golden era is the aforementioned 'Alright', a pop gem that broke Supergrass and started an incredible career.
'Alright' itself can be described as annoying but very catchy, Supergrass have only recently returned it to their setlist after dropping it in favour of a more mature sound.
This commerative album captures the glory of Supergrass' early era, the exceptional 'Strange ones' along with fan favourites 'Lenny' and 'Mansize Rooster'. However the opener could not have been a better choice; 'Caught by the fuzz' is the classic Supergrass number, short and sweet, indie rock with a colourful beat.
From their rather confused second album, only the better tracks are selected. 'Richard III' and 'Sun Hits the Sky' are highlights are Supergrass' career, and evidence that a more heavier direction was needed in their musical style to keep with the changing world of music, the teeny pop fun had been discarded and a more aggressive rock attitude shines through whilst still proving to be tunefully and commerically appealing sing-along favourites.
'Going Out' whilst successful at the time of release, seems a major weakness of Supergrass' 10 year stretch if you take all their material into account. The poorest track on this album drones along in a irratating way and never really takes off, it represents the weakness of 'In it for the money' which was an album trying to get there but stumbling along the way.
The contrast is of course, the beautiful acoustic-structured 'Late in the day' which has the most emotion of all the songs in it, and is sung with feeling by Gaz Coombes.
'Mary', 'Pumping on the Stereo', 'Moving' and 'Grace' are all examples of a band that has reached its peak and continues to produce 3-minute sing along pop classics, these are some of 'Supergrass is 10' finest moments.
The new single 'Kiss of Life' shows that the band are capable of pushing a gear forward in terms of the pace and style of the music without falling in to the trap of creating an experimental mess, the tune is instantly likeable and pleasing on the ear with a great toe-tapping beat, it has the Supergrass ingredients in other words with a little more added spice and less cheese.
So put all this together and we have 'Supergrass is 10' which does not pretend to be any other thing that what it is, a 'best of' album. It reminds of the best points of Supergrass' stretch and captures their brightest moments. It also reminds us how they moved and changed with the times whilst keep constantly likeable, and indicates to us that they are still 'Moving'.
Thank you Supergrass for 10 years of happiness and colour in the sometimes dark world of Indie and (raises a glass of Champagne) here's to the next ten years!

Only the best British band of the 90's!
I love Supergrass. Everyone else should too.

The only reason they aren't as 'big' as Blur or Oasis is they have never blown their own trumpet or made prats of themselves in the tabloids. Their music has been more consistant, their line-up has remained intact, their run of singles has been amazing and all their albums are great too.

Some see Supergrass as a festival band who are good for a laugh but never to be taken seriously. It's a shame because they have displayed many musical styles and directions over the years, especially on their b-sides and album tracks.

I've seen them play around 8 times over the years and they are always tight and energetic. They also look the business, like they were developed in a test tube or something and their videos are brilliant too.

So if you have never bought a Supergrass album but like their singles this will hopefully encourage you to get into the band. Forget all the other Britpop bands, Supergrass were built to last and long may they continue.

Not the most prolific band, with only 4 albums so far, the two new tracks are great for us fans. Kiss Of Life and Bullet are not out of place here and deserve to be included.

Negatives - the album is a tad I Should Coco heavy, with a few album tracks included for no real reason - not that its a problem from a value point of view - and their vinyl only single Never Done Nothing Like That Before is strangely absent.