Catatonia - Greatest Hits [Import]

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Album Description
A collection of Catatonia's most popular chart hits which span their career before their inaugural split in 2001. Features early singles such as 'Bleed' & 'I Am The Mob' alongside their hits 'Mulder & Scully', 'Road Rage' & the duet Cerys did with Space 'The Ballad Of Tom Jones'. 15 tracks. Warner. 2002.

Tracks:

MULDER AND SCULLY
THE BALLAD OF TOM JONES SPACE FEAT CERYS FROM CATATONIA
STRANGE GLUE
ROAD RAGE
STONE BY STONE
LONDINIUM
GAME ON
DEAD FROM THE WAIST DOWN
YOUVE GOT A LOT TO ANSWER FOR
BABY ITS COLD OUTSIDE TOM JONES FEAT CERY FROM CATAONIA
KARAOKE QUEEN
LOST CAT
I AM THE MOB
SWEET CATATONIA
BLEED

Album Description

A collection of Catatonia's most popular chart hits which span their career before their inaugural split in 2001. Features early singles such as 'Bleed' & 'I Am The Mob' alongside their hits 'Mulder & Scully', 'Road Rage' & the duet Cerys did with Space 'The Ballad Of Tom Jones'. 15 tracks. Warner. 2002.

Album Details

Digtally Remastered Collection of the Best Recordings from Cerys Matthews and Company.

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Catatonia - Greatest Hits
Catatonia
Manufacturer: Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006IU9B
Release Date: 2002-10-14

Tracks:

Mulder and Scully
Ballad of Tom Jones
Strange Glue
Road Rage
Stone by Stone
Londinium
Game On
Dead From the Waist Down
You've Got a Lot to Answer For
Baby, It's Cold Outside
Karaoke Queen
Lost Cat
I Am the Mob
Sweet Catatonia
Bleed

Tracks:

Do You Believe in Me
Mother of Misogyny
Indigo Blind
Godspeed
Imaginary Friend
Way Beyond Blue
Dream On
Whale
Branding a Mountain
Acapulco Gold

Album Description

Album Details

Digtally Remastered Collection of the Best Recordings from Cerys Matthews and Company.

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To be Welsh or not to be Welsh,that is the question!
Sweet Catatonia
Such a shame that they split so soon
Exciting Welsh rock band with attitude

Catatonia - Greatest Hits
Catatonia
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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International Velvet

ASIN: B00006J3KM
Release Date: 2002-12-17

Tracks:

Murder And Scully
The Ballad Of Tom Jones
Strange Glue
Road Rage
Stone By Stone
Londinium
Game On
Dead From The Waist Down
Youve Got A Lot To Answer For
Baby Its Cold Outside
Karaoke Qeen
Lost Cat
I Am The Mob
Sweet Catotonia
Bleed
Do You Believe In Me (Bonus Disc)
The Mother Of Misogyny (Bonus Disc)
Indigo Blind (Bonus Disc)
Godspeed (Bonus Disc)
Imaginary Friend (Bonus Disc)
Way Beyond Blue (Bonus Disc)
Dream On (Bonus Disc)
Whale (Bonus Disc)
Branding A Mountain (Bonus Disc)
Acapulco Gold (Bonus Disc)

Album Description

Limited edition of 2002 compilation for the much-loved (& missed) Welsh indie-pop act includes a 12-track bonus disc featuring, 'Do You Believe In Me?', 'The Mother Of Misogyny', 'Indigo Blind', 'Godspeed', 'Imaginary Friend', 'Way Beyond Blue', 'Dream On', 'Whale', 'Branding A Mountain', 'Acapulco Gold', 'All Girls Are Fly' (hidden track) & 'Blues Song' (hidden track).

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Limited Collection of Cerys Matthews and Co.'s Best Tracks Coupled with a Bonus Disc of 12 B-sides and Rarities. The Last Two Songs of the Hits Disc Are Hidden in the Tenth Track. It Will Only Be Available for a Short Time, So Get Your Order in While It's Still Available.

Customer Reviews:

To be Welsh or not to be Welsh,that is the question!.......2007-02-19

They are not your regular rockish poppish band,I remember I first heard "strange glue",and her mellow voice just struck me,i don't understand why the fact that they're Welsh is always mentioned,music is universal,yet the accent is apparent,unique.To be honest i never bought any of their albums,i decided to buy this one,i never realised how brilliant they are,the writing of the songs and music is superb,such a good band,i mean they're not one of those bands with a few good songs only,the title of the band is just twisted and smart,ironically i got this album during my depression,it really helped me get through,her voice,music and the lyrics just gave me a different state of mind,like a get-a-way,i sang their songs out loud,letting the pain out,it was healing,for me they are a sophistocated indie rock band with really catchy tunes.

Sweet Catatonia.......2004-06-01

****

Catatonia was always a terrific singles act, no doubt about that. I was nonetheless surprised by the sheer consistent quality of the selections included herein. Their albums were always too rich for my blood, but compactly culled together their "Greatest Hits" are indeed a great treat.

The tracks I wasn't already familiar with surprised me maybe the most. "Stone By Stone" and "I Am the Mob" are both irrestibly infectious pieces of pure P-O-P (not a dirty word here, thank god), while "Londonium", a contagiously catchy confection, just blows you away and has you singing along with it after a couple of sittings. Neat guitar solo as well.

Somehow, somewhere, I'd gotten the impression that Catatonia had, to begin with, started out as a 2nd rate indie act on the fringes of Brit pop in the mid-'90s. What a bunch of bo**ocks! As early singles "You've Got a Lot To Answer For" and "Lost Cat" - to name two - quickly disprove. ABBA with ba**s!

But of course the big hits are here in all their toppermost-of-the-poppermost glory as well. "Mulder and Scully", "Road Rage" (Rrrr! They're Welsh, you know), "The Ballad Of TJ" (Cerys & Space) as well as the mighty "Baby It's Cold Outside" (Cerys & TJ himself).

If you're into catchy choruses, quirky lyrics, guitar-friendly British pop delivered by a a great band fronted by an even better singer, this, to quote Barry Manilow, one's for you.

Such a shame that they split so soon.......2003-03-02

Last year it was announced that Welsh indie group Catatonia would be splitting up, but lead singer Cerys Matthews would be pursuing a solo career. Now this struck me as a great shame, mostly because their last album, Paper, Scissors, Stone was their best album to date. Right from the very start this was a band with promise, although unfortunately their debut album Way Beyond Blue was lost amidst Britpop mania. That doens't mean to say that it's not misrepresented on the Greatest Hits, with the lively Sweet Catatonia and You've Got A Lot To Answer For featuring on the first disc alongside Lost Cat and Bleed. However, it was the critically lauded International Velvet, that topped many British critics' lists of the best records of the year, that was Catatonia's breakthrough. Hitting off with their breakthrough glorious throwaway track Mulder and Scully was definitely a good idea. The band's most popular song Road Rage (and a personal favourite) is also included, as well as the less popular tracks from the album, Strange Glue and Game On. With their third album, Equally Cursed And Blessed Catatonia expanded their sound with sweeping ballads such as Dead From The Waist Down, the pop of Karaoke Queen and the irreverance of Londinium. My only really complaint here is that one of their best songs, Bulimic Beats, from that album wasn't included on the second CD. However, it wasn't a single or a rarity so it's understandable. The band's fourth album isn't well represented on the first disc due to the fact that the only single released was Stone By Stone, which unfortunately only scraped into the British top 20. Still, a selection of the best are included on the second CD so passive fans will get a change to listen to a more melancholy Catatonia on Godspeed and the wonderfully anthemic Mother of Misogyny.

Surprisingly the second disc is well worth owning and doesn't seem like a cop-out to persuade more people to part with their cash. As well as including the potential singles from the last album, there are also some rarities that are unavailable elsewhere such as the brilliant Do You Believe In Me? Thankfully, given the fact that the band's singles are only culled from four albums, Cerys's forrays away from the band are also included. From the simply magnificent, bitter, weird and wonderful The Ballad Of Tom Jones, a duet with Space, to her duet with Tom Jones himself on a cover of Baby, It's Cold Outside.

Quite simply, Catatonia were one of the most interesting and diverse bands of the British indie scene of the 90's, and it's a shame to see them go, but with Cerys's solo album being released soon maybe it's not goodbye after all.

Exciting Welsh rock band with attitude.......2002-10-13

While I generally prefer rock music from an earlier era, this is mainly because I don't find much to get excited about in the modern era - but there are exceptions, including Catatonia. Their biggest UK hits were Mulder and Scully and Road rage, though lead singer Cerys Matthews also had hits duetting with Space and Tom Jones. Those hits are included here. The duet with Tom Jones (Baby it's cold outside) is an old chestnut - it's one of the best versions of this song (and I've heard a lot of them).

Cerys was the centrepiece of the band. Great though the musicians were, Cerys was the star, with an ability to sing anything - sounding really sexy on a love song, but really aggresive on songs that express strong opinions. The band has split up now, but I will be interested to see what Cerys does next.

Before the band split, they released four albums, of which the middle two (International velvet, Equally cursed and blessed) were the most successful. Understandably, it is tracks from these two albums that dominate the first CD.