Various Artists, MTV2 Handpicked - 1h 9m 16s

Tracks & Durations

1. Sing	3:48
2. Life on a Chain	3:47
3. Short Skirt, Long Jacket	3:24
4. Rexall	3:58
5. Yellow	4:29
6. Save Me	4:42
7. Sometimes	3:52
8. Idioteque (live)	4:05
9. Name of the Game	3:34
10. Sleeping Faster (u.s. mix edit)	3:45
11. Babylon	4:24
12. New York, New York	3:46
13. Superman (It's Not Easy)	3:41
14. Screaming Infidelities (remix)	3:47
15. The Life	3:34
16. Pain	3:38
17. Wonderboy	4:06
18. Shinobi vs. Dragon Ninja	2:47

Note: The information about this album is acquired from the publicly available resources and we are not responsible for their accuracy.

Review

There have always been at least two meanings to the words "alternative rock"- -hat the indie kids consider to be left of the mainstream dial, and what MTV considers to be to their left. MTV's version usually incorporates artists that have already received tons of press and are pretty much part of the mainstream already. Even MTV2, supposedly the hipper sibling of the original, plays it very safe with new artists. Handpicked is MTV2's collection of what it calls "fast-breaking talent," but there's no smoke and mirrors here--most of these bands and songs have already been played a ton by both by MTV and commercial radio. Represented are heavyweights like Radiohead, Brit crooners Coldplay and Travis, singer-songwriters David Gray, Pete Yorn, and Ryan Adams, and comedians Tenacious D. There are also a few acts more realistically called newcomers, such as Mystic and Lostprophets. (And then there is Cake, who had their time in the sun years before this compilation came out.) Handpicked is an extremely straightforward album--these are the acts that MTV2 has put in heavy rotation at one time or another and don't fit in the nu-metal, rap-rock, or teen pop genres, making this album a condensed soundtrack for the channel's 2001 broadcasts. --Jennifer Maerz

Please note: we do not provide any Various Artists music downloads, have no any mp3 music including music samples and music ringtones, and can not assist you where to buy music CDs and used CDs. You can search for it on music sites all over the Internet or visit one of our advertisers. We appreciate any ideas and comments about this experimental music database.