Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music, Vol. 1

Pretty bad, but what did you expect?

These compilations were never the best of the music at the time. Instead, they were the most popular. And what was popular at this point was mostly cheesy bubblegum pop.

Some of the songs are still good. "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger is a fun song, and "Zoot Suit Riot" by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies is always a good time. You can't go wrong with Lenny Kravitz or Radiohead. "All My Life" by KC and JoJo pretty good, as well.

And then there's the not so good. The Hanson song is extremely dated and annoying, but it wasn't THAT bad. The song was targeted towards children, not adults. And don't be fooled by history revision: 90% of the people who claim to have hated Hanson all along had all the posters and the t-shirts and are just too embarrassed to admit it. The Spice Girls were crap and as for the Backstreet Boys, well, there are a lot of people out there doing history revision with them, this time to make them sound like they were a better band than they were. They were just another boy band and they were NOT the first, they were just the most popular.

A lot of it I don't even remember. I don't remember the All Saints, and, judging by the song, I had a good reason. The Janet song isn't my thing, but I guess it's a good time if you're into dance music. I don't remember Tonic at all.

All in all, it's not a very good record, but there are a few halfway decent songs. I wouldn't suggest buying it anymore, since compilation records are really dated at this point: you can go on iTunes and download most of the good songs sans the crap. It made a lot more sense at the time. However, if you're hellbent on buying one, I'm sure there are other compilations with better songs on it. April 22, 2008

Good old times!

This CD is so GOOD! It brings me back to my high school times...Good times :o)
I'm even happy to hear the song from the BSB that I never really liked that much then ( I was more Lenny Kravitz, Radio Head fan).

I'm more than sure that I'll be buying the others "Now" soon! August 24, 2007

Where it all begins

I bought this album when it originally came out in late 1998. Even though it's a good compilation for the most part some of the songs were already over a year old when this album was released. This would be corrected however in later volumes. Some of these artists aren't around anymore and some still are but this is definitely a good sample what was playing on the airwaves back then. By the way, notice how this album is totally devoid of hip hop music. April 17, 2007

a great replacement

i got this cd, because i misplaced the one i had previously. i love it!! March 14, 2007

Now That's What I Call Music Vol. 1

I started collecting Now CD's a while back, probably in 1998 or 1999. The reason I started collecting these CD's is because the Now That's What I Call Music series can open doors to new singers you've probably never heard of before. I enjoy listening to new songs and discovering new singers/singing groups, so I figured "well, why not? Maybe I'll start collecting these and see where it goes from there." That's how it all began for me. I still listen to these CD's today. The last Now CD I got was Now That's What I Call Music Volume 17, which has Bowling For Soup's "1985" on it. I used to go in order when it comes to collecting these, but now I only get certain ones for certain songs. Now 17 is an example. So, in conclusion, I highly recommend this CD to anyone who wants to hear new music. December 15, 2006

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