Customer Reviews

Sum & Substance

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This reales is a fairly good representation of their work witha few glaring mistakes. Overall, most of the tracks are outstanding for the long suffering fans. The foremost Missionaires must admit that the "Sour Puss" track has no bussines on this album or anyone else's. The other new release track is thankfully in stark contrast to it. "Afterglow" (an improved version from its orignal)is something I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF. Sum and Substance lacks important early material from releases such as The First Chapater, I, II, III or V. "Island in a Stream"'s, "Serpent's Kiss"'s, and "ForeverMore"'s omission is unforgiveable and fails to fully give a complete picture of the The Mission's depth and talent. No Greatest Hits album can please everyone, but the group should seriosly reconsider their overall selection for this one. "Beyond the Pale", "Wasteland", "Deliverance", and "Never Again" are some of their best works, but undoubteldy not all. This is not a waste to purchase but it lacks the Great Picture that it could be and should be. This band offers much more. I have enjoyed Sum And Substance though I may just Edit out "Sour Puss." ---with Hope for Always

A long time fan of Mission UK and Wayne Hussey (formerly with Sisters of Mercy) I was delighted to find this CD which takes the best of the songs from my vinyl memories and compiles and remixes them into one glorious gothrock experience! The classics (Wasteland, Tower of Strength, Deliverance) are here in untouched glory, and awesome remixes of Like a Child Again and Beyond the Pale are even better than the originals. Rounding out the collection are a few songs that were less popular, but no less impressive (Butterfly on a Wheel is now one of my favorite tunes!). Only Amelia does not belong on this set (what a godawful thing to write about, much less consider a "greatest hit"). All in all, a must have for Mission UK fans, and a great start for anyone wanting to dabble in the moody soulfull sound of goth. Go for it!

The only word I can use to describe this cd. One of the best things I bought this year, but if you are not sure if this style of music are for you, listen to Wasteland and Severina, if you liked BUT IT!!! The others are wonderful...

It's a shame Amazon doesn't have the band's newest CDs... the imported are too espensive...

The Mission UK has what every band in the world desires, great music and great live act. Forget about the S.O.M, as a goth "band" The Mission goes further, they're still releasing good stuff. They split, the come back, but always with great tunes. Obviously this record isn't complete, but it's a great recopilation of their earliest classics. Get it!!

One of the best compilation albums of all time - but then what can you expect from the best band since Led Zeppelin?

Kicking off with the mighty Wasteland, the album covers the full spectrum of The Mission's work, including the breathtaking Butterfly On A Wheel and Deliverance, from Carved In Sand.

It is only when you hear track after classic track coming at you that you realize just how strong this band really are. Wayne is a superb lyricist, drawing on everything from Arthurian mythology to important social issues, as in the child abuse song, Amelia.

Just scanning the Amazon readers' reviews gives you some sense of the quality of this album. While I may have a slight bias, coming from Leeds in England, the fact that other fans from all over the world are equally blown away, speaks for itself.

Utterly beautiful album.

I didn't know much about this band when i bought this album(and i still don't know much).the album MASQUE was excelent.MASQUE was so good that i was curious to listen to more music by this band.this led me to buy SUM AND SUBSTANCE(the follow up to MASQUE).believe me,this is an even better album.it is kind of a best of album with some new songs.musically,the songs are simple,uncomplicated and the tunes are just mindblowing.the songs have more depth than the ones in MASQUE.if you like the sound of MASQUE and you are not sure about this album,i will just say one thing.BUY THIS ALBUM THIS INSTANT.for new MISSION fans,this is the perfect album to start your collection with.

As I looked through my old cassette collection I pulled out Carved in Sand and popped it into my car stereo and cranked the volume. And I had to have more of Wayne's silky vocals. Hence I purchased Sum and Substance. Wow! I still think The Mission rock, 15 years after I fist listened to them which truly shows what a great talent the Band are. The Beyond the Pale remix is utterly fantastic. This is the best hits cd I'd recommend to anyone who wants to get to know The Mission or for long time fans. Kudo's to the Mission, and thank you for your great music.

It's my favorite band so far. I own most of their albums.

Largely accused of copying Led Zeppelin!!! Let's see things differently. When we learn a language, we have an accent. Mission is the language and John Paul Jones from Led Zepplin is the accent who worked Mission on a couple albums.

Mixing rock, dance and world music they surpassed Led Zeppelin on lyric's level only. The poetry is intense and emotional, a kind of "cannot live by myself but only throught you my love".

Love their ancient egypt and mid-orient beat. Love when the guitar get lost in a loop. Hate the song "Sour pussy" which is not a style for Mission. I am sure I would love it if it was sang by the Cure.

As they say, let's do this all again

I only found about 4 good songs in this album (the first three and the last one). Mission was in those "Customers who bought this also bought" lists. Sadly I took a chance on Sum & Substance. It just sounded like a weird mixture of Simple Minds, Bon Jovi and U2, the chords are very 'pop', I got tired of it fast. They're not bad, just not for me.