Mega 3 Collection

Sixpence None the Richer - Mega 3 Collection

Mega 3 Collection
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Artist: Sixpence None the Richer
Edition: Music CD
Format: Special Edition
CD Release Date: 2002-06-04
Music Label: Light Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Field of Flowers
  2. Spotlight
  3. The Fatherless and the Widow
  4. Musings
  5. Trust
  6. Falling Leaves
  7. Meaningless
  8. Soul
  9. An Apology
  10. Trust (Reprise)
Music CD 2
  1. Angeltread
  2. Love, Salvation, The Fear of Death
  3. Bleeding
  4. Within a Room Somewhere
  5. Meltong Alone
  6. Circle of Error
  7. The Garden
  8. Disconnect
  9. Thought Menagerie
  10. Maybe Tomorrow
  11. Drifting
  12. I Can't Explain
Music CD 3
  1. Within a Room Somewhere [Radio Edit]
  2. Within a Room Somewhere [Demo Version]
  3. Healer
  4. Dresses
  5. Love Letters in the Sand
  6. Carry You
  7. Alisha's First Steps
  8. Solomon the Mystic

Free Music Notes for Mega 3 Collection

Free Music Review: must-have popcraft.
Hit: 5 Stars

There is a "City on a Hill" in pop music occupied by a few very special bands. This three disc collection is a great way to explore one of them. Most people at least know the band's mega hit "Kiss Me", which you probably either love or hate, but if you appreciate the Hardcore Pure Pop brilliance of that song you will want to hear this, because the band's early work shares that goodness (their later stuff too!). Basically, the defining features of this band, and the reasons for their pop mightiness, are Leigh Nash's lilting and sweet voice (her voice seemed to get higher, more child-like and elfin, as the band went on), and Slocum's brilliant pop guitars (and if ever you sought the secret to mastering pop guitars, I think it is to be found in SNtR's _This Beautiful Mess_). From there, all the pieces for the natural order of good songcraft fall into place. This early music is quite a bit less produced and dare I say "indie"-sounding than _Divine DIscontent_, but the production is still nice and snappy.

The real treasure here is _This Beautiful Mess_. This album has by far the greatest pop guitars I have ever heard. Matt Slocum is an unrivaled master of his craft. The entire album is decked in reams and reams of sparkly, yummy dual guitar pop goodness. "Love, Salvation, The Fear of Death", "Within a Room Somewhere", "Thought Menagerie", "Drifting"...all of these songs feature some of the most lovable guitar playing ever. At the same time, there are a few tracks where the band sounds darker and more distorted, like on the opener "Angeltread", with contemplative, starry guitar chords on the verse that cave in to a grinding, distorted chorus, and a big feedback-heavy solo section. Kinda surprising. This album also has an extremely tight pop rhythm section, with bass playing that is often dexterously, addictively dynamic rather than just following the root note.

_Fatherless and the Widow_ is also excellent, although they can be rather cloying when they get really sentimental (the end of the title track, for instance). Songs like "Fields of Flowers" and the brilliant "An Apology" give hints at the pop guitar greatness Slocum would achieve on the next album.

The _Tickets for a Prayer Wheel_ EP is pretty good, with different mixes of some songs, some non-album tracks, and covers. The techno mixes are god-awful and you should probably never listen to them (what was done to "Love, Salvation, The Fear of Death" makes me want to cry). There are a few instrumental pieces that are like little instrumental pop lullabies (great guitars, of course).

Now, the packaging for this Mega 3 Collection is pretty lame. A big ugly CD case with no information except for song titles and song publishing info is all you get. Nonetheless, it's a great deal. For the price of one album you get one of the best pop albums ever, an excellent pop album, and a few other good tracks on another cd. I'd say that's pretty good. Highly recommended, and hopefully the value is a good incentive because this music is quite delicious and you may like it.

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