A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005 [Bonus DVD] [Original recording remastered, Deluxe Edition]

Sloan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 10, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered, Deluxe Edition
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B00080Z624
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,560 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Underwhelmed

2. 500 Up

3. Coax Me

4. People of the Sky

5. The Good in Everyone

6. Everything You've Done Wrong

7. The Lines You Amend

8. Money City Maniacs

9. She Says What She Means

10. Losing California

11. Friendship

12. If It Feels Good Do It

13. The Other Man

14. The Rest of My Life

15. All Used Up

16. Try to Make It

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 10-MAY-2005

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatness, May 18, 2005

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Joshua Benton (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005 [Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

After the last couple albums (Pretty Together and Action Pact, neither of which did much good for anyone), it was easy to forget how frickin' awesome Sloan was on albums 1 through 5. This comp does a very fine job of doing that.

But one point: There are two versions of the DVD, one for Canadian release and one for Americans. Because of licensing issues, the Canadian version has a ton more stuff on it -- live performances, TV appearances, etc. So if you really want the full Sloan experience, go buy it at Amazon.ca or some other fine Canadian online music vendor.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alternative pop perfection, May 12, 2005

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J. Persh (West Bloomfield, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005 [Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

I've been lucky to have lived in Detroit (well nobody is truly lucky to live in Detroit) where alternative radio is based in Canada and therefore is required to play a certain percentage of canadian acts. As a result I've been exposed to the best that Canada has to offer with bands such as The Tragically Hip, Blue Rodeo, Cowboy Junkies, Doughboys, The Grapes Of Wrath, 24 Gone, Sarah McLachlan and the almighty Sloan.

If you haven't had the pleasure of hearing Sloan you're missing out on one of the truly great alternative pop bands of the past 20 years. And while Sloan are huge in Canada, sadly America hasn't had the honor of being properly exposed.

Hailing from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Sloan first burst on the scene with Geffen Records' 1993 release "Smeared". The power pop grunge like "Underwhelmed" received a fair amount of airplay on Alternative radio but it was not followed up with any significant airplay on a 2nd single. By the time "Twice Removed" hit a couple years later, those in the loop knew that Sloan were a special band. The album failed to produce a huge single and attain commercial success, but it did achieve critical acclaim and was loaded with great songs in "Penpals", "Coax Me", "I Hate My Generation", "People Of The Sky" & "Snowsuit Sound".

Still flying slightly under the radar, record #3 "One Chord To Another" was another artistic achievement the boasted the lead single "The Good In Everyone". And while OCTA was another great Sloan record it possibly wore its influences (Beatles) a bit too close to the sleeve.

Well 4 studio records later Sloan is still making great music and still haven't made it in America. Their fanbase has reached almost cult status and those that love the band are really into them. If you're a fan of guitar based alternative pop with great melodies then you can do no wrong by picking this record up and discovering one of the truly greatest pop bands of the past 20 years.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I would give it 5..., October 19, 2005

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Miss P. (BC, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005 [Bonus DVD] (Audio CD)

I really like Sloan. And I would give it a 5 star... (the DVD was pretty good too.)But when I tried to rip the music onto Windows Media Player, it would keep skipping and some stupid download thing kept coming up. That was rather annoying. Although this is a very good album, with all the hits on it.
Recommended.