Benicassim 2003 [Box set, Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 13, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Play It Again Sam UK
• ASIN: B0000DBKHA
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #879,011 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Lost in TV [Live in London][Version]

2. Money Makes Me Crazy

3. English Summer Rain

4. Once Upon a Time

5. That Great Love Sound

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. We Are All Made of Stars

2. Hands Around My Throat

3. Easy

4. All I See Is Shadows

5. Easy Love

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. These Are the Things

2. Cherchez la Femme

3. Such Great Heights

4. Funny Time of Year

5. Go Check

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Qué Niño Soy

2. Always Drunk

3. La Edad de Oro

4. Que No

5. Imposible

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Four disc compilation featuring material from Spain's 2003 Benicassim Festival features 72 tracks including an exclusive track by Suede 'Lost in TV' (Live in London) and studio album tracks from Blur, Placebo, The Raveonettes, Calexico, Postal Service, Beth Gibbons, Beth Orton, Mum, Camera Obscura and many more. Standard double jewel case with a slipcase and features an 118 page booklet with bios of all the bands (in English and Spanish). PIAS. 2003.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars uneven but interesting '03 sampler, January 16, 2004

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Joseph Geni (Evanston, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Benicassim 2003 (Audio CD)

When I saw that Blur and Beth Gibbons and Postal Service were on this, I didn't think I'd be getting as much techno as I got. But hey, that's what your risk when you buy a mega-compilation like this.

This disc honors some of the best and most popular pop/rock/electronica that came out in 2003 by taking a top studio track from each of 72 different artists who played at Benicassim 2003 festival in Spain Aug. 8-10. As such, it's naturally going to seem uneven to you and I because it encompasses far more musical tastes than most people like. There's plenty of crappy dance tracks and throwaway light rock here, but chances are you'll find most of it more than listenable and REALLY like maybe 1/4 of the content, and given that there's five hours of content, that's a pretty good haul for your money. Plus you'll find out about a lot of great artists that you'd probably never heard of, like Barbara Morgenstern, Death in Vegas, and 808 State. That's what releases like this are really about.