We at Q, it's needless to say, are fond of great music. The sort of songs that spawn creativity, inspire future musicians and serve as a testament to those who did exactly that, and as such are featured on these two CDs.
Q Anthems is a collection of some of the finest rock gems that have graced us with their presence in the last couple of decades. From The Stone Roses seminal Fools Gold through last year's Q Awards Best Live Act winners Kaiser Chiefs to Kasabian's irresistible Fire; Editor's Munich to Razorlight's America; Chelsea Dagger to Oxford Comma.
As Q Editor, Paul Rees says about the latter:
"Q Anthems ranges far and wide, and by doing so strongly supports the notion that greatness can come at any time and from the most unexpected of places. Witness here, for just one instance, Vampire Weekend's Oxford Comma: US college kids playing Afrobeat pop -it really shouldn't work, but it does so, and spectacularly."
2 CDs, 40 bands, 40 tracks: Q Anthems is as much an introduction to the music that has defined our generation as it is a document of what the future might behold. MGMT, The Enemy and Glasvegas - all bands for tomorrow -are featured alongside those who already have established their legendary status; Jeff Buckley, Oasis and the Manics.
Check out tracklisting below.
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Tracklisting
Disc 1
1. Kasabian - Fire
2. Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
3. The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold
4. Stereophonics - Dakota (Decade In The Sun Mix)
5. Glasvegas - Daddy's Gone
6. Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
7. Calvin Harris - Acceptable In The 80s
8. The Feeling - Sewn
9. The Fray - How To Save A Life
10. Paul Weller- You Do Something To Me
11. The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now
12. Bloc Party - Banquet
13. The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
14. James - Sit Down
15. The Coral - Pass It On
16. Editors - Munich
17. The Zutons - You Will, You Won't
18. Newton Faulkner - Dream Catch Me
19. Daniel Merriweather - Red
20. Keane - Everybody's Changing
Disc 2
1. Oasis - Lyla
2. Razorlight - America
3 .Elbow - The Bones Of You
4. R.E.M - The Great Beyond
5. Fleet Foxes - Mykanos
6. Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma
7. MGMT - Kids
8. Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows
9. Mark Ronson - Stop Me
10.Paolo Nutini - Last Request
11. Passion Pit - Sleepy Head
12. Ian Brown - My Star
13. Suede - Animal Nitrate
14. Super Furry Animals - Something 4 The Weekend
15. Biffy Clyro - Mountains
16. The Enemy - Away From Here
17. The Wombats - Moving To New York
18. Primal Scream - Rocks
19. Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life
20. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
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12:50 PM | 27/08/2009
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