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Dustin Tyler Morris | Higley, AZ | 05/31/2002

(2 out of 5 stars)

"This compilation of Adicts songs works for the casual fan only planning to buy one Adicts release, but the studio albums are full of great inside tracks that would be missed out on. I recommend starting with Songs of Praise or Sound of Music, and to go from there. I would avoid this, even though it fares all right, buying the actual albums is a better way to start for such an essential band in which most of their material is great, and that way you're not stuck with a "Best Of" and you can add on to your Adicts collection without repeating it self."

Absolutely Must Get this. Totally Fun

T. Burtell | Dearborn, MI United States | 04/18/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album just makes you laugh all the way through. It's like every song will get a smile out of you: A song like "Joker in the Pack" starts out with a carosel's mechanical organ and then turns into glorious guitar riffs.



When you play it for your buddies for the first time they all look at one-another like "what is THIS?". Then the guitar starts and it's all a real hoot. Everyone who's ever been dumped by a girlfriend needs this album. My buddy was in tears over his loss. Then I repeated some of the lyrics from "How Sad", and it helped him get over it.





A boy loved a girl but the girl said "no"

She ran away with a handsome gigilo

He loved her but they were through

So he fed himself to the lions at the zoo



Love is a thing you can't control

When you're young or when you're old

I don't play the sympathetic part

So you can keep your broken heart



Just about every song will give you something to chuckle over. Even my children love the lyrics to "Bad Boy". I love the way he never says what he did bad.



With the Adicts you get the whole rock and roll package: great visual artistry, catchy tunes and lyrics that give you something to chew on for a long time to come. I wish I could give these guys 10 stars!"

A great start, but missing some essentials

ooocarl06 | placentia, california United States | 12/20/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The Adicts are without a doubt the single thing that pushed me into punk. Their raw, yet incredibly complicated instrumentals, coupled with Monkey's excellent UK punk vocals, and some of the best lyrics the punk scene has ever expierienced, make the Adicts a beacon of hope for punks everywhere. Originally starting in Ipswich, The Adicts formed in the late 70s, and then really built up their fanbase starting in the early 80s. The Adicts, to this day, still have all of their ariginal members, although they have added a few new members, the Adicts are one of the longest running punk bands with all original members.

As for the CD, its a great place to start, but it is missing some great hits that anyone just getting into the Adicts shouldn't miss. It's missing walk on, and who split my beer, not to mention it contains very few selections from the 80s CD, Fifth Overture, the CD that truly shows how much the Adicts have changed over the years. Despite these missing songs, i would recommend anyone who has never herd the Adicts to start with this CD, it showcases all the different and excellent sounds this band has to offer, except for Fifth Overture (if you like the 80s synthesizer sound, check out Fifth Overture next). If you ever have a chance to see these guys live, take it, theyre one of the best live punk bands i've ever heard. GET ADICTED!!!!"