100 Hits - Alternative (5CD Box Set) (2012) FLAC
Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: 100 Hits: Alternative
Year Of Release: 2012
Label (Catalog#): Demon Music Group [DMG 100 102]
Country: International
Genre: Alternative Rock, Indie, Punk, Hard Rock, Metal
Quality: FLAC (*tracks +.cue,log,scans)
Bitrate: Lossless
Time: 6:04:08
Full Size: 2.51 GB
While 100 Hits: Alternative plays a little fast and loose with the meanings of the terms "alternative" and "hits," more often than not it ends up working in the listener's favor. This five-disc set reaches back to '70s punk and post-punk with tracks from the Stranglers and Public Image Ltd. and makes stops along the way for songs from the college rock and Brit-pop of the '90s before winding up at the electro-rock hodgepodge of the 2000s. And while songs such as Radiohead's "Karma Police" might not have been chart-topping singles, they certainly define alternative rock. While this collection is far from comprehensive, and a few too many tracks from the same artists make it even less so, it still has an eclectic enough mix of one-hit wonders and tried-and-true artists to please anyone partial to these sounds.
